The Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Walker Buehler from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Buehler will wear uniform No. 64.
The 23-year-old righty will make his first career appearance on a major league roster in his second professional season after being selected in the first round of the 2015 draft out of Vanderbilt University. Buehler, who is rated by MLB.com as the Dodgers’ No. 1 prospect and is currently rated by Baseball America as the 17th best overall prospect in baseball, went 3-3 with a 3.35 ERA over 88-2/3 innings and collected one save in a combined 28 games with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City this season.