The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Scott Alexander on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation and designated Andy Burns for assignment as the necessary moves on their active and 40-man rosters in order to select the contract of Josiah Gray.
The Dodgers’ top pitching prospect is scheduled to make his MLB debut on Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants. Although Gray is a traditional starter, he will appear after an opener.
“He’ll come in and pitch a good bit of the game,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
This marks a second time Alexander is on the IL this season as he previously missed two months because of the same inflammation in his throwing shoulder.