The Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of Steven Souza Jr. and designated Nate Jones for assignment in order to clear a spot for the veteran outfielder on both the on the 40-man and active rosters.
Souza’s arrival comes one day after the Dodgers elected to put Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list due to left hamstring tightness. The 32-year-old last was in the Majors with the Chicago Cubs, though only appeared in 11 games during the 2020 season.
He missed all of 2019 due to a major left knee injury (ACL tear, LCL tear, partial PCL tear and posterior lateral capsule tear) suffered in March of that year when stepping awkwardly on home plate during a Spring Training game.