Second baseman Brian Dozier, the Dodgers’ primary acquisition at the July 31 trade deadline, said Saturday he has been playing through a knee injury for most of the season.
Dozier is batting .191 for the Dodgers, and he has three hits in his last 37 at-bats. He hit a home run in each of his first two games with the Dodgers, but he has hit two home runs in the 31 games since then.
In April, as a member of the Minnesota Twins, Dozier sustained a bone bruise on his right knee. The Twins reported then that an MRI examination had ruled out structural damage.