Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed Zach McKinstry was included on the club’s taxi squad for their first road trip of the 2020 season. Rocky Gale is the required third catcher traveling with the team, and Victor Gonzalez rounds out the trio.
MLB is permitting teams to travel with a three-player taxi squad for every road trip this season as insurance should a player get injured, contract the coronavirus (COVID-19) or need to be placed on the injured list for any other reason.
The lone requirement with a taxi squad is one of the three players must be a catcher.