LOS ANGELES -- Catcher A.J. Ellis should be ready as soon as he's eligible to return from the disabled list on Tuesday, according to manager Don Mattingly.
Ellis has been dealing with right knee inflammation, and he was placed on the disabled list on July 20.
"I think A.J. is probably ready now. He was probably ready a couple days ago," Mattingly said. "If he was an outfielder, or a position where we had a couple extra guys, then we could probably wait out the two or three days."
Ellis has been the Dodgers' backup catcher behind Yasmani Grandal, but he usually catches for Clayton Kershaw.