Brock Stewart was officially added onto the active Los Angeles Dodgers roster before their series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Stewart joined the team one day after being acquired from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for James Outman. Though, he seemingly takes the pitching spot that was vacated when the Dodgers traded Dustin May to the Boston Red Sox for two prospects.
This marks Stewart’s third stint with the Dodgers organization but first as a full-time reliever. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the sixth round in 2014 and made his MLB debut with the team two years later.
Stewart remained in the Dodgers organization until getting claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays in July 2019.
To that point, the right-hander was 2-3 with one save, a 5.46 ERA, 5.71 FIP and 1.61 WHIP in 36 games (11 starts) over parts of four seasons with the Dodgers. The bulk of those appearances came in 2017, when Stewart pitched to a 3.41 ERA in 17 games (four starts).
He returned to the Dodgers in December 2020 on a Minor League contract but missed the entire 2021 season due to Tommy John surgery.
The Twins then signed Stewart to a Minor League deal in January 2023, and that marked the start of reinventing himself. In three seasons as a reliever for the Twins, he went 4-1 with a 2.33 ERA, 2.91 FIP and 1.16 WHIP in 83 games.
This year specifically, Stewart was 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 39 appearances.
Over the course of his Twins career, he did miss time due to right elbow soreness (2023), right shoulder tendinitis (2024), right shoulder strain (2024) and a left hamstring strain (2025).
How Brock Stewart can help Dodgers bullpen
One goal for the Dodgers at the trade deadline this year was acquiring a right-handed relief pitcher who is capable of pitching in high-leverage situations.
They were connected to the likes of Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Ryan Helsley and Pete Fairbanks, among others. All but Fairbanks wound up getting traded for strong returns that the Dodgers seemingly were against competing with.
Furthermore, Stewart has held opposing right-handed hitters to a .104/.178/.149 slash line this season.
“Being able to reunite with Brock, we felt like he’s in the upper tier of right-handed relievers,” Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said. “He’s been absolutely dominant against right this year, and performing really well. And then obviously knowing the person and how hard he works, and the relationships he’s had here, we were really excited to get him back in the mix.”
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