The Los Angeles Dodgers made several roster moves ahead of the series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday, including recalling infielder Michael Busch and selecting the the contract of pitching prospect Emmet Sheehan. To make room on the active roster, the team option pitcher Michael Grove back to Triple-A Oklahoma City and placed Max Muncy on the injured list with a hamstring strain, retroactive to June 13.
The 23-year-old Sheehan will make his first MLB start Friday evening against the Giants. The right-hander was 4-1 with a 1.86 ERA and 88 strikeouts so far this year in 12 starts for Double-A Tulsa. He led the Texas League in ERA, strikeouts, batting average against (.131) and WHIP (0.88). Last season, he split the season between High-A Great Lakes and Double-A Tulsa, going a combined 7-2 with a 2.91 ERA and 106 strikeouts.
Sheehan appeared in the Arizona Fall League last year, posting a 3-1 record with a 3.54 ERA and 24 strikeouts for the Glendale Desert Dogs. He was named the AFL Pitcher of the Week in Week 6 after going 1-0 with 10 strikeouts in five innings of work against the Peoria Javelinas. He has been in the Dodgers’ organization for three years since being drafted in the sixth round of the 2021 MLB draft out of Boston College and he is a combined 14-3 with a 2.76 ERA and 228 strikeouts in 137 innings.
Busch, 25, returns for his second go around with the Dodgers after going 4-for-19 with two RBI in seven games during his initial stint. On Monday, he was named the Triple-A Player of the Week after slashing .500/.533/1.077 while going 13-for-26 in six games for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He has appeared in 45 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, hitting .313 (55-for-176) with 15 doubles, seven homers and 38 RBI.
Busch has been with the Dodgers organization since being drafted in the first round (31st overall) of the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of the University of North Carolina. In four minor league seasons, he has a hit a combined .274 (318-for-1161) with 80 doubles, 59 homers and 215 RBI.
The 26-year-old Grove started for the Dodgers in Thursday’s finale against the White Sox, tossing five innings while allowing four runs and striking out seven in the no decision. On the season, he is 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA and 30 strikeouts.
Grove has appeared in the majors with the Dodgers in parts of two seasons, going a combined 1-2 with a 6.37 ERA and 54 strikeouts. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2018 First Year Player Draft out of West Virginia University.
Muncy, 31, heads to the injured list for the first time this season and the fourth time in his career. He has appeared in 60 games for the Dodgers this season, hitting .191 with 18 homers and 45 RBI.
(Juan Dorado furnished the information provided in this report)