LOS ANGELES –The Los Angeles Dodgers added right-handed pitcher Ryan Pepiot as the “27th-man”, activated Mitch White from the injured list, recalled left-handed pitcher Justin Bruihl, optioned left-handed pitcher Caleb Ferguson and placed right-handed pitcher Tommy Kahnle on the injured list with right forearm inflammation. Additionally, the Dodgers transferred right-handed pitcher Blake Treinen to the 60-day injured list to make room for White on the 40-man roster.
Pepiot, 24, made his Major League debut on Wednesday against the Pirates and will make his second scheduled start this afternoon. He went 3.0 innings against the Pirates, allowing one hit, five walks while striking out three. Prior to joining the Dodgers, he went 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA (6 ER/26.1 IP) and 36 strikeouts in six starts for Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Indiana native has spent parts of three seasons in the minor leagues with the Dodgers, going 7-9 with a 3.75 ERA (63 ER/151.0 IP) and 194 strikeouts in 45 games (38 starts). He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the third round (102nd overall) of the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of Butler.
White, 26, returns from the injured list after missing 15 games. On the season, he is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA (4 ER/8.0 IP) and eight strikeouts in four games for the Dodgers. In 27 Major League games (four starts), he is a combined 2-3 with a 3.59 ERA (4 ER/57.2 IP) and 59 strikeouts. He was originally drafted in the second round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Santa Clara University.
Bruihl, 24, appeared in eight games for the Dodgers, allowing three runs in 8.0 innings with six strikeouts. Last season, he made his Major League debut, appearing in 21 games (two starts), posting an 0-1 record with a 2.89 ERA (6 ER/18.2 IP) and 11 strikeouts. In parts of three minor league seasons, he is 14-2 with a 3.73 ERA (46 ER/111.0 IP) and 145 strikeouts. He was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 15, 2017.
Ferguson, 25, made his first appearance since September 15, 2020 last night, firing one scoreless inning with one strikeout. Prior to joining the Dodgers, the Ohio native made six rehab starts for Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA (6 ER/4.2 IP) and five strikeouts. In four seasons in the Major Leagues, he is 10-5 with a 3.89 ERA (49 ER/113.1 IP) and 141 strikeouts in 97 games (six starts) with the Dodgers. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 38th round of the 2014 First Year Player Draft out of West Jefferson High School.
Kahnle, 32, will make his second trip to the injured list this season after appearing in four games with the Dodgers. In those games, he was 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA (3 ER/4.0 IP) and five strikeouts. He has spent parts of eight seasons in the Major Leagues with Colorado (2014-2015), Chicago-AL (2016-17), New York-AL (2017-2020) and Los Angeles (2022), going a combined 9-9 with a 3.87 ERA (121 ER/281.2 IP) and 349 strikeouts in 289 career games. He was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft out of Lynn University.
