LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney from the injured list, recalled infielder/outfielder Zach McKinstry, optioned right-handed pitcher Reyes Moronta and placed outfielder Mookie Betts on the injured list with a right rib fracture.
Heaney, 30, returns from the injured list after missing two months and will make the start this afternoon against the Guardians. Prior to being sidelined with left shoulder discomfort, he was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/10.1 IP) and 16 strikeouts in two games for the Dodgers. He made three rehab starts between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 0-1 with a 0.73 ERA (1 ER/12.1 IP) and 19 strikeouts. In his last start on Tuesday with Double-A Tulsa, he went five innings, striking out nine and allowing two hits in the no decision. He has been in the Major Leagues parts of nine seasons with Miami (2014), Los Angeles-AL (2015-2021), New York-AL (2021) and Los Angeles-NL (2022) and he is a combined 33-38 with a 4.65 ERA (333 ER/644.2 IP) and 666 strikeouts. He signed with Los Angeles in free agency this offseason after spending parts of last season with the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees.
McKinstry, 27, has appeared in four games for the Dodgers and he is batting .200 with a homer and two RBI. With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was batting .328 (60-for-183) with eight doubles, three homers and 22 RBI in 46 games. In three Major League seasons with the Dodgers, he has hit a combined .218 with 10 doubles, eight homers and 31 RBI. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in 33rd round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Central Michigan University.
Betts, 29, heads to the injured list for the first time this season and the third time in his Dodger career. The 2018 American League MVP was hitting .273 (67-for-245) with 17 homers, 40 RBI and 53 runs scored in 60 games for the Dodgers. He is currently tied for third in the league in runs scored while his 17 homers lead the team and are tied for eighth in the Major Leagues. The five-time All-Star has been with the Dodgers parts of three seasons, and he is slashing .273/.362/.517 with 56 homers and 137 RBI in 237 career games for the Boys in Blue. In his Major League career, he is a .295 hitter with 195 homers and 607 RBI. He was originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2011 First Year Player Draft out of Overton High School (TN).
Moronta, 29, pitched last night, firing a scoreless ninth inning in his second stint with the club. The righty has appeared in eight games for the Dodgers, going 0-0 with a 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 IP) and nine strikeouts. In 10 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA, including two saves. He is in his fifth Major League season, and he is a combined 8-9 with a 2.61 ERA (41 ER/141.1 IP) and 171 strikeouts against 76 walks with San Francisco (2017-2021) and Los Angeles (2022). He was signed as a minor league free agent with the Dodgers on March 12, 2022.
