LOS ANGELES –The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled infielder/outfielder Zach McKinstry and placed left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney on the injured list with left shoulder discomfort.
McKinstry, 26, has played in 12 games for Oklahoma City, batting .404 (21-for-52) with three doubles, four triples, one homer and nine RBI. Last week he was named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week and he is among the league leaders in batting average (.3rd), OPS (7th, 1.121), triples (1st), total bases (2nd, 35) and extra-base hits (T-3rd). In two Major League seasons with the Dodgers, he has hit a combined .264 with 10 doubles, seven homers and 29 RBI.
Heaney, 30, has made two starts for the Dodgers this season, tossing 10.1 scoreless innings with 16 strikeouts against three walks. He signed with the Dodgers in free agency this offseason after spending parts of last season with the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees. In 30 combined games (23 starts), he went 8-9 with a 4.53 ERA (84 ER/129.2 IP) and 150 strikeouts in 2021. 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.
