LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated right-handed pitcher Brusdar Graterol and placed left-handed pitcher Anthony Banda on the injured list with a left hand fracture.
Graterol, 24, has been on the injured list since August 7 with a right hamstring strain. He has pitched in one game this season, allowing two runs on one hit in 0.1 innings. He has been with the Dodgers four seasons, and he is a combined 10-8 with a 2.89 ERA in 172 career games. He started his career with the Minnesota Twins in 2019, going 1-1 in 10 games with a 4.66 ERA. He was acquired by the Dodgers on February 10, 2020 from the Twins along with Luke Raley in exchange for right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda and infielder Jair Camargo.
Banda, 31, has made 46 appearances for the Dodgers this season, going 2-2 with a 3.23 ERA. He has struck out 50 batters in 47.1 innings while limiting hitters to a .247 batting average against. He was acquired from the Cleveland Guardians on May 17 in exchange for cash considerations. In eight Major League seasons with Arizona (2017), Tampa Bay (2018-20), New York-NL (2021), Pittsburgh (2021-22), Toronto (2022), New York-AL (2022), Washington (2023) and Los Angeles-NL (2024) and he is a combined 9-8 with a 4.99 ERA in 136 games (seven starts). He was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 10th round of the 2012 First Year Player Draft out of San Jacinto College.
