LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers activated outfielder Jason Heyward from the injured list and optioned outfielder James Outman.
Heyward, 34, was placed on the injured list on July 5 with a left knee bone bruise. He was hitting .203 on the season with four homers and 20 RBI in 42 games. The five-time Gold Glover is in his second season with the Dodgers after hitting .269 with 15 homers and 40 RBI in 2023. He has been in the Major Leagues 14 seasons with Atlanta (2010-14), St. Louis (2015), Chicago-NL (2016-22) and Los Angeles (2023-24) and has amassed 178 homers and 691 RBI in 1,745 career games. He was originally drafted by the Braves with the 14th pick in the 2007 First Year Players Draft out of Henry County High School.
Outman, 27, went 3-for-15 in his second stint with the team. On the season, he is batting .153 with three homers and 10 RBI in 45 games. He played in 38 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City, slashing .279/.393/.531 with nine homers and 21 RBI. Last season, he finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year voting after clubbing 23 homers and driving in 70 as the primary centerfielder of the Dodgers. He is in his third season with the Dodgers and has hit a combined .234 with 27 homers and 83 RBI in 200 games. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the seventh round of the 2018 First Year Player Draft out of Sacramento State University.
