LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated right-handed pitcher Landon Knack from the injured list and optioned right-handed pitcher Kyle Hurt to Triple-A Oklahoma City. In order to make room for Knack on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers designated left-handed pitcher Charlie Barnes for assignment.
Knack, 28, was placed on the injured list on March 22 with an oblique strain. He made three rehab starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City, allowing three runs in seven innings with 10 strikeouts. He is entering his third season with the Dodgers, and he is 6-7 with a 4.12 ERA in 25 games (19 starts). He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of East Tennessee State University.
Hurt, 27, allowed two runs in 1.2 innings last night. He is 3-1 with a 4.88 ERA in 32 games this season. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 2023 against the Padres, striking out three in three scoreless innings. He has been with the Dodgers three seasons, compiling a 4.05 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 40.0 innings and a 3-2 mark. The Southern California native was originally drafted by the Marlins in the fifth round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Southern California.
