{"id":120171,"date":"2025-11-13T07:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120171"},"modified":"2025-11-13T07:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:21:37","slug":"%e2%9a%a1-shock-move-the-dodgers-unexpectedly-lose-their-catcher-to-the-reds-the-league-is-buzzing-over-the-sudden-roster-shake-up-and-if-this-trend-continues-it-could-have-ripple-effects-that-res","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120171","title":{"rendered":"\u26a1 SHOCK MOVE: The Dodgers unexpectedly lose their catcher to the Reds, the league is buzzing over the sudden roster shake-up, and if this trend continues, it could have ripple effects that reshape both teams\u2019 strategies\u2026ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that catcher Ben Rortvedt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.<\/p>\n<p>There was no indication from LA that he was designated for assignment or waived, but he is now a member of the Reds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ-Otd6kjg8\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com&amp;rp=%2Fdodgers-lose-catcher-to-reds-in-surprise-move%2F2025%2F11%2F12%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2599.7999999970198%2C%22ls%22%3A306.40000000596046%2C%22le%22%3A2200%7D\" height=\"870\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rortvedt was an overlooked piece of a trade deadline deal centered around Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospects Paul Gervase and Adam Serwinowski in exchange for minor league catcher\/first baseman Hunter Feduccia.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 depth at the catcher position was already dwindling, and when All-Star backstop Will Smith suffered a hairline fracture in his hand towards the end of the regular season \u2014 and rookie catcher Dalton Rushing hit the injured list just days later \u2014 Rortvedt\u2019s role became invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>He played just 18 regular season games for the Dodgers, all of which took place in September, a key stretch to end the campaign ahead of the postseason. He hit just .224 with a .636 OPS, but his defensive talent and framing ability immediately made him indispensable, even when Rushing returned from the injured list.<\/p>\n<p>In the postseason, Rortvedt started both games in the Wild Card round, going 3-for-6 with one RBI and two runs scored. Rortvedt also started Games 1 and 2 of the NLDS, but Smith was healthy enough to take over in the fifth and sixth innings of those games, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>With Smith and Rushing still a major part of the Dodgers\u2019 future plans, perhaps Rortvedt will work to get more of an opportunity in Cincinnati as the 28-year-old starts the next chapter of his MLB life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that catcher Ben Rortvedt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":120172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u26a1 SHOCK MOVE: The Dodgers unexpectedly lose their catcher to the Reds, the league is buzzing over the sudden roster shake-up, and if this trend continues, it could have ripple effects that reshape both teams\u2019 strategies\u2026ll - 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