{"id":11592,"date":"2024-12-17T00:55:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T00:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11592"},"modified":"2024-12-17T00:55:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T00:55:24","slug":"dodgers-sign-pitcher-matt-sauer-to-minor-league-deal-with-non-roster-invitation-per-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11592","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers sign pitcher Matt Sauer to minor league deal with non-roster invitation, per report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">Soon-to-be right-hander made his major league debut with the Royals in 2024, and spent the remainder of the season in the minor leagues with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content \">\n<p id=\"pRXBPV\">The\u00a0Dodgers\u00a0signed pitcher Matt Sauer to a minor league contract which includes a non-roster invitation to spring training at Camelback Ranch in Arizona,\u00a0per Kiley McDaniel at ESPN.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GhHZhB\">Sauer made his major league debut with the Royals in 2024 after getting picked in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinstripealley.com\/\">Yankees<\/a>. 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