{"id":26591,"date":"2025-02-17T03:03:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T03:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26591"},"modified":"2025-02-17T03:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T03:03:43","slug":"shocking-shift-dodgers-catcher-prospect-dalton-rushing-set-to-play-first-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26591","title":{"rendered":"“Shocking Shift: Dodgers Catcher Prospect Dalton Rushing Set to Play First Base!”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dalton Rushing is one of the best catching prospects in baseball, but the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to give him reps at first base at spring training.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dalton Rushing (21) catches the ball for an out during a baseball game between the Oklahoma City Baseball Club and the Round Rock Express at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. \/ BRYAN TERRY\/THE OKLAHOMAN \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the top-ranked catching prospects in all of baseball, but the team continues to keep its options open.<\/p>\n

MLB Pipeline\u00a0<\/a>has Dalton Rushing ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Dodgers’ farm system, excluding Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki. He is ranked No. 2 among catchers and No. 30 overall across the prospect list.<\/p>\n

The soon-to-be 24-year-old earned a non-roster invitation to Los Angeles’ major league spring training camp in January. Along with the rest of the organization’s pitchers and catchers, Rushing reported to Camelback Ranch in Arizona last week.<\/p>\n

Rushing took ground balls at first base following workouts on Sunday, though, per\u00a0The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers gave Rushing some looks in left field in Triple-A in 2024, trotting him out for 27 starts at the position. However, manager Dave Roberts said earlier in the week that it remains to be seen how many reps Rushing will get in the outfield.<\/p>\n

Rushing made 23 starts at first base with High-A Great Lakes in 2023.<\/p>\n

According to Ardaya, the Dodgers still want Rushing to continue developing as a catcher, in spite of the experimentation at other positions.<\/p>\n

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