{"id":34586,"date":"2025-03-20T07:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34586"},"modified":"2025-03-20T07:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:13:18","slug":"dodgers-option-three-players-to-triple-a-after-tokyo-series-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34586","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Option Three Players to Triple-A After Tokyo Series Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2205851634-e1742416016408.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2205851634-e1742416016408.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2205851634-e1742416016408.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2205851634-e1742416016408.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"327\" data-dom-ready-time=\"377\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Landon Knack reacts in the bottom of the seventh inning during the MLB Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 19 in Tokyo, Japan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the Tokyo Series sweep, the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0have optioned outfielder\u00a0James Outman\u00a0and right-handed pitchers\u00a0Landon Knack\u00a0and\u00a0Matt Sauer\u00a0to Triple-A Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p>Making one appearance in Game 2 of the series, Knack was the only of the three to appear on the field in Tokyo. The right-hander pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit while striking out three. Without making an appearance, Sauer was added to the active roster before Wednesday\u2019s win against the\u00a0Cubs, finishing 6-3. Outman was listed on the active roster for Game 1 and 2, yet didn\u2019t appear in either.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Adjusting Roster Moves\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The three players are now beginning their regular season in the minor leagues, leading the Dodgers to add starting pitchers\u00a0Tyler Glasnow,\u00a0Blake Snell, and\u00a0Dustin May\u00a0to the 26-man roster. With 14 position players already on the Tokyo Series roster, nobody will be replacing Outman.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Knack, Sauer, and Outman Bring Strong Backgrounds to the Minors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>27-year-old Knack was drafted in the second round of the 2020 First-Year Player Draft by the Dodgers out of East Tennessee State. He made his \u200b\u200bMLB debut\u00a0on April 17, 2024, tossing 5.0 innings, giving up four hits, two runs, a home run, and a walk while striking out four. The pitcher finished his first Major League season with a 3-5 record, a 3.65 ERA in 15 games, with 69 strikeouts against 18 walks. He finished spring training with a 8.10 ERA, 6.2 innings pitched, and four strikeouts. Knack will be a starter with Oklahoma City but could potentially rejoin the Major League with the Dodgers later in the season.<\/p>\n<p>Sauer, 26, was selected by Kansas City from the Yankees with the second pick in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft. He made his Major League debut on March 31, 2024, tossing 1.0 inning of relief and giving up one hit. As a non-roster invite to spring training with the Dodgers, he had a 8.22 ERA and eight strikeouts in 7.2 innings, over four appearances this spring. He was first selected for the upcoming season when\u00a0Clayton Kershaw\u00a0was put on the 60-day injured list, and\u00a0Justin Wrobleski was optioned. Now, he will not be a part of the active roster for the Dodgers\u2019 domestic opener, instead being used in Oklahoma City\u2019s bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>Outman, 27-year-old outfielder, was selected by the Dodgers in the seventh round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, and was named an Opening Day starter in 2023. Playing 151 games that season, Outman finished with a .248\/.353\/.437 slash line with 16 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs, and 70 RBI. For his first hit of the 2023 season on Opening Day, he belted a\u00a0two-run homer. He was positioned as the team\u2019s fourth outfielder while in Japan, but with utility men\u00a0Chris Taylor,\u00a0Tommy Edman, and \u200b\u200bKike Hernandez being capable of playing both infield and outfield, Outman isn\u2019t needed on the 26-man roster for Domestic Opening Day on March 27.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Preparing for What\u2019s Next\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Dodgers are traveling back to Los Angeles to play in the three-game Freeway Series, an interleague rivalry with the\u00a0Los Angeles Angels, from March 23-25. Following the Freeway Series, Domestic Opening Day is set for March 27 against the\u00a0Detroit Tigers at Dodgers Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Landon Knack reacts in the bottom of the seventh inning during the MLB Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 19 in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dodgers Option Three Players to Triple-A After Tokyo Series Sweep - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34586\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dodgers Option Three Players to Triple-A After Tokyo Series Sweep - 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