{"id":53932,"date":"2025-06-06T08:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53932"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:38:56","slug":"unexpected-outfielder-appearing-in-dodgers-locker-room-hinted-at-grim-roster-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53932","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected outfielder appearing in Dodgers&#8217; locker room hinted at grim roster move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"New York Mets v Los Angeles Dodgers\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_228,w_2776,h_1561\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/75\/01jx05d4vga59a9zjf40.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets v Los Angeles Dodgers\" width=\"2776\" height=\"1561\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"New York Mets v Los Angeles Dodgers\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">New York Mets v Los Angeles Dodgers | Harry How\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Ahead of the Dodgers&#8217; Wednesday matchup against the Mets, Fabian Ardaya of the\u00a0<em>Athletic<\/em>\u00a0reported that\u00a0Esteury Ruiz was in LA&#8217;s clubhouse. It hinted at a roster move, likely an IL stint for an outfielder. Ardaya noted that Tommy Edman &#8220;appeared to tweak something a couple days back&#8221; and Hyeseong Kim had fouled a ball off his leg on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, the game went forward without Ruiz, Kim, or Edman; Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez started at second base and Andy Pages started in center. Dave Roberts initially confirmed that Edman had an issue with his ankle, the same issue that led to an IL stint earlier this season, and Ruiz was with the team on taxi, but said after the game that\u00a0Edman would return to second on Thursday, as the soreness he was experiencing had improved throughout the day. Ardaya also added that Kim was &#8220;fine&#8221; after the foul ball.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Ruiz presumably went right back to Oklahoma City given both of those updates, but Kim&#8217;s exclusion from the lineup as a lefty bat against the Mets&#8217; righty starter did raise some eyebrows.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Esteury Ruiz surfaced in Dodgers&#8217; clubhouse on Wednesday, suggesting bad news for Tommy Edman or Hyeseong Kim<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Dodgers might&#8217;ve just wanted to give Kim a day off in order to proceed with absolute caution, but\u00a0Kim has (frustratingly) been excluded from lineups against righty pitchers before. It&#8217;s usually been in favor of batting the switch-hitting Edman, but if Edman wasn&#8217;t available and Kim was actually fine, then it could&#8217;ve just been a questionable decision on Roberts&#8217; part.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Mets won the third game of the series 6-1, leaving the Dodgers to try to salvage a series split on Thursday. The Dodgers went scoreless through eight innings and left six runners on base, with Andy Pages only barely managing to stave off a shutout with a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">So Edman should be back in the lineup for the series finale, but we probably shouldn&#8217;t expect to see Kim, given Mets probable starter David Peterson is a lefty.\u00a0Ruiz, acquired in a trade with the Athletics\u00a0in early April and is hitting decently in Triple-A, will have to keep waiting for his next shot at the major league level. 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