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Alden GonzalezOct 1, 2025, 04:30 AM<\/p>\n
Close<\/a>ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.<\/p>\n LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> will carry three catchers on their wild-card roster, including starter Will Smith<\/a>, who has been dealing with a hairline fracture in his right hand.<\/p>\n Smith will be joined by Dalton Rushing<\/a> and Ben Rortvedt<\/a>, both of whom were added for extra protection in case Smith can’t go. The Dodgers instead left out Michael Conforto<\/a>, who had been their every-day left fielder for most of the season but struggled at the plate, slashing .199\/.305\/.333.<\/p>\n Conforto’s absence means the Dodgers will likely go with Andy Pages<\/a> and Teoscar Hernandez<\/a> in the outfield corners, with Tommy Edman<\/a> playing center field and Miguel Rojas<\/a> at second base.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n The Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds<\/a> both announced their rosters for the best-of-three series Tuesday morning, ahead of Game 1 of their wild-card series from Dodger Stadium (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).<\/p>\n Brady Singer<\/a>, who started Sunday’s regular-season finale, and Zach Maxwell<\/a>, a 24-year-old right-handed reliever who made eight appearances down the stretch, were the notable omissions from the Reds’ roster.<\/p>\n The Reds will start Hunter Greene<\/a>, Zack Littell<\/a> and Andrew Abbott<\/a>, in that order, with fellow starter Nick Lodolo<\/a> being deployed as a reliever because he pitched in relief in Milwaukee on Sunday.<\/p>\n The Dodgers will start Blake Snell<\/a>, Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> and Shohei Ohtani<\/a>, respectively, and will carry four left-handed relievers — Tanner Scott<\/a>, Alex Vesia<\/a>, Justin Wrobleski<\/a> and Jack Dreyer<\/a> — against a Reds offense that struggled mightily against lefties this season. Three of their starting pitchers — Tyler Glasnow<\/a>, Emmet Sheehan<\/a> and Roki Sasaki<\/a> — will be deployed as relievers to help a needy bullpen.<\/p>\n