{"id":842566,"date":"2026-08-03T23:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/842566\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T23:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:10:16","slug":"dodgers-trade-for-kris-bubic-ben-rortvedt-in-depth-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/842566\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers trade for Kris Bubic, Ben Rortvedt in depth moves"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> on Monday added former All-Star left-hander Kris Bubic<\/a> from the Kansas City Royals<\/a> in exchange for minor league right-hander Carlos Duran<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bubic is on the 60-day injured list with shoulder and elbow issues, but the Royals had expected him to return in late-August, which would put him in line to pitch out of the bullpen for Los Angeles during the playoffs.<\/p>\n

He was an All-Star last season, when he went 8-7 with a 2.55 ERA in 20 starts. He is 3-2 with a 4.11 ERA in nine starts this season. In seven MLB seasons, all with the Royals, he is 22-38 with a 4.14 ERA and 495 strikeouts in 522 innings.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old lefty, who has been on the IL since May 18, will be a free agent after this season.<\/p>\n

Duran is 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA for the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles also traded for backup catcher Ben Rortvedt<\/a> for the second year in a row. This time, the Dodgers got Rortvedt from the New York Mets<\/a> for right-hander Chayce McDermott<\/a>. The 28-year-old Rortvedt hasn’t played in the big leagues this season and wasn’t on the Mets’ 40-man roster.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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