{"id":785190,"date":"2026-07-07T02:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/785190\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T02:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:58:08","slug":"evan-phillips-rejoins-los-angeles-dodgers-tanner-scott-maintains-closer-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/785190\/","title":{"rendered":"Evan Phillips rejoins Los Angeles Dodgers; Tanner Scott maintains closer role"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Reliever Evan Phillips<\/a> was reinstated off the injured list Monday, returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> 13 months after having Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old right-hander spent the last month at Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he had a 1.80 ERA with 13 strikeouts and five walks in 10 innings over 12 games for the Comets.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy primary mix is very sharp and ready to roll,\u201d he said before the Dodgers opened a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Phillips had the surgery in May 2025, setting him on course for the first long-term rehab stint of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cCredit to myself to stick with the process, leaning a lot on my family and my teammates here,\u201d he said. \u201cI was very appreciative to spend my rehab here last year after the injury. I think that helped my mindset stay focused as well. Just ready for this next step.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phillips won\u2019t be needed again in the closer role. Tanner Scott<\/a> has been ably filling in for the injured Edwin D\u00edaz, who went on the IL in April for loose bodies in his elbow. <\/p>\n

Scott figures to slot into a middle-relief position as he builds up to a potentially bigger role in October, when the NL West-leading Dodgers are expected to seek a third consecutive World Series championship. <\/p>\n

During his month in the minors, Phillips spent his first several games focused on the physical side of pitching, including experimenting with grips, location, and working on a changeup. Then he flipped the switch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second half of it I really tried to step up the execution and competition side of things,\u201d he said. \u201cThat way, hopefully, it\u2019s not the first time I\u2019m doing it here.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a corresponding move, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Paul Gervase<\/a> to Triple-A a day after he tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts against San Diego. Left-hander Jake Eder<\/a> was released.<\/p>\n

In other moves, the team added pitcher Carlos Duran<\/a> to the 40-man roster and designated catcher Chuckie Robinson<\/a> for assignment.<\/p>\n

Duran, a 24-year-old right-hander, appeared in 30 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA this season. He had 50 strikeouts in 35 innings while limiting hitters to a .203 average. He made his major league debut last season with the Athletics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n

Beth Harris, The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Reliever Evan Phillips was reinstated off the injured list Monday, returning to the Los…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":785191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-785190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/785191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}