{"id":176307,"date":"2026-02-13T08:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176307\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T08:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:48:10","slug":"dodgers-add-former-first-round-pick-brewers-angels-rockies-infielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176307\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers add former first-round pick, Brewers, Angels, Rockies infielder"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> have signed infielder Keston Hiura to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League spring training, reports the New York Post’s Jon Heyman<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hiura, 29, was the ninth overall selection in the 2017 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>. He hit .303\/.368\/.570 with 19 home runs and posted a .938 OPS in 84 games his rookie season in 2019, but hasn’t managed to replicate that production since.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He’s appeared in just 218 Major League games since his rookie campaign, including a 10-game stint in 2024 with the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> and an eight-game stint in 2025 with the Colorado Rockies<\/a>. Hiura’s main positions include second and first base, but he also has 40.1 innings of experience in left field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hiura’s path to playing time with Dodgers\u00a0<\/p>\n

Utilityman Kike Hernandez\u00a0re-signed with the Dodgers on Thursday<\/a>, leaving Hiura with no choice but to have an exceptional spring training if he wants to break camp with the back-to-back World Series champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spring training is unique in that other clubs’ scouts are always watching, and another team in need of a veteran could give Hiura an opportunity if the Dodgers cut him loose. Otherwise, he’s a candidate to open the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Heading into the 2018 season, MLB Pipeline ranked Hiura as Milwaukee’s top prospect<\/a>, ahead of Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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