{"id":431866,"date":"2026-08-13T16:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/431866\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:06:15","slug":"los-angeles-dodgers-urged-to-call-up-surging-22-hr-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/431866\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers Urged to Call Up Surging 22-HR Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/los-angeles-angels-v-los-angeles-dodgers-los-angeles-california-march-e1786627896654.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Los Angeles Angels v Los Angeles Dodgers\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; MARCH 23:  James Tibbs III #98 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at bat against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on March 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> are in a good spot right now. At the time of this writing, they sport a 73-48 record and are at the top of the National League West standings. Although they recently went on a seven-game losing streak, they have responded by winning four out of their last five games.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the Dodgers recently going through a rough patch, it would not hurt for them to consider calling up some of their players from the minors. Due to this, the Dodgers are being urged to take a chance on one of their most promising prospects.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/fansided.com\/mlb\/one-prospect-every-mlb-team-should-call-up-by-september-01kzrf7hszxs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">recent article for FanSided<\/a>, Zachary Rotman urged the Dodgers to call up outfielder\/first baseman prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=tibbs-000jam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">James Tibbs III<\/a> from Triple-A Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdmittedly, I have no idea where James Tibbs III can factor in on the loaded Los Angeles Dodgers, but whether it\u2019s spelling Teoscar Hernandez in the outfield against righties (Hernandez has a .673 OPS vs. RHP), giving Freddie Freeman a blow at first base, or even as a bench bat, Tibbs is worthy of a look in the majors,\u201d Rotman wrote. \u201d\u00a0I doubt the Dodgers do this given the\u00a0lack of playing time realistically available, but they should consider it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When noting that Tibbs has been having a lot of success in Triple-A this season, it is understandable that he is being viewed as a player who the Dodgers should potentially call up. Perhaps he could give them a little bit of a boost if given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>James Tibbs III\u2019s Season in Triple-A Makes Him a Fascinating Call-Up Option for the Dodgers<\/p>\n<p>When looking at the season Tibbs is having with Triple-A Oklahoma City, it is hard not to feel optimistic about his future. The 23-year-old is thriving this campaign, and the truth can be seen in his stats. In 108 games this season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, he has recorded 22 home runs, 26 doubles, 84 RBI, 119 hits, and a .295 batting average. With numbers like these, he has been making a serious impact at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>With how well Tibbs is hitting this season, it would make sense if the Dodgers considered giving him a chance on their major league roster this season. He could be a good player for Los Angeles to use coming off the bench every so often.<\/p>\n<p>Tibbs Has a Very Bright Future With the Dodgers<\/p>\n<p>Whether Tibbs lands a call-up from the Dodgers before the end of the season or not, it is clear that he has a bright future. The Atlanta, Georgia native is continuing to make serious steps in his development and has the potential to emerge as an impactful hitter at the major league level because of it.<\/p>\n<p>If Tibbs does not get called up by the Dodgers before the end of this season, he should make his <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" title=\"MLB\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"392402\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> debut next year. There is a lot to like about his game, and the Dodgers are very lucky that they landed him from the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> in last year\u2019s Dustin May trade.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/michaelderosa98\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael DeRosa<\/a> Michael covers the NHL, NFL, and MLB for Heavy.com. He has professionally covered sports since 2017 and has written for other publications like The Hockey News, BetMGM, Athlon Sports, and The Hockey Writers. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/michaelderosa98\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Michael DeRosa<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; MARCH 23: James Tibbs III #98 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at bat&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-431866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}