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Austin Barnes To Be Designated For Assignment
The Dodgers will designate catcher Austin Barnes for assignment after they called up top prospect Dalton Rushing from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday, league sources told The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya. Barnes was the team's longest-tenured position player. With Will Smith still the team's starting backstop, Rushing's clearest path to playing time in his first taste of the big leagues will probably be in the outfield with both Teoscar Hernandez (groin) and Tommy Edman (ankle) currently on the injured list. The light-hitting Barnes had been limited to just 13 games to start the 2025 season and was batting .214 (9-for-42) with no home runs, three doubles, two RBI, four runs scored, one walk and 14 strikeouts. The 35-year-old missed time with injuries in 2014 and ended up with just 156 plate appearances, his fewest since 2016.
Source: The Athletic - Fabian Ardaya
Source: The Athletic - Fabian Ardaya
