Los Angeles Dodgers high prospect Dalton Speeding was compelled to exit the Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis Comets’ sport on Tuesday after taking a foul ball off his catcher’s masks.
Speeding was on the bottom for a couple of minute earlier than attending to his ft and staying within the sport. Nonetheless, within the backside half of the inning, he was pinch-hit for and exited the sport.
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Speeding, 24, is the Dodgers’ No. 2 general prospect on MLB Pipeline behind Roki Sasaki and the No. 1 hitting prospect. He’s anticipated to debut in some unspecified time in the future this season, however at the moment is blocked by catchers Will Smith, Austin Barnes, and even Hunter Feduccia.
Final yr, the Dodgers began utilizing Speeding within the outfield within the hopes of discovering him a path to the large leagues there. This yr, although, they seem set on him persevering with his development as a catcher.
This offseason, Speeding instructed Dodgers Nation that he can be open to any place on this workforce, however would like to be a catcher on this group down the highway.
“No matter proposes itself the earliest, the soonest, no matter manner I can assist on this workforce, I’m simply gonna reap the benefits of that chance,” Speeding stated on Dodgers Dougout Stay. “And down the highway if catching is the true piece that I’d maintain onto, then we’ll cross that bridge.”
He additionally made it recognized his job was to simply assist the Dodgers’ present catcher, Will Smith, be nice.
“From a catching perspective, my job is to step in and make Will’s job simpler. Give him a bit of little bit of time,” Speeding stated. “Let him be the participant that he’s and proceed to make a reputation for himself and make a push for the Corridor of Fame.”
Speeding handled a concussion in 2023 after getting hit by a backswing that impacted him for lots of the season. Final yr, throughout 115 video games at Double-A and Triple-A, Speeding slashed .271/.385/.512 with 26 dwelling runs and 85 RBIs.
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