The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated left-handed reliever Alex Vesia from the injured list and optioned right-hander Ben Casparius to Triple-A Oklahoma City in a late-season roster shakeup. With the Dodgers playoff race heating up in September , every bullpen move carries weight—and this one signals a calculated push toward October.

Vesia, sidelined since August 21 due to a right oblique strain, returns at a critical time. Before the injury, the six-year veteran posted a 2.75 ERA and 0.99 WHIP across 52.1 innings, appearing in 59 games. His shutdown stuff and postseason experience will be vital as the Dodgers bullpen news continues to evolve heading into the stretch run.

The southpaw looked sharp in his rehab stint, tossing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts for Triple-A O

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