The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers lost a pair of players that contributed last season after right-hander Tony Gonsolin elected free agency and catcher Ben Rortvedt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.

Gonsolin, 31, returned this season after not pitching in 2024 following Tommy John surgery. He went 3-2 with a 5.00 ERA in seven starts before going down with another elbow injury that required surgery.

In six active seasons with the Dodgers, the 2022 All-Star was 37-13 with a 3.34 ERA in 86 appearances (78 starts), including a 16-1 record in 2022. He was designated for assignment last week.

Rortvedt, 28, was acquired at the trade deadline as a catching insurance policy and it paid off when Will Smith went down late in the year with a broken hand. Rortvedt was

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