The Dodgers have enjoyed incredible stability at the catching position for several years, but this season was more chaotic, and not just because the team transitioned from veteran Austin Barnes to top prospect Dalton Rushing. Chuckie Robinson was one of five catchers used by the Dodgers in 2025.

Will Smith debuted midway through the 2019 season, and in each of the last six full years was the Dodgers starting catcher. Every year from 2020-2024, the Dodgers used exactly three catchers, and the extra catchers beyond the top two started a combined 10 games in those five seasons and caught only 1.5 percent of the total innings.

In addition to adding Rushing into the mix in 2025, both Smith and Rushing suffered injuries within a three-day span in the first week of September, which bumped the t

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