Jack Little’s long road finally reached the majors this season, though his time with the Dodgers was brief, at least in Los Angeles.

The Dodgers drafted Little out of Stanford in the fifth round in 2019, and like many prospects had nowhere to play in 2020 with no minor league season that year. Then came Tommy John surgery, which wiped out all of 2022 and a large chunk of 2023.

Little worked his way up the ladder, reaching Triple-A Oklahoma City in 2024, and had a 2.20 ERA and 24.3-percent strikeout rate with 10 saves when he got his first call to the big leagues on June 19.

This was a weird time of the season for the Dodgers, who did not play the division-rival Padres or Giants until mid-June, and had seven games in 11 days against San Diego during this stretch. The last of those seven

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