Overview
- The Dodgers are promoting outfielder Ryan Ward to the majors, a move reported Friday by The Athletic.
- Ward is with the club on the taxi squad and is expected to be activated later in the Rockies series, according to multiple reports.
- The 28-year-old earned the look after winning 2025 Pacific Coast League MVP and opening 2026 at Triple-A with a .324 average, 1.020 OPS, and four home runs.
- The team has not announced the 26-man roster move tied to the call-up, and reports cite possibilities such as a brief paternity list move or cover after Teoscar Hernandez fouled a ball off his foot.
- Scouting reports say Ward thrives versus right-handed pitching and projects to left field or first base due to limited range and a below-average arm, which could shape how the Dodgers deploy him.