Overview
- Rushing went 4-for-4 with two home runs in Toronto and reached base five times, pushing his tiny-sample batting line to .667 with a 2.367 OPS.
- Manager Dave Roberts praised Rushing’s growth in a backup role, noting calmer emotions and stronger day-to-day communication with coaches.
- Roberts set clear aims for the role, telling Rushing to learn each pitcher and shape a swing that holds up when playing only a few times a week.
- The Dodgers are weighing ways to get him more at-bats alongside All-Star catcher Will Smith, with some coverage raising an outfield look as a possibility.
- He remains a backup after a 2025 line of .204/.258/.324 in 53 games, and early reports say he has yet to swing and miss this season, though the sample is very small.