The Dodgers recalled catcher to the big leagues earlier today, who takes the place of after the former MVP was placed on the family emergency list. Feduccia was already on the 40-man roster after being added ahead of the Rule 5 Draft back in November, though his first game action will be his MLB debut. Feduccia, 27, was the Dodgers 12th-round pick in the 2017 draft. The catcher climbed through the clubs minor league system to eventually reach the Triple-A level back in 2022 and has remained there ever since. His already solid offensive numbers have steadily improved during his time at the level, and hes slashing a strong .295/.420/.451 with a 124 wRC+ and a 16.8% walk rate against an 18.6% strikeout rate in 64 games at the level this year. Ranked 25th in the Dodgers farm system by entering this season, Feduccia pairs those solid offensive numbers with fairly strong work behind the plate. His framing and blocking skills are both strong, though his arm is somewhat lackluster for the position and leaves him to Darryl Kile Jersey struggle with controlling the running game at times. With as the Dodgers everyday catcher and acting as the primary backup to Smith, Feduccia seems unlikely to get much playing time while hes in the majors outside of po sible pinch-hit appearances. That being said, its po sible that the Dodgers take this opportunity to see how Feduccia performs at the big league level with Barnes currently in the final guaranteed year of his contract. The Dodgers have a $3.5MM team option on the 34-year-olds services for 2025, however, and hes rebounded from a brutal 2023 season to post roughly league average (99 wRC+) offensive numbers this season. As for Freeman, relays that the first basemans wife, Chelsea, wrote in an instagram post earlier this week that their son, Maximus, was dealing with health i sues. Freeman is now headed back home to L.A. from the clubs road trip to Houston, and manager Dave Roberts told reporters (including ) yesterday that Freemans son was still undergoing tests and that he was not anticipating Freeman being available during the remainder of their series against the Astros. With a day off on Monday, Roberts added that the club will see if a return to action for Freeman is po sible when the club returns to California for series against the Padres in San Diego and the As in Oakland next week. In the meantime, has been handling first base in Freemans absence. The 29-year-old was by the Dodgers from the Blue Jays last month after he was designated for a signment by Toronto, and hes struggled in a bench role with L.A. ever since. In 59 trips to the plate since joining the Dodgers, Biggio has hit a paltry .180/.281/.240 with a 30.5% strikeout rate while splitting time between first base, third base, and right field. Houston Astros Jersey