By
Andrew Wright is a Newsweek contributor based in Lancaster, South Carolina. His focus is MLB content. Andrew has been with Newsweek since April 1st and previously worked at Yardbarker, SEC Unfiltered and more. He is a graduate of Charleston Southern University.
You can get in touch with Andrew by emailing a.wright@newsweek.com or dew4417@icloud.com
Contributing Sports Writer
🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.
The reigning World Series champions are loading up to make another deep postseason run.
As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Los Angeles made a bit of an under the radar move Thursday afternoon, acquiring right-handed reliever Brock Stewart from the Minnesota Twins. In the return, Minnesota received former top outfield prospect James Outman, per Passan.
Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images
Stewart is not as well-known as a Jhoan Duran or Griffin Jax, but he has quietly put together an extremely solid season.
He is 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA with 41 strikeouts across 39 appearances and 34 innings pitched. He has been expected to be moved, and he now goes from a fourth-place team to the reigning champions.
His solid campaign this season comes just two seasons after he compiled a 0.68 ERA across 28 appearances in his first season back in MLB since 2019.
Steward will now join a Dodgers bullpen that has been bitten by the injury and ranks 22nd across the majors in bullpen ERA.
The Dodgers were looking for a high-leverage, right-handed reliever at the trade deadline.
Brock Stewart is that.
Right-handed hitters against Stewart this year:
.104/.178/.149 (.327 OPS), 29 strikeouts in 67 at-bats.
He’s untouchable against righties. pic.twitter.com/LtFuyRcWxD
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) July 31, 2025
Outman burst onto the scene as a rookie in 2023 with a slash line of .248/.353/.437 with 23 home runs and 70 RBI, good enough to finish third in the NL Rookie of the Year voting.
Since then, though, Outman has struggled to get playing time in a crowded Los Angeles outfield and his performance has suffered because of it.
He appeared in just 53 games last season and compiled a slash line of .147/.256/.265 and finished the season with a minus-0.4 WAR.
Outman will now have a chance to get away from the bright lights of Los Angeles and reset his career in Minnesota.
James Outman is an interesting return piece. Really talented but is 28 and playing a lot of Triple-A ball. Some of it is performance but you could also chalk it up to the Dodgers having a lot of talent
2023: 3rd in ROY, .248, 23 HR, 70 RBI#MNTwins
pic.twitter.com/NgSEn3rWIV— Twins Talk (@LetsTalk_Twins) July 31, 2025
More MLB: Orioles Make Trade Sending Multiple Players, Including All-Star, to Padres