Alex Freeland beats Hyeseong Kim for Dodgers roster spot

ANAHEIM— Dodgers infielder Alex Freeland punctuated his case to make the opening day roster with a house run within the staff’s final Cactus League sport Saturday.

Then on Sunday, earlier than the primary sport of the Freeway Series with the Angelsthe Dodgers introduced the outcomes of the spring coaching place battle between Freeland and Hyeseong Kim: the staff optioned Kim to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

“It’s one of those things that you could argue both sides of either decision, as far as Alex or Hyeseong,” manager Dave Roberts mentioned Friday. “And so I just don’t think it’s clear cut. We still haven’t seen Hyeseong a bunch. Alex, I think he’s taken great at-bats, the numbers, the surface line certainly isn’t there, but it’s still spring training. There’s just deeper conversations that are going to be had.”

Kim began off the spring swinging a scorching bat. But he went 1-for-12 within the World Baseball Classic. Freeland completed Cactus League play with a .116 batting common.

utility participant Tommy Edman’s offseason ankle surgery left open the roster spot. He’s progressing however set to begin the season on the injured checklist.

The Dodgers additionally reassigned utility man Nick Senzel, outfielder Jack Suwinski and catcher Seby Zavala to minor-league camp.