RESOLVING THE LEDGER
This is one outlet's own report from Yahoo Sports — the article as it was filed. Other outlets are covering the same event; open the full story to compare every source side by side.
See the full story · 2 sourcesThe Dodgers weren’t married to Eliezer Alfonzo or Chuckie Robinson as their third-strong catcher. With All-Star Will Smith on the injured list, and his backup ( Dalton Rushing ) dealing with a minor injury just before the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline, they picked up two familiar names.
Catchers Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia were re-acquired in separate trades before the 6 p.m. MLB trade deadline, clarifying the Dodgers’ catcher situation for the final two months of the regular season.
The two acquisitions were relatively minor in the grand scheme. If and when both Smith and Rushing are healthy, they will be the Dodgers’ catching tandem.
MORE: Yankees make trade for Giants’ All-Star outfielder
The Dodgers did their heavy lifting on Saturday when they acquired Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers. The two-time defending American League Cy Young Award winner will make his debut Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Chicago.
The question now is who will be behind the plate.
Rortvedt, 28, was recently designated for assignment by the New York Mets. Reliever Chayce McDermott, recently DFA’d by the Dodgers, heads to New York in return .
Feduccia, 29, cost the Dodgers two minor leaguers who are headed to Tampa Bay: outfielder Jack Suwinski and right-handed pitcher Jacob Kmatz.
Feduccia made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2024, and he was traded to the Rays in July 2025 in a deadline-day deal that sent Rortvedt to the Dodgers.
More to come on this story
AIPROPX is an independent multi-source news index — we track, compare, and connect coverage from across the web into one place you won't find anywhere else.