Ben Casparius

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89+2⁄3 innings in 27 games (16 starts) for a 6.42 ERA. [5] The following season, with Great Lakes and the Tulsa Drillers he made 26 appearances (21 starts) and was 6–7 with a 5.27 ERA. [5] [9] After the 2023 season, Casparius pitched in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs. [10] He started 2024 with Tulsa, making five starts with a 3.32 ERA [5] before being promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club. [11] In 16 games (14 starts) at AAA, he was 4–3 with a 3.36 ERA. [5]

Casparius was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on August 18, 2024, [12] but was optioned back to Oklahoma City on August 21, without appearing in a major league game. [13] Casparius was promoted to the major leagues for a second time on August 31 [14] and made his debut that day in relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks, working a scoreless inning of relief to pick up his first career win. [15] His first strikeout was of Nolan Jones of the Colorado Rockies on September 22. [16] He pitched a total of 8+1⁄3 innings in three games, with two wins, nine hits and two runs allowed with 12 strikeouts. [17]

After initially being left off the postseason roster, Casparius was added to the roster midway through the Division Series when Michael Grove suffered an injury, [18] though he did not pitch in the series. [17] He did pitch 4+1⁄3 scoreless innings in the National League Championship Series, picking up the win in the clinching sixth game. [19] In the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees, Casparius started the fourth game, allowing one run on one hit and three walks in two innings. [20] It was his only appearance in the series, which the Dodgers won in five games. [21]

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Ben Casparius
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 78
Pitcher
Born: (1999-02-11) February 11, 1999 (age 25)
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 31, 2024, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Manager
30 Dave Roberts
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