LOS ANGELES -- In a day that saw the Dodgers commit over $40 million in adding 14 minor league players to the organization, the focus Thursday night was on another high-priced addition from earlier this year. Dodgers right-handed pitcher Pablo Fernandez made his U.S. professional debut on Thursday night, throwing two scoreless innings for the Arizona Rookie League Dodgers at Camelback Ranch in Arizona.
Fernandez, signed to a minor league contract with the Dodgers with an $8 million bonus on May 19, retired all six batters he faced on Thursday against the AZL Brewers.