In addition to Major League Baseball permitting teams to set a 60-man player pool for the 2020 season, clubs are also going to travel with a taxi squad whenever going on a road trip. The three players will travel with the team from outset, protecting against using commercial means.
The only stipulation MLB set for the taxi squad is one of the three players must be a catcher. With the Dodgers departing Monday for a nine-game road trip, they are in the final stages of deciding which three additional players will accompany the 30-man active roster.
“We know we’re going to have a catcher,” manager Dave Roberts said before the series finale against the San Francisco Giants.