The Los Angeles Dodgers announced they claimed infielder Ryan Fitzgerald off waivers from the Minnesota Twins after he was designated for assignment on January 2 to make room for newly acquired first baseman Eric Wagaman from the Miami Marlins. Fitzgerald will take the Dodgers' open 40-man roster spot created by trading Esteury Ruiz to the Marlins, which led to Wagaman being designated for assignment and traded to the Twins for lefty pitching prospect Kade Bragg.
Fitzgerald was an above-average hitter in limited big-league action last year, hitting .196/.302/.457 (106 OPS+) with four homers and nine RBI over 53 plate appearances in 24 games as a rookie with the Twins last season.