Dodgers place Dalton Rushing on IL, activate Ben Rortvedt
3 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 5, 2026, 5:38 PM
Last updated Aug 5, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed catcher Dalton Rushing on the injured list due to a mild elbow strain. Rushing had been a key player for the team, playing 74 games this season. In response, the Dodgers activated Ben Rortvedt, whom they acquired shortly before the trade deadline. Rushing's injury follows another setback for the Dodgers, as fellow catcher Will Smith is also currently on the injured list. Rortvedt will not participate in the series opener against the Chicago Cubs, with Eliezer Alfonzo filling in behind the plate.
- •Dalton Rushing moves to the injured list with a mild elbow strain.
- •Ben Rortvedt is set to replace Rushing after being acquired before the deadline.
- •Rushing has hit 12 home runs and 36 RBIs this season.
- •Will Smith is also on the injured list with a neck injury.
- •Eliezer Alfonzo will catch in Monday's game against the Cubs.
- 5:38 PMYahoo Sports — Los Angeles Dodgers Announced Dalton Rushing Update After Cubs Game
- 9:10 PMYahoo Sports — Dodgers activate Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia
- 10:43 PMYahoo Sports — Dodgers Place Rushing on IL, Set to Activate Rortvedt
"The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost five straight games, and they may have a newfound concern at the catcher position after Dalton Rushing was placed on the IL on Monday. LA went and acquired Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia before the trade deadline, but neither of those catchers is going to provide much offensively, and […] The post Los Angeles Dodgers Announced Dalton Rushing Update After Cubs Game appeared first on HEAVY.
"Both Will Smith and Dalton Rushing are on the injured list, and Ben Rortvedt has come to the Dodgers rescue yet again, this time from not only off the 40-man roster but also from a different team. One day after the Dodgers’ acquired Rortvedt from the New York Mets, they selected him to the major […]
"Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing moved to the injured list Monday, but are set to replace him with recently acquired Ben Rortvedt.
Sources
External links- Yahoo SportsAug 5, 2026, 5:38 PMLos Angeles Dodgers Announced Dalton Rushing Update After Cubs Game
The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost five straight games, and they may have a newfound concern at the catcher position after Dalton Rushing was placed on the IL on Monday. LA went and acquired Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia before the trade deadline, but neither of those catchers is going to provide much offensively, and […] The post Los Angeles Dodgers Announced Dalton Rushing Update After Cubs Game appeared first on HEAVY.
- Yahoo SportsAug 4, 2026, 9:10 PMDodgers activate Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia
Both Will Smith and Dalton Rushing are on the injured list, and Ben Rortvedt has come to the Dodgers rescue yet again, this time from not only off the 40-man roster but also from a different team. One day after the Dodgers’ acquired Rortvedt from the New York Mets, they selected him to the major […]
- Yahoo SportsAug 3, 2026, 10:43 PMDodgers Place Rushing on IL, Set to Activate Rortvedt
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing moved to the injured list Monday, but are set to replace him with recently acquired Ben Rortvedt.
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