The Dodgers are adding to their outfield depth with the addition of Jake Marisnick, who played at Riverside Poly High and was a member of the 2017 Houston Astros.
The NL defeated the AL in the All-Star Game, but it was the friendly antics between teammates and opponents that left the biggest mark.Still, Marisnick will bring 11 seasons of MLB experience and a strong defensive track record in center fielder with him to the Dodgers, whose only two current right-handed hitting outfielders are Mookie Betts and Jonny DeLuca .A Riverside Poly product, he was teammates with catcher Austin Barnes in high school more than a decade ago.
In 2017, Marisnick was a member of the infamous Houston Astros team that was later revealed to be illegally stealing signs — though he wasn’t on the active roster for their World Series victory over the Dodgers that postseason. Since being traded by Houston in 2019, Marisnick has bounced around the league. He played for the New York Mets in 2020, then had part-time stops with the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres in 2021, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox the last two seasons. He was designated for assignment by the Detroit Tigers last week.
He has never been a strong hitter but could provide important value defensively to the Dodgers, who rank third-worst in the majors in defensive runs saved in center field, where rookie James Outman has gotten the bulk of the playing time.
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