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TODAY : Chelsea Freeman posted the great news that Maximus has returned home from the hospital. AUGUST 3 : For the second time in as many years, the Dodgers have acquired ahead of the trade deadline. Coming off a down season in Cleveland last year that left him as a below-average hitter overall, Rosario was used almost exclusively against left-handed pitching during his time with L.A. last season. Despite the fact that hes hit both righties and lefties quite well with the Rays this year, however, manager Dave Roberts told reporters (including ) that Rosarios role with the club will be similar to last year. Honestly, to be quite frank, hes not on this team, and we didnt acquire him, to be an everyday player he didnt play every day in Tampa and to hit righties, Brad Daugherty Jersey Roberts said (as relayed by Plunkett) when asked about Rosarios role this year. Rosario has improved considerably in terms of both his overall slash line, which sits at .308/.332/.421 (116 wRC+) in 277 trips to the plate, and in boosting his slash against righties to a respectable .299/.324/.395 (107 wRC+). Even so, its worth noting that the 28-year-old is still hitting lefties better than same-handed pitching. With lefty-swinging at second base, locked into everyday at-bats at DH, and a trio of lefty-swingers in , , and all part of the clubs deep outfield mix, its fair to wonder where exactly Rosario would fit into the clubs lineup against right-handed pitching. Rosario has plenty of experience at shortstop and played a bit of third base for Tampa this year, but the club seems satisfied with Kik Hernndez at third base and at shortstop for the time being. Perhaps more importantly, each of those pieces are only stopgap options to begin with. Plunkett goes on to note that Roberts indicated the club hopes to see superstar return to the lineup on August 12 or 13. Betts has been sidelined since mid-June after an errant pitch fractured his left hand. Betts was in the midst of a MVP-caliber season prior to his injury, slashing an incredible .304/.405/.488 in 72 games thats made all the more impre sive by the fact that he was simultaneously making a relatively seamle s transition to becoming the everyday shortstop in L.A. this season. While it seemed at one point that veteran shortstop had staked his claim to regular starts at short in Betts absence, a forearm i sue sent him to the shelf as well and seemingly leaves the position for Betts to slide back into upon his return. While third base figures to be an option for a while longer with still out due to a strained oblique, s impending return from the restricted list could le sen opportunities for Rosario at the hot corner as well. Freeman has been out for about a week now as he tends to his family following the hospitalization of his son, Maximus, due to Guillain-Barr syndrome but Roberts notes that he could return to the club as soon as this week when they face the Phillies in a three-game set that starts on Monday. Freemans return to action would free up from regular reps at first base, giving the club a left-handed infield option with plenty of experience at third base the club may prefer to utilize over Rosario against right-handers. Sticking with news regarding currently-unavailable stars, Plunkett notes that right-hander threw a 20-pitch bullpen se sion today in his first time taking the mound since with a strained rotator cuff back in June. Roberts told reporters (including Plunkett) that the bullpen was a big step forward and that Yamamoto is slated to throw another bullpen on Tuesday as the club angles for a return to action for the righty sometime next month. The right-hander received the biggest pitching contract in MLB history before throwing a single pitch in the big leagues this past winter and immediately made good on it with a 2.92 ERA and 2.68 FIP in 14 starts for the Dodgers before being shelved due to the injury. Injuries to Yamamoto and led the club to fortify their rotation at the deadline by adding right-hander , but it seems po sible that Yamamoto and Flaherty could join forces down the stretch and into the postseason at the front of L.A.s rotation alongside . Dylan Windler Jersey