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Dodgers Make Trade, Acquire Pitcher From Mariners

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Will Klein (33) of the Kansas City Royals pitches to the National League during the second inning of the All Star-Futures game at T-Mobile Park on July 8, 2023.
Will Klein (33) of the Kansas City Royals pitches to the National League during the second inning of the All Star-Futures game at T-Mobile Park on July 8, 2023. | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

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The Dodgers are acquiring pitcher Will Klein from the Seattle Mariners, according to a new report.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported Monday that the Mariners were acquiring minor league pitcher Joe Jacques from the Dodgers. Ari Alexander of KPRC-2 in Houston then reported on Twitter/X the Dodgers will receive Klein in return.

The right-hander has thrown 7.1 innings at the major league level, all in 2024 for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland A's. He was designated for assignment by Seattle on Saturday.

Klein had a 7.17 ERA in 22 games at Triple-A Tacoma. He had issued 19 walks and struck out 32 batters in 21.1 innings for the Mariners' top farm team.

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According to his transactions log, the Mariners recalled Klein from Tacoma for one day in April, but did not make an appearance in the game.

A 25-year-old right-hander, Klein was originally drafted in the fifth and final round of the 2020 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals out of Eastern Illinois.

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The Mariners acquired Klein from the A's in January after he was designated for assignment, sending future considerations to Sacramento in return.

The Dodgers have already used a National League-high 28 pitchers this season. Jacques, who signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers in November 2024, was not among them.

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In 18 games out of the bullpen at Triple-A Oklahoma City, the left-hander was 1-1 with a 6.04 ERA. In 22.1 innings, he allowed 28 hits, walked eight batters, and struck out 24.

Jacques, 30, appeared in 25 major league games with the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks over the last two seasons, going 2-1 with a 5.46 ERA.

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For Klein, it's the third time in less than a year he has been traded. The Royals traded Klein, along with pitcher Mason Barnett and outfielder Jared Dickey, for right-hander Lucas Erceg at last year's trade deadline.

In five appearances prior to the July 30 trade, Klein allowed 10 hits, two walks, and four runs (all earned) in 5.2 innings. His 6.35 ERA did not improve after the trade.

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In three games with Oakland, Klein allowed two hits, four walks and five runs (all earned) while retiring just five batters.

All five runs crossed the plate in an Aug. 14, 2024 game against the New York Mets, in which Klein recorded just one out. He has yet to appear in a major league game since.

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J.P. Hoornstra
J.P. HOORNSTRA

J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.

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