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2025 Dodgers NLCS Roster: Ben Casparius Added, Dalton Rushing Removed
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 28: Ben Casparius #78 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on June 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images) KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 28: Ben Casparius #78 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on June 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

The Los Angeles Dodgers roster for the 2025 National League Championship Series consists of 12 pitchers, 14 position players and Shohei Ohtani in his two-way role.

The Dodgers carried 14 position players and 11 pitches in the NL Division Series, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said they would add at least one pitcher to their NLCS roster due to the longer seven-game series.

The Dodgers elected to now include Ben Casparius while removing Dalton Rushing. Casparius closed out the regular season with Triple-A Oklahoma City as the Dodgers wanted him to improve mechanically and against right-handed batters.

Meanwhile, Rushing did not appear in a postseason game while active for the Wild Card round and NLDS.

Justin Wrobelski remains on the roster after he was a replacement for Tanner Scott in the NLDS due to injury. Scott was ineligible for the Dodgers’ NLCS roster because he was removed in the last round, but he would be available for a potential World Series roster.

Will Klein became eligible for the first time this postseason after he was optioned just before the end of the regular season, but ultimately did not factor into the Dodgers’ plans.

2025 Dodgers NLCS roster

Two-way players (1):

Shohei Ohtani

Catchers (2):

Ben Rortvedt
Will Smith

Infielders (5):

Mookie Betts
Freddie Freeman
Hyeseong Kim
Max Muncy
Miguel Rojas

Outfielders (4)

Alex Call
Teoscar Hernández
Andy Pages
Justin Dean

Infielders/outfielders (2):

Tommy Edman
Enrique Hernández

Starting pitchers (3):

Tyler Glasnow
Blake Snell
Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Relief pitchers (9):

Anthony Banda
Ben Casparius
Jack Dreyer
Clayton Kershaw
Roki Sasaki
Emmet Sheehan
Blake Treinen
Alex Vesia
Justin Wrobleski

This article first appeared on Dodger Blue and was syndicated with permission.

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