Dodgers catcher Will Smith (16) and pitcher Ben Casparius (78) react after beating the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Aug. 3. Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

Dodgers Add Pitcher, Remove Catcher for NLCS Roster

Originally posted on Los Angeles Dodgers on SI
By J.P. Hoornstra | Last updated Oct 13, 2025 11:56 AM ET

The Dodgers revealed their 26-man roster for the National League Championship Series on Monday. As expected, it featured a change from the group that defeated the Phialdelphia Phillies in a four-game NL Division Series last week.

Right-hander Ben Casparius is joining the pitching staff as relief depth, while catcher Dalton Rushing is off the roster.

Dodgers release their NLCS roster. Changes from the NLDS roster:
-In: Casparius
-Out: Rushing pic.twitter.com/gogNvRrasT
— Sonja Chen (@SonjaMChen) October 13, 2025

Game 1 in the best-of-seven series begins at 3 p.m. Monday at American Family Field in Milwaukee.

Rushing, 24, has had one plate appearance in the postseason. The rookie struck out in Game 3 of the NLDS, but otherwise wasn't needed in the Dodgers' victories over the Philies and the Cincinnati Reds, their opponent in the Wild Card round.

While Ben Rortvedt and Will Smith — who's recovering from a fracture in his right hand — have caught every inning of the postseason, Hyeseong Kim has been Dave Roberts' primary left-handed pinch hitting option off the bench.

More to come on this story.

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