Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Joc Pederson is set to return to the team. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Dodgers' Joc Pederson reinstated from paternity list

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 11, 2020 2:53 PM ET

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Friday that the club has reinstated outfielder Joc Pederson from the paternity list. In a corresponding roster move, the Dodgers relegated infielder Matt Beaty to the team's alternate training site.

Los Angeles made these roster changes during a rare Friday off day. The Dodgers host the Houston Astros on Saturday and Sunday.

Pederson, a National League All-Star in 2015, last played versus the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 5. He went 0-4 with a strikeout in that contest. Across 34 games this summer, the 28-year-old is hitting .184 with six home runs, 12 RBI, and 25 strikeouts.

Comparatively, Beaty hit .220 with two homers, five RBI and 14 strikeouts in 21 games.

Los Angeles began Friday at 32-13 and 3.5 games ahead of the San Diego Padres atop the National League West standings.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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