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By Jon Weisman
There is a new Dodger to announce: Ryan Jackson.
The team claimed the 26-year-old infielder, who is 2 for 24 with a walk in his MLB career, from San Diego and added him to the 40-man roster.
Jackson had his best minor-league season in 2011 with the Cardinals’ Double-A team in Springfield, posting a .334 on-base percentage and .415 slugging percentage.
Note: If you’ve never really seen MLB’s authentication process at work, the video of Jackson’s first career big-league hit above will show it to you. An interview with his parents on the day of his MLB debut is below.
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The day Ryan Jackson was born, Kirk Gibson hit a 14th-inning homer to beat the Cubs and @OrelHershiser got the save. http://t.co/nIdDSUkEAO
— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) November 3, 2014
Don Bright
Don’t get why the Dodgers are wasting a 40 man spot on him. The Dodgers already have Gordon, Uribe, Turner, Barney, Arby, Guerrero and Rojas on the 40 man, 7 spots for 3 positions, and maybe not a starting SS in the bunch.