Dodgers recall Hunter fedusa ahead of MLB debut the Dodgers recalled catcher Hunter fedia to the big leagues earlier today who takes the place of Freddy Freeman after the former MVP was placed on the family emergency list feducia was already on the 40 man roster after being added ahead of the rule five draft back in November though his first game action will be his MLB debut feducia 27 was the Dodgers 12th round pick in the 2017 draft the CER climbed through the club's minor league system to eventually reach the AAA level back in 2022 and has remained there ever since his already solid offensive numbers have steadily improved during his time at the level and he's slashing a strong 29542 point4 51 with a 124 WRC plus and a 16.8% walk rate against an 18.6% strikeout rate in 64 games at the level this year ranked 25th in the Dodgers farm system by fangraphs entering this season fedusa pairs those solid offensive numbers with fairly strong work behind the plate his Framing and blocking skills are both strong though his arm is somewhat lackluster for the position and leaves him to struggle with controlling the running game at times with Will Smith as the Dodgers everyday catcher and Austin Barnes acting as the primary backup to Smith feducia seems unlikely to get much playing time while he's in the majors outside of possible pinch hit appearances that being said said it's possible that the Dodgers take this opportunity to see how fedusa performs at the big league level with Barnes currently in the final guaranteed year of his contract the Dodgers have a $3.5 million team option on the 34-year-old services for 2025 however and he's rebounded from a brutal 2023 season to post roughly League average 99 WRC plus offensive numbers this season as for Freeman Noah cam Ras of Dodgers Nation relays that the first baseman's wife Chelsea wrote in an Instagram post earlier this week that their son Maximus was dealing with health issues Freeman is now headed back home to LA from the club's road trip to Houston and manager Dave Roberts told reporters including bill plunket of the Orange County Register yesterday that Freeman's son was still undergoing tests and that he was not anticipating Freeman being available during the remainder of their series against the Astros with a day off on Monday Roberts added that the club will see if a return to action for Freeman is possible when the club returns to California 4 Series against the Padres in San Diego and the A's in Oakland next week in the meantime Kevin beio has been handling first base in Freeman's absence the 29-year-old was acquired by the Dodgers from the Blue Jays last month after he was designated for assignment by Toronto and he struggled in a bench roll with LA ever since in 59 trips to the plate since joining the Dodgers bio has hit a poultry point1 180 sl.2 81240 with a 30.5% strikeout rate while splitting time between first base third base and right field