Dodgers notes: Brusdar Graterol, Emmet Sheehan, Jackson Ferris

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Eric Stephen

Mon, May 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC ·

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Relief pitcher Brusdar Graterol started a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday night, and pitched a scoreless inning in his first game action in over 18 months . Graterol, who missed all of 2025 after right shoulder surgery and was slow-played this spring, will have a long rehab assignment before he joins the Dodgers, manager Dave Roberts told reporters in St. Louis on Saturday.

From Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register :

“He hasn’t pitched a whole lot in the last two, three years. So his buildup needs to be methodical,” Roberts said. “I’m looking forward to him getting going.

“Yeah, it seems like the last few years it’s been a rehab situation. So for him to get out of that mode and get to being a regular player, get the health (issues) behind him – we’re all looking forward to that.”

Emmet Sheehan last week gave one of his gloves to Sarah Langs of MLB.com and ESPN for her birthday Saturday, as an appreciation for her advocacy of others with ALS.

Sheehan spoke with Sonja Chen of MLB.com about the origin of the “K ALS” on the side of his glove , which dates back to his days at Boston College. It’s to honor Pete Frates, the former Boston College player before Sheehan’s time there who co-founded the ice bucket challenge to raise money and awareness for ALS. Frates died in 2019.

From Chen:

“He would come around the team, and the Frates family is just a really special family,” Sheehan said. “They have the Frates Foundation, which supports ALS research. It was a really cool cause, and I didn’t know much about it before Boston College, but I was grateful that I got to learn about it and keep it going.”

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I’ve referenced this article in a few weekend minor league reports, but last week Kiley McDaniel at ESPN updated his top 10 prospects for all 30 MLB teams . On the Dodgers list, Zyhir Hope moved up to second place and shortstop Emil Morales is now fourth in the system. Also from McDaniel: “Jackson Ferris and Adam Serwinowski, lefties who just missed this list, are next to be added to the 40-man after the season; Serwinowski’s stuff fits better in shorter stints.”
Among the items in the FanGraphs mailbag over the weekend was wondering how good might Shohei Ohtani be at basketball .