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Dodgers sign brother of a pitcher already on their roster to a free agent contract
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing some brotherly love to L.A.
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The Dodgers already employed a right-handed pitcher named River Ryan . Now they've signed his brother, another righty pitcher, Ryder Ryan .
The news came from The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya on Thursday.
If Ryder Ryan makes the MLB roster, he'll make $800,000, per Ardaya.
River is the younger brother, 27 years old. He pitched in four games for the Dodgers in 2024, his only action at the MLB level, putting up a 1.33 ERA.
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Ryder, 30, has thrown in 16 games at the MLB level, with Seattle in 2023 and then Pittsburgh in 2024. Overall, he has a 5.40 ERA at the MLB level.
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The brother duo is from North Carolina.
Ryder went to the University of North Carolina and was a 30th-round pick by Cleveland in the 2016 MLB Draft.
River went to the smaller UNC-Pembroke, and he was an 11th-round pick by the Padres in the 2021 MLB Draft.
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Now, they've both found their way to the Dodgers organization.
There's a decent chance they both open the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City, which would be cool.
It'd obviously be even cooler if they both found their way to the Dodgers' MLB bullpen.
