Benjamin Casparius: Everything you need to know

Benjamin Casparius

#78 RP

Status

15-Day IL - Shoulder - Inflammation Expected Return: 2026-04-28

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/23	LAA	7-7	0.2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
3/22	LAA	W 13-5	0.2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/17	KC	W 10-4	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/13	SEA	W 10-7	1.2	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
3/10	AZ	W 4-1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/7	COL	L 6-4	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/26	CWS	W 7-6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
2/23	SEA	W 3-0	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			5.8	9	9	0	0	0	2	3	3

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/12	TEX	L 5-2	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	2
4/8	TOR	L 4-3	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
4/4	WSH	W 10-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
4/3	WSH	W 13-6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			4	3	3	0	0	0	5	5	5

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	4.2	0	1	0.0	4	4	0	0	6	5	5	0	0	0.316	1
Home	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	3	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0.429	0
Away	0	3.0	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0.250	1
Day	0	4.0	0	1	0.0	3	3	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0.313	1
Night	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0.300	1
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
March	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
April	0	4.0	0	1	0.0	3	3	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0.313	1
Opponent
vs TOR	0	1.0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.250	0
vs AZ	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
vs TEX	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.500	0
vs WSH	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.250	1
Venue
@ Toronto	0	1.0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.250	0
@ Washington	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.250	1
@ Los Angeles	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	3	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0.429	0

Benjamin Casparius: Breaking News

The Dodgers placed Casparius on the 15-day injured list Monday with right shoulder inflammation, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Casparius allowed two runs on two hits and two walks Sunday against the Rangers, which was the third straight appearance he had been scored upon. The righty will be eligible to return near the end of April, but it's uncertain at this point whether he'll be ready on that date. Kyle Hurt is taking Casparius' spot on the roster and in the bullpen.

Casparius said Saturday at DodgerFest, the team's fan event, that he prepared himself as a starting pitcher this offseason, Steve Webb of DodgersBeat.com reports. Casparius wore many hats for the Dodgers in 2025, making starts, bulk relief appearances, long relief outings and high-leverage appearances. He finished with a 4.64 ERA and 71:21 K:BB over 77.2 regular-season frames. Slated to turn 27 later this week, Casparius is a long shot to open 2026 in the rotation, given the Dodgers' other options that are ahead of him on the depth chart, but he'll stay stretched out just in case.

The Dodgers added Casparius to their NLCS roster Monday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports. Casparius spent the last few weeks of the regular season in the minors and was left off the Dodgers' roster for the first two rounds of the postseason, but he'll give manager Dave Roberts another bullpen arm for the NLCS. The 26-year-old collected a 4.64 ERA and 71:21 K:BB across 77.2 innings during his time with the big club this season.