Bernardo Zavala: Everything you need to know

Zavala signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Monday, which includes an invitation to spring training, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports. Zavala is one of several signings that was kept under the radar until the Dodgers disclosed their list of non-roster invitees to spring training. The backstop was in contention to make the Opening Day roster a season ago with Boston, but he ultimately fell short and spent the entire 2025 campaign at Triple-A, where he hit .165 with eight home runs, 25 RBI, two stolen bases and 28 runs scored over 67 games.

Zavala (oblique) has been activated from the 7-day injured list and went 1-for-2 with one RBI in Sunday's game against Triple-A Durham. Zavala missed just over a month of action after going down with a left oblique strain, but he rejoined Triple-A Worcester on Friday after finishing up a rehab stint in the Florida Complex League. Now that he's returned to health, he'll serve as organizational depth at catcher for the Red Sox.

Zavala, who is on Triple-A Worcester's 7-day injured list due to a left oblique strain, began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Monday and went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in his first game. After failing to win a backup catcher job with Boston after attending spring training as a non-roster invitee, Zavala reported to Triple-A Worcester and batted .129 over nine games before being shelved in mid-April. Just under a month later, Zavala looks to be nearing a return to action, but he'll likely stick around in Florida for a few more rehab games before linking back up with Worcester.