The Dodgers have announced that they have acquired catcher Jose Lobaton from the Mariners in exchange for cash considerations.
The Dodgers have acquired catcher Jose Lobaton from Seattle in exchange for cash considerations. Lobaton will report to Oklahoma City.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 9, 2019
Lobaton, 34, is a 9-year major league veteran who has spent time with the Padres (2009), Rays (2011-2013), Nationals (2014-2017), and Mets (2018) and owns a .215/.293/.319/.612 batting line to go along with 47 doubles, 4 triples, 21 home runs, 107 RBIs, 109 runs scored, and a 293/121 K/BB ratio in 1,278 plate appearances in the majors. With the Mariners’ Triple-A affiliate in Tacoma, Lobaton was hitting .236/.305/.434/.739 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs, 38 RBIs, 34 runs scored, and an 83/27 K/BB ratio in 318 plate appearances.
Lobaton will be assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City where he will serve as depth behind Austin Barnes in the wake of the season-ending injury to catching prospect Keibert Ruiz.
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