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Dodgers reliever Brock Stewart activated, eager to contribute

June 23, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS — Brock Stewart knows he’s still an unfamiliar face to Dodgers fans even after spending the past 11 months with the team. But he’s hoping to change that quickly.

The Dodgers activated Stewart from the IL on Monday after he spent nearly six weeks on the shelf with a bone spur in his left foot. He also began the season on the IL recovering from surgery on a troublesome shoulder that limited him to just four appearances after he was acquired in a deadline trade with the Minnesota Twins last year.

“It never gets any easier, never gets less frustrating,” he said of his multiple IL stints. “But all I can control is the work I put in every day, and I’m damn proud of that. So that’s my mindset: Come to the park ready to put the work in and put yourself in a good position to help out.

“Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to help out much this year, but you know what? There’s a lot of season left, so hopefully I can be able to help out a lot more.”

Stewart made two appearances after his post-surgery trip to the IL, pitching a scoreless inning against the Houston Astros on May 6 and the Atlanta Braves on May 8. But then his toe flared up, forcing him to the sidelines once again. But at least this time it wasn’t his arm giving him trouble.

“Fortunately, the whole time I was able to keep my arm in shape and keep throwing,” he said. “So I’ve been able to keep my arm going through this whole process, which has been great. My arm feels good. Just needed the foot to come around.”

As for how that foot came around? He said it was an interesting journey.

“Improve grip strength with my toes, get everything in the ankle much stronger, get more range of motion and dorsal flexion and a bunch of big words that I’m not really totally familiar with,” Stewart said.

Stewart joins a bullpen that is hovering in the middle of the pack, with a 3.84 ERA that ranks seventh in the National League. He’s expected to join Edgardo Henriquez and Kyle Hurt among Manager Dave Roberts’ top right-handed setup options.

“He checked all the boxes that we can potentially check, so it’s more of just treating him like a regular baseball player and hope that it’s sustainable,” Roberts said. “When he’s on the field, he’s as good as any right-hander out there. So for me, honestly, I’m not going to overthink it and just kind of have him have his normal usage.”

BANDA GETS RING

Left-handed reliever Anthony Banda won two World Series championship rings in his two seasons with the Dodgers. But he didn’t receive his second ring until Monday, when the Dodgers visited Target Field to face Banda’s new team.

A crowd of roughly 15 former teammates greeted Banda with hugs near the third base dugout before Monday’s game. Eventually, they gave Banda a box featuring the ring that commemorates their 2025 championship.

“There’s a ring inside the ring. Fancy, right?” Banda said. “I will wear that one. Probably on a chain or maybe if I just want to wear it. But I don’t even wear the ’24 one, so I don’t think I would ever wear that. … I just don’t want to mess it up. It’s beautiful.”

Banda has a 2-0 record with a 4.22 ERA this season for the Twins. After a slow start, he’s allowed just one earned run in 18 innings since May 2.

Dodgers players get together to present former teammate Anthony Banda, center, with his 2025 World Series championship ring before a game against the Minnesota Twins on Monday in Minneapolis. Banda now pitches out of the Twins' bullpen. (Photo by Patrick Donnelly, Correspondent) — Dodgers players get together to present former teammate Anthony Banda, center, with his 2025 World Series championship ring before a game against the Minnesota Twins on Monday in Minneapolis. Banda now pitches out of the Twins’ bullpen. (Photo by Patrick Donnelly, Correspondent)

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