LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 31: Andy Pages #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks off the field during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium on March 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Sun/Getty Images)
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Andy Pages might be the secret sauce in the potent Los Angeles Dodgers lineup.
The Dodgers right-handed hitting centerfielder, Pages is off to a fine start for the 2026 season.
After the Dodgers April 22 game in San Francisco, Pages is hitting .353/.404/.576/.980, with 13 runs scored, four doubles, five home runs, and 21 RBIs in 85 at-bats.
At the conclusion of play April 22, Pages led MLB in batting average.
Here is what Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts, told dodgersbeat.com, “Oh gosh, man, you just can’t say enough about what Andy’s done.”
For this old scout, Pages is a future All Star.
A complete player, the success Pages is having is not surprising.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 01: Andy Pages #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at bat against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Last season, Pages smoked 27 home runs and drove in 87 runs for the World Champion Dodgers.
Despite his outstanding production, Pages might be getting lost in a Super Star lineup that includes Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, and more.
Pages won’t be 26 until December 8.
Pages was signed by the Dodgers out of Cuba in the 2017-2018 Major League Baseball international signing period.
Pages never played professional baseball in Cuba.
Pages played youth baseball, including under 15, and under 18 Cuban Youth Leagues.
Pages was scouted by Dodgers personnel in a Dominican Republic international showcase.
The Dodgers gave Pages a $300,000 signing bonus, which is now paying dividends on a club that spotrac.com lists as having a $415,21`2,461 Luxury Tax Payroll.
spotrac.com lists Pages’ 2026 contract value to be $800,000.
Pages has four years of salary arbitration ahead. He can’t become a free agent until following the 2030 season.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Andy Pages (44) at bat during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
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Pages became a notable Dodgers prospect in 2020, when mlbpipeline.com ranked him the Dodgers No. 14 prospect.
At the time, mlbpipeline.com gave him an overall scouting grade of 50, which equates to an everyday Major League player with at least solid tool that can carry the player’s game.
In his case, Pages’ Grade 65 arm strength was well above average.
He was believed to have only average hitting ability, with emerging, better than average power.
By 2024, Pages was ranked No. 3 among Dodgers prospects by mlbpipeline.com
His overall grade remained a 55, but his power grade climbed to 60, and his arm strength to Grade 70.
Pages made his major league debut with the Dodgers on April 16, 2024, at the age of 23.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 2: Andy Pages #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 2, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
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Dodgers games are made more exciting with the presence of Andy Pages.
Pages is still making up for lost time in 2023, when he suffered a torn labrum injury.
Pages has a 6-1, 212 frame, with plenty of strength in both his upper and lower body.
Pages has “plus” power, which can’t be ignored.
Pages has a refined upper-cut type swing, with quick bat speed that provides topspin on balls he drives to the gaps, or over the fence.
Pages has excellent hand-eye coordination, which helps with a fluid swing path.
A solid contact hitter, Pages doesn’t get cheated at the plate.
While Pages doesn’t strike out much, he doesn’t walk that much, either. His role is to drive in the Dodgers hitters who are on base when he hits.
A good defensive outfielder, Pages has that strong arm from right field that runners are wise not to test.
As MLB.com stated, Pages’ incredible catch in the 2025 World Series saved the Dodgers.
MLB.comAndy Pages' unbelievable catch sends Game 7 to extras | 11/01/2025With his career just beginning, there is no telling what Pages’ ceiling may be.
Only 25-years-old, Pages has upside remaining in his entire game.
In all, Pages remains under the radar in a dangerous Los Angeles Dodgers lineup.
Pages clearly might be the secret sauce in a very potent Los Angeles Dodgers offense.
Leading Major League Baseball in batting average so far is quite an accomplishment.
Here is my recent complete scouting report of Andy Pages
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