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• By TJ French

• Updated May 29, 2026 at 6:14pm

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: Santiago Espinal #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at bat during a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on May 08, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to open up a new three-game weekend series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday evening, which is one of the most anticipated series on the MLB slate.

The Phillies are fresh off a sweep of the San Diego Padres and will send Zack Wheeler to the mound in game one of the series for the Phils. As for the Dodgers, they, too, are fresh off a sweep against the Colorado Rockies, but this Phillies series will be a much tougher task for Los Angeles. It’s also a rematch of the Phillies-Dodgers NLDS last October. Before the Phillies series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are set to announce a notable roster move.

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Dodgers Select Santiago Espinal; Option Hyeseong Kim

GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 26: Hyeseong Kim #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers takes batting practice prior to the game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on May 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

Per reporters who are boots on the ground covering the Los Angeles Dodgers (Jack Harris, Fabian Ardaya), the team is selecting the contract of former MLB All-Star Santiago Espinal, and optioning $12.5 million infielder Hyeseong Kim.

The thing about this news is that the Dodgers have a full 40-man roster, so they will have to subtract another player to keep Espinal on the roster. That player has not been reported yet.

@ByJackHarris wrote: “Santiago Espinal is back at Dodger Stadium today No official move announced yet … but Espinal had become a free agent, per source, after clearing waivers following his DFA earlier this week”