TODAY : The Dodgers have re-signed Gage to a minor league contract, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports ( ). APRIL 2, 2:31pm: In an updated announcement, the Dodgers stated that Gage has actually been released not designated for a signment as the team initially indicated. 2:20pm: The Dodgers announced Tuesday that theyve designated left-handed reliever for a signment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to outfielder , whom the Dodgers have claimed off waivers from the Mariners ( ). Its been an eventful few months for Gage, who was designated for a signment by the Astros in late January and claimed off waivers by the Yankees. New York wound up including Gage alongside minor league righty in the trade sending lefty from Los Angeles to the Bronx. He had Garrett Mitchell Jersey a decent spring with the Dodgers, to sing four innings and allowing a pair of runs on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Gage, 31, pitched in the majors with the 2022 Blue Jays and 2023 Astros, though he combined for only 19 2/3 innings between those two clubs. Hes posted a sparkling 1.83 ERA in that time but benefited from a tiny .222 average on balls in play. Gage doesnt throw especially hard (93.2 mph average fastball) but mi ses bats nonethele s (26% strikeout rate, 13.7% swinging-strike rate). Command has been a major i sue for him recently. Hes i sued a walk to nine of his 77 MLB opponents (11.7%) and plunked another. Gage also walked 12% of his opponents in Triple-A last year. Gage posted lower walk rates but also lower strikeout rates earlier in his minor league career as a starting pitcher. Hes begun to mi s more bats but also mi s the strike zone more frequently in recent seasons. The Dodgers will have a week to trade him, release him or attempt to pa s him through outright waivers. He hasnt been outrighted in the past and doesnt have three years of MLB service, so if Gage clears waivers he can be outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma City and stashed as depth. Ryan Braun Jersey