The Giants claimed Dean off waivers from the Dodgers on Thursday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Dean logged two plate appearances in 18 big-league games during the 2025 regular season before serving as a defensive specialist for Los Angeles' World Series run. The outfielder spent most of the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City and slashed .289/.378/431 with six homers and 27 stolen bases over 347 plate appearances
The Dodgers optioned Dean to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
Since coming up from the minors Aug. 8, Dean has logged just two plate appearances with the Dodgers while acting primarily as a pinch runner and outfield depth. Now that Tommy Edman (ankle) has returned from the injured list, Dean will be pushed off the active roster and likely finish the season at Triple-A.
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Dodgers' Justin Dean: Called up by Dodgers
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The Dodgers called up Dean from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Dean will be replacing Esteury Ruiz on the bench, with Luken Baker cleared out to make room on the Dodgers' 40-man roster. The 28-year-old Dean will likely be used sparingly, although he figures to at least make his MLB debut in the coming days, which makes him a success story considering he was a 17th-round pick in 2018. Dean swiped a total of 61 bags last year between Atlanta's Double-A and Triple-A affiliates.
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Dodgers' Justin Dean: Being called up
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The Dodgers are expected to call up Dean from Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
Signed to a minor-league contract over the offseason, Dean has slashed .274/.370/.426 with 25 stolen bases this season with Oklahoma City. He can play all three outfield spots and is likely to serve as a reserve outfielder and pinch runner. The Dodgers will have to free up spots on the 26-man and 40-man rosters Friday in order to add Dean.
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Dodgers' Justin Dean: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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Dean was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Dodgers on Sunday.
Dean went 3-for-11 with a double, four walks, three runs scored, two stolen bases and four strikeouts while appearing in 11 games during spring training. He'll now likely begin the 2025 campaign with Triple-A Oklahoma City as he continues to wait for an opportunity to make his MLB debut.
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Braves' Justin Dean: Reassigned to minors
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Dean was reassigned Tuesday to minor-league camp by Atlanta.
Dean did not perform well in 2022 over 97 MiLB games, with a .229/.328/.323 slash over 328 plate appearances with Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett. The 26-year-old will likely play all three outfield spots at the upper levels again in 2023.
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