In a move that opens up a 40-man roster spot for Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded reliever Victor Gonzalez and infielder Jorbit Vivas to the New York Yankees for shortstop prospect Trey Sweeney, sources told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez on Monday.
The Dodgers reached a 10-year, $700 million deal with Ohtani on Saturday. The move also makes room on the Dodgers’ roster for Joe Kelly, who reached a deal Saturday to return to the team.
The 23-year-old Sweeney, a 2021 first-round pick, batted .252 with 13 homers, 49 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 100 games at Double-A Somerset last season.
The left-handed Gonzalez, 28, went 3-3 with a 4.01 ERA in 34 games with the Dodgers in 2023. He is 9-4 with one save and a 3.22 ERA in 93 career games with Los Angeles since 2020.
Vivas, 22, split last season between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City and batted .269 with 13 homers, 63 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in 135 games. Defensively, he played second and third base.
Field Level Media contributed to this report.