Wyatt Mills Joins Dodgers for 40-Man Bullpen Coverage
wyatt mills is back in the majors, and the Dodgers needed the arm. The club called him up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday and optioned Paul Gervase to the minors after leaning hard on its bullpen over the previous three games and four days.
Wyatt Mills and the 40-man opening
To make the move, the Dodgers transferred Edwin Díaz to the 60-day injured list. That opened the 40-man spot Mills needed, and it came after Díaz had arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow on April 22.
Mills arrived with some relief-industry intrigue of his own. He was a non-roster invitee in spring training, posted a 3.26 ERA in 14 appearances for Oklahoma City, and struck out 28 with seven walks in 19 1/3 innings. His 36.4-percent strikeout rate was backed by a short, efficient recent outing: he last pitched on Thursday and threw eight pitches in one-third of an inning.
Paul Gervase after Saturday night
The outgoing move hit Gervase one day after he covered the end of Saturday night’s 7-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He worked a major-league career-high three innings and threw 50 pitches, two shy of his professional high, before the Dodgers sent him back down.
That usage fits the larger picture around the staff. Dodgers relievers had already logged 18 1/3 innings over the previous three games and four days, a stretch shaped in part by Tyler Glasnow leaving his Wednesday start in Houston after one inning with back spasms and Blake Snell being returned from his rehab assignment one start early to cover that rotation gap.
For Mills, the call is a chance to re-enter a big-league bullpen he has not joined in a game since September 3, 2022, with the Kansas City Royals. Tommy John surgery wiped out his 2023 and 2024 seasons, and he spent 2025 in Triple-A Worcester in the Boston Red Sox system before landing with the Dodgers. With the bullpen taxed and the roster spot already created, Sunday’s move gave Los Angeles an extra arm exactly when it needed one.
