The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Alberto Santos to a minor league contract, according to the official MLB transaction log.
Santos is listed as a right-handed pitcher, standing 6-foot-5 and weighing 189 pounds. Public details on his professional background remain limited.
His MLB.com player page shows a prior assignment to “Purple-South” on June 23, 2026, with the Dodgers deal as his most recent transaction.
No major-league or established minor-league statistical record has been widely published alongside the signing, consistent with many low-profile depth additions made via minor league contracts.
The signing arrives in the immediate aftermath of the 2026 season. The Dodgers finished with a strong regular-season record and advanced deep into the postseason before the calendar turned to free agency.
Multiple Dodgers players, including high-profile pitchers such as Tarik Skubal, Kris Bubic, Eric Lauer, Alex Vesia, Evan Phillips, Blake Treinen, and Brusdar Graterol, became free agents once the World Series concluded.
In that environment, minor league deals serve as a low-cost way to stock organizational depth heading into spring training and the following season.
Teams routinely add arms like Santos at this stage of the calendar. Such contracts carry no 40-man roster implications and allow clubs to evaluate pitchers in the minors or spring training without long-term financial commitment.
The Dodgers made a similar minor league addition earlier in October, signing RHP Maikol Lora on October 8.
These moves typically fill out the lower levels of the system while the front office focuses on larger free-agent decisions, contract extensions, and potential trades as the offseason progresses toward the winter meetings.
No salary figures, spring-training invitation status, or additional contract terms beyond the minor league designation have been disclosed in the public transaction reports.
For now, Santos joins the Dodgers’ organizational pitching inventory as an under-the-radar free-agent addition.
Further details about his age, prior experience, or potential role may emerge if he reports to camp or appears in minor-league action in 2027.
In short, Dodgers have added a wiry right-hander to their minor-league ranks while the club begins reshaping its roster after the 2026 campaign.
