Dodgers get RHP Chris Martin from Cubs for Zach McKinstry

Chicago Cubs catcher Yan Gomes, left, gives a new baseball to relief pitcher Chris Martin during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Tempe, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers bolstered their bullpen by acquiring right-hander Chris Martin from the Chicago Cubs for infielder-outfielder Zach McKinstry on Saturday.

The 36-year-old Martin won a World Series with the Atlanta Braves last season and pitched three times during an NL Championship Series victory over the Dodgers.

The 6-foot-8 reliever is 1-0 with a 4.31 ERA this season, striking out 40 batters with four walks in 31 1/3 innings. He'll support a bullpen that's currently without injured pitchers Brusdar Graterol, Blake Treinen, Tommy Kahnle, Victor González and Danny Duffy.

McKinstry is a 27-year-old utility player with a career .210 batting average and eight homers in 193 plate appearances. A 33rd-round draft pick in 2016, McKinstry has appeared in just four games since being activated off the injured list July 6 following a neck injury.

McKinstry has also played 48 games at triple-A this season, where he hit .335 with four homers, 25 RBIs and a .904 OPS.

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