Former Dodgers Pitching Prospect Reemerges with Twins After Long Battle to Return to MLB

The two time Dodgers farm hand is finally back in the major leagues.

Old friend alert out of the AL Central as one time Dodgers pitching prospect Brock Stewart has reemerged with the Minnesota Twins and will get his first taste of big league action in 4 years.

The 31-year-old originally made his MLB debut as a 24-year-old with the Dodgers back in 2016. He was draft by the organization in the 6th round of the 2014 draft and pitched in parts of 4 seasons with LA. He rocketed through the system that debut year, pitching at Single-A, Double-A, and then Triple-A before getting the call up in Milwaukee to face the Brewers in June.

He eventually went to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2019 on a waiver wire deal and has been battling the injury bug ever since.

The right-hander didn't pitch during the 2020 season and re-signed with the Dodgers ahead of the 2021 season only to have it wiped out by Tommy John surgery. He also had an operation to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.

Stewart has been lighting up the radar gun this season at Triple-A with the Twins, throwing harder than he ever has in his career.

Tread Athlete @@Brock_A_Stewart came in with the bases loaded and 2 outs. He proceeded to strike out the next 4 batters topping 98.😤

(100 on the juiced stadium gun 🔫)

PC: @t_zombro24#TreadFam pic.twitter.com/1i45eVCRBX

— Tread Athletics (@TreadHQ) April 10, 2023

Twins' arm Brock Stewart is back in MLB for the first time since 2019 and he is better than ever

Average 4-Seam FB velocity:

2019 - 91.6 MPH
2023 - 96.4 MPH 🔥

Also, he now has a breaking ball (cutter @ 91.9 MPH) that is faster than his old FB

PC: @T_Zombro24 @TreadHQ
🧵⬇️ pic.twitter.com/0Pepq60yyR

— Rylan Domingues (@RylanDomingues) April 25, 2023

He'll join the first place Minnesota Twins along with old friends Joey Gallo and Kenta Maeda.

Congrats to Brock Star! Hopefully this is the beginning of the second part of his major league story.