The Dodgers selected the contract of right-hander Wyatt Mills on Sunday before the series finale against Atlanta, and he did not waste his first chance back. Mills entered in the ninth inning and recorded the final out of a 7-2 loss to the Braves, making his first major league appearance in 1,336 days.
It was a long road back for Mills, who had not pitched in a big league game since Sept. 3, 2022, when he made the 38th and latest of his 38 career major league appearances. He underwent Tommy John surgery the following July, spent 2024 out of organized baseball that counted, and signed a minor league deal with Los Angeles in February after a 2025 season spent entirely at Triple-A Worcester in the Red Sox system, where he posted a 3.12 ERA.
To clear room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Paul Gervase to Triple-A and transferred right-hander Edwin Diaz to the 60-day injured list. Diaz had arthroscopic surgery in April to remove loose bodies from his right elbow and will not return until after the All-Star break at the earliest.
The roster move put Mills in position to step back onto a major league mound, and the Dodgers gave him the last out of the night. After more than three years away, his return arrived not in a showcase moment, but in the final inning of a loss that left the team still trying to piece together its bullpen around injuries and promotions.
