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Padres sign Dodgers World Series champion pitcher in late season move

Nypost · · 409 words · By Valentina Martinez
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The San Diego Padres have signed reliever Brent Honeywell Jr., who emerged as a postseason hero for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, to a minor league deal.

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What happened

The San Diego Padres have signed reliever Brent Honeywell Jr., who emerged as a postseason hero for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, to a minor league deal.

Why it matters

Honeywell last pitched in MLB during Game 4 of the 2024 World Series, where he “saved” the bullpen by allowing five runs in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach.

Common ground

While it’s not the typical tale for a hero, Honeywell’s task of being an innings-eater preserved the Dodgers bullpen for Game 5, where LA defeated the Yankees in the Fall Classic.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/sports/padres-sign-dodgers-world-series-champion-p…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “LA defeated the Yankees in the Fall Classic [2024]”
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Multiple independent sources (KTIC 840 AM, Getty Images) confirm the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees to win the 2024 World Series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Dodgers system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers_minor_leag…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers
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Claim 2: “the Dodgers bullpen was nicknamed the “Bullpen Dawgs” after Alex Vesia described the ground as a bunch of dogs and Brusdar Graterol began the tradition of barking”
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Multiple sources (True Blue LA, web search) confirm the 'Bullpen Dawgs' nickname and the roles of Alex Vesia and Brusdar Graterol in establishing it.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dodgers bullpen have come to call themselves dawgs. The exact origin of the name isn’t crystal clear, but whenever it happened, “dawgs” didn’t take long to gain steam. And it was Brusdar Graterol …
https://www.truebluela.com/2024/10/25/24279136/dodgers-bullp…
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web search NEUTRAL — That season, the Dodgers bullpen was nicknamed the “Bullpen Dawgs” after Alex Vesia described the ground as a bunch of dogs and Brusdar Graterol began the tradition of barking when relievers ran out f…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/sports/padres-sign-dodgers-wor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers 2024 world series champions bullpen was key to obtain the championship and you can take a piece of history on this bullpen DAWGS bobbleheads alex vesia, anthony banda, ben casparius...
https://www.tiktok.com/@oneway77jc/video/7462831444709199146
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Claim 3: “The 31-year-old has previously spent time with San Diego in 2023, which consisted of 36 games, posting a 4.05 ERA over 46.2 innings.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm his age, 2023 stats with San Diego, or game count.
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Claim 4: “joined the San Francisco Giants earlier this year on a minor league deal. The Giants released him before the start of the season.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants or a release before the season.
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Claim 5: “The San Diego Padres have signed reliever Brent Honeywell Jr. to a minor league deal.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Brent Honeywell Jr. is a professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Lee Honeywell Jr. (born March 31, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Honeywell_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. Below …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Padres_minor_league_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 San Francisco Giants season was the 142nd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 67th year in San Francisco, and their 25th at Oracle Park. This was their first season under…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_San_Francisco_Giants_seas…
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Claim 6: “The Dodgers claimed Honeywell off waivers in July 2024”
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Confirmed by Wikipedia and multiple news reports that the Dodgers claimed Honeywell off waivers in July 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers Rumors: Brent Honeywell Claimed Off Waivers.The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has been impacted not only by several injuries throughout the season but also expected contributors strugglin…
https://dodgerblue.com/dodgers-rumors-brent-honeywell-dfa-cl…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1:45PM: The Dodgers have claimed right-hander Brent Honeywell Jr. off waivers from the Pirates, as noted by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.With Los Angeles, Honeywell will continue trying to unlock the talen…
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/07/dodgers-claim-brent-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brent Lee Honeywell Jr. is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.On July 13, 2024, Honeywell was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[37] He pit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Honeywell_Jr.
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Claim 7: “allowing five runs in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach [in Game 4 of the 2024 World Series]”
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The specific detail about allowing five runs in the eighth inning of Game 4 is mentioned in one specific web search result; other sources confirm he pitched in the game but do not detail the specific inning/run count.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_World_Series
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Lee Honeywell Jr. (born March 31, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Honeywell_Jr.
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Claim 8: “Honeywell last pitched in MLB during Game 4 of the 2024 World Series”
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Multiple sources, including a news report and a reference to his performance, confirm his last MLB appearance was in Game 4 of the 2024 World Series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_World_Series
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Lee Honeywell Jr. (born March 31, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Honeywell_Jr.
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Claim 9: “The right-hander tossed a career-high 4.2 innings in NLCS Game 5 [2024]”
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One source (True Blue LA) claims he pitched 7⅔ innings in the NLCS, while the claim states 4.2 innings. The sources provide conflicting numbers for his performance in Game 5.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_World_Series
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Lee Honeywell Jr. (born March 31, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Honeywell_Jr.
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Claim 10: “he produced a 2.62 ERA across 34.1 innings in 18 regular season games for LA [2024]”
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Three independent web sources consistently report the same stats: 2.62 ERA across 34.1 innings in 18 regular season games for LA in 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dodgers claimed Honeywell off waivers in July 2024 and he produced a 2.62 ERA across 34.1 innings in 18 regular season games for LA.Brent Honeywell emerged a World Series hero for the Dodgers in 2…
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web search NEUTRAL — Honeywell went 1-1 with a 2.62 ERA, 4.27 FIP and 1.10 WHIP in 18 games (one start) for the Dodgers during the regular season.
https://dodgerblue.com/brent-honeywell-dodgers-world-series-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Honeywell joined the Dodgers late in 2024 and proved to be a reliable piece out of the bullpen, pitching to a 2.62 ERA across 18 appearances in the regular season.
https://www.thebiglead.com/former-dodgers-brent-honeywell-pa…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.