There’s a 6-foot-10 young talent that has Los Angeles sports fans excited, but he’s not a Laker or a Clipper.
Paul Gervase is a pitcher for the Dodgers, and just given his height, the righty has already made history as the tallest the Boys in Blue have ever had.
Jun 30, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Paul Gervase (54) throws a pitch against the Athletics during the fourth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
He joined the Dodgers this past summer as part of the trade that sent Hunter Feduccia to Tampa Bay, and he was sent to Los Angeles alongside catcher Ben Rortvedt and lefty pitcher Adam Serwinowski.
Gervase has some limited experience in the majors, appearing in six games for the Rays and Dodgers last year, though only one was with the Boys in Blue.
Overall, over 8.1 innings, he had an ERA of 4.32 and eight strikeouts against eight hits allowed and six walks.
In his Minor League career, though, he has 252 strikeouts across 154 innings, reports Sonja Chen, Dodgers reporter for MLB.com.
Gervase ‘Excited’ to Join the Dodgers
Speaking with Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain, Gervase said he’s excited to join the team amid a historic run of back-to-back World Series titles, with the first three-peat in nearly 30 years still in play.
Gervase told McKain he was on the Rays’ team bus headed back to the hotel from Yankee Stadium when he got the call from his general manager that he was being traded.
“He was like, ‘You’re going to the Dodgers.’ I was like, alright, sounds good,” Gervase explained. “I was excited. Like you said, they’re the best team in the world, so I was excited to come here and do what I could to help this team win.”
Gervase’s Height Draws Comparisons, Good and Bad
Being 6-foot-10, Gervase naturally is already being compared to the Big Unit, Randy Johnson, who stood the same height during his playing days.
Johnson was a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but height is no guarantee of success.
Just ask Joseph Deng Thon, a minor-leaguer for the Dodgers who made history as the first South Sudanese player to sign a professional baseball contract.
The 6-foot-7 right-hander came equipped with a 95 mph fastball, reports Manny Randhawa of MLB.com.
That wasn’t enough, though, and Deng struggled mightily.
In 3.2 innings pitched over eight games, he only allowed one hit and had five strikeouts. He also walked 22 batters and had 13 earned runs, resulting in an otherworldly ERA of 31.91.
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