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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 07: Pitcher Tony Gonsolin #46 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on during the first inning of the MLB game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The Giants defeated the Dodgers 1-0. (Photo by Victor Decolongon\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> beat the Washington Nationals<\/a> by a score of 13-6.<\/p>\n The Dodgers are now 5-2 in their first seven games of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Former Dodgers All-Star Is Still An MLB Free Agent GettyNational League pitchers Tony Gonsolin<\/a>, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, delivers a pitch during the 2022 MLB<\/a> All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.<\/p>\n With the season underway, it\u2019s worth noting that former Dodgers All-Star Tony Gonsolin is still an MLB free agent<\/a>.<\/p>\n He is available to sign with any team in the league.<\/p>\n The Dodgers wrote (on November 12):<\/a> \u201cCatcher Ben Rortvedt<\/a> was claimed by the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> and RHP Tony Gonsolin was outrighted and selected free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n The 31-year-old is coming off a season where he went 3-2 with a 5.00 ERA in seven games.<\/p>\n GettyTony Gonsolin #26 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts on the mound during an 8-5 Dodgers win over the New York Yankees<\/a> at Dodger Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n Gonsolin\u2019s MLB Career GettyTony Gonsolin #26 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Miami Marlins<\/a> in the first inning at loanDepot park on May 06, 2025 in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n Gonsolin was picked in the ninth round of the 2016 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n He has spent all six years of his MLB career with the Dodgers.<\/p>\n During the 2022 season (when he made the All-Star Game), Gonsolin had a 16-1 record with a 2.14 ERA in 24 games.<\/p>\n Sam Fosberg of Just Baseball wrote (on November 12, 2025):<\/a> \u201cTony Gonsolin went 16-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 2022. Since then, he\u2019s pitched just 139 MLB innings\u2026the RHP generated a 30.3 whiff% over a small sample in \u201825. Free agent.\u201d<\/p>\n GettyTony Gonsolin #46 of the Los Angeles Dodgers gets ready in the batters box against of the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> at Chase Field on June 26, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. It was Gonsolin\u2019s first MLB at bat.<\/p>\n Over 86 career games, Gonsolin has gone 37-13 with a 3.34 ERA.<\/p>\n When healthy, he was an excellent pitcher who could still be a good option for other clubs around the MLB.<\/p>\n Matt Watson of MetroPhilly wrote (on February 9):<\/a> \u201cTony Gonsolin is a name to watch for the Phillies<\/a> on the starting pitching market. Gonsolin was 16-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 2022 with the LA Dodgers before right forearm strains and TJ surgery derailed his career. He would be a candidate to receive a minor league deal for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n GettyTony Gonsolin #26 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during an 8-5 Dodgers win over the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n Current Dodgers GettyDave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers comes out to make a pitching change during the fifth inning against the Atlanta Braves<\/a> at Truist Park on June 25, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n The Dodgers will play two more games against the Nationals.<\/p>\n They will then visit the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> (for a 2025 World Series rematch) on April 6 in Canada.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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