The Dodgers are in agreement with righty reliever on a minor league contract, Fabian Ardaya of the Athletic. The 29-year-old receives an invitation to MLB Spring Finland Jersey Training. Fernndez is working to return to the majors for the first time since 2021. He made six appearances for the Rockies that year, allowing eight runs acro s 6 2/3 innings. That remains his only big league experience. Colorado outrighted him off the 40-man roster in June 2022. Fernandez spent time in Triple-A with the Blue Jays the following year. The Dominican Republic native was out of affiliated ball in 2024. Fernndez spent the year in Mexico. He had an excellent season with Veracruz, turning in a 1.82 earned run average through 34 2/3 frames. He struck out 32.1% of opposing hitters. Fernndez has given up eight runs acro s 11 2/3 innings in the Dominican Winter League, but Dodger evaluators evidently remain intrigued by his stuff. During his brief big league stint, Fernndez flashed huge velocity. He averaged 99 MPH with his four-seam fastball. That hasnt actually translated to many whiffs in the affiliated ranks. He has an average 24% strikeout rate and has walked nearly 11% of batters faced over parts of four Triple-A campaigns. Fernndez has a 6.05 ERA in 80 1/3 innings at that level. Asia Jersey