Ryan Ward, a 28-year-old baseball player, has made his MLB debut for the Dodgers after a seven-year wait of seven seasons in the minors. Ward, who was not a big-name prospect in the Dodgers’ farm system, rose from High-A to Triple-A by racking up 109 total home runs from 2021-2024 and won the Pacific Coast League’s MVP award with a batting average of 36 home runs and 122 RBIs. Despite his size, limited defensive versatility, and inability to control the strike zone hampered his performance at the plate, Ward managed to improve last year. His debut against the Rockies was a breakthrough, with Ward's strikeout rate decreasing nearly half in half and he won the player's walk rate nearly half.