Gavin Blaine Stone...son of Kerry and Jennifer Stone...went 9-6 with a 2.42 ERA in 36 games across three seasons at Central Arkansas...picked up in the fifth round (159th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft...has three brothers Kollin, Chandler and Maddox Stone...Kollin was a pitcher at Arkansas State University and signed with Billings Mustangs in 2021.
2024
Had a breakout season, tossing an 11-5 record with a 3.53 ERA (55 ER/140.1 IP) with 116 strikeouts against 37 walks in 25 starts...Fired a complete game shutout on June 16 against CWS, giving up only four hits while striking out seven in 103 pitches...was the first by a Dodger rookie since Hyun Jin Ryu in 2013...Placed on the injured list on Sept. 6 with a right shoulder injury...Led Dodger pitchers in wins, games started, shutouts and innings pitched...was second in strikeouts...Had his best month in June, going 4-0 with a 1.97 ERA (7 ER/32.0 IP) in five starts with a complete game and 29 strikeouts...Tossed a season-high 10 strikeouts on Aug. 19 against SEA, firing seven scoreless innings and giving up two hits and two walks.
2023
Appeared in eight games with the Dodgers and 21 with Triple-A Oklahoma City... Across eight appearances (four starts) with the Dodgers, he went 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA (31 ER/31.0 IP)... Made his MLB debut on May 5 against the Phillies, tossing 4.0 innings, giving up eight hits, four runs and two walks while striking out one...collected his first strikeout in his debut against Nick Castellanos on three pitches... Earned his first career win on Aug. 27 against the Red Sox after going a career-high 6.0 innings in relief, giving up five hits and four runs, while striking out two... Garnered his first career save on Sept. 17 against Mariners, firing 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks while striking out a career-high five…first save at any professional level...Produced better numbers out of the bullpen, posting a 4.60 ERA (8 ER/15.2 IP) in four games…posted 13.50 ERA (23 ER/15.1 IP) in four games as a starter...Went 7-4 with a 4.74 ERA (53 ER/100.2 IP) in 21 games (19 starts) with Triple-A Oklahoma City and produced a 10.73 strikeouts per nine innings mark mark while holding opponents to a .225/.309/.375 clip... Awarded three separate Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors (7/9, 8/6, 9/3)...Named a Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Star Made one start in the Pacific Coast League Championship Series, tossing 6.1 innings in the clincher, giving up four hits, two runs, and two walks while striking out a season-high tying 10 in the win over Round Rock, their first title since 1996…performed much better against right-handed hitters while with Triple-A Oklahoma City, holding opponents to a .193 average opposed to a .288 line against lefties.
2022
Appeared in 26 games across three levels in the Minor Leagues – Advanced-A Great Lakes (six games), Double-A Tulsa (14 G), and Triple-A Oklahoma City (six games)...Wrapped 2022 with a combined 9-6 record, posting a 1.12 WHIP and 1.48 ERA...recorded ERAs below 2.00 at each stop – Advanced-A Great Lakes (1.44), Double-A Tulsa (1.60), and Triple-A Oklahoma City (1.16)...With Advanced-A Great Lakes, achieved a 1-1 record (4 ER/25.0 IP), striking out 28 batters against six walks while holding batters to a .204 average...With Double-A Tulsa, went 6-4 (13 ER/73.1 IP) in 14 games…kept batters at a .219 average and touted a 1.21 WHIP...With Triple-A Oklahoma City, posted a 2-1 record with a 1.16 ERA (3 ER/23.1 IP) and 33 strikeouts across six games…held batters to a .169 average...Tied for ninth in the minors for most strikeouts (168) last season…ranked second on Triple-A Oklahoma City team...Placed 77th on Major League Baseball’s Top 100 Prospects list...a top 10 Los Angeles Dodgers prospect (seventh)...Was named a 2022 MiLB.com Organization All-Star.
2021
Pitched for the Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and High-A Great Lakes Loons...promoted to Single-A on May 4 and then to High-A on August 17...Went 2-2 on the season with a 3.76 ERA (38 ER/91.0 IP) across 23 games (22 starts)...struck out 138 batters, giving up 87 hits, 44 runs, and seven homers...Assigned to and made his first professional debut with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on May 4…spun three innings, only giving up one hit, a walk, and whiffing six batters against the Inland Empire 66ers...Produced a 1-2 record and 3.73 ERA (29 ER/70.0 IP) in 18 games (17 starts) with the Single-A Quakes…allowed 69 hits, 25 runs, and five longballs...Made good on his High-A promotion having gone 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA (9 ER/21.0 IP)...Overall held batters to a .234 average…kept righties to .292 average and lefties to a .196.
2020
No minor league season...assigned to Rookie-level AZL Dodgers
