Brusdar Graterol

Brusdar Javier Graterol (born August 26, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 for the Minnesota Twins. Graterol was traded to the Dodgers following the 2019 season. He is a two-time World Series champion.

Career Minnesota Twins Graterol signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in August 2014. He missed the 2016 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and returned from the injury in 2017 and pitched for the Gulf Coast Twins and Elizabethton Twins, going 4–1 with a 2.70 ERA in 10 games (seven starts).

Graterol started 2018 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels (with whom he was named a Midwest League all-star) and was promoted to the Fort Myers Miracle in June. In 19 starts between the two teams, he went 8–4 with a 2.74 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. He began the 2019 season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, earning Southern League all-star honors.

On September 1, 2019, the Twins selected Graterol's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major-league debut that day versus the Detroit Tigers, striking out the first batter he faced (Dawel Lugo) and pitching a scoreless inning in relief. In 2019 with the Twins, he was 1–1 with a 4.66 ERA, making 10 appearances totaling innings while striking out 10 batters. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, he appeared in 23 games (two starts) for the Dodgers and allowed eight earned runs in 23 innings, for a 3.09 ERA. In the postseason, he pitched one scoreless inning to pick up the save in the second game of the Wild Card Series and scoreless innings in the second game of the 2020 NLDS. In the 2020 NLCS against the Atlanta Braves, he pitched in four games, allowing three runs in innings and in the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays he pitched two scoreless innings over three games as the Dodgers won the championship. He pitched in 68 games in 2023, with a 1.20 ERA and seven saves.

In 2024, Graterol began the season on the injured list with a sore shoulder and didn't rejoin the active roster until August 5. In his first game back, he recorded one out, gave up a single and suffered a hamstring strain while pitching to the next batter, putting him back on the injured list after just eight pitches. He rejoined the roster again on September 10 only to return to the injured list on September 26 due to shoulder inflammation. In total, he pitched in innings and allowed two earned runs. He pitched innings over parts of three games, allowing one run on two hits and four walks. On September 20, he was officially ruled out for the season.

Graterol pitched in a few minor league rehab games with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets in May 2026, his first game action in over a year. He later suffered a back injury in that rehab assignment that led to surgery, leading to him returning to the 60-day injured list.

Personal life Graterol grew up near Calabozo, Venezuela, and was raised by his mother, Ysmalia, and grandparents. He married Allison Landa on January 22, 2021.