Prospect shuts hitters down
Dodgers prospect Justin Wrobleski carried a perfect game through seven innings in a dominant outing that drew attention across MLB social channels. (MLB Network ) The start was flagged as a major prospect moment because it combined pitch‑control and length against a pro lineup. (MLB Network )
Justin Wrobleski put together the kind of outing that changes how a pitching prospect is discussed: seven perfect innings before anyone reached base. (x.com) The left-hander is a Dodgers draft pick from Oklahoma State who reached the majors on July 7, 2024, after opening that season at Double-A Tulsa. Major League Baseball lists him at 6-foot-1, 194 pounds, batting and throwing left-handed. (mlb.com) His climb moved quickly in 2024. Wrobleski started the year at Double-A, struck out four over seven scoreless innings for Tulsa on June 16, then punched out a career-high 11 hitters in five innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City on June 23 before his call-up two weeks later. (milb.com 1) (milb.com 2) (mlb.com) A perfect game bid matters because it strips an outing to the hardest part of pitching: no hits, no walks, no hit batters, no baserunners at all. Carrying that through seven innings means a starter kept 21 straight professional hitters from reaching safely. (mlb.com) The Dodgers and prospect evaluators have been watching Wrobleski for a different reason, too: he pairs that efficiency with a starter’s mix. Major League Baseball’s prospect reports say his fastball jumped from 90-93 miles per hour in college to 94-96 after elbow reconstruction, with a peak near 99, and he works off that with a slider, cutter and changeup. (mlb.com 1) (mlb.com 2) That background explains why one clean line can travel so fast online. Wrobleski was an 11th-round pick in 2021, signed after Tommy John surgery, and Major League Baseball’s scouting reports still graded his control at 55 on the 20-80 scouting scale, a mark that points to above-average strike-throwing. (mlb.com) The Dodgers have already seen that profile play in the majors. On April 13, 2026, Wrobleski worked eight scoreless innings against the New York Mets, allowed two hits, walked nobody and became one of only four Dodgers starters in the last 10 years to face the minimum through seven innings. (mlb.com) For a pitcher who was trying to prove in March 2024 that he belonged in the upper minors, the through line is now easy to see: shorter bursts of dominance turned into longer ones. Seven perfect innings did not finish a perfect game, but it did show the Dodgers had a left-hander who could control a lineup deep into a start. (mlb.com)
