Dodgers recall Adam Liberatore, bringing active roster to 37 players.

Adam Liberatore

Left-handed pitcher Adam Liberatore has a 4.15 earned-run average in 35 games with the Dodgers this season. (Getty Images)

The newest member of the Dodgers’ bullpen has thrown 12 competitive pitches in the last 15 days. Adam Liberatore arrives in Los Angeles a refreshed man.

Liberatore, who was recalled from Triple-A on Tuesday, will effectively take the warm seat vacated when Jim Johnson left the team to be with his wife, who is expected to give birth to the couple’s third child.

Liberatore, 28, appeared in one inning of the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers’ three-game playoff series loss to Round Rock. The left-hander did not allow a run in the Sept. 11 game. Including the end of the regular season, Liberatore finished the Pacific Coast League season with five scoreless outings spanning six innings.

In 17 games following his latest demotion to Triple-A, Liberatore allowed eight runs in 18 ⅔ innings. He walked 10 batters and struck out 13.

Liberatore has 35 games of major league experience, all during his first season with the Dodgers. He didn’t allow a run in his first nine appearances, then pitched to a 6.61 ERA over his final 26 games, earning a demotion to Triple-A.

The Dodgers have 37 players on their active roster. Among the remaining players on the 40-man roster, Kiké Hernandez and Yasiel Puig are on the disabled list. Infielder Jose Peraza is on the active roster but rehabbing a hamstring injury. Only Johnson and pitcher Zach Lee are healthy and not with the team.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.