Zach Root

Zach Root's 2026 season

Zach Root spent 2026 in the Los Angeles Dodgers system, pitching in 19 games, all starts, between High-A Great Lakes and Double-A Tulsa. The left-hander threw 76⅓ innings with a 3.54 ERA, striking out 103 (32.1 percent of batters) and walking 36 (11.2 percent).

Root opened with Great Lakes and posted a 2.40 ERA in 60 innings before his promotion to Double-A Tulsa on July 31. He reached Double-A at 22, more than two years younger than the average Texas League pitcher, and posted a 7.71 ERA in 16⅓ innings there.