The Red Sox DFA’d Brasier after 20 games and a 7.29 ERA in 2023 before he signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers later in the season. He returned to the majors that June and went on to pitch in 39 games for Los Angeles with a 0.70 ERA.

However, Bob Nightengale reported that the Dodgers were shopping some of their "surplus" in the wake of the Yates news. Namely, they were shopping reliever Ryan Brasier, who was brought back last season on a two-year,