What to expect from Dodgers phenom Urias

After weeks of speculation as to when they would promote baseball’s top left-handed pitching prospect, the Dodgers are expected to add Julio Urias to their roster Friday. He’ll start against the Mets in place of Alex Wood, who has triceps tendinitis.

The youngest player in the big leagues once he arrives, Urias will become the first 19-year-old to pitch for the Dodgers since fellow Mexican Fernando Valenzuela in 1980. He’ll be the first teenager to start for Los Angeles since Dick Calmus in 1963.

• Urias to debut for LA on Friday

Friday’s Dodgers-Mets matchup, an MLB Network Showcase game, can be seen free on MLB.TV and will feature MLB Plus — MLB.com’s data-driven online broadcast that uses Statcast™ and other analytical and broadcast elements to deliver an in-depth discussion about both the action on the field and the big picture.

Despite his youth, Urias has nothing left to prove in the Minor Leagues. Acquired as part of a $1.8 million package from the Mexico City Red Devils in 2012, he entered pro ball by dominating low Class A hitters at age 16 the following season. Urias …

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