by Rowan Kavner

The Dodgers continued making moves Wednesday morning, reassigning infielder Charlie Culberson to Minor League camp.

Culberson, who hit .250/.345/.333 this spring, is just the latest roster move as the Dodgers continue trimming down the roster with Opening Day now just five days away.

With the move, the Dodgers are down to 40 players remaining at big-league camp, excluding pitcher Yimi Garcia, who’s on the 60-day disabled list.

The Dodgers optioned relievers Adam Liberatore and Josh Fields on Tuesday night, and manager Dave Roberts said the bullpen is almost set.

Roberts said the Dodgers didn’t see Liberatore and Fields on the Opening Day roster, and he didn’t want to have them to have to travel to Anaheim just to send them back out. Similarly, Roberts said it didn’t make sense for Culberson, who left camp for the birth of his child, to go from Atlanta to Anaheim just to head right back to Oklahoma City.

Deliberations are still ongoing regarding the final spots among position players.

The Dodgers play Wednesday against the Mariners in their final Spring Training game in Arizona before heading to Anaheim for the start of the Freeway Series on Thursday.

Culberson, who was one of the few non-roster invitees still remaining at big-league camp, was competing with a handful of players for one of the utility roles off the bench, in a group that included Chris Taylor, Rob Segedin and Kiké Hernández.

Unfortunately for Hernández, he’s reportedly dealing with some wrist pain after getting hit by a pitch, according to MLB.com’s Ken Gurnick.

Other Notes

· Clayton Kershaw is starting Wednesday, but he’s only expected to go a few innings in a final tune-up start before Opening Day. Kershaw’s racked up 28 strikeouts in 21 Cactus League innings this spring, sporting a 0.71 WHIP.

· Roberts said the plan for Corey Seager (oblique), who’s staying back to get extra work when the team travels to Anaheim, is for him to meet back up with the team in Los Angeles and to be in the lineup for the finale of that Freeway Series at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Roberts said Seager feels he’s making progress with his Minor League work in Arizona.

· Did you know? On this date in 2008, the Dodgers established a Guinness World Record bringing in 115,300 fans for an exhibition game against the Red Sox at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, with proceeds raising more than $2 million for charity.