guerrero injured his knee in spring training in 2016, causing him to begin the season on the disabled list. in a minor league rehab stint across three different levels in may, he played in 16 games and hit .136. when he was ready to rejoin the team, there was no spot available on the active roster so guerrero was designated for assignment by the dodgers on may 31, 2016 and removed from the 40-man roster. the dodgers released guerrero on june 8.