Dodgers continue to renew contract for Andrew Toles amid his battle with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

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Andrew Toles has not played a Major League Baseball game since 2018, but the Los Angeles Dodgers have renewed his contract for a fifth straight season.

Toles, 30, played three seasons for the Dodgers between 2016-2018 but did not return for spring training in 2019 and was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. 

Andrew Toles of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single during the seventh inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park July 12, 2018, in San Diego.  (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Despite not playing for the team, the Dodgers have continued to renew his contract season after season — this year at $0 — so the former outfielder can keep his health insurance, the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month. 

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"I love this," former Dodgers pitcher Tom Koehler said on Twitter in response to the news. "Saw it first hand how they treated me when I could provide nothing for them. I am not surprised they are helping Andrew. It's bigger than sports."

Koehler signed a one-year deal with Los Angeles in 2017 but was injured during spring training and was released in 2018. 

Andrew Toles of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after striking out against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning of a game at Chase Field Aug. 16, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz.   (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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In 2020, Toles was arrested in Florida after he was found homeless and sleeping behind an airport. 

Toles’ father, Alvin Toles, told USA Today in 2021 that he now cares for