The Arizona Diamondbacks announced their 2026 Opening Day roster with a series of roster moves. The 40-man roster is at 40.
RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERS (12)
LEFT-HANDED PITCHERS (1)
CATCHERS (2)
POSITION PLAYERS (11)
Selected to Major League roster:
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RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (No. 43)
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INF Ildemaro Vargas (No. 6)
Placed on 10-day injured list:
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C Adrian Del Castillo (retro. March 22; strained left calf)
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INF Tyler Locklear (retro. March 22; recovery from left elbow surgery)
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OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (retro. March 22; recovery from right ACL surgery)
Placed on 15-day injured list:
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RHP Merrill Kelly (retro. March 24; left intercostal nerve irritation)
Optioned to Triple-A Reno:
Cleared spots on 40-man roster
Designated for assignment:
Placed on 60-day injured list:
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RHP Cristian Mena (strained right shoulder)
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LHP Blake Walston (left ulnar collateral ligament surgery)
No real surprises here. We were more or less aware of the 26-man roster a couple of days ago, between roster moves and statements by Torey Lovullo. The lack of left-handed relievers is interesting: we’ll see how that works out, especially against the Dodgers who have some top left-handed hitters. Three non-roster invitees have been added to the roster as expected. Spaces for two were cleared by moving Mena and Walston to the IL, and DFA’ing Holman. The last was picked up off waivers from the Athletics on February 15, so will become a ghost D-back, never appearing for the team.
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