"Loáisiga, 31, has shown big potential in his career but has often struggled to stay healthy. His best season was in 2021, when he gave the Yankees 70 2/3 innings with a 2.17 earned run average. He averaged around 98 miles per hour with his four-seamer and sinker while also throwing a cutter, curveball, slider and changeup. He struck out 24.4% of batters faced, limited walks to a 5.7% clip."
"His ground ball rate held fairly steady but he only punched out 18.2% of opponents and his walked rate climbed to 9.4%. Various elbow issues limited him to just 17 2/3 innings in 2023. He eventually underwent surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament in April of 2024. He began 2025 on the injured list while still recovering from that surgery but was activated in the middle of May."
Jonathan Loáisiga agreed to a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks and will be in big league camp for spring training. He posted a standout 2021 season with the Yankees, delivering 70 2/3 innings and a 2.17 ERA while averaging about 98 mph on his heater and inducing a 60.9% ground-ball rate. Persistent arm and back injuries followed, including UCL surgery in April 2024 and a 2025 campaign interrupted by back tightness and a lat strain. He tossed 29 2/3 innings in 2025 with a 4.25 ERA. Arizona seeks bullpen help after a depleted relief corps in 2025.
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