Overview
- The Diamondbacks claimed Jesús Sánchez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, Sept. 14, and added him to their 40-man roster.
- Sánchez cannot appear for Arizona in the postseason because he joined the team after the MLB roster eligibility cutoff of Sept. 1.
- To open active-roster space the club optioned Tommy Troy to Triple-A, preserving Troy’s options while bringing Sánchez into a likely platoon or designated-hitter role.
- Sánchez hit .260/.318/.416 with eight home runs in 99 games this season, and Arizona will pay his remaining 2026 salary while keeping him under club control for 2027.
- The pickup is a low-cost bid to help a Diamondbacks team that sits 2.5 games behind the final NL wild-card spot with a short stretch of regular-season games remaining.