Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher Andrew Saalfrank will miss the 2026 season after undergoing shoulder surgery, according to MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert.
Saalfrank posted a picture of himself in a hospital bed on Monday.
Andrew Saalfrank shares on Instagram that he underwent surgery.
“The game of baseball can be a brutal one, but it's also given me some of the best moments of my life, and I don't expect that to change moving forward. … A big thank you to Dr. Meister and the entire team at TMI.” pic.twitter.com/bFv6v7hS3W
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“Tough pill to swallow,” Saalfrank said on Instagram. “The game of baseball can be a brutal one, but it’s also given me some of the best moments of my life, and I don’t expect that to change moving forward. It’s all part of a bigger plan that I will never understand.
“Thank you to everyone in advance for the support and well wishes. Just another bump in the road of living out my dream.”
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The reliever is coming off a 2025 where he appeared in 28 games and posted a 1.24 ERA with a 1.000 WHIP and three saves across 29 innings of work. He struck out 19 and walked 10.
Before that, he had been serving a one-year suspension for betting on MLB games while recovering from Tommy John surgery in 2021 and 2022. Four of those games included the Diamondbacks, though Saalfrank did not appear in any of those contests.
He was officially reinstated from his yearlong suspension last June, beginning with the ACL D-backs, before eventually moving up to Triple-A Reno and the majors.
Saalfrank made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks in September 2023. He appeared in 10 regular season games that year for Arizona as a rookie, allowing zero earned runs on seven hits. He struck out six and walked four.
He also logged 5.2 innings and a 3.18 ERA across 11 games played during Arizona’s World Series run.
Diamondbacks pitchers and catchers report Tuesday for spring training. The full squad gets going on Sunday.
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