The Arizona Diamondbacks placed veteran first baseman Carlos Santana on the 10-day injured list with a strained right abductor and selected the contract of first baseman Luken Baker on Tuesday.
Santana’s IL designation is retroactive to Monday after he exited Sunday’s game and underwent an MRI on Monday.
To make room on the 40-man roster, Arizona moved outfielder Jordan Lawlar (fractured wrist) from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL.
Lawlar went on the injured list on Friday after getting hit by a pitch on Thursday. Moving him to the 60-day IL means Lawlar will not return until June.
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Santana signed a one-year deal with the Diamondbacks this offseason to provide plus defense at first base and veteran leadership.
He turned 40 years old on Wednesday and has gotten off to a slow start to his D-backs tenure at 2-for-24 at the plate.
Utility man Ildemaro Vargas took over at first base when Santana gingerly jogged off the field on Sunday and will start at the position on Tuesday against the New York Mets.
Tim Tawa has first base experience, as does rookie Jose Fernandez.
Who is Diamondbacks 1B Luken Baker?
The Diamondbacks signed Baker to a minor league contract this offseason, inviting him to major league spring training.
Baker is a 6-foot-4 right-handed batter who has hit a home run and three doubles over his first nine games with Triple-A Reno. He went yard three times with a .960 OPS in 13 Cactus League games for Arizona.
The 29-year-old has played in 73 MLB games, all with the St. Louis Cardinals, and owns a .206/.317/.338 batting line. He has 145 career minor league home runs, going yard 83 times from 2023-25 in the minors.
Baker was a 2018 second-round pick out of TCU.
Luken Baker MISSILE 🚀
His first home run of the year goes 404 feet & 110 MPH off the bat 😳 pic.twitter.com/dJfUTxSAdH
— Reno Aces (@Aces) March 29, 2026
With Pavin Smith, Lawlar, Tyler Locklear and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. among Arizona’s position players on the injured list, the D-backs had to pull someone new onto the 40-man roster to fill in for Santana.
The club opted for Baker instead of bringing up a higher-regarded prospect playing in Triple-A Reno, such as Ryan Waldschmidt, Tommy Troy or LuJames Groover.
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