Diamondbacks Call Up Baker, Vargas Amid Injuries

0:00On April 7th, the Diamondbacks just placed Carlos Santana on the 10-day injured list with a strained right-a-ductor on Tuesday, April 7th. It's the second-first basement they've lost to injury in two weeks to start the season, shaking up their lineup early. They called up Luke and Baker, a 29-year-old slugger, with 73 big league games under his belt from the Cardinals. He's batting just 206 in his career, but hit 242 with power in 9 AA games for Reno this year after signing a minor league, deal in January. Manager Tori LeVulo plans to mix Baker in at first base for now, but he's eyeing veteran Ildemaro Vargas for most of the action. The 34-year-old Vargas is scorching hot, going 6 for 11 with a double, triple, and homer, handling fastballs like a pro. Santana tweaked his leg in the second inning Sunday, April 5th, against the Braves, and got an MRI on the off day. Baker learned of his call-up mid-grocery run Monday wasted trip, but he's keeping his simple approach, hit hard, drive runs, win games.

1:03Meanwhile, Jordan Lawler moved to the 60-day list with a fractured wrist, out until early June at least, while Pavan Smith's elbow lingers with. Discomfort, delaying his return longer than hoped. The first base rotation rolls on as the D-backs grind through this rough patch. From your team, powered by AI, this is New York Met's News Today.