Ross Elects Free Agency, Rashi Shines

0:00It's April 7. MLB News Today starts now. AI-powered and game-ready. I'm Cory with the story. Joe Ross, the 32-year-old right-handed reliever for the Arizona Diamondbacks, just elected free agency after getting outright it to AAA. Reno. He had made the opening day roster as a surprise long relief option, but things went south quick with a brutal 19.64 ERA over three. Outings. Earlier this week, Ross Scott designated for a Simon following back-to-back rough spots, including giving up six runs in just two outs against the Detroit Tigers and two more runs versus the Atlanta Braves in a 17-to-2 blowout loss. He cleared waivers but decided to hit the open market instead of sticking around. D-backs manager Tori LeVulo called it one of those tough baseball realities, needing fresh arms when pictures fall behind, especially since Ross. Wasn't optionable and just wasn't locating the ball. The team wasted no time calling up Taylor Rashi from Reno to fill the multi-ending role.

1:03Rashi stepped up big right away, tossing a scoreless 10th inning on Sunday that set up Arizona's walkoff win over the Braves for a key series split. That victory came at a good time before they hit the road. Now the Diamondbacks head into three games against the New York Mets this week, kicking off a long trip that includes stops in Philadelphia and Baltimore, looking to steady the ship early in the season.