Diamondbacks put Carlos Santana on injured list with adductor strain, select Luken Baker
NEW YORK (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Carlos Santana, the oldest active position player in the majors, was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right adductor strain. The designation is retroactive to Monday for Santana, who was injured during his lone plate appearance Sunday. The 39-year-old singled against the Atlanta Braves before being lifted for a pinch-runner in the Diamondbacks’ 6-5, 10-inning win .
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he didn’t know the severity of the strain but expected Santana to be sidelined beyond the 10-day minimum. “He’s going to miss some time,” Lovullo said before the opener of a three-game series against the New York Mets. “We’re not looking at 10 days.
It’s going to be a little bit longer than that. ” The IL stint is just the fifth in Santana’s 17-year career and likely will result in his longest absence since his rookie season with Cleveland in 2010, when he missed the final two months with a sprained left knee. Cleveland placed him on the 7-day concussion list in 2012 and '14 before he had a brief IL stint with the Kansas City Royals in May 2022 because of right ankle bursitis.
To replace Santana — who went 2 for 24 with no RBIs in eight games — the Diamondbacks selected the contract of first baseman Luken Baker from Triple-A Reno. Baker was added to the 40-man roster in place of outfielder Jordan Lawlar, who was shifted to the 60-day injured list. Lawlar is sidelined with a fractured right wrist suffered when he was hit by a pitch last Thursday.
Lovullo said Baker will vie for time at first base with Ildemaro Vargas, who got the start Tuesday, and Jose Fernandez. Baker, who hit . 206 with four homers and 22 RBIs in 73 games for the St.