Diamondbacks named trade deadline loser despite Lars Nootbaar addition

The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the midst of a tight Wild Card race in the National League. Currently, they hold the tiebreaker over the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL's fifth seed. If the postseason started today, the D-Backs would travel to Wrigley Field for a best-of-three series against the Chicago Cubs. Winning

Nootbaar, whose mother is Japanese, represents Japan internationally and was part of the Samurai Japan team that won the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Nootbaar is under team control through 2027 Aug 3, 2026 at 6:45 pm ET • 2 min read Getty Images The Arizona Diamondbacks are set to acquire outfielder Lars Nootbaar from the St. Louis Cardinals minutes before Monday's Major League Baseball trade deadline, ESPN reports. The Cardinals are receiving two pitching prospects

Nootbar joins Arizona and leaves a Cardinals team that has been in rebuild mode since the offseason.