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Optioned to Reno The Diamondbacks optioned Pfaadt to Triple-A Reno on Thursday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Impact Manager Torey Lovullo said Wednesday that Pfaadt could be stretched out into a starter in the near future, and his demotion to Triple-A suggests that the D-backs are already putting that plan into motion. While the 27-year-old works on building up his workload, Kade Strowd and Philip Abner will come up from Reno to fill the open spots in Arizona's bullpen.

JUNE 4 • ROTOWIRE

May stretch out as starter Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Wednesday that there is a "strong possibility" that Pfaadt will be stretched back out, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

Impact Pfaadt opened the season in the starting rotation but was shifted to a relief role with a 5.94 ERA over his first three starts. The move to the 'pen hasn't worked out; Pfaadt's ERA as a reliever rose to 5.91 following his appearance Wednesday, when he allowed two runs on three hits and two walks over one inning in a 7-0 loss to the Dodgers. If he's built back up, it makes sense the organization would do that in the minors.

JUNE 4 • ROTOWIRE

Diamondbacks Management Seems Confused About Brandon Pfaadt The Arizona Diamondbacks lost an extra inning baseball game by a score of 7-6 in Seattle Friday night. It was a heartbreaking loss they had...

MAY 30 • SI.COM

Rumfield ends Rockies' power drought, but mistakes prove too costly PHOENIX -- TJ Rumfield dialed up a play that had been strangely missing from the Rockies’ offensive strategy -- the home run. The quieter st...

MAY 24 • MLB.COM

Ketel Marte and Nolan Arenado lead the Diamondbacks to a 5-4 win over Rockies

Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer and scored twice in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies

MAY 24 • Associated Press

Brandon Pfaadt's Role for the Diamondbacks is Already Changing Again Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt pitched the eighth inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. After a...

MAY 23 • SI.COM

Corbin Carroll hits 2 homers, drives in 3 as the Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 8-6

Corbin Carroll homered twice and drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6

MAY 18 • Associated Press

Stays stretched out Pfaadt allowed two hits and struck out five over three scoreless innings of relief in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to Texas.

Impact Starter Zac Gallen was done early after giving up seven runs in 4.2 innings. That meant Pfaadt, a starter turned reliever, could bail out the bullpen with multiple innings. He struck out five of the 11 batters faced in what was his best effort of the season. Pfaadt entered the game with a 9.95 ERA over his first three relief appearances. The Diamondbacks will make every effort to keep him stretched out in case a fill-in or piggy-back starter is required.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Padres rally past Diamondbacks 6-4 in Mexico City as Miller sets club record for scoreless streak

Ty France homered twice and Gavin Sheets hit a two-run single during a four-run seventh inning as the San Diego Padres rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 in Mexico City

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

Saves bullpen in loss Pfaadt allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out three over 6.1 innings in Sunday's 10-4 loss to Toronto.

Impact This was Pfaadt's first appearance since being removed from the starting rotation earlier this week. He bailed out the bullpen in a game where starter Ryne Nelson allowed eight runs and retired just one batter. Pfaadt compiled a 5.94 ERA in three starts, before he was replaced by Merrill Kelly in the rotation.

APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Pfaadt Makes Elite 2026 Bullpen Debut in Ugly Circumstances Six and one-third innings of one-run baseball would generally be considered a dominant quality start. But right-hander Brandon Pfaadt put up...

APRIL 20 • SI.COM

Bumped from rotation, Pfaadt saves 'pen in 1st relief appearance PHOENIX -- There are not a ton of positives to take away from a game in which you lose 10-4, but for the Diamondbacks, there was a big one t...

APRIL 20 • MLB.COM

How Brandon Pfaadt is Adjusting to New Bullpen Role Brandon Pfaadt walked into manager Torey Lovullo's office in the aftermath of his shift from starter to reliever with a simple message: "I j...

APRIL 18 • SI.COM

D-backs move Pfaadt to bullpen to make room for Kelly's return BALTIMORE -- The Diamondbacks are sending Brandon Pfaadt to the bullpen and optioning reliever Taylor Rashi to prepare for Merrill Kelly’s r...

APRIL 14 • MLB.COM

Moving to bullpen role Pfaadt will transition to the bullpen following the return of Merrill Kelly (back) from the injured list, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Impact Pfaadt has struggled mightily to find his footing over his first three starts of the 2026 campaign, as he's given up 11 runs over 16.2 innings of work. He'll search for success as a reliever while Michael Soroka will remain in Arizona's starting rotation going forward.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

Tagged with first loss Saturday Pfaadt (0-1) took the loss Saturday, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks over six innings as the Diamondbacks fell 4-3 to the Phillies. He struck out si...

Impact All four runs off the right-hander crossed the plate in the third inning on back-to-back homers by Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper. The outing still qualified as Pfaadt's first quality start of 2026, albeit barely, as he tossed 65 of 101 pitches for strikes. He carries a 5.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 11:6 K:BB through 16.2 innings, and with Merrill Kelly (back) close to making his season debut, Pfaadt could get bumped from the rotation.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Schwarber, Harper homer to lead Phillies over Diamondbacks 4-3 to stop 3-game skid

Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the third inning and Bryce Harper went deep two pitches later, boosting the Philadelphia Phillies over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-...

APRIL 11 • Associated Press

Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt did gender reveal with laces while pitching vs. Phillies | Sporting News This is a fun way to do it.

APRIL 11 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Diamondbacks bring win streak into game against the Phillies

The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to extend a three-game win streak with a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies

APRIL 11 • Associated Press

Falls apart late in no-decision Pfaadt did not factor into the decision Sunday against Atlanta, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two over 4.2 innings.

Impact Pfaadt got off to a shaky start, surrendering a solo homer to Drake Baldwin just two batters into the game, but he briefly settled in by retiring 10 of the next 13 hitters. The right-hander ran into more trouble in the fifth inning, where two more runs came across, including one on a wild changeup that reached the backstop, allowing a free runner to come home. After surrendering five runs in his season debut and a disappointing Sunday, it's been a slow start to 2026 for the 27-year-old. Pfaadt will look to bounce back in his next outing against Philadelphia, a lineup that has been roughly middle of the pack offensively to begin the season.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Diamondbacks beat the Braves 6-5 in 10 innings to split the 4-game series

Ketel Marte doubled on the first pitch of the 10th inning to score automatic runner Jorge Barrosa and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday to split the fo...

APRIL 5 • Associated Press

Braves play the Diamondbacks leading series 2-1

The Atlanta Braves meet the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 2-1 series lead

APRIL 5 • Associated Press

Gives up five runs in 2026 debut Pfaadt did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing five runs on six hits and one walk over six innings in a 7-5 victory over the Tigers. He struck out three.

Impact Pfaadt retired the side in order in five of six his frames Tuesday, but the third inning was a mess as Detroit rallied for five runs on six hits. Despite that seemingly strong performance for most of the night, the right-hander generated just six swinging strikes on 85 pitches, which isn't exactly an encouraging season debut after his strikeout rate already dropped more than five percentage points to 19.2 percent from 2024 to 2025. A matchup with Atlanta this weekend presents a difficult task for Pfaadt his next time out.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Fernandez hits 2 home runs in MLB debut, leads Diamondbacks over Tigers 7-5

Jose Fernandez hit two home runs, including the go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth inning in the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers

APRIL 1 • Associated Press

Diamondbacks face the Tigers leading series 1-0

The Arizona Diamondbacks bring a 1-0 lead into the latest game of the series against the Detroit Tigers

MARCH 31 • Associated Press

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