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Gets minor-league deal with Houston The Astros signed Roa to a minor-league contract Friday and assigned him to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Roa elected to enter free agency after being designated for assignment by the Cubs on June 24. He'll catch on with the Astros' organization for the second time this season after inking a minor-league deal with the team in early January before being DFA'd in late April. All seven of Roa's major-league outings came out of Houston's bullpen, but he has spent the majority of the 2026 season in Triple-A, where he has a 9.39 ERA, 2.02 WHIP and 23:10 K:BB across 15.1 innings.

JULY 5 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd by Cubs The Cubs designated Roa for assignment Wednesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact The transaction makes space on the roster for waiver claim Bryse Wilson. Roa was a waiver claim himself last month, and he's turned in a 7.71 ERA and 20:7 K:BB over 11.2 frames at Triple-A Iowa.

JUNE 24 • ROTOWIRE

Claimed by Cubs The Cubs claimed Roa off waivers from the Orioles on Sunday.

Impact Roa continues to bounce around via waivers, as this is his fourth organization over the past month. The right-hander has a career 3.86 ERA and 9:10 K:BB across 11.2 big-league innings and will join the bullpen at Triple-A Iowa.

MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd by Baltimore The Orioles designated Roa for assignment Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Baltimore claimed Roa off waivers from the Twins last weekend, but he loses his 40-man roster spot to trade pickup Eduarniel Nunez, who was acquired from the Athletics on Friday. Roa has a career 3.86 ERA and 9:10 K:BB across 11.2 big-league innings.

MAY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Claimed by Baltimore The Orioles claimed Roa off waivers Sunday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Impact Roa was designated for assignment by Minnesota on Wednesday but will remain on a 40-man roster with Baltimore. Prior to his brief time in the Twins organization, the right-hander made seven appearances for the Astros early this season and surrendered five earned runs with a 6:7 K:BB over 8.2 innings.

MAY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Designated for assignment The Twins designated Roa for assignment Wednesday, Theodore Tollefson of Zone Coverage reports.

Impact The move frees a spot on the 40-man roster for new acquisition Yoendrys Gomez. Roa was a waiver claim of the Twins in late April but has not made an appearance for them, having turned in a 7.71 ERA in three relief outings with Triple-A St. Paul.

MAY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Claimed by Twins The Twins claimed Roa off waivers from the Astros on Thursday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Impact Roa will report to Triple-A St. Paul, where he will provide the Twins with some additional right-handed relief depth. He holds a 5.19 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and 6:7 K:BB across 8.2 innings at the major-league level this season.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Booted off 40-man roster The Astros designated Roa for assignment Tuesday.

Impact The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Daniel Johnson. Roa holds a 5.19 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and 6:7 K:BB across 8.2 innings at the major-league level this season and has a good chance of passing through waivers.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A The Astros optioned Roa to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Julia Morales of Space City Home Network reports.

Impact Houston needed room for Peter Lambert, who is getting the promotion ahead of Friday's start against the Cardinals. Roa has pitched in seven games out of the bullpen for the Astros this season, posting a 5.19 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and 6:7 K:BB across 8.2 innings.

APRIL 17 • ROTOWIRE

Takes loss in relief Roa (0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief Thursday against the Rockies, allowing a run on three hits across 1.1 innings.

Impact Roa has made three straight multi-inning appearances out of the Astros bullpen, but the results have been far from encouraging. Over those three outings and 5.2 innings pitched, Roa has given up four earned runs on seven hits and a 4:3 BB:K while also hitting three batters. The 27-year-old right-hander owns a 4.91 ERA and 1.91 WHIP in five appearances and 7.1 innings pitched since the beginning of April after being recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land.

APRIL 17 • ROTOWIRE

Astros place ace right-hander Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain

The Houston Astros have placed ace right-hander Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain

APRIL 5 • Associated Press

Back in majors The Astros recalled Roa from Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday.

Impact The right-hander was optioned to Sugar Land last Monday after making two relief appearances during the first weekend of the regular season, and he'll rejoin the big club with Hunter Brown (shoulder) landing on the injured list. Roa should fill a low-leverage role while up with the big club.

APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE

Sent to Triple-A The Astros optioned Roa to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Houston is replacing Roa in the bullpen with Cody Bolton, who had his contract selected from Sugar Land in a corresponding move. Roa pitched in two games out of the Astros' bullpen in the opening series against the Angels and allowed one run on one hit and two walks across 1.1 innings. He struck out a pair.

MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE

Wins bullpen job in Houston The Astros selected Roa's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.

Impact Roa came to Astros camp as a non-roster invitee and won a spot by allowing just one run with a 13:0 K:BB over 9.2 Grapefruit League innings. The righty has just two game of big-league experience under his belt and should be used in low-leverage situations.

MARCH 25 • ROTOWIRE

Lands with Astros Roa signed a minor-league contract with the Astros on Dec. 20.

Impact Roa made his MLB debut with the Marlins in 2025, throwing three scoreless innings while striking out three batters and walking three. Most of his time was spent in Triple-A, where he posted a 2.83 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across 60.1 frames. The 26-year-old righty is likely to report to Triple-A Sugar Land to begin the 2026 campaign, though he could join the Astros' bullpen at some point if he continues to thrive in the minors.

JANUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Hits open market Roa elected free agency Friday.

Impact The 26-year-old was outrighted to Triple-A Jacksonville by the Marlins on Thursday, and he was able to reject that assignment since he had been outrighted previously. Roa made two scoreless appearances for Miami last year and had a 2.83 ERA over 60.1 innings at Triple-A.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A Roa cleared waivers Thursday and was sent outright to Triple-A Jacksonville.

Impact Roa pitched three scoreless innings for the Marlins this season but spent most of his time in Triple-A, where he posted a 2.83 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over 60.1 frames. Despite his strong performance, he'll now lose his place on Miami's 40-man roster and aim to earn it back during spring training.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sent down Monday Roa was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday.

Impact Roa will return to Triple-A after being called up Saturday, tossing one scoreless inning, while walking two batters in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Tigers. The move made room for Tyler Phillips (personal) to return to the 28-man roster after spending a couple days on the paternity list.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Brought back up to big club Miami recalled Roa from Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday.

Impact Roa's return to the Marlins was spurred by fellow reliever Tyler Phillips landing on the paternity list. Phillips is allowed up to three days away from the team, so Roa's time with the big-league squad may be short. Roa has just one appearance with Miami this year, allowing one hit and one walk with three strikeouts over two scoreless innings against Philadelphia on Sept. 6.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sent back to minors The Marlins optioned Roa to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday.

Impact Roa was with the big club for just a couple days, tossing two scoreless innings in his lone appearance. He's clearing out to make room on the active roster for Janson Junk (elbow), who is back from the 15-day injured list to start Monday's game versus the Nationals.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 • DEADSPIN.COM

Marlins select Christian Roa, release Declan Cronin The Miami Marlins selected the contract of right-hander Christian Roa from Triple-A Jacksonville.In corresponding moves, they released right...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 • THESTATE.COM

Selected from Jacksonville The Marlins selected Roa's contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday.

Impact Roa has enjoyed a breakout campaign at Jacksonville this season, turning in a 2.83 ERA and 1.10 WHIP alongside a 61:28 K:BB through 57.1 innings. The 26-year-old's performance will earn him a spot in Miami's bullpen as the replacement for the injured Freddy Tarnok (ankle). Roa will be making his MLB debut whenever he gets into a game.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tosses scoreless frame Saturday Roa (shoulder) tossed a scoreless inning, allowing one walk while striking out a batter in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Cardinals in Grapefruit League action.

Impact Roa ended the 2024 season on the 60-day injured list with the Reds after suffering a right shoulder strain. The right-hander was claimed off waivers by the Marlins in November and he has now officially left his shoulder injury in the past. Roa has yet to make his MLB debut after being selected in the second round of the 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Reds and he'll likely start the 2025 season with Triple-A Jacksonville.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pushed off 40-man The Marlins outrighted Roa (shoulder) to Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.

Impact Miami claimed Roa off waivers from Cincinnati on Nov. 1, but he's now been stripped of his 40-man roster spot after just 15 days with the organization. The 25-year-old righty spent all of last season in Triple-A, where he posted a 5.55 ERA and 1.76 WIHP across 48.2 innings before going down with a sprained shoulder, and he'll likely need to show some improvement at Jacksonville before getting a chance to make his MLB debut.

NOVEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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Astros place ace right-hander Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain