Jake Woodford - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Nabs NRI deal with Rays The Rays signed Woodford to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training Friday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Woodford made 22 relief appearances for the Diamondbacks this season, posting a 6.44 ERA and 23:13 K:BB over 36.1 frames. The 29-year-old right will compete for a spot on the Rays' Opening Day roster but is likely to begin the 2026 campaign at Triple-A Durham.

NOVEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Sent outright to Triple-A The Diamondbacks outrighted Woodford to Triple-A Reno on Tuesday.

Impact Woodford passed through waivers after being removed from the 40-man roster. He has the ability to decline the outright assignment and become a free agent, but it's unclear what the right-hander's plans are. Woodford has collected a 6.44 ERA and 23:13 K:BB over 36.1 frames in the majors this season.

SEPTEMBER 24 • ROTOWIRE

Loses roster spot The Diamondbacks designated Woodford for assignment Sunday.

Impact Though Woodford had gathered three saves and one hold while submitting a 1.50 ERA over an eight-appearance stretch from Aug. 23 through Sept. 7, he had fallen out of a high-leverage role over the past two weeks. He'll now lose his spot on the 40-man roster entirely after he surrendered 10 runs (nine earned) on eight hits and three walks over 3.1 innings across his last three appearances. Arizona selected the contract of Austin Pope from Triple-A Reno to replace him in the bullpen.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Diamondbacks DFA Veteran Pitcher in Another Bullpen Move As the 2025 regular season begins to wind down, the Arizona Diamondbacks continue to make bullpen adjustments. On Sunday, right-hand relieve...

SEPTEMBER 21 • SI.COM

Twins' Kody Clemens on the first 3 homer game of his MLB career: 'You kind of just black out'

Kody Clemens got doused not once but twice by teammates during his postgame interview

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Kody Clemens hits 3 homers to help the Twins outlast the Diamondbacks, 9-8

Kody Clemens hit his third homer of the game to start a ninth-inning rally, Luke Keaschall ended it with a sacrifice fly and the Minnesota Twins edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8...

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Rodriguez limits Giants to 1 hit over 6 1/3 innings in Diamondbacks' 5-3 victory

Eduardo Rodriguez allowed one hit over 6 1/3 innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday to avoid a series sweep

SEPTEMBER 10 • Associated Press

Collects third save Woodford walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his third save of the season in a 2-0 win over the Rangers.

Impact Arizona manager Torey Lovullo continues to mix and match at the back of his bullpen, as Andrew Saalfrank worked the eighth inning against the heart of the Texas order before Woodford handled the ninth. The 28-year-old right-hander still has two of the Diamondbacks' last three saves, with Taylor Rashi getting the other and all three of Woodford's saves have come since Aug. 23. His ratios don't make a compelling case for consistent high-leverage usage however, and over 20 innings since the beginning of August, Woodford's posted a 4.95 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 11:6 K:BB.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Zac Gallen pitches 6 scoreless innings, Diamondbacks beat Rangers 2-0

Zac Gallen pitched six scoreless innings in his latest quality start and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 2-0

SEPTEMBER 3 • Associated Press

Picks up second save Woodford walked one and struck out one in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Friday's 3-0 win over the Dodgers.

Impact Both Jalen Beeks and Kyle Backhus were deployed earlier in the game, with Backhus getting arguably the toughest assignment against the top of the Dodgers' order in the eighth inning. Woodford didn't have a cakewalk, facing the heart of the order, but he was able to get the job done to earn his second save of the season. He's added a hold and two blown saves while posting a 5.34 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 15:8 K:BB through 28.2 innings this season. Woodford has multi-inning potential, which may keep him out of high-leverage situations, but late-inning opportunities remain up for grabs with Arizona utilizing a closing committee to protect leads.

AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE

Gallen and Alexander lead Diamondbacks to 3-0 win over offense-starved Dodgers

Zac Gallen allowed only two hits over six innings, Blaze Alexander hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Los Angeles 3-0 on Friday night to end the Dodgers’ four-ga...

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Gurriel, Perdomo each homer, drive in 3 runs in the Diamondbacks' 10-1 win over the Reds

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Geraldo Perdomo each homered and drove in three runs, Blaze Alexander also hit a home run and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-1 on Sa...

AUGUST 24 • Associated Press

Major league-worst Rockies rally again to beat the Diamondbacks, 6-5

Ryan Ritter and Mickey Moniak hit two-run singles in the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday

AUGUST 17 • Associated Press

Langeliers hits 2-run HR as A's score 4 in 1st inning, beat Diamondbacks 5-1

Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer in a four-run first inning and the Athletics beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1

AUGUST 2 • Associated Press

Charged with blown save Woodford (0-1) allowed three runs on four hits and one walk while striking out one over 1.2 innings, taking the loss and a blown save in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Houston.

Impact Woodford came on in the eighth inning with the Diamondbacks leading, 1-0. After getting the first batter to ground out, he gave up a walk and then hung a sweeper to Brice Matthews, who hammered it into the seats in left field for a two-run home run. Woodford stayed in for the ninth, gave up a pair singles and was charged with Houston's final run. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo had already used Kevin Ginkel, perhaps the team's highest leverage arm, to get out of the seventh inning and had to adapt in the later innings. Woodford has appeared in five games since joining the team earlier this month and has a 4.35 ERA with six strikeouts and four walks over 10.1 innings.

JULY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Charged with blown save Woodford (0-1) allowed three runs on four hits and one walk while striking out one over 1.2 innings, taking the loss and a blown save in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Houston.

Impact Woodford came on in the eighth inning with the Diamondbacks leading, 1-0. After getting the first batter to ground out, he gave up a walk and then hung a sweeper to Brice Matthews, who hammered it into the seats in left field for a two-run home run. Woodford stayed in for the ninth, gave up a pair singles and was charged with Houston's final run. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo had already used Kevin Ginkel, perhaps the team's highest-leverage arm, to get out of the seventh inning and had to adapt in the later innings. Woodford has appeared in five games since joining the team earlier this month and has a 4.35 ERA with six strikeouts and four walks over 10.1 innings.

JULY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Valdez stretches winning streak to 10, Astros rally to beat Diamondbacks 3-1

Framber Valdez pitched seven effective innings for his 10th straight win, Brice Matthews hit his third homer in two games and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Arizona Diamond...

JULY 23 • Associated Press

Tosses three scoreless frames Woodford allowed four hits and two walks while striking out two over three scoreless innings in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.

Impact Woodford finished out the game after starter Eduardo Rodriguez was pulled after just four innings (87 pitches). Woodford recently joined the Diamondbacks after opting out of a minor-league deal with the Cubs last week. He was a starter in the minors, but Arizona will use him out of the bullpen, which has been hit hard by injuries. Woodford has appeared in three games since his arrival and allowed two runs on nine hits and three walks over six innings.

JULY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Diamondbacks sign right-hander Jake Woodford to bolster injury-riddled bullpen

The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed pitcher Jake Woodford to bolster their injury-hit bullpen

JULY 2 • Associated Press

Signing with Arizona The Diamondbacks will sign Woodford to a major-league contract, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Impact Woodford opted out of his minor-league contract with the Cubs Tuesday so that he could sign a big-league deal with Arizona. The right-hander has spent all of this season at the Triple-A level, putting up a 4.55 ERA and 59:20 K:BB over 61.1 innings covering 10 starts and four relief outings. Woodford appears destined for a long relief role.

JULY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Heads into free agency The Cubs released Woodford on Tuesday.

Impact Woodford had an opt-out clause in his minor-league contract that allowed him to test free agency if he wasn't promoted to the big leagues by Tuesday. After previously opting out of his minor-league deal with the Yankees earlier this season, Woodford signed with the Cubs in June and posted a 4.57 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 20:3 K:BB in 21.2 innings over four appearances (three starts) with Triple-A Iowa.

JULY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Lands with Cubs Woodford signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Thursday.

Impact The Yankees released Woodford on Sunday, but he found a new opportunity quickly. He'll be a candidate to provide depth out of the Cubs' bullpen but has yet to appear in a major-league game in 2025.

JUNE 6 • ROTOWIRE

Parts ways with New York The Yankees released Woodford from his minor-league contract Sunday.

Impact Woodford had been pitching with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, compiling a 4.54 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 39:17 K:B over 39.2 innings across 10 outings (seven starts). The veteran right-hander had an opt-out that he chose to exercise, making him a free agent. Woodford will likely look to latch on with another organization, but he may need to accept another minor-league deal given his lack of success in the majors in recent seasons. Last year across stints with the Pirates and White Sox, he posted a 7.97 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 26:9 K:BB over 35 frames.

JUNE 1 • ROTOWIRE

Scooped up by New York Woodford signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Monday, Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors reports.

Impact Woodford exercised the opt-out clause of his minor-league contract and was released by the Rockies on Sunday, and it didn't take long for the right hander to find a new club. He's expected to begin the 2025 campaign at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and provide organizational depth to the starting rotation.

MARCH 25 • ROTOWIRE

Report: Yankees sign RHP Jake Woodford to minor league deal The New York Yankees signed pitcher Jake Woodford to a minor league contract, MLB Trade Rumors reported Monday.Woodford is a five-year veter...

MARCH 25 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

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