Lars Nootbaar - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Cardinals Land 3rd-Round Starter Thanks to Lars Nootbaar Trade The St. Louis Cardinals landed themselves an intriguing hurler thanks to the Lars Nootbaar deal.

OCTOBER 1 • SI.COM

Cardinals announce completion of Lars Nootbaar trade with newest pitching addition From Bulldog to Redbird.

OCTOBER 1 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Diamondbacks miss playoffs on season's final day, losing 9-4 to Padres after Phillies clinch

The Arizona Diamondbacks have missed the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons

SEPTEMBER 27 • Associated Press

Belts leadoff homer in win Nootbaar went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and three runs scored in Friday's 11-4 win over the Padres.

Impact Nootbaar set the tone, ambushing Casey Mize on the first pitch of the game. Nootbaar has gone 6-for-15 (.400) over his last four games, though the homer accounted for his first RBI since Sept. 14. The outfielder is batting .241 with a .728 OPS, eight homers, 32 RBI, 38 runs scored, 14 doubles, one triple and two stolen bases across 88 games between the Diamondbacks and the Cardinals this year.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

D-backs Gain Playoff Ground on Phillies With Blowout Win vs Padres The first pitch San Diego Padres starter Casey Mize threw sailed off Lars Nootbaar's bat and over the right field fence. The Arizona Diamond...

SEPTEMBER 26 • SI.COM

Marlins hold off Diamondbacks 4-3 with Sandy Alcantara getting 1st career save

Jakob Marsee hit a two-run homer and Sandy Alcantara earned his first career save as the Miami Marlins held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

Cardinals Didn't Make a Mistake Trading Lars Nootbaar Away The St. Louis Cardinals made the right move by trading Lars Nootbaar to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

SEPTEMBER 16 • SI.COM

Homers in three-hit effort Nootbaar went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 8-7 win over Miami.

Impact Nootbaar launched a two-run blast in the third inning as part of a three-hit effort. The 29-year-old has been hot of late, slashing .417/.500/.750 with three homers, 10 RBI and five runs over his past 15 games. Split between St. Louis and Arizona, Nootbaar is hitting .247/.349/.393 with seven homers, 31 RBI, 31 runs and two stolen bases across 80 contests in 2026.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Seager homers, Rangers beat Diamondbacks 7-6 for first road series win in 2 months

Corey Seager homered for the fourth time in seven games, Jacob Latz stranded the potential tying run at second base in a shaky ninth inning and the Texas Rangers won their first ro...

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Sitting Friday Nootbaar is absent from the Diamondbacks' lineup Friday against the Rangers.

Impact As the Rangers trot out southpaw MacKenzie Gore, the left-handed-hitting Nootbaar will ride the bench for Friday's series opener. Lourdes Gurriel will slot in as Arizona's designated hitter and bat seventh.

SEPTEMBER 11 • ROTOWIRE

Eagen reaches double-digit K's for 3rd time in past 4 starts Daniel Eagen, whom the Cardinals acquired from the Diamondbacks in the Lars Nootbaar trade, has been nasty since coming over to the St. Loui...

SEPTEMBER 9 • MLB.COM

Diamondbacks try to extend road win streak in matchup with the Royals

The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Kansas City Royals looking to prolong a four-game road winning streak

SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press

Scoreless through 9 innings, Arizona plates 5 in the 10th, holds on to beat Kansas City 5-4

Lars Nootbaar had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning to give Arizona a 1-0 lead, as the Diamondbacks scored five runs and then held on for a 5-4 victory over t...

SEPTEMBER 7 • Associated Press

Heading to bench for series opener Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

Impact After being left out of the lineup against righty Peter Lambert in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Astros, the left-handed-hitting Nootbaar will now sit against a left-hander (Noah Cameron) in the series opener versus the Royals. The Diamondbacks will turn to Lourdes Gurriel at designated hitter in place of Nootbaar, who is hitting .230 with three home runs, one stolen base, 12 RBI and seven runs in 25 games with Arizona since being acquired from St. Louis on Aug. 3.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Sunday's lineup Nootbaar is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Nootbaar started the previous three games and will take a seat Sunday after going 3-for-10 with two walks, a double and an RBI. Gabriel Moreno is resting his legs as the designated hitter in the series finale while James McCann does the catching.

SEPTEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Astros and Diamondbacks meet to determine series winner

The Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Moreno's go-ahead RBI single in 10th gives D-Backs 4-3 win over Astros

Gabriel Moreno hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 10th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

James McCann's solo homer in the 8th inning sends D-backs to a 1-0 win over the Phillies

James McCann hit a solo homer in the eighth inning, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0

SEPTEMBER 2 • Associated Press

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Probable Starting Pitchers – Sept. 2 Lars Nootbaar and the Arizona Diamondbacks take the field on Wednesday at Chase Field against Andrew Painter, who will start for the Philade...

SEPTEMBER 2 • BLEACHERNATION.COM

Breaks day game open with grand slam Nootbaar went 1-for-1 with a grand slam in a 7-1 win over the Giants in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader.

Impact Nootbaar wasn't in the starting lineup for the matinee, but he delivered the game's biggest hit off the bench as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. He also went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk in the nightcap, which the Diamondbacks lost 7-2. Nootbaar has hit safely in his last four games, going 6-for-12 with four extra-base hits and six RBI in that span. For the season, he's batting .233 with a .714 OPS, six homers, 12 doubles, one triple, 27 RBI, 29 runs scored and two stolen bases over 68 contests between Arizona and St. Louis.

AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Merrill Kelly, Lars Nootbaar lead D-backs past Giants in Game 1 Deadspin | Merrill Kelly, Lars Nootbaar lead D-backs past Giants in Game 1

AUGUST 29 • DEADSPIN.COM

Nootbaar comes through again for D-backs with pinch-hit grand slam SAN FRANCISCO -- It was a bit of a rough go of it at the plate for Lars Nootbaar after he was acquired by the Diamondbacks from the Cardinal...

AUGUST 29 • MLB.COM

Nootbaar hits pinch grand slam in 7th to back Kelly in Diamondbacks' 7-1 win over Giants

Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch grand slam in the seventh inning and Merrill Kelly threw seven shutout innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 7-1 on Satur...

AUGUST 29 • Associated Press

Last Night In Baseball: Phillies Spoil Have-To-See-To-Believe Catch

The Phillies overcame an unreal home run robbery, the Dodgers won in Tarik Skubal's return to Detroit, the Yankees beat the Red Sox and more...

AUGUST 29 • FOX SPORTS

Last Night In Baseball: Phillies Spoil Have-To-See-To-Believe Catch

Productive in Friday's win Nootbaar went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a second run scored in Friday's 10-6 win over the Giants.

Impact This was Nootbaar's best game in an Arizona uniform and just his second multi-hit effort since he was acquired from the Cardinals. He's batting just .211 (12-for-57) with two homers, three doubles and six RBI over 18 games since the trade. The rough stretch has him down to a .228 average and .687 OPS with five homers, 22 RBI, 28 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple and two stolen bases over 66 contests this season.

AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE

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