Lars Nootbaar - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

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...

1 HOUR AGO • 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.

9 HOURS AGO • 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.

1 DAY AGO • 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

1 DAY AGO • 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

1 DAY AGO • 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

5 DAYS AGO • 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...

5 DAYS AGO • 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

Nootbaar's leadoff homer, 3 hits spark Diamondbacks in 10-6 victory over Giants

Lars Nootbaar homered to center on the first pitch of the game and had three of Arizona’s 12 hits to help the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Friday night

AUGUST 29 • Associated Press

Trade addition Eagen spins 11-K gem in 4th start with Cardinals organization The Cardinals feature one of MLB’s top farm systems, reaching No. 4 in MLB Pipeline’s latest rankings. They bolstered that depth at the Trad...

AUGUST 28 • MLB.COM

Ildemaro Vargas' 2-run triple highlights rally that pushes the Diamondbacks past Reds 5-3

Ildemaro Vargas hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in a decisive four-run seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds to win the series a...

AUGUST 23 • Associated Press

Makes impact off bench Nootbaar entered Wednesday's game as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in a 7-6 extra-inning victory over the Red Sox.

Impact Nootbaar stepped in for Jordan Lawlar in the sixth inning and took Greg Weissert deep to give Arizona a 5-2 lead. It was Nootbaar's first homer since being acquired by the Diamondbacks at the trade deadline. The former Cardinal entered the game having gone 5-for-35 (.143) with one RBI over the previous 11 contests.

AUGUST 20 • ROTOWIRE

Nolan Arenado's broken-bat bloop in 10th sparks Diamondbacks to 7-6 win over Red Sox

Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking broken-bat bloop single over a drawn-in infield to spark a two-run 10th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep by beating the B...

AUGUST 19 • Associated Press

Idle against southpaw Wednesday Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Nootbaar will wind up sitting for a second straight contest while the Red Sox send another southpaw (Payton Tolle) to the bump. Nootbaar is slashing just .143/.244/.229 over 41 plate appearances versus lefties this season.

AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE

Retreating to bench Sunday Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Jody Jackson of DBacks.tv reports.

Impact Nootbaar will sit for the second time in the series while the Diamondbacks go with Max Kepler in left field and Gabriel Moreno at designated hitter in the finale. Since being acquired from the Cardinals on Aug. 3, Nootbaar has gotten off to a slow start to his time in Arizona, going 5-for-32 (.156 average) with one stolen base, two runs and one RBI through 11 games.

AUGUST 16 • ROTOWIRE

Why Lars Nootbaar Hasn't Made a Big Impact on Diamondbacks Yet The Arizona Diamondbacks have needed some offensive help this season, and the hope was recently-acquired outfielder Lars Nootbaar might have...

AUGUST 15 • SI.COM

Sitting again versus southpaw Nootbaar is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta.

Impact The Diamondbacks have faced two lefties since the trade deadline and the left-handed-hitting Nootbaar has been out of the lineup both times. Tyler Locklear is in the designated hitter slot and Ryan Waldschmidt will play left field for Arizona.

AUGUST 14 • ROTOWIRE

Bats leadoff Tuesday Nootbaar batted leadoff and went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss Colorado.

Impact Nootbaar filled in at leadoff for the injured Geraldo Perdomo (knee), whose injury did not sound serious, per comments from manager Torey Lovullo in a report from Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports. Since joining the Diamondbacks at the trade deadline, Nootbaar is 3-for-23 (.130) with five walks, one double, one RBI and two runs scored over seven games.

AUGUST 12 • ROTOWIRE

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

Impact The veteran outfielder started all five games since being acquired from the Cardinals on Monday, but he'll hit the bench Sunday with lefty Justin Wrobleski taking the mound for Los Angeles. Nootbaar has opened his career with the Diamondbacks going 3-for-17 with four walks, a double, one RBI and one run scored. He likely won't see significant action against left-handed pitching.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

The D-backs Prospect That Could Help Fans Forget About Daniel Eagen When the Arizona Diamondbacks traded for St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar at the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline, the excitement was mut...

AUGUST 8 • SI.COM

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