{"id":964765,"date":"2026-11-15T00:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T00:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/964765\/"},"modified":"2026-11-15T00:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T00:36:17","slug":"new-mlb-rumors-update-potential-jonathan-loaisiga-free-agency-landing-spots-amid-yankees-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/964765\/","title":{"rendered":"New MLB Rumors Update Potential Jonathan Loaisiga Free Agency Landing Spots Amid Yankees Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Five MLB teams have shown interest in signing pitcher Jonathan Lo\u00e1isiga, ESPN&#8217;s <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JesseRogersESPN\/status\/2121677974194016447?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jesse Rogers<\/a> reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers have all been linked to the right-handed reliever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Lo\u00e1isiga spent his first eight seasons in the majors with the Yankees before moving to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2026. He finished with a 2.42 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 67 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Rogers noted that Lo\u00e1isiga is &#8220;getting closer&#8221; to landing a deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">After the 2025 season, the Yankees declined a $5 million club option for Lo\u00e1isiga, who was hampered by injuries in recent years. Lo\u00e1isiga signed a one-year, $1.5 million minor league deal with the Diamondbacks last winter, and he rewarded Arizona&#8217;s faith in him by striking out 48 batters across 67 innings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Lo\u00e1isiga was in the top 10 percentile in walk rate (5.0 percent), barrel rate (3.5 percent) and hard-hit rate (31.7 percent), according to\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/jonathan-loaisiga-642528?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Baseball Savant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The high-octane right-hander threw four-seams and sinkers that hovered above 97 mph and held hitters to a .297 average with sinkers, which accounted for 35 percent of his pitches. Although the 32-year-old doesn&#8217;t rack up strikeouts, he avoids big contact and forces grounds on soft contact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Lo\u00e1isiga was limited to just 50 games in three seasons between 2023 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Lo\u00e1isiga missed three months in 2023 after undergoing surgery to remove a bone spur. He played just four innings during the 2024 season before suffering a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament that required an internal brace. In his final season with the Yankees, Lo\u00e1isiga missed time due to back tightness before a flexor strain in his right elbow ultimately ended his season in August 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Five MLB teams have shown interest in signing pitcher Jonathan Lo\u00e1isiga, ESPN&#8217;s Jesse Rogers reported on Saturday. 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