Apr 18, 2026, 06:56 PM ET<\/p>\n
PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> activated Lourdes Gurriel Jr<\/a>. from the injured list Saturday, and the outfielder had mixed results in his return to the lineup.<\/p>\n Gurriel suffered a torn ACL in his right knee Sept. 1 when he moved to avoid an outfield collision at Chase Field. He is making his return fewer than eight months later.<\/p>\n Starting in left field and batting fourth in Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, Gurriel was 0-for-4 at the plate but threw out Myles Straw<\/a> trying to stretch a single into a double to end the fourth inning. The Diamondbacks won 6-2.<\/p>\n He didn’t play in any Cactus League games this spring but participated in drills and took regular batting practice. He played two Double-A games for Amarillo earlier this week.<\/p>\n “The mental side was the worst part,” Gurriel said through an interpreter before Saturday’s game. “There were days I thought I wasn’t going to be able to play anymore.<\/p>\n “Dedication, hard work and the staff that supported me, that was the main thing.”<\/p>\n Gurriel batted .280 with 19 homers and 80 RBIs in 129 games last season. Acquired from Toronto before the 2023 season, the 32-year-old native Cuban has 129 homers and is a .274 batter in an eight-year MLB career.<\/p>\n