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Diamondbacks RHP Derek Law elected free agency.

Law compiled a respectable 1.00 ERA across nine innings for Arizona from late August through mid-September. The 36-year-old journeyman reliever has made 329 career appearances since 2016. He should be able to latch on somewhere as organizational depth this offseason.
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Diamondbacks sent RHP Derek Law outright to Triple-A Reno.

Law had been designated for assignment on Wednesday and passed through waivers unclaimed. The 36-year-old hurler pitched very well in seven appearances for the Diamondbacks, posting a 1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 5/2 K/BB ratio over nine innings of work. He’ll continue to operate as extra bullpen depth.
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Diamondbacks designated RHP Derek Law for assignment.

Law loses his spot in Arizona’s bullpen after allowing just one run over nine innings of work since returning to the big leagues in late August.
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Diamondbacks selected the contract of RHP Derek Law from Triple-A Reno.

Law joins Arizona’s relief mix prior to Saturday’s doubleheader against the Giants. The 35-year-old veteran hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since the 2024 campaign after missing all of last year recovering from flexor tendon surgery. He’s made 322 career appearances in the majors dating back to 2016.
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Diamondbacks signed RHP Derek Law to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Law, 35, missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in his flexor tendon. He’s expected to be ready to return in April or May. He’ll earn $1.5 million if he makes the Diamondbacks’ active roster and can earn up to an additional $500,000 in incentives. Given his success in the two years before the injury, it makes for a nice low-risk signing for the Diamondbacks.

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Derek Law underwent surgery to repair a tear in his flexor tendon and will miss the rest of the 2025 season.

Law will not only miss the remainder of this season, but is expected to not be ready until the middle of 2026. He’s a free agent after the conclusion of the 2025 campaign, so he’ll likely be looking at an incentive-laden deal with his new club or a reunion with the Nationals.

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Nationals transferred RHP Derek Law to the 40-day injured list.

It’s merely a procedural move to free up a spot on Washington’s 40-man roster since Law has already missed two months. The 34-year-old veteran reliever is dealing with renewed elbow pain following a recent minor league rehab appearance and will undergo an MRI. There should be an update on his status at some point in the coming days.

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Derek Law (forearm) is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Saturday and if all goes well the expectation is that he’ll be cleared to begin a minor league rehab assignment.

Law, 34, has been sidelined since spring training due to inflammation in his forearm. He has made slow and steady progress in his recovery though and is finally getting to the point where he’s ready to test things out against minor league competition. The Nationals are going to continue to take a cautious approach here, but if all goes according to plan he could be ready to help out the Nationals’ bullpen before the end of June.

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Nationals placed RHP Derek Law on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to March 24, with right forearm inflammation.

The positive news here is that Law doesn’t appear to be facing an extended absence based on his comments last weekend when he acknowledged that he would open the regular season on the shelf. The 34-year-old veteran reliever should be ready to return by mid-April, when first eligible to be activated.

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Derek Law told reporters Saturday that he will start the regular season on the injured list with arm soreness.

Law is dealing with some general arm soreness this spring and won’t be ready for Thursday’s season opener. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern, but the Nationals don’t want to ramp him up too quickly and risk anything more serious. He should rejoin Washington’s high-leverage mix at some point in April.

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