Five MLB teams have shown interest in signing pitcher Jonathan Loáisiga, ESPN’s Jesse Rogers reported on Saturday.
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.
Loáisiga 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.
Rogers noted that Loáisiga is “getting closer” to landing a deal.
After the 2025 season, the Yankees declined a $5 million club option for Loáisiga, who was hampered by injuries in recent years. Loáisiga signed a one-year, $1.5 million minor league deal with the Diamondbacks last winter, and he rewarded Arizona’s faith in him by striking out 48 batters across 67 innings.
Loáisiga 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 Baseball Savant.
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’t rack up strikeouts, he avoids big contact and forces grounds on soft contact.
Loáisiga was limited to just 50 games in three seasons between 2023 and 2025.
Loáisiga 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, Loáisiga missed time due to back tightness before a flexor strain in his right elbow ultimately ended his season in August 2025.