{"id":545475,"date":"2026-01-30T07:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/545475\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T07:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:10:17","slug":"arizona-diamondbacks-sign-former-toronto-blue-jays-reliever-derek-law-to-minor-league-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/545475\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Diamondbacks sign former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Derek Law to minor-league deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/player\/derek-law\/502368\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/player\/derek-law\/502368\" target=\"_blank\">Derek Law<\/a> is headed to the desert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">FanSided\u2019s Robert Murray reports the veteran reliever has agreed to a minor-league deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/arizona-diamondbacks\/253\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/arizona-diamondbacks\/253\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> with an invite to spring training.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: Reliever Derek Law and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a minor-league contract that includes an invite to spring training. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gwlTX7we35\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/gwlTX7we35<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByRobertMurray\/status\/2016966045962293585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Law, 35, spent the past two seasons with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/washington-nationals\/244\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/washington-nationals\/244\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, but did not play in 2025, due to forearm inflammation. He eventually underwent season-ending surgery in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In 2024, Law was 7-4 in 75 appearances with a 2.60 earned run average and WHIP of 1.178 over 90.0 innings pitched.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A native of Pittsburgh, Law has also spent time with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/cincinnati-reds\/241\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/cincinnati-reds\/241\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/detroit-tigers\/230\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/detroit-tigers\/230\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Tigers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/minnesota-twins\/233\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/minnesota-twins\/233\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Twins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/toronto-blue-jays\/238\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/toronto-blue-jays\/238\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/san-francisco-giants\/250\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/san-francisco-giants\/250\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">For his career, Law is 23-18 with a 3.69 ERA and 1.370 WHIP over 346.0 IP in 322 games across eight seasons.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Derek Law is headed to the desert. 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