{"id":627899,"date":"2026-03-17T10:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/627899\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:54:53","slug":"diamondbacks-sign-inf-luis-urias-for-possible-utility-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/627899\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks sign INF Luis Ur\u00edas for possible utility role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTTSDALE \u2014 The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran infielder Luis Ur\u00edas to a minor league free-agent contract, looking to add experienced infield depth ahead of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6a5c33589c774da0bde76ce3af871b73.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aug 10, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Athletics second baseman Luis Urias (17) throws to first for an out during the ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Ur\u00edas appeared in 96 games in 2025 with the Athletics, batting .230 with eight home runs, 25 RBIs and a .653 OPS. The 28-year-old has built a reputation for his defensive versatility across the infield throughout his MLB career.<\/p>\n<p>That flexibility could prove valuable as Arizona looks for someone to fill a role similar to Blaze Alexander\u2019s style of play. Alexander was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for pitching depth, leaving a question about who could emerge as the club\u2019s next utility player.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/97f9404a2fabfc297308678b70eb5d16.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aug 8, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Athletics second baseman Luis Urias (17) throws the ball before a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Debuting with the San Diego Padres in 2018, Ur\u00edas has spent time with five different clubs over seven seasons. The move represents a low-risk addition to serve as a depth safeguard during the long season, and with his experience, he could quickly become a call-up option if injuries make a major impact on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>For the Diamondbacks, having a player with flexibility in the infield could prove vital, especially as the team continues competing in a stacked National League West division.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/22211bb836a552724519a7ee5cf005db.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mar 4, 2026; Glendale, AZ, USA; Team Mexico infielder Luis Urias against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>*Get the BEST Phoenix sports insider information, and exclusive content. SIGN UP HERE to unlock our premium content!*Wendy Lopez is a reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow her on her X account, @wlopezde<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCOTTSDALE \u2014 The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran infielder Luis Ur\u00edas to a minor league free-agent contract, looking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":627900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2404],"tags":[10394,2198,146,22,4314,537,143,47,5,2178,38,56,57,1678,10498,4771,4,4377,18,1949,5824],"class_list":{"0":"post-627899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-diamondbacks","8":"tag-alexander","9":"tag-anaheim","10":"tag-arizona","11":"tag-arizona-diamondbacks","12":"tag-arizonadiamondbacks","13":"tag-athletics","14":"tag-baltimore","15":"tag-baltimore-orioles","16":"tag-baseball","17":"tag-california","18":"tag-diamondbacks","19":"tag-los-angeles-angels","20":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","21":"tag-luis-urias","22":"tag-mandatory-credit","23":"tag-maryland","24":"tag-mlb","25":"tag-oriole-park-at-camden-yards","26":"tag-san-diego-padres","27":"tag-the-athletics","28":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116244154955552581","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}