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2026 Batting
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Batting Average
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HR
Home Runs
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RBI
Runs Batted In
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OPS
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SB
Stolen Bases
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| Regular Season | .200 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 0 |
Top Luken Baker News
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Luken Baker: Hitting open market
Baker elected to enter free agency Monday, per MILB.com transaction log.
Baker was initially outrighted to Triple-A Reno on Monday two days after being designated by the Diamondbacks for assignment, but the 29-year-old slugger will open the free market and look to take his talents elsewhere. He slashed .242/.395/.424 with one home run and five RBI across 43 plate appearances with Reno prior to his departure.
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Diamondbacks' Luken Baker: Reporting to Triple-A
Baker was sent outright to Triple-A Reno on Monday.
Baker was booted from the 40-man roster Saturday, and he'll report to Triple-A after failing to draw interest while on the waiver wire. He's batting .242 with one home run, five RBI and four runs scored across nine appearances this year with the Aces.
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Diamondbacks' Luken Baker: Designated for assignment
The Diamondbacks designated Baker for assignment Saturday.
Baker has appeared in just three games for Arizona, during which he's gone 1-for-5 with three strikeouts. He'll now concede his place on the active roster to make room for Lourdes Gurriel (knee), who returned from the injured list in a corresponding move.
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Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Officially activated
The Diamondbacks reinstated Gurriel (knee) from the injured list Saturday.
Just seven months after undergoing ACL repair surgery in September, Gurriel will return from the injured list to make his season debut against the Blue Jays. He will likely be limited to DH duties to begin with but is expected to eventually return to his normal place in left field. Luken Baker was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
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Diamondbacks' Luken Baker: Makes first start
Baker started at first base and went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Baltimore.
Baker entered the starting nine after Ketel Marte (back) was scratched. That forced a lineup reshuffle with Ildemaro Vargas moving from first base to cover second and Baker getting his first start since being called up last week. Marte's injury is not considered serious, and Vargas could move back to first base for Wednesday afternoon's series finale.
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Diamondbacks' Luken Baker: Added to big-league roster
The Diamondbacks selected Baker's contract from Triple-A Reno on Tuesday.
He's absorbing the roster spot vacated by the injured Carlos Santana (groin). With Santana and Pavin Smith (elbow) both sidelined, Baker will see some starts between first base and/or designated hitter, though he could be limited mostly to playing versus lefties. Baker is a career .206/.317/.338 hitter with four home runs over parts of three seasons in the majors.
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Diamondbacks' Luken Baker: Dropped from big-league camp
The Diamondbacks reassigned Baker to minor-league camp Sunday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Baker posted a .960 OPS over 39 plate appearances in the Cactus League, but his lack of defensive versatility and status as a non-roster player were enough to keep him from breaking camp as a short-side platoon option at first base and designated hitter. He'll likely be in line for an everyday role at Triple-A Reno.
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Diamondbacks' Luken Baker: Agrees to minors deal with Arizona
Baker agreed to a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Friday, Aram Leighton of JustBaseball.com reports.
Baker has flashed immense power in the minors, twice reaching 30 homers on the farm with St. Louis. However, he has struggled to tap into that power in the majors, slugging .338 with four homers across 73 big-league games to date. The report did not include mention of a camp invite, so expect the 1B/DH to begin spring training on the minor-league side.
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Dodgers' Luken Baker: Outrighted to Triple-A
The Dodgers outrighted Baker to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.
He's no longer on the 40-man roster but will remain in the organization. Baker has slashed .206/.317/.338 over parts of three seasons at the big-league level.
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Dodgers' Luken Baker: Bumped from 40-man roster
The Dodgers designated Baker for assignment Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Baker was claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on Monday, but his stint on the Dodgers' 40-man roster will come to an end after mere days. The 28-year-old Baker has struggled to find his footing in the majors, but he has multiple 30-homer seasons in the minors, and that power could attract another suitor.
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Dodgers' Luken Baker: Goes to Dodgers via waivers
The Dodgers claimed Baker off waivers from the Cardinals on Monday.
Baker slugged 35 home runs between Triple-A and the majors in 2023 and another 34 long balls between the two levels in 2024. He's hit just .196/.309/.397 with 10 home runs with Memphis in 2025, however, and has slashed only .206/.317/.338 during his time in the majors. Baker will report to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: Optioned to Triple-A
The Cardinals optioned Baker to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
Baker has played sparingly as the short side of a platoon at designated hitter, slashing .235/.366/.324 over 41 plate appearances. The Cardinals have not announced a corresponding move, but it will likely involve activating Ivan Herrera (knee) from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday's game against the Nationals.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: Hitting third versus lefty
Baker will start at designated hitter and bat third in Monday's game versus the Angels.
Baker didn't play in any of the Cardinals' three games during their opening series against the Twins, but he's in the lineup Monday versus lefty Tyler Anderson and is occupying a prime spot in the batting order. The 28-year-old is expected to play regularly against southpaws.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: Showing increased bat speed
Baker has shown increased bat speed this spring and has hit a team-leading three home runs in 11 Grapefruit League games, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Baker made it a point over the offseason to increase his bat speed, and it sits at 79 mph this spring, up 5.1 mph over his 73.9 mph average from 2024. The 79 mph average would have ranked second in all of baseball last season, behind only Giancarlo Stanton (81.2 mph). Baker should open the season as a starter versus left-handed pitching, being used both at designated hitter and first base. If he can carry over the increased bat speed into the season, it's possible he works his way into some playing time against righties.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: Team rejected overseas overtures
The Cardinals declined overtures from teams overseas this offseason that wanted to acquire Baker's rights, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Goold says the Cardinals see Baker as being able to contribute as a right-handed batter off the bench and decided to keep him in that role instead. Baker will turn 28 soon and has topped 30 home runs each of the last two seasons at Triple-A Memphis, so there's nothing left for him to prove in the minors. However, it would probably take an injury or two for him to see regular at-bats with the Cardinals this season.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: Returns from paternity leave
The Cardinals reinstated Baker from the paternity list Friday.
After spending the three-game maximum away from the team, Baker will now return to the active roster, replacing Victor Scott, who was optioned to Triple-A Memphis.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: Goes on paternity leave
The Cardinals placed Baker on the paternity list Tuesday.
Baker will likely miss the entirety of the three-game series in Colorado before rejoining the club this weekend in San Francisco. Victor Scott is taking Baker's spot on the Cardinals' roster.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: Clubs second homer
Baker went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 14-7 win over the Yankees.
Baker has just three hits over nine major-league contests, batting .167 since his Aug. 20 call-up, but all three knocks have gone for extra bases (two homers, one double). It doesn't look to be enough to secure steady playing time, but Baker offers the Cardinals some pop off the bench. He may occasionally start versus left-handers when Alec Burleson is covering for someone in the outfield or is out of the lineup himself.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: Appears set to lose work vs. RHPs
Baker will serve as the Cardinals' designated hitter and No. 2 batter in Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Though he's back in the lineup for the series finale, Baker looks poised to lose out on a regular starting role against right-handed pitching with the Cardinals seemingly planning to deploy the recently recalled Jordan Walker in an everyday role. With Walker settling in as the Cardinals' primary right fielder, Alec Burleson should serve as St. Louis' designated hitter in most games, though the lefty-hitting Burleson will get a rare day off Sunday against Yankees lefty Nestor Cortes.
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Cardinals' Luken Baker: On bench Friday
Baker is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.
Baker will take a seat Friday against Marcus Stroman and the Yankees. In Baker's place, Alec Burleson will DH and bat second.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-4, 285 lbs |
| Birthplace: Houston, TX |
| Age: 29 |
| School: TCU |
| Experience: 3 |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |