Canadian Michael Soroka has found a new home in the desert.

Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers with ESPN are reporting that the Calgary, Alta. product has landed a one-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The deal is reportedly worth $7.5 million with incentives worth up to $2 million.

Soroka signed a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals last season, starting 16 games before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline. He appeared in just six games down the stretch for Chicago, mostly out of the bullpen, as a shoulder strain during his first outing with his new team sent him to the sidelines for over a month and a half.

Across both teams, Soroka posted a 4.52 ERA through 89 2/3 innings, pitching to a 4.23 FIP, 1.126 WHIP, and a 9.5 K/9 while walking batters at a 2.9 BB/9 clip. The 28-year-old ranked in the 84th percentile in xBA (.210) and produced a +7 breaking run value, which came from his slurve that generated a .132 xBA, .212 wOBA, 38.2 Whiff%, and a 44.0 K% while being used 34.8% of the time. Soroka also led the NL in HBP last season, beaning 15 batters.

The Canadian also pitched for the Cubs in the postseason, tossing a clean 2/3 of an inning against the Padres in the Wild Card before the Milwaukee Brewers touched him up for three earned runs in his one relief outing in the NLDS.

Injuries have been one of the biggest derailments for Soroka over his career, who was an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year finalist back in 2019 with the Atlanta Braves. Multiple achilles injuries that required multiple surgeries and numerous arm ailments have limited him to just 415 2/3 innings since making his big league debut in 2018.

With the Diamondbacks, Soroka will likely get an opportunity to start games with the recent departures of Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly to free agency and with Corbin Burnes on the sidelines to begin the 2026 season. Soroka will join a group that includes Ryne Nelson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Brandon Pfaadt, and Bryce Jarvis on the rotation depth charts. Soroka will also be joining fellow Canadian Mitch Bratt, who should be knocking on the MLB door next season. The southpaw from Newmarket was acquired by the Dbacks at the trade deadline from the Texas Rangers.

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