Diamondbacks reinstate rookie Tommy Troy following shoulder recovery

The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated infielder/outfielder Tommy Troy on Friday, almost two months after the rookie banged into the center field wall at Dodger Stadium.

Troy suffered the right shoulder contusion on July 11 as he was getting regular looks in left and center field for the previous month and a half.

First Ryan Waldschmidt, now Tommy Troy.

Two #Dbacks centerfielders go down in consecutive nights.

Troy leaves the game after slamming his shoulder into the wall.

Don’t think Max Kepler slapping it helped in any way. pic.twitter.com/OblCncrf7W

— Jake García (@Jake_M_Garcia) July 12, 2026

Troy had a .223 batting average and .662 OPS in 39 games before his rookie campaign was put on pause.

Over seven rehab appearances in Triple-A Reno, Troy had one home run and three doubles while going 9 of 25 at the plate. He also walked six times with five strikeouts.

“Tommy Troy will be considered an infielder/outfielder,” manager Torey Lovullo told Arizona Sports’ Burns & Gambo. “We were heavy on the outfield. I felt like at times I was getting a little hamstrung with that backup infield situation. So potentially second base starts. Potentially center field, left field starts. We’ll see how it goes.”

Outfielder Jorge Barrosa, who appeared in 138 games over the past three years in Arizona, was designated for assignment to make room for Troy. Barrosa has primarily been used as a pinch runner and defensive replacement while batting .201 this season.

Barrosa had been with the Diamondbacks organization since he was 16 years old in 2017.

“This is a group that he came up with, he knows no other organization and we assured him that he’s going to wind up playing in the big leagues for a long time,” Lovullo said. “Maybe it will be back with the D-backs, maybe it won’t.”

Barrosa can return to the organization if he clears waivers.

Arizona begins a six-game road trip on Friday that starts with the Houston Astros at 5:10 p.m. MST.

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