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Report: D-backs sign veteran lefty Ryan Buchter to minor league deal

Jan 19, 2021, 1:40 PM | Updated: 2:11 pm

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JULY 28: Ryan Buchter #46 of the Los Angeles Angels during the sixth inning o...

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JULY 28: Ryan Buchter #46 of the Los Angeles Angels during the sixth inning of the Los Angeles Angels home opener against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 28, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran southpaw Ryan Buchter to a minor league contract, according to a report from USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.

The relief pitcher will reportedly earn $925,000 if he makes the team’s big league roster after Spring Training.

Buchter, who was drafted by the Nationals in 2005, has built a solid career since debuting with the Atlanta Braves in 2014. The lefty boasts a career 2.90 ERA across 220 innings with a 9.9 K/9 rate.

He spent the 2020 season with the Los Angeles Angels, where he pitched six total innings before being designated for assignment.

He signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees in September, but was never called up.

If Buchter makes the big league roster, the D-backs will be his sixth major league team.

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