The Arizona Diamondbacks and right-hander Mike Soroka agreed Monday to a one-year, $7.5 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers.

Soroka is expected to slide into Arizona's reeling starting rotation, which lost Corbin Burnes to Tommy John surgery in June, lost Merrill Kelly at the trade deadline, and is expected to lose Zac Gallen in free agency this offseason.

In Soroka, the Diamondbacks are adding a talented and versatile pitcher whose production has not matched his potential since missing the 2021 and 2022 seasons because of two Achilles tendon tears.

The 28-year-old Canadian made the National League All-Star team as a 21-year-old rookie in 2019, when he finished 13-4 with a 2.68 ERA in 174⅔ innings across 29 starts. He has since failed to match that e

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