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Pitcher Zac Gallen Agrees to 1-Year Deal to Return to the Arizona Diamondbacks, AP Source Says

Zac Gallen returns to Arizona Diamondbacks on a one-year, $22 million deal after seeking a multi-year contract but accepting the qualifying offer, agent Scott Boras confirmed.

  • On Friday, right-hander Zac Gallen agreed to a one-year, $22 million contract to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the deal pending a physical, a person told the AP.
  • With no multi-year offer forthcoming, Gallen declined the $22.025 million qualifying offer by the Nov. 18 deadline, Scott Boras confirmed, prompting his return to Arizona.
  • As a two-year All-Star-level performer from 2022–24, Gallen endured his worst big-league season in 2025, finishing 13-15 with a 4.83 ERA and an 8.2 strikeout rate per nine innings.
  • The deal preserves Zac Gallen as a rotation piece for Arizona, pending a physical, keeping the former ace who ranks behind Randy Johnson and Brandon Webb with 65 franchise wins.
  • After a spike in opponents' slugging against his curveball from.230 in 2024 to.438 in 2025, Arizona kept Gallen to extend the $22.025 million qualifying offer, which he declined, despite trading Mitch Keller.
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Reports: RHP Zac Gallen returns to D-backs on 1-year deal

After testing the open market, right-handed starting pitcher Zac Gallen is re-signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a one-year contract, multiple media outlets reported Friday.

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Pitcher Zac Gallen agrees to 1-year deal to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks, AP source says

Right-hander Zac Gallen has agreed to a $22 million, one-year contract to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed on Friday night.

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