Christian Montes De Oca
26-Year-Old
Free Agent
Out
Injury Back
Est. Return 9/1/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.38
K
2
SV
0
2026 Projections
Cut by Arizona
The Diamondbacks released Montes De Oca (back) on Tuesday, Aaron Hughes of SI.com reports.
Analysis
Montes De Oca made his MLB debut last season but underwent back surgery in June that kept him out for the remainder of the year and will also sideline him for most of the 2026 campaign. The 26-year-old righty posted a 4.07 ERA and 1.33 WHIP over 24.1 innings at Triple-A Reno and shouldn't have much trouble landing a minor-league deal despite his injury.
Montes De Oca made his MLB debut last season but underwent back surgery in June that kept him out for the remainder of the year and will also sideline him for most of the 2026 campaign. The 26-year-old righty posted a 4.07 ERA and 1.33 WHIP over 24.1 innings at Triple-A Reno and shouldn't have much trouble landing a minor-league deal despite his injury.
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2025
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
46
Last 10 Games
46
Last 5 Games
46
How many pitches does Christian Montes De Oca generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Christian Montes De Oca generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
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2025
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Since 2023Away | 0.00 | 0.38 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 3.4 |
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 0.38 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 3.4 |
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Christian Montes De Oca compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
6.8BB/9
3.4HR/9
0.0Fastball
95.9 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.38BABIP
.000GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
79.0 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2265 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%Swinging Strike
8.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Outrighted off 40-man roster
The Diamondbacks outrighted Montes De Oca (back) to Triple-A Reno on Monday.
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Shifted to 60-day injured list
The Diamondbacks transferred Montes De Oca (elbow/back) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday.
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Needs back surgery
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday that Montes De Oca is set to undergo lower back surgery in the coming days, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Placed on injured list
The Diamondbacks placed Montes De Oca on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right elbow inflammation.
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Will undergo MRI
Montes De Oca reported elbow discomfort prior to Monday's 8-4 win over the Mariners in 11 innings and will undergo an MRI on Tuesday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
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