Diamondbacks bring back reliever Paul Sewald for a second stint

Paul Sewald (D. Benjamin Miller, Wikimedia Commons)

For the second time in his Major League Baseball career, right-handed relief pitcher Paul Sewald of Las Vegas, Nevada is joining the Arizona Diamondbacks. Last Saturday according to Rogers Sportsnet, Sewald signed a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. Sewald was previously with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 and 2024 Major League Baseball regular seasons.

Sewald is the second MLB player over the last week to sign a contract with a team and join that team on his second stint. He follows catcher Gary Sanchez of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, who is joining the Milwaukee Brewers for a second time. 

In addition to the Diamondbacks, Sewald has previously pitched for the New York Mets (2017 to 2020), the Seattle Mariners (2021 to 2023), and the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers, who he pitched for during the 2025 MLB season.

Last year while representing teams from the American League Central, Sewald pitched in 22 games, and had a record of one win and one loss, with an earned run average of 4.58. In 19 2/3 innings pitched, he gave up 18 hits, 10 earned runs, four home runs, and six walks, to go along with two saves, 43 strikeouts, four holds, and a WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) of 1.22.

The first save for Sewald came in his first appearance of the season, on March 27. In a 7-4 Guardians win over the Kansas City Royals, Sewald threw one shutout inning, and had one strikeout. The second save for Sewald came in a 4-2 Guardians win over the Houston Astros on July 9.

Sewald’s first win came in a 3-2 Guardians win over the Chicago White Sox on April 9. Sewald pitched an inning and a third, and had three strikeouts compared to one walk.