Report: D-backs OF Randal Grichuk opts to enter free agency

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Randal Grichuk declined his $6 million mutual option and will become a free agent, MLB Network reported Thursday.

Grichuk, 33, will receive a $500,000 buyout under terms of the deal he signed with Arizona last February.

He posted a career-best .291 batting average with 12 homers and 46 RBIs in 106 games in his first season with the Diamondbacks in 2024.

Grichuk is a career .252/.300/.469 hitter with 203 homers and 602 RBIs in 1,247 games with the St. Louis Cardinals (2014-17), Toronto Blue Jays (2018-21), Colorado Rockies (2022-23), Los Angeles Angels (2023) and Diamondbacks.