Diamondbacks pitcher dazzles in team debut, throws immaculate inning: 'It was pretty special'

Michael Soroka made his Arizona Diamondbacks debut 1 to remember.

The 28-year-old pitcher threw an immaculate inning successful the 5th inning of the Diamondbacks' 9-6 triumph implicit the Detroit Tigers connected Monday nighttime astatine Chase Field. Soroka became conscionable the 4th pitcher successful Diamondbacks past to execute the feat.

"It was beauteous special," Soroka said, via MLB.com. "I deliberation I’ve talked to you guys astir not putting excessively overmuch banal successful results, but I deliberation that's 1 that's worthy celebrating. Gleyber (Torres) is simply a bully hitter, he's rather passive, too. So I wanted to marque definite it was thing successful the portion and conscionable just springiness myself a accidental to get it done close there. So beauteous cool. I tried to play it off, but started smiling connected the field."

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Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Michael Soroka (34) reacts aft striking retired a batter to extremity the inning against the Detroit Tigers astatine Chase Field successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected March 30, 2026. (Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Soroka struck retired Javier Báez, Kerry Carpenter and Gleyber Torres connected 9 consecutive pitches, blowing a 95 mph fastball past Torres for his 3rd strikeout of the inning.

The different Diamondbacks pitchers to propulsion an immaculate inning were Randy Johnson (2001), Byung-Hyun Kim (2002) and Wade Miley (2012).

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka works against the Detroit Tigers during the archetypal inning of an Opening Day shot crippled successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected March 30, 2026. (Darryl Webb/AP Photo)

Soroka, who signed a one-year, $7.5 cardinal declaration with the Diamondbacks successful the offseason, pitched 5 shutout innings successful the win, tying his vocation precocious with 10 strikeouts portion lone yielding 4 hits.

Soroka was an All-Star for the Atlanta Braves successful 2019 earlier back-to-back Achilles injuries caused him to miss astir of the 2020 play and each of the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He has bounced astir the past fewer seasons, spending clip with the Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs.

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka works against the Detroit Tigers during the archetypal inning of an Opening Day shot crippled successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected March 30, 2026. (Darryl Webb/AP Photo)

The Diamondbacks (1-3) volition look to proceed their winning ways erstwhile they play the Tigers (2-2) successful the 2nd crippled of their three-game acceptable connected Tuesday astatine 9:40 p.m. ET.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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