60-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 6/1/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Mena opened the 2025 season in Triple-A but made the most of his three big-league appearances, allowing only one run on three hits and three walks while striking out six across 6.2 innings, earning a win and a hold in the process. Those kinds of outings had him on the inside track to earning a permanent spot on the Diamondbacks' major-league roster, but those aspirations vanished after he suffered a teres major strain in his right shoulder. He landed on the 60-day IL in mid-June and has yet to be cleared to throw, which puts his availability for spring training and the start of the 2026 season in jeopardy. Mena's control when healthy is a concern, but it's hard to ignore his K-BB rate (18.8 percent) in the minors and his whiff rate (30.4 percent) in the majors in 2025, albeit with a small sample size for the latter. Depending on how his recovery goes, Mena could sneak his way back onto the major-league roster in 2026, giving him fantasy value for strikeouts for those who have the space to hold onto him while on a potential rehab assignment. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks in March of 2025.
Opening season on 60-day IL
The Diamondbacks placed Mena (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
Analysis
Mena didn't pitch after June 6 last season after straining his right shoulder and had received a clean bill of health heading into spring training before aggravating the injury early in camp. The right-hander remains shut down from throwing and will now be shelved for at least the first two months of the season while he continues to rehab the injury.
Mena didn't pitch after June 6 last season after straining his right shoulder and had received a clean bill of health heading into spring training before aggravating the injury early in camp. The right-hander remains shut down from throwing and will now be shelved for at least the first two months of the season while he continues to rehab the injury.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-29%
BAA vs LHP
2026
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .167 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .235 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .077 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .200 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .400 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .286 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-100%
ERA at Home
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | 0.00 | 0.53 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 11.25 | 2.50 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 9.0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0.00 | 0.53 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 9.00 | 3.00 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 12.00 | 2.33 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cristian Mena 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
2.67K/9
10.8BB/9
4.1HR/9
1.4Fastball
95.1 mphERA
1.35WHIP
0.90BABIP
.156GB/FB
2.00Left On Base
108.7%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2358 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.1%Swinging Strike
13.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Suffers setback
Manager Torey Lovullo said Thursday that Mena has been shut down from throwing after aggravating his strained right shoulder, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Yet to throw off mound
Mena (shoulder) has continued his throwing program, but he has yet to throw off a mound, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Moves to 60-day IL
The Diamondbacks transferred Mena (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Out multiple weeks
Mena has been diagnosed with a teres major strain in his right shoulder and is expected to be out for multiple weeks, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.
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Lands on IL with shoulder injury
The Diamondbacks placed Mena on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to a right shoulder strain.
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Chance for big-league debut?
Mena could be called up to make his MLB debut Wednesday against the Dodgers after previously scheduled starter Jordan Montgomery was placed on the injured list with knee inflammation, reports Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com.
Analysis
Mena's last outing for Triple-A Reno came on June 26, so he could easily be inserted into Arizona's rotation. The 21-year-old was acquired from the White Sox in February and has struggled for Reno this season with a 4.90 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 89:38 K:BB in 16 starts, so he would be a risky streaming option for fantasy managers should he get the call from the Diamondbacks.
Mena's last outing for Triple-A Reno came on June 26, so he could easily be inserted into Arizona's rotation. The 21-year-old was acquired from the White Sox in February and has struggled for Reno this season with a 4.90 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 89:38 K:BB in 16 starts, so he would be a risky streaming option for fantasy managers should he get the call from the Diamondbacks.