Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Saalfrank wrapped up a dramatic 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers with his first career save on Wednesday, and in doing so contributed to the club tying a major-league record.

There have been 14 different Diamondbacks pitchers who have recorded a save in 2025.

No team in baseball history has had 15 pitchers earn saves, and Arizona looks primed to become the first with an influx of young talent taking over the bullpen.

The D-backs do not have a designated closer anymore. They have not had one for more than a few weeks at a time during this entire year due to injuries in the back end of the bullpen.

The club thought it had two coming into the year with Justin Martinez and A.J. Puk, but that lasted roughly three weeks before injuries took over their seasons.

Diamondbacks tie an MLB saves record, by the numbers
14 closers

The 14 pitchers who have earned saves are Martinez, Puk, Kyle Backhus, Jalen Beeks, Anthony DeSclafani, Kevin Ginkel, Drey Jameson, Bryce Jarvis, Shelby Miller, Juan Morillo, Ryne Nelson, Kyle Nelson, Ryan Thompson and finally Saalfrank.

That ties the 2021 Tampa Bay Rays and 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers, who both won their divisions to make the postseason, according to Stathead.

The Diamondbacks have ample opportunity to break the record as they continue to call up young relievers. Heck, if Andrew Hoffmann locked down Monday’s series opener in Texas, they may have already gotten there.

Hoffmann, Jake Woodford, Juan Burgos, Casey Kelly and John Curtiss are all presently in the bullpen without a save for the D-backs this season. Brandyn Garcia could come up with one when he gets recalled or perhaps Cristian Mena at the very end of the season, potentially.

Last 6 saves

The last six saves Arizona has recorded have come from six different pitchers, the last four of which were the first saves of someone’s respective career.

Before Saalfrank, Morillo recorded his first career save on Tuesday, and Backhus before him and Kyle Nelson before him. The last Diamondbacks reliever to record multiple saves in a row was Miller on June 24 and June 30, and then he hit the injured list with a flexor strain and was later traded to Milwaukee.

No one has multiple saves anymore

Miller leads the club in saves this year with 10, and Martinez is second with five.

Since DeSclafani was placed on the injured list on Wednesday, there is not a single pitcher with multiple saves on Arizona’s active roster. They’re all either hurt or have been traded.

Even Beeks, who has been a steady contributor all year minus a couple weeks on the IL, only has one.

Diamondbacks’ previous record was 10

To put this feat in the context of Diamondbacks history, the previous team record entering this season was 10 different pitchers recording saves. They did so last season and in 2019 — Ginkel is on all three lists.

The fewest pitchers in D-backs history to record a save was back in 2002. That’s because Byung-Hyun Kim saved 36 games and Mike Myers tacked on four more.

To prove how weird this is in the context of Diamondbacks history — or indicative of a changing game if you look at it that way — they have had more seasons with four or fewer pitchers recording a save (12) than six or more (11).

The last time a D-backs pitcher recorded even 20 saves in a season was back in 2018 with Brad Boxberger (32).

55 save opportunities

The D-backs are actually a top-10 team in saves this year, ranking ninth with 33 of them.

That’s because they are tied for the league lead in save opportunities with 55, and their 22 blown saves are tied for second just behind the Los Angeles Angels.

Their save percentage is 60%, which is just below the league average of 63%.

They’ve blown a ton of saves as a result of consistently playing in tight games while going through extreme bullpen turmoil.