Diamondbacks designate Madison Bumgarner for assignment

After yet another poor start to begin the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks are cutting ties with veteran left-hander Madison Bumgarner.

The Diamondbacks still owe Bumgarner, 33, roughly $38 million on the five-year, $85 million contract he signed with them as a free agent after the 2019 season.

His 2023 season has gotten off to a rocky start, with a 10.26 ERA over 16 ⅔ innings. In his last start on Wednesday, Bumgarner got into a shouting match with Willson Contreras of the St. Louis Cardinals as he was in the process of giving up a season-high seven earned runs in just three innings of work.

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Bumgarner was a four-time All-Star and the 2014 World Series MVP in his 11 seasons with the San Francisco Giants. Over that span he posted a 119-92 record and 3.13 ERA.

However, his career with Arizona has been much less successful.

He's never had a winning record with the Diamondbacks (15-32 overall) and his career ERA with them  in four seasons (5.23) is more than two runs higher than it was with the Giants.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Madison Bumgarner designated for assignment by Diamondbacks