Newman walks it off on 4-for-5 day
PHOENIX -- The D-backs' first hit of the game Monday night couldn't have been more bizarre. And their final hit couldn't have been more emphatic. On a night that began with the funkiest of hits -- a Ketel Marte single that curlicued off the first-base bag and extended his hit
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Gallen feeling 'pretty close' to his best after another gem
BALTIMORE -- The D-backs boarded their chartered aircraft headed home after a six-game trip to Cincinnati and Baltimore feeling a lot better about themselves and, not coincidentally, playing much better baseball than the last time they were in the desert. The dry, warm air will be a welcome change from
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The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of
How to watch Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff FREE
There is a new place to watch free baseball every Sunday this season. Catch your favorite MLB action with Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff, streaming free on The Roku Channel every Sunday morning.
Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
D-backs lament another hard-luck outcome in extras
BALTIMORE -- The game of baseball can be cruel. Hit a ball hard, but right at someone and you’re still out. Make a nasty pitch and watch the batter bloop it somewhere for a base hit. It was that kind of a night for the D-backs on Saturday as they
Walker reflects on long journey -- and what comes next
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D-backs take positives away from 'gritty' affair in Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- Maybe it was the chilly weather mixed with rain that represents spring in this part of the country but feels more like fall in Arizona. Or it could have been the energy of the crowd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the fact that both teams played with
D-backs build momentum with sweep over Reds
CINCINNATI -- The D-backs completed a three-game sweep of the Reds with a 5-4 win Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park and have now won four straight games as they head to Baltimore for a matchup with the Orioles. Here are some things to know from the game: The
Mantiply turns 90-second warmup into 11-pitch save
CINCINNATI -- As right-hander Kevin Ginkel began to struggle in the ninth inning of Wednesday night’s 4-3 win at Great American Ball Park, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo looked at his lineup card. The Reds trailed by two runs and had runners at first and second with one out, and Ginkel,
Cincy marks triumphant return for Sewald
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Gallen doesn't miss a beat, goes 6 scoreless in return
CINCINNATI -- Zac Gallen was confident that his right hamstring was no longer an issue, that all the extra rest he had gotten since his last start on April 26 had taken care of the tightness that forced him to leave the game in the sixth inning. Yet, as with
Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
Bats break out, but can D-backs sustain?
PHOENIX -- After scoring just 16 runs across nine games, the D-backs’ offense broke out in a big way Sunday afternoon as Arizona pounded the Padres, 11-4, to salvage the final game of the three-game series at Chase Field. Music once again blared in the D-backs’ clubhouse following the win,
Here are the weirdest stats and plays from the past month in the Minors
After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe
On rough road, D-backs keep eyes forward
PHOENIX -- There’s no panic in the Diamondbacks’ clubhouse. It’s too early in the season, with too many games left to play, for that. There is, however, a great deal of frustration in every corner, from the manager’s office to the locker of their best player and every other space.
Reinforcements on their way to D-backs
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D-backs 'out-hit, out-pitched, out-coached' in loss to Padres
PHOENIX -- When the runs come for the D-backs, they come in bunches. Opening Day when they scored 14 runs in the third inning and 16 overall. Or April 16 against the Cubs when they plated 12 or April 19 when they got the Giants for 17 runs. Their latest
See who the D-backs land in 2024 mock draft
You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before
'Good stuff' deserts Montgomery in first home loss
PHOENIX -- When he was warming up in the bullpen for his scheduled start against the Dodgers on Tuesday night, D-backs lefty Jordan Montgomery felt so locked in that he stopped the session early. He was ready to go. But a swarm of bees had other ideas, and their presence
Freaky accident sidelines D-backs' No. 4 prospect for six weeks
This story was excerpted from Steve Gilbert’s D-backs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. PHOENIX -- The bad luck with injuries is not just limited to the D-backs' players in the big leagues. It has also spread to