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Feel for cutter eludes Burnes as D-backs drop series

@paige_leckie
April 6, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Ahead of the D-backs’ 5-4 series-finale loss vs. the Nationals on Sunday, manager Torey Lovullo expressed his full confidence in his ace, Corbin Burnes. “I'm going to sleep good knowing that Corbin is going to be taking the mound tomorrow,” Lovullo said postgame Saturday. “And I know that

Back for 2025 -- DBACKS.TV -- stream games in the D-backs territory

@bmags94
March 25, 2025

The countdown to the 2025 season is on, and there's no better place to watch all the action than on DBACKS.TV presented by Progressive.

From redeye to RBI: Tawa's long, memorable journey to MLB debut

@paige_leckie
April 5, 2025

WASHINGTON -- For the first time in over 24 hours, Tim Tawa finally had a chance to breathe as he stood at his locker in the D-backs’ clubhouse at Nationals Park on Saturday evening. “It’s still sinking in a little bit,” Tawa said.

Marte (strained left hamstring) lands on injured list

@paige_leckie
April 5, 2025

WASHINGTON -- After departing the D-backs' 6-4 victory over the Nationals on Friday night with a strained left hamstring, All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday morning. Infielder Tim Tawa, who has not played in the Majors yet, was recalled from Triple-A Reno

Are there even more D-backs extensions on the way?

April 5, 2025

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Marte's hamstring injury overshadows D-backs' win

@paige_leckie
April 5, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Mere minutes into the D-backs’ 6-4 series-opening win vs. the Nats at Nationals Park on Friday evening, Arizona was forced to improvise. In the second at-bat of the game, Ketel Marte roped what looked like a surefire triple out to center field. But the D-backs’ second baseman, just

Latest D-backs injuries & transactions

April 5, 2025

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest D-backs injury news and transactions.

Rough beginning snowballs for Kelly in rare dud

April 4, 2025

NEW YORK -- Merrill Kelly has had rough first innings before, but one thing the D-backs right-hander has always excelled at is finding a way to settle back in, find his rhythm and chew up innings. Thursday night against the Yankees, though, Kelly wasn’t able to get back on track.

Lawlar logs three-hit, three-RBI performance at Triple-A

@alyssam_gomez and @brendan_samson and @MavalloneMiLB
April 4, 2025

All the stars were out for a Triple-A doubleheader between Cubs and Pirates prospects in Indianapolis. Two of baseball's premier young pitching talents spun zeros in opposite games, while a righty with big league experience set a career high out in Las Vegas. Add to that a pair of multihit

1 prospect prediction for each organization

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 3, 2025

When you’re in the prospect business, predicting is a big part of the gig. Ranking the top prospects, after all, is all about projecting who we think will be the best big leaguers in the future.

Gallen heats up the cold Bronx night, K's 13 Yankees in gem

April 2, 2025

NEW YORK -- Zac Gallen grew up in Somerdale, N.J., so he is used to playing in the cold springtime weather of this part of the country. So when he took the mound Wednesday night against the Yankees with a gametime temperature of 42 degrees with blustery winds that made

Marte, D-backs agree to $116.5M extension through 2031

April 2, 2025

NEW YORK – In the end, Ketel Marte wanted to be in Arizona for the rest of his career, and the D-backs felt the same way. The two sides took another step closer to making that a reality as they agreed to a contract extension that runs through 2031.

4 things we learned from Arizona's first series

April 2, 2025

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All Eugenio Suárez does is hit home runs -- and the latest was grand

April 1, 2025

NEW YORK -- Eugenio Suárez has had big offensive seasons before. There were the 49 homers he hit in 2019, or the 34 he smashed in '18. But never has the veteran third baseman felt as locked in as he does now. That was on display again Tuesday night at

Where the D-backs top prospects will open their '25 seasons

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 31, 2025

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where Arizona’s Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

'That was awesome': Pitcher Nelson records pinch-hit RBI single in 1st career AB

D-backs' offense wakes up late, caps comeback win with eight-run rally in eighth
March 30, 2025

PHOENIX -- It was the sixth inning Sunday and Torey Lovullo had a decision to make. His team was, in his words, “flatlining” at the time offensively and needed a spark. The Diamondbacks' manager looked over his options and sent Pavin Smith up to hit for second baseman Garrett Hampson.

Wide turn at third makes for a wild finish for Cubs, D-backs

March 30, 2025

PHOENIX -- The ball left Corbin Carroll’s bat at just 46 mph -- the high fastball from Ryan Pressly having gotten in on his hands -- and the ball floated over the mound and struck the grass just shy of the dirt at shortstop. As soon as the ball hit

Secret's out: Pfaadt inks 5-year extension with D-backs

March 28, 2025

PHOENIX -- For the last couple of days, Brandon Pfaadt would study the faces of those who approached him in the clubhouse -- even his Diamondbacks teammates -- with the same question in his mind: Do they know? Pfaadt had agreed to a five-year deal worth $45 million, sources confirmed.

Suárez ties Gonzo with 3rd HR in first 2 games: 'Geno's the man'

March 29, 2025

PHOENIX -- On nights like Friday when he smacked two home runs to power the Diamondbacks past the Cubs, 8-1, it’s easy to forget just how close Eugenio Suárez's tenure in Arizona was to coming to an end last season. On June 30, Suarez was hitting .196 and the Diamondbacks

Little things add up to spoil D-backs' opener

March 28, 2025

PHOENIX -- In baseball, sometimes the little things can turn into big things. It’s why Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo always talks to his players about “winning the inch” and he tells them there are inches all over the field during a game to be won. Thursday night’s season opener was

D-backs finalize Opening Day roster

March 27, 2025

PHOENIX -- After a flurry of moves Tuesday, the D-backs announced their 26-man roster ahead of their opener against the Cubs on Thursday night. The D-backs announced that both left-hander Jordan Montgomery and right-hander Kevin Ginkel will open the year on the IL. Montgomery will need Tommy John surgery, while