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LIVE: Draft Day 3 round-by-round analysis

@SamDykstraMiLB
6 minutes ago

Three-hundred and fifteen players were selected over the first two days of the 2024 MLB Draft. On Tuesday, 300 more players will hear their names as the Draft concludes with Rounds 11-20, which are being streamed live in the video atop this article. As a reminder, the late rounds can

Carroll's latest contribution: Top 30 Draft prospect

D-backs use ROY reward pick on Kentucky slugger Ryan Waldschmidt
July 15, 2024

PHOENIX -- As he was chasing the NL Rookie of the Year Award last season, D-backs outfielder Corbin Carroll wasn’t so much focused on what winning it would mean to him personally. Instead, he knew that because of the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement between the owners and players, since he

Why D-backs sought Marte long before he was All-Star caliber

July 15, 2024

PHOENIX -- When Mike Hazen took over as D-backs general manager on Oct. 16, 2016, the D-backs were coming off a season in which they lost 93 games and fired both GM Dave Stewart and manager Chip Hale. In assessing his new team, Hazen felt the veteran-laden club needed another

How to watch the D-backs this season

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July 1, 2024
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Here's what the D-backs did on Day 2 of the Draft

July 15, 2024

PHOENIX -- After using all four of their picks Sunday night on position players, the Arizona Diamondbacks took five pitchers with the eight selections they had during Monday’s second day of the 2024 MLB Draft.

  • Carroll's latest contribution: Top-30 Draft prospect Thanks to a pair of compensation picks, the

D-backs draft 'dynamic' prep OF Caldwell with No. 29 pick

July 15, 2024

Whether it’s Daulton Varsho or Alek Thomas or Corbin Carroll, the D-backs have had success in the MLB Draft in selecting players that some consider undersized. So they had no qualms about taking high school outfielder Slade Caldwell with their first pick (No. 29 overall) in the 2024 Draft, which

Injuries & Moves: Montgomery, Kelly updates

July 12, 2024

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Complete All-Star Game rosters include familiar faces, 37 first-timers

July 15, 2024

The full rosters for the 2024 All-Star Game have been revealed. Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the American League and National League on Sunday, adding the pitchers and reserves to the fan-elected starting lineups that were revealed on July 3. The 94th Midsummer Classic presented by Mastercard will

How Waldschmidt went from a torn ACL to the D-backs in 1 year

@SamDykstraMiLB
July 15, 2024

Ryan Waldschmidt was off to a scorching start in the Cape Cod League last summer. He had put in a solid sophomore season for Kentucky after transferring from Charleston Southern and was out to prove that his introduction to the SEC was no joke when he opened 5-for-10 with a

D-backs 'excited about the class that we’re going to bring in'

July 15, 2024

PHOENIX -- It was a busier than usual first day of the 2024 MLB Draft for the Arizona Diamondbacks who had four picks, their own first and second round picks, along with a Competitive Balance Round A pick and a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick they received when Corbin Carroll won

D-backs 'right where we need to be' to close first half

July 14, 2024

PHOENIX -- It wasn’t the way the D-backs wanted to head into the All-Star break and they don’t have the record they hoped they would when the season started, but considering everything they faced in the first three-and-a-half months of the season, they are feeling pretty good about themselves. Sunday’s

Diaz dazzles, Carroll notches 6 RBIs in D-backs' dominant victory

July 14, 2024

PHOENIX -- It took them three months, but the D-backs have got things rolling in the right direction. The latest example came Saturday night when they got another strong pitching performance by rookie right-hander Yilber Diaz and a pair of homers from Corbin Carroll to beat the Blue Jays, 12-1,

Top 7 moments from 2024 All-Star Futures Game

July 13, 2024

The 25th annual MLB All-Star Futures Game took place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday with the National League earning a 6-1 victory over AL prospects. You can watch the replay of the game at the top of this article. This year’s contest was followed by the

Here’s how all 30 teams’ prospects fared in the Futures Game

July 13, 2024

The next generation took a turn in the spotlight in Saturday's All-Star Futures Game. An American League team hosted the festivities at Globe Life Field, but it was the National League that pulled out the 6-1 victory behind the big bats of the game's Most Valuable Player Cam Collier and

Perdomo, D-backs walk off to go above .500

July 13, 2024

PHOENIX -- For the first time since April 3, the D-backs are above the .500 mark. Arizona has been at .500 six times since that day, and each time it fell below it the next day, but Friday night, it finally got over the hump with a come-from-behind, 5-4, ninth-inning

Pfaadt's so haadt as D-backs shut out Braves

Suárez homers for game's only run, McCarthy saves day in 9th with catch at the wall
July 12, 2024

PHOENIX -- The way he was pitching on Thursday, it sure was tough to tell that Brandon Pfaadt was almost seriously injured in his last start. In fact, even he had already forgotten about it. Pfaadt pitched six scoreless innings and Eugenio Suárez homered for the second consecutive game as

Corbin, D-backs send RBI teams off to Seattle in style

July 11, 2024

Corbin Carroll and the D-backs just gave dozens of high schoolers from across Arizona the surprise of their lives. Students participating in the D-backs’ Nike RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) baseball and softball programs were surprised with their very own set of gear on Thursday, a gift from the

'I never give up': Suárez eager to put '24 struggles behind him

Sewald breaks string of three consecutive blown saves to 'get back in the saddle'
July 11, 2024

PHOENIX -- Eugenio Suárez’s bat is heating up, and the timing couldn’t be better. Suárez finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored, Ketel Marte added his 18th homer and the Diamondbacks scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth en route to a 7-5 win over the

Closer Sewald looks to 'get back rolling'

July 10, 2024

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 -- From his season debut on May 7 through the end of June, D-backs closer Paul Sewald was practically unhittable. The veteran right-hander,

Each team's best Draft pick of the past 10 years

@SamDykstraMiLB
July 10, 2024

The Draft is the best and most cost-effective way to procure and control talent. It's virtually impossible to compete for postseason berths and World Series championships without identifying, selecting and signing future stars. With that in mind, we take a look at each team's biggest Draft success in the last

Gallen done in by 6th-inning mistake in loss to Braves

July 10, 2024

PHOENIX -- Zac Gallen’s pitch count was sitting at 102 Tuesday night with runners at first and third in the sixth with Braves slugger Adam Duvall coming to the plate. In the dugout, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo had a decision to make. Thyago Vieira was ready in the bullpen and

Diaz's tumultuous journey culminates in impressive MLB debut 

Sewald blows third consecutive save as D-backs drop series opener vs. Braves
July 9, 2024

PHOENIX -- Monday night started out well for the D-backs thanks to Yilber Diaz. The 23-year-old dazzled in his big league debut allowing just one run over six innings, showing maturity beyond his years as he left with the D-backs leading and seemingly on the way to a victory over