Franchise Timeline

1998

January 10: Single-game tickets go on sale for Opening Day on March 31 against the Colorado Rockies. All tickets are gone before lunch.

February 13: Pitchers and catchers take the field @ Kino Veterans Memorial Sportspark in Tucson to inaugurate the D-backs' first Major League Spring Training.

February 27: In the D-backs' first Cactus League exhibition game, Edwin Diaz hits a ninth-inning sacrifice fly that scores Kelly Stinnett with the winning run in a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox @ Tucson Electric Park.

March 20: Jerry Colangelo and county officials break bottles of sparkling water over the rotunda railings to highlight the official dedication ceremony @ Bank One Ballpark.

March 29: The final exhibition game of the season serves as a trial run for Bank One Ballpark as 49,198 fans see the White Sox defeat Arizona, 3-0.

March 31: With 50,179 fans overflowing Bank One Ballpark, the D-backs celebrate the first regular season game in franchise history. Colorado wins, 9-2, but not before Travis Lee collects Arizona's first hit (a first-inning single), first homer, first run and first RBI.

April 5: Arizona celebrates its first victory, a 3-2 win over San Francisco.

July 30: Omar Daal pitches the franchise's first complete-game shutout, scattering four hits in a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs @ Bank One Ballpark.

September 4: A 3-1 win over Houston gives the D-backs their seventh consecutive victory, equaling the longest winning streak by any expansion team in history.

September 13: Andy Benes comes within two outs of pitching a no-hitter in a 5-0 win @ Cincinnati, highlighting a September in which he was 3-0 with an 0.47 ERA. Benes ends the season with a string of 27.1 scoreless innings.

1999

February 26: Tony Womack arrives from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Minor League outfielder Paul Weichard and a player to be named later (pitcher Jason Boyd).

April 11: Luis Gonzalez cracks a seventh-inning homer off Atlanta's Greg Maddux, beginning a hitting streak that will last through May 18. Gonzalez is the 37th player in major-league history to reach the 30-game plateau.

April 19: Jay Bell is named National League Player-of-the-Week, becoming the first D-back ever to win the award. Before the season ends, he will be joined by Matt Williams (twice), Randy Johnson (twice) and Steve Finley. Williams was also NL Player-of-the-Month for April and Johnson was Pitcher-of-the-Month for July.

May 12: Matt Williams’ two-run, game-winning homer caps a five-run ninth as Arizona comes from behind for an 8-6 win over Montreal. It is the third straight night that the D-backs beat the Expos with a homer in their final at-bat. Jay Bell was the hero on May 10, with Luis Gonzalez doing the honors on May 11.

June 25: Bank One Ballpark plays host to its first no-hitter as St. Louis' Jose Jimenez outduels the D-backs' Randy Johnson, 1-0. The game's only run scores on Thomas Howard's single in the top of the ninth inning.

July 9: Arizona's bullpen is solidified with the addition of closer Matt Mantei, acquired from Florida for pitcher Vladimir Núñez, pitcher Brad Penny and a player to be named later.

July 11: Jay Bell's grand slam in the sixth inning wins $1 million for fan Gylene Hoyle of Chandler, who predicted the player and the inning before the game as part of Shamrock Farms Grand Slam Sundae. As an afterthought, the D-backs beat Oakland, 7-4.

July 13: Third baseman Matt Williams and second baseman Jay Bell become the first D-backs to start an All-Star Game. Pitcher Randy Johnson and left fielder Luis Gonzalez also make appearances. No team could boast more representatives.

July 21: Tony Womack legs out a ninth inning, inside-the-park grand slam off relief ace Billy Wagner to give the D-backs a 7-4 victory in Houston. It is the first inside-the-park homer in franchise history.

September 24: Matt Williams scoops up Doug Mirabelli's ground ball and throws to first base for the final out of an 11-3 victory @ San Francisco that mathematically clinches the National League West championship for the D-backs. Arizona becomes the first expansion team to reach the playoffs or win a division title in its second year of competition.

September 26: An estimated 8,000 fans jam the Bank One Ballpark Plaza to greet the D-backs on their return home from their sweep of the Giants.

October 3: The D-backs notch win No. 100 of the year in the season finale. Bernard Gilkey and Rod Barajas hit back-to-back home runs in a 10-3 win over San Diego @ Bank One Ballpark.

October 5: In the team's first post-season appearance, Arizona drops an 8-4 decision to the New York Mets. Edgardo Alfonzo's ninth-inning grand slam, his second homer of the day, makes the difference.

October 6: Todd Stottlemyre scatters four hits over 6.2 innings to help the D-backs notch their first post-season win, 7-1; Steve Finley's two-run single in the third puts Arizona ahead to stay.

October 9: Arizona's season ends when Todd Pratt homers in the bottom of the 10th inning to give New York a 4-3 victory in Game Four of the NL Division Series.

November 11: The D-backs earn their first Gold Glove Award when Steve Finley is honored as one of the National League's top fielding outfielders.

November 16: After leading the Major Leagues in strikeouts, innings pitched and complete games, Randy Johnson gives the Arizona franchise its first major individual trophy by winning his second Cy Young Award.

2000

April 30: Randy Johnson compiles what might have been the best first month in baseball history, going 6-0 with a 0.91 ERA, three complete games and a pair of shutouts.

May 2: Tony Womack begins a 24-game hitting streak which would wind up being tied for the longest in the NL in 2000 (Tony Eusebio).

May 13: D-backs set a club record by winning nine consecutive games.

May 31: D-backs turn the first triple play in club history in the fifth inning of their game against the St. Louis Cardinals with Mark McGwire at the plate.

June 26: After hitting 35 home runs in 53 Minor League games, Alex Cabrera makes his big-league debut and homers as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning. He becomes the 78th player in baseball history to homer in his first career at-bat.

July 5: Luis Gonzalez becomes the first D-backs player to hit for the cycle when he homers in the ninth inning @ Houston.

July 11: Randy Johnson starts for the National League in the All-Star Game in Atlanta, giving up 1 hit and striking out 1 in 1.0 inning of work. Steve Finley enters the game as a defensive replacement and singles home a run in his lone at-bat.

September 10: Randy Johnson records the 3,000th strikeout of his career @ Miami.

2001

April 26: Luis Gonzalez hits home runs No. 12 and 13, tying Ken Griffey Jr. for the most homers in Major League history for the month of April.

May 8: Randy Johnson ties the Major League record for strikeouts in nine innings when he fans 20 Cincinnati Reds @ Bank One Ballpark. Johnson leaves after nine innings with the score tied 3-3 and the D-backs win in 11 innings, 4-3.

May 19: D-backs outlast the Giants, 1-0, in an 18-inning marathon @ Pacific Bell Park.

June 30: Luis Gonzalez earns his second National League Player of the Month Award for batting .417 with 12 home runs and 35 RBIs. He also won the award in April.

July 10: Randy Johnson is the National League's starting pitcher at the All-Star Game in Seattle. It is the Big Unit's second straight starting assignment and his eighth trip to the Midsummer Classic.

July 25: For the third straight year, the D-backs make a deal before the trading deadline, acquiring starting pitcher and Mesa, Ariz. Native, Albie Lopez, from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

August 23: Randy Johnson becomes the first pitcher in Major League history to record four consecutive 300-plus strikeout seasons.

September 5: Curt Schilling becomes the D-backs' first-ever 20-game winner.

September 27: Randy Johnson ties the Major League record for double-digit strikeout games in a season as he records his 23rd of the campaign.

October 5: The D-backs beat the Brewers, 5-0, to clinch at least a tie for the NL West crown. The Giants fall to the Dodgers later that night, giving the D-backs their second division title in three years.

October 14: The D-backs defeat the Cardinals in Game 5 of the National League Division Series to advance to the NLCS.

October 21: The D-backs defeat the Braves in Game 5 of the NLCS for their first NL pennant and trip to the World Series.

October 28: Randy Johnson hurls a three-hit complete game, striking out 11 Yankees as the D-backs win Game 2, 4-0, and take a 2-0 lead in games heading to New York.

November 3: After three dramatic losses in New York, the D-backs return home and beat the Yankees, 15-2, to set up a decisive Game 7.

November 4: Luis Gonzalez's soft single to left field scores Jay Bell and caps a two-run ninth-inning comeback as the D-backs beat the Yankees, 3-2, to become the quickest expansion team ever to win a World Series.

November 13: Randy Johnson wins his third straight Cy Young Award, and fourth overall. Teammate Curt Schilling finishes second in the voting.

2002

April 2: The D-backs are awarded their 2001 World Series rings in a pregame ceremony.

April 7: Curt Schilling tosses a one-hitter and strikes out 17 Brewers in Milwaukee.

April 26: Randy Johnson wins his sixth straight start and becomes the first pitcher ever to win six games prior to May 1 in two different seasons (1999). He would be named Pitcher of the Month for April.

May 29: Schilling beats the Giants to move his season record to 10-1. He would be named Pitcher of the Month for May a few days later.

June 8: Schilling extends his club-record winning streak to nine as he outduels Pedro Martinez, 3-2, @ Fenway Park.

June 12: Pitching in Yankee Stadium for the first time since blowing two saves in the 2001 World Series, Byung-Hyun Kim finishes up a 9-5 D-backs win and fires the game ball over the left field wall.

July 9: D-backs manager Bob Brenly leads the National League in the All-Star Game @ Milwaukee's Miller Park. Schilling started for the NL, while Damian Miller, Junior Spivey, Luis Gonzalez, Kim and Johnson also were selected.

July 27: Schilling holds the Padres to one run in eight innings to complete July a perfect 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA good enough for Pitcher of the Month honors.

August 10: Johnson strikes out 14 Marlins to move past Tom Seaver and into fifth place on the all-time strikeout list.

August 16: Schilling strikes out 12 Cubs @ Wrigley Field to earn his 20th win.

September 2: The D-backs suffer their worst defeat ever, 19-1, to the Dodgers. There is some levity to the moment as Mark Grace winds up pitching the ninth for Arizona.

September 4: Johnson tosses a three-hitter and moves past Bert Blyleven and into fourth place on the all-time strikeout list. It's also Johnson's 20th win, making he and Schilling only the sixth pair of teammates since 1950 to win 20 games in back-to-back seasons.

September 9: Johnson sets an MLB record with his fifth straight 300-plus strikeout season. He also ties Nolan Ryan for most 300-plus strikeout seasons in a career (six).

September 15: Schilling strikes out eight Brewers to join Johnson as only teammates in MLB history to record 300-plus strikeouts in the same season.

September 18: Greg Colbrunn becomes second player in team history to hit for the cycle.

September 26: Johnson caps a 5-0 September by beating the Rockies for his Major League-best 24th victory. Johnson's record and 0.66 ERA for the month earned him Pitcher of the Month honors.

September 28: The D-backs clinch their third NL West title in four years, beating the Rockies, 17-8, in front of 46,170 @ Bank One Ballpark.

October 15: D-backs fall 6-3 to the Cardinals in Game 3 of the NL Division Series to end their season.

November 5: Johnson wins his fourth consecutive NL Cy Young Award and the fifth of his career. The lefty is a unanimous selection after capturing the "Triple Crown" of pitching, leading the NL in wins (24), ERA (2.32) and strikeouts (334).

2003

March 19: Signed Luis Gonzalez to a three-year contract extension through the 2006 season.

March 24: Signed Randy Johnson to a two-year contract extension through the 2005 season.

May 1: Randy Johnson had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

May 29: Traded Byung-Hyun Kim to the Boston Red Sox for Mesa, Ariz. native, Shea Hillenbrand.

June 3: An MRI confirms a fractured bone in Curt Schilling's right hand.

June 30: D-backs win 12 consecutive games.

September 14: Randy Johnson tosses a one-hitter against the Rockies.

September 19: The Big Unit hits his first career homer.

November 28: Acquired LHP Casey Fossum, RHP Brandon Lyon, Minor League LHP Jorge de La Rosa and a player to be named later from Boston in exchange for Curt Schilling.

December 1: Acquired slugger Richie Sexson in a six-player trade with the Brewers.

2004

April 26: Richie Sexson’s ninth home run in April, in a 9-0 win vs. Cubs, hits the Jumbotron, requiring repairs to the screen.

May 18: Randy Johnson throws club’s first perfect game, 2-0 @ Braves…16th pitcher in history to throw a perfect game…threw 117 pitches, the last was a 98 mile-per-hour fastball to strike out Eddie Perez.

June 29: Randy Johnson becomes the fourth pitcher in history to reach 4,000 strikeouts.

July 2: Bob Brenly is replaced as manager by third base coach Al Pedrique.

July 4: Al Pedrique’s first win as manager comes on Randy Johnson’s complete-game, 6-2 win vs. Twins.

August 6: D-backs CEO Jerry Colangelo announces he will leave his post at season’s end to be replaced by Jeff Moorad.

August 25: D-backs lose 2-1 @ Pirates in a franchise-record 1:47, the shortest 9-inning game in club history by 7 minutes.

September 10: Randy Johnson earns his 100th win as a D-back on his 41st birthday, 2-1 vs. Giants.

September 15: Randy Johnson becomes the all-time left-handed strikeout leader with a seventh-inning strikeout of Vinny Castilla, passing Steve Carlton and moving into third place on the all-time list in a 3-2 win vs. Rockies.

November 5: Bob Melvin named Manager.

2005

January 11: Trade Randy Johnson to the Yankees for Brad Halsey and Dioner Navarro, then sent Navarro and a trio of minor leaguers to Dodgers for Shawn Green, who signed a 3-year contract.

February 22: Commissioner Bud Selig approves Jeff Moorad as a General Partner in the D-backs’ ownership group.

April 14: In the return of baseball to the nation’s capital, the D-backs lost 5-3 @ Nationals…President George W. Bush throws out the ceremonial first pitch.

June 9: Javier Vázquez’s fifth inning walk to the Twins’ Michael Cuddyer snaps a streak of 221 batters and 54.1 innings pitched without allowing a walk, both club records.

August 2: General Manager Joe Garagiola, Jr. resigns to accept a Vice Presidency with MLB…Assistant General Manager Bob Gebhard is named Interim GM.

September 23: Stadium renamed Chase Field with the merger of Chase and Bank One.

2006

January 6: Justin Upton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, signs with the D-backs.

June 13: Rookie Enrique Gonzalez retires 18 consecutive batters in a 2-1 win vs. Giants.

August 15: Second 18-inning game in franchise history…Luis Gonzalez’s game-winning single seals a 2-1 win @ Rockies.

September 6: President Rich Dozer announces his intention to resign at season’s end to be replaced by Executive Vice President Derrick Hall.

September 9: Brandon Webb throws first career 1-hitter, a complete-game, 3-0 win vs. Cardinals…1:54 game was shortest in Chase Field history.

October 1: Luis Gonzalez, Craig Counsell and Miguel Batista play their final games for the D-backs in a 7-6 loss vs. Padres in front of a franchise-record crowd of 48,946.

November 3: For the second consecutive year, Orlando Hudson wins the Rawlings Gold Glove award for second base (also in 2005 with Blue Jays).

November 8: D-backs unveil new team colors and uniforms - Sedona Red, Sonoran Sand and black - at the Hotel Valley Ho resort in Scottsdale.

2007

January 9: Acquire Randy Johnson from Yankees for Luis Vizcaino and three Minor Leaguers.

August 18: Micah Owings posts a 12-6 win @ Braves, allowing 3 runs over 7.0 innings and going 4-for-5 with a double, 2 homers and 6 RBI.

August 22: Brandon Webb’s scoreless streak is halted at 42.0 innings on the Brewers’ Prince Fielder’s RBI single in the first inning…it’s the 12th-longest streak in history.

September 5: Justin Upton named USA Today Minor League Player of the Year.

September 27: Micah Owings and 3 relievers combine for an 8-0 shutout @ Pirates…Owings was notified shortly before the game he would start in place of Brandon Webb and allowed 4 hits over 6.1 innings while going 4-for-4 with 3 RBI.

September 29: Clinch fourth NL West title prior to the game @ Rockies.

October 6: Complete NLDS sweep with a 5-1 win @ Cubs, advance to NLCS.

November 14: Bob Melvin named BBWAA NL Manager of the Year…wins similar honors from The Sporting News and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

2008

April 9: Doug Davis defeats the Dodgers, 10-5, before being placed on the disabled list for surgery to remove thyroid cancer and missing the next 38 games.

April 12: As part of the weekend’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, the club unveiled the D-backs 10th Anniversary Team in a pregame ceremony:

Manager: Bob Brenly

Catcher: Damian Miller

First Base: Mark Grace

Second Base: Craig Counsell

Shortstop: Tony Womack

Third Base: Matt Williams

Outfield: Luis Gonzalez, Steve Finley, Eric Byrnes

Left-Handed Starter: Randy Johnson

Right-Handed Starter: Brandon Webb

Closer: José Valverde

April 29: In his Major League debut, Max Scherzer retires all 13 batters faced (7 strikeouts) in 4.1 innings of relief vs. Astros, the longest debut in modern history (since 1900) by a pitcher who retired every batter faced.

April 30: Micah Owings’ pinch-hit, 2-run homer ties game in 8-7 win…first pinch-hit homer by pitcher since Brewers’ Brooks Kieschnick on April 22, 2004 vs. D-backs.

June 3: Randy Johnson records 4,673rd strikeout (Brewers’ Mike Cameron) to move past Roger Clemens into second place on the all-time list.

July 15: Dan Haren (2.0 IP) and Brandon Webb (1.0 IP) each make scoreless appearances for the NL All-Star Team @ Yankee Stadium.

July 26: Brandon Webb strikes out the Giants’ Dave Roberts for his 1,000th career strikeout, joining Randy Johnson as the only other D-back to reach that mark.

August 12: D-backs’ 4-2 win @ Rockies gives Bob Melvin his franchise-best 304th regular season win as manager.

August 16: Miguel Montero and Chris Young hit their first career grand slams in an 11-5 win @ Astros, the first time in history two D-backs have hit grand slams in same game.

September 1: Stephen Drew hits for cycle, third in club history and first-ever @ Chase Field.

September 28: Randy Johnson tosses his 100th career complete game in season finale 2-1 win vs. Rockies.

2009

January 2: Derrick Hall promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer when General Partner and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Moorad resigns.

April 6: D-backs hit 5 homers in 9-8 win vs. Rockies on Opening Day…Felipe López and Tony Clark each homered from both sides of the plate, the first-time teammates had ever accomplished the feat on Opening Day and first in the regular season since April 23, 2000.

April 11: MLB awards the D-backs the 2011 All-Star Game as announced by Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig in a press conference @ Chase Field.

April 12: Nine-year-old Phoenix-resident Blaise Wagner becomes the 30,000,000th fan to enter Chase Field and the D-backs become the second-fastest team to reach the mark since an inception of a franchise, trailing only the Rockies, who reached the milestone in 1993.

May 8: Bob Melvin dismissed as Manager and replaced by A.J. Hinch, who at age 34 years and 357 days, became the youngest manager since Eric Wedge (34 years, 275 days) of the Indians on October 29, 2002.

May 10: A.J. Hinch and Esmerling Vasquez each earned first career victories in a win vs. Nationals, the 19th time since 1900 a manager and pitcher recorded their first win in the same game.

May 13: Gerardo Parra makes his Major League debut vs. Reds and homers in his first at-bat…second D-back (Alex Cabrera on June 26, 2000 vs. Astros), 100th player in Major League history and second of the season (Braves’ Jordan Schafer on April 5 @ Phillies) to accomplish the feat.

July 13: Dan Haren becomes the first pitcher in Major League history to reach the All-Star break leading the Majors in the following four categories: ERA (2.01), strikeout to walk ratio (8.1), WHIP (0.81) and opponents’ on-base percentage (.219)…his 9 wins and 2.01 ERA at the break marked the first time that a NL pitcher had at least 9 wins and an ERA that low at the break since 2000 (Randy Johnson-14 wins, 1.80 ERA and Danny Graves-9 wins, 1.99 ERA)

July 16: D-backs, Rockies and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community announce plans for a new Spring Training facility on Community land to open in 2011…it’s the first Major League spring training facility in the U.S. on Indian land.

August 22: D-backs streak of plate appearances without a walk ended at 153 when Mark Reynolds drew a walk in the fifth inning…the streak, which ran from August 17-22, was the longest streak in franchise history and the fifth-longest streak in baseball since 1998 as Detroit had the longest streak at 183 plate appearances without a walk from September 4-9, 2002.

August 29: Luis Gonzalez retires and rejoins club as Special Assistant to the President & CEO as the D-backs host “Luis Gonzalez Appreciation Night.”

September 20: Dedicate broadcast wing of Chase Field press box to Hall-of-Famer Joe Garagiola.

November 16: Official groundbreaking ceremony for Spring Training facility.

2010

April 11: D-backs score a club-record 13 runs in the fourth inning vs. Pirates.

May 11: Dan Haren starts game with franchise record of 9 consecutive outs on strikeouts.

June 4: Spring Training facility named Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.

June 8: Play 1,000th regular-season home game @ Chase Field, a 7-5 loss vs. Braves.

June 25: Edwin Jackson tossed second no-hitter in club history @ Rays.

June 27: Recorded 1,000th win after 12 seasons and 76 games…second-fastest expansion-era club since 1961 to 1,000 wins.

July 2: Dismissed Executive Vice President & General Manager Josh Byrnes and manager A.J. Hinch from their duties…named Jerry Dipoto interim General Manager and Kirk Gibson interim Manager.

July 2: Kirk Gibson makes managerial debut vs. Dodgers, becoming the fourth manager since 2001 to make his managerial debut against a team he formerly played for…with a 12-5 win, joined Bob Brenly (3-2 @ Dodgers, April 1, 2001) as the only D-backs’ managers to win their debuts.

August 7: Retired Luis Gonzalez’s No. 20, the first D-back to have his number retired.

August 7: Chris Young becomes the first D-back and fourth player in the last 40 years to hit a lead-off and walk-off homer in same game.

August 11: Tied Major League record for consecutive homers in a game (seventh time) on solo shots by Adam LaRoche, Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds and Stephen Drew in the fourth inning @ Brewers.

September 13: D-backs and Reds’ back-to-back homers in the second inning (D-backs’ Miguel Montero and Ryan Church and Reds’ Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs) were the first back-to-back homers in the same inning since April 16, 2006.

2011

February 26: Inaugural game @ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…D-backs lose, 8-7, vs. Rockies…sellout crowd of 12,514.

March 28: Set club record for Cactus League attendance with 189,737 fans in 17 games (11 sellouts).

June 6: Select pitchers Trevor Bauer and Archie Bradley with third and seventh picks, respectively, in First-Year Player Draft…first team in history with two of the first seven picks in the draft.

July 12: D-backs host 82nd All-Star Game…NL defeats AL, 5-1…Justin Upton and Miguel Montero, Kirk Gibson (coach) and trainer Ken Crenshaw serve on NL squad.

September 19: Ian Kennedy becomes NL’s first 20-game winner after a 1-0 win vs. Pirates, allowing 1 hit with career-high-tying 12 strikeouts…the only other pitcher since 1900 to register at least 10 strikeouts and allow 1 hit or less in his 20th win was Warren Spahn, who tossed a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts on September 16, 1960 vs. Phillies (Elias)…fourth D-back to reach mark: Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Brandon Webb.

September 23: Clinch fifth NL West crown with 3-1 win vs. Giants.

September 27: Ryan Roberts’ first grand slam and walk-off homer caps 6-run 10th inning in 7-6 win vs. Dodgers…became fourth player in history to hit an extra-inning grand slam with his team trailing by 3 runs along with Babe Ruth (1925 Yankees), Roger Freed (1979 Cardinals) and Jason Giambi (2002 Yankees) (Elias)…only second game in history in which winning team fell behind by 5 or more runs in an extra inning…on April 21, 1991, the Cubs and Pirates were tied, 7-7, went into extra-innings, Cubs scored 5 runs in the top of 11th and Pirates countered with 6.

October 4: Post 8-1 win vs. Brewers in NLDS Game No. 3…Paul Goldschmidt hits a grand slam and joins Ricky Ledee (NYY; October 17, 1999 @ BOS) as the only rookies since 1998 with a grand slam in the postseason (Elias)…Goldschmidt’s 5 RBI tie franchise record for third time.

October 5: Post 10-6 win vs. Brewers in NLDS Game No. 4…Ryan Roberts hits grand slam, only second time in history a team has hit grand slams in consecutive Postseason games along with the Dodgers’ Ron Cey (October 4, 1977, Game 1 of NLCS vs. Phillies) and Dusty Baker (October 5, 1977, Game 2 of NLCS vs. Phillies).

October 7: Lose NLDS Game 5, 3-2 @ Brewers in 10 innings.

November 16: Kirk Gibson named BBWAA NL Manager of the Year (also received same honors from The Sporting News and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum)…joins Bob Melvin (2007) as the only D-backs to win the honors.

2012

January 19: Host the first-of-its-kind Most Valuable Partner Awards to highlight best practices and take the standard business-to-business summit to a new level.

April 14: J.J. Putz’s club-record 28-game consecutive save streak from July 27, 2011-April 12 ended @ Rockies on Todd Helton’s game-ending homer.

June 18: Aaron Hill hit his first cycle vs. Mariners.

June 29: Aaron Hill hit the second of 2 cycles, @ Brewers, within 11 days of each other to become the second player in the modern era of Major League Baseball to hit for a pair of cycles in a season (also: Brooklyn Robins’ Babe Herman in 1931)…John Reilly (1883 with Cincinnati Red Stockings) and Tip O’Neill (1887 with St. Louis Browns) also hit for 2 cycles in a season in the American Association.

July 21: Takashi Saito became first player of Japanese descent to pitch for D-backs in his debut on July 21 vs. Astros.

July 30: Newly acquired Chris Johnson became first D-backs player to hit a grand slam in his first game with the club @ Dodgers.

August 22: Hosted first-ever Chase Field doubleheader (14th overall twinbill) with a sweep of Marlins (3-2, 3-0).

August 31: J.J. Putz had franchise-record-tying 24-straight scoreless outings from June 23-August 31, tying Brandon Lyon (April 9-June 12, 2008).

October 18: Announce new TV broadcast team featuring former D-backs manager and Emmy Award-winner Bob Brenly as the analyst and former ESPN “Baseball Tonight” and “SportsCenter” host Steve Berthiaume for play-by-play duties…duo later introduced at news conference on November 5.

2013

June 12: D-backs announce they will serve as the home team for MLB’s 2014 Championship Season opener in Sydney, Australia on March 22-23, 2014 against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground.

July 1: D-backs announce plans to honor the memory of 19 firefighters from Prescott, Ariz. who perished fighting the Yarnell fire with a series of tributes, including a memorial “19” patch on the team’s jersey.

September 19: D-backs ranked the No. 1 franchise in Major League Baseball (sixth overall) in ESPN the Magazine’s Ultimate Standings.

September 29: D-backs final game gives club Major League-record 1,538 innings played, surpassing the 1964 Yankees’ 1,537 innings played (164 games) [Elias Sports Bureau].

November 14: Paul Goldschmidt finished second in NL Most Valuable Player voting behind Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen as announced by Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Goldschmidt’s second-place finish was the best by a D-backs player, ahead of Matt Williams (1999) and Gonzalez’s (2001) third-place result.

December 5: Former D-backs broadcaster Joe Garagiola named recipient of the 2014 John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award by National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Directors…second D-back to win honors joining Roland Hemond.

December 11: Billy Bryk (Special Assistant to the General Manager & Major League Scout) and Howard McCullough (Southeast Scouting Supervisor) named 2013 Midwest and East Coast Baseball Scouts of the Year, respectively, first D-backs to receive the award.

December 16: Rodrigo López becomes first former D-backs player to join the Spanish radio broadcast team to serve as the color analyst.

2014

March 22: Opened the season with the first of 2 games in the Sydney Opening Series vs. Dodgers…lost, 3-1, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the first time an MLB game was played in Australia.

May 17: Name Tony La Russa Chief Baseball Officer…Paul Goldschmidt goes 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 homers, 6 RBI and 5 runs scored in Arizona’s 18-7 win vs. Dodgers…set club records for runs, extra-base hits (13) and hits (21) in a 9-inning game.

May 29: Josh Collmenter faced the min. 27 batters despite allowing 3 hits vs. Reds (all 3 hits erased on double plays).

June 1: Became the first team in Major League history to feature a starting lineup of 5 Venezuelan-born players (Ender Inciarte, Miguel Montero, Gerardo Parra, David Peralta and Martín Prado).

September 5: Kevin Towers was relieved of his duties as General Manager.

September 20: Óliver Pérez became the first D-back to strikeout 4 in a single inning @ Rockies.

September 25: Name Dave Stewart as Sr. Vice President & General Manager and De Jon Watson as Sr. Vice President, Baseball Operations.

September 25: Kirk Gibson was relieved of his duties as Manager.

October 13: Name Chip Hale as the team’s seventh manager.

2015

July 26: Randy Johnson, Special Assistant to the President & CEO, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with Craig Biggio, Pedro Martínez and John Smoltz…Johnson is the first player to don a D-backs hat in the Hall of Fame.

August 8: Randy Johnson becomes the second D-backs player (third overall) to have his number (No. 51) retired in a pregame ceremony.

October 1: Paul Goldschmidt was presented the inaugural Luis Gonzalez Award, which is given annually to the D-backs’ player who best exemplifies the talents, spirt and heart of the D-backs legend both on and off the field, as voted by his teammates and coaches.

December 3: D-backs unveil their 2016 uniforms @ Chase Field, including 8 distinct uniform options.

December 8: Zack Greinke signs a 6-year contract with Arizona.

2016

June 23: Brad Ziegler’s franchise-record 43-game save streak ends @ Coors Field.

August 24: Zack Greinke records his 2,000th career strikeout vs. Braves (Freddie Freeman), the 78th pitcher in baseball history to reach the milestone.

September 28: Jean Segura became the second player in club history to amass 200 hits (also: Luis Gonzalez in 1999).

October 3: D-backs announce they did not renew the contract of Sr. Vice President & GM Dave Stewart and relieved manager Chip Hale of his duties.

October 16: Name Mike Hazen as Executive Vice President & General Manager.

November 4: Name Torey Lovullo as the organizations’ eighth manager.

2017

April 2: Chris Owings delivered Arizona's first-ever walk-off win on Opening Day with a ninth-inning single vs. Giants.

May 3: Arizona's pitching staff establishes a Major League record with 10+ strikeouts in 9 consecutive games (April 24-May 3).

September 4: J.D. Martínez sets a club record with 4 home runs on September 4 @ Dodgers, the 18th player in Major League history to accomplish the feat.

September 6: Earn their franchise-record 13th consecutive win @ Dodgers, besting the previous streak of 12 from June 18-30, 2003.

September 22: Fernando Rodney records his 300th career save on September 22 vs. Marlins.

September 24: Clinch a berth in the NL playoffs as a Wild Card.

September 26: Named the Scout Section @ Chase Field after longtime executive, Roland Hemond.

October 4: Defeated Colorado, 11-8, in a Wild Card matchup @ Chase Field, becoming the first WC host to win since Pittsburgh in 2013.

2018

March 27: Arizona signed Ketel Marte to a 5-year contract extension through 2022, with club options for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

April 8: Torey Lovullo earned his 100th career win in his 171st regular season game as a Major League manager, becoming the fastest manager in team history to reach the 100-win plateau.

April 18: Robbie Ray recorded his 600th career strikeout in 508.2 IP, the fastest in Major League history by a left-handed pitcher.

May 5: Collin McHugh of the Astros becomes the first player to ride in the OnTrac Bullpen Cart in a regular-season game.

August 2: Brad Ziegler becomes the first D-backs player to ride in the OnTrac Bullpen Cart in a regular-season game.

August 22: Paul Goldschmidt hit his 96th career home run @ Chase Field, surpassing the record held by Luis Gonzalez (95).

August 27: Patrick Corbin's strikeout of Steven Duggar in the fifth inning @ Giants was the D-backs' 25,000th strikeout in team history, the fastest team all-time to reach 25,000 strikeouts at 3,371 games.

September 9: Paul Goldschmidt recorded his 651st walk in the third inning vs. Braves, surpassing Luis Gonzalez for the most in team history.

2019

January 13: Torey Lovullo receives the Tommy Lasorda Management Achievement Award from the Professional Baseball Scouting Foundation.

March 9-10: Played 2 exhibition games in Monterrey, Mexico for MLB's 2019 Mexico Series.

April 1: Merrill Kelly (win) and Jon Duplantier (save) became the first duo to earn a win and a save while making their Major League debuts in the same game since saves became an official statistic in 1969 [source: Elias Sports Bureau].

April 5: The D-backs, in partnership with Shaw Sports Turf, introduced a state-of-the-art synthetic grass surface (B1K) to Chase Field for the first regular-season game.

April 13: FOX Sports Arizona, in partnership with the D-backs, celebrated the inaugural Baseball Day Arizona on April 13 vs. Padres, featuring 24 hours of baseball and softball programming on FSAZ.

June 10: Hit 3 straight home runs to begin the game @ Phillies, the second road team to accomplish the feat in baseball history (also: Brewers on September 9, 2007 @ Reds).

August 31: Established a club record with 50,180 fans vs. Dodgers on Liga del Pacífico Day.

September 24: The D-backs defeated the Cardinals, 3-2, in a 19-inning affair @ Chase Field, setting numerous franchise records, including innings played, TOG at home (6:53), players used (30) and strikeouts by the bullpen (22 - also an MLB record).

December 17: Signed Madison Bumgarner to a 5-year contract.

2020

January 13: Signed OF David Peralta to a 3-year contract extension through 2022.

January 27: Acquired OF Starling Marte and cash considerations from Pirates for RHP Brennan Malone, INF Liover Peguero and international slot money.

February 10: Pitchers and catchers begin reporting to spring training in Arizona and Florida.

February 10: Signed SS Nick Ahmed to a 4-year contract extension through 2023.

February 14: Position players begin reporting to spring training.

February 22: Cactus and Grapefruit League spring training games begin.

March 12: MLB announces that spring training games are cancelled as of 4 p.m. ET and that the start of the regular season has been pushed back two weeks.

March 13: MLB announces that spring training camps have been suspended.

March 16: MLB announces that the start of the 2020 regular season will be pushed back.

March 17: D-backs announce the establishment of a fund of at least $1 million for gameday staff affected by the postponement of games in Major League Baseball.

March 23: Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation announces a first donation of $550,000 to Arizona-based non-profit organizations to immediately aid in helping those most vulnerable during the current national emergency…the funds were spread among numerous non-profit organizations focusing on emergency food supply and distribution as well as support for children of working healthcare professionals.

March 30: D-backs foundation announces the donation of an added $500,000 to address the growing need in emergency food supply/distribution and support for children of working healthcare professionals in addition to helping those in the medical/healthcare fields.

April 28-30: The Arizona Diamondbacks and American Red Cross, in partnership with Budweiser, hosts a blood drive @ Chase Field.

May 13: The Valley's 4 major Arizona sports teams’ head coaches - Torey Lovullo, D-backs; Kliff Kingsbury, Cardinals; Monty Williams, Suns and Rick Tochett, Coyotes - gathered on a Zoom call, hosted by Jody Jackson…surprise guests included David Peralta, Mikal Bridges, Luis Gonzalez, J.J. Putz, Archie Bradley, Cole Hamels, Larry the Cable Guy, Chris Young, Kevin Millar and Chris Rose.

June 30: Minor League Baseball announces the cancelation of the 2020 season.

July 6: Major League Baseball announces its 60-game schedule for the 2020 season.

July 24: Opening Day for D-backs @ Padres (L, 2-7).

July 30: D-backs home opener vs. Dodgers (L, 3-6).

August 31: Traded Starling Marte to the Marlins for Caleb Smith, Humberto Mejia and player to be named (Julio Frias).

August 31: Traded Robbie Ray and cash to the Blue Jays for Travis Bergen.

August 31: Traded Archie Bradley and cash to the Reds for Josh VanMeter and Stuart Fairchild.

September 2: Zac Gallen sets record for most starts (23) to open a career with 3 or fewer runs allowed.

2021

April 25: D-backs complete a doubleheader shutout sweep of the Braves @ Truist Park (GM 1, 5-0; GM 2, 7-0).

April 25: Madison Bumgarner throws a no-hitter vs. Braves @ Truist Field…Bumgarner's feat, however, was not officially recorded as a no-hitter since the game lasted just 7.0 innings as part of a doubleheader.

May 6: D-backs and Caesars Entertainment announce partnership to launch mobile sports betting in Arizona and build a first-class sportsbook and bar concept on the plaza adjacent to Chase Field.

June 13: D-backs unveil their Nike x MLB City Connect "Serpientes" uniforms.

June 21: D-backs end 17-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory vs. Brewers.

August 14: LHP Tyler Gilbert tosses the third no-hitter in franchise history vs. Padres (first @ Chase Field) in his first Major League start, becoming just the fourth pitcher (and second since 1900) to do so.

August 28: Caesars Entertainment officially launches Caesars Sportsbook app, providing Arizona residents access to legal sports betting at their fingertips.

September 9: Caesars temporary sportsbook grand opening takes place @ Chase Field, where local sports betters could place wagers at the Chase Field ticket office at Windows 21-25…Chase Field became the first Major League Baseball stadium where sports fans could place an in-person bet.

September 23: D-backs announce extension of manager Torey Lovullo’s contract through the 2022 season, with an option for 2023.

October 28: D-backs hire Joe Mather as hitting coach.

November 1: D-backs hire former AL Manager of the Year, Jeff Banister, as bench coach.

November 18: D-backs hire former Astros’ Pitching Coach, Brent Strom, as pitching coach.

December 1: D-backs and RHP Mark Melancon agree to a 2-year contract through 2023 with a mutual option for 2024.

December 2: With no CBA between MLB and the MLB Players Association in place, the league implements a lockout.

2022

February 18: MLB initially pushes back the start of spring training and announces the cancellation of some scheduled spring training games.

March 1: MLB postpones Opening Day, which had been set for March 31, and canceled the first two series of regular season games.

March 9: MLB announces two more regular season series will be canceled and Opening Day will be April 14.

March 10: The lockout ends after 99 days, opening day tentatively scheduled for April 7.

March 13: Players report to Spring Training.

March 17: Spring Training games begin.

March 29: Signed Ketel Marte to a 5-year contract through 2027 with a team option for 2028.

April 1: Signed Merrill Kelly to a 2-year contract extension through 2024 with a club option for 2025.

April 7: Opening Day @ Chase Field; Seth Beer becomes the second rookie in Major League history to hit a walk-off homer on Opening Day (also: Clint Barmes/COL vs. Padres in 2005).

April 13: Cooper Hummel reaches base safely 5 times (1 hit and 4 walks) vs. Astros to become the first player in club history to reach base safely 5 times in a game in the span of his first 3 Major League contests and first NL player to do so since Gift Ngoepe/PIT on April 28, 2017 vs. Marlins.

May 10: Torey Lovullo earns his 354th win to surpass Kirk Gibson (353) for the most wins by a manager in franchise history (W, 9-3 vs. Marlins).

May 20: Josh Rojas slugs a career-best 3 home runs @ Cubs…it marked the 13th time (11th player) with 3+ homers in a game and he became the eighth D-back to homer in 3 consecutive plate appearances.

May 24: Daulton Varsho becomes the first catcher in D-backs history to hit a leadoff homer.

June 7: Geraldo Perdomo becomes the second D-back in franchise history to hit a grand slam as their first career home run.

June 21: Caesars Sportsbook @ Chase Field with Guy Fieri’s DTPHX Kitchen + Bar officially opens.

June 19: Buddy Kennedy becomes the third D-back in franchise history to hit a grand slam as their first career home run.

June 21: Caesars Sportsbook @ Chase Field with Guy Fieri’s DTPHX Kitchen + Bar officially opens.

June 22: Madison Bumgarner collects his 2000th career strikeout @ Padres, becoming the 86th pitcher in baseball history to accomplish the feat…he was the eighth fastest left-hander (in innings) to reach the 2,000-strikeout milestone (2,108.0 IP).

July 5: Daulton Varsho homers on a 101.8 mph cutter from Camilo Doval vs. Giants…it was the fastest pitch that resulted in a D-backs home run in the Statcast ERA (since 2015).

July 7: D-backs announce Chase Field as a host stadium for the 2023 World Baseball Classic from March 11-15.

July 10: Joe Mantiply named to National League All-Star team.

August 29: D-backs set a club record by overcoming a 7-run deficit vs. Phillies (down 7-0 in the 4th inning and won 13-7) [previous: 6 runs (10x), last: June 28 vs. Padres].

August 2: Merrill Kelly named July NL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 with a 1.31 ERA.

August 17: Josh Rojas 17th consecutive stolen base without a caught stealing tied the longest streak by a D-back to start a season (also: Tim Locastro; April 7- September 29, 2019).

August 30: Exercise club option for the 2023 season for manager Torey Lovullo.

September 2: Zac Gallen named August NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 with a Major League-best 0.68 ERA, including a 34.1-inning scoreless streak…it marked just the second back-to-back Pitcher of the Month honors in franchise history and first since Randy Johnson (April) and Curt Schilling in (May) in 2002.

September 8: Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers Downtown @ Chase Field officially opens.

September 12: Zac Gallen establishes a club record with a 44.1-inning scoreless streak from August 8- September 12, surpassing Brandon Webb's previous mark of 42.0 innings in 2007 (July 20-August 17, 2007)…his streak was the third longest in baseball since 1988, behind Orel Hershiser/LAD (59.0 IP, 1988) and Zack Greinke/LAD (45.2 IP, 2015).

September 16: Drey Jameson makes debut vs. Padres, tossing 7.0 shutout frames…with Ryne Nelson (September 5), they became the third duo in baseball since 1901 to each toss 7.0 scoreless innings in their debuts [also: 2002 Tigers (Andy Van Hekken and Mike Maroth) and 1907 Yankees (John Neuer and King Brockett)].

September 20: Jill Gearin, Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Visalia Rawhide, becomes the first female to join the D-backs radio broadcast @ Dodger Stadium…called innings 3-5 in the first game of the doubleheader.

September 21: Corbin Carroll named USA TODAY's 2022 Minor League Player of the Year, becoming the third D-back farmhand to win the award, joining Justin Upton (2007) and Paul Goldschmidt (2011).

October 5: Merrill Kelly reaches the 200.0+ innings mark for the first time in his career, becoming the first D-back pitcher to reach the feat since Patrick Corbin and Zack Greinke in 2018.

November 1: Christian Walker named the winner of the 2022 National League Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, marking the first of his career.

November 16: Zac Gallen finishes fifth in NL Cy Young Voting.

November 17: D-backs acquire Kyle Lewis from the Mariners in exchange for Cooper Hummel.

November 18: D-backs Give Back Youth Jersey Program named a finalist for Major League Baseball’s 2022 Allan H. Selig Award for philanthropic excellence.

December 2: D-backs agree to terms with Miguel Castro on a one-year contract.

2023

January 5: D-backs agree to terms with Evan Longoria on 1-year contract.

January 19: Tickets for the World Baseball Classic Pool C games at Chase Field go on sale with participating teams: Team USA, Team Canada, Team Mexico, Team Colombia and Team Great Britain.

February 2: D-backs enter multi-year partnership with Avnet that will include the company’s “A” and name on the sleeve of the D-backs’ jerseys to become the third Major League Baseball (MLB) team to secure a jersey patch partner since the jersey patch program was announced by MLB April 1, 2022.

February 3: D-backs agree to terms with Andrew Chafin on 1-year contract.

February 18: D-backs host first-ever “Most Valuable Party” at Chase Field to provide Advantage Members, Group and Suite Buyers, Corporate Partners with the opportunity to interact with players and coaches and build enthusiasm for the start of the 2023 season.

March 11: The D-backs agree with OF Corbin Carroll on an 8-year contract through 2030 (beginning in 2023) with a club option for 2031.

March 11: World Baseball Classic games kick off at Chase Field.

March 25: The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation raises $3.4 million in support of the local community at the 16th annual “Evening On The Diamond” at Chase Field, where nearly 800 guests were treated to an exciting concert on the Avnet Stage from country music artist Jimmie Allen.

March 30: Kyle Lewis becomes the first-ever designated hitter to lead off for Arizona on Opening Day in franchise history. Arizona was also the only Major League team to feature the DH at the top of the lineup on Opening Day in 2023.

April 4: Josh Rojas' steal of home @ Padres marked the first in Major League Baseball in 2023. His steal of home marked the 11th in franchise history.

April 6: Chase Field features an Opening Day sellout of 48,034 fans.

April 6: High-A Hillsboro Hops manager Ronnie Gajownik makes her managerial debut @ Tri-City and became the first female manager at the High-A level (second overall female manager in affiliated professional baseball since Yankees' Rachel Balkovec.

April 7: Ronnie Gajownik notched her first managerial win on April 7 with a 7-3 defeat over Tri-City.

April 9: The 31 runs scored by the D-backs from April 6-9 marked their most ever in a series vs. Dodgers, surpassing the 29 runs scored on May 24-26, 2002 during a 3-game series.

April 12: Arizona becomes the lone leader of the NL West (+1.0) for the first time since August 31, 2018.

April 17: Zac Gallen was selected as the NL Player of the Week for April 10-16 after going 2-0 in 13.2 scoreless innings with 5 hits allowed, 1 walk and 18 strikeouts to mark his second career weekly honor.

April 17: Pavin Smith's grand slam in the top of the 7th inning @ Cardinals off Andre Pallante marked the first grand slam by an Arizona designated hitter in franchise history.

April 21: Arizona tosses its first shutout with 2 or fewer hits allowed vs. San Diego since Tyler Gilbert's no-hitter on Aug. 14, 2021.

April 22: In recognition of World Wish Day, President, CEO & General Partner Derrick Hall presents a donation for $187,820 to Make-A-Wish during pregame on behalf of the D-backs and Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation.

April 30: The D-backs' 4 combined shutout games in April marked the most in franchise history (previous high in April: 3; 2021, 2009, 2002 and 2000).

May 5: D-backs and Avnet awarded a total of $250,000 in college scholarships through St. Vincent de Paul’s One at a Time scholars’ program - the amount was distributed to 14 unsuspecting students pursuing STEM careers.

May 16: The D-backs enter their first extra-inning game of the season, marking the longest span of games in team history to start a season without going to extras (42 games). The previous record was 38 games in 2020. The D-backs were the third-to-last team to avoid playing an extra-inning contest this season.

May 26-28: The D-backs faced off with the Red Sox for a 3-game series, marking only the third time in team history that the pair have played @ Chase Field.

May 26: In recognition of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, D-backs Executive VP and General Manager Mike Hazen, and sons Charlie, John, Teddy and Sam, joined by D-backs President, CEO & General Partner Derrick Hall, presented a $200,000 donation on behalf of the Nicole Hazen Fund for Hope to the Ivy Brain Tumor Center to honor the memory of Nicole and in recognition of the incredible work of the Ivy Brain Tumor Center in the fight against brain cancer. The donation was matched by Cynthia Oehme, and on behalf of The Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Foundation, Amy and Andrew Cohn, for a total donation of $400,000. Dr. Nader Sanai, Nicole Hazen's neurosurgeon, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

May 26: D-backs' President, CEO and General Partner Derrick Hall was named a 2023 Phoenix Titan 100, which recognizes Phoenix’s Top 100 CEO’s and C-level executives, as announced by Titan CEO and Wipfli LLP. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision and passion.

June 4: The D-backs extend the contract of Manager Torey Lovullo through the 2024 season.

June 6: On the off day in Washington, D.C., Representative Juan Ciscomani, a Tucson native, avid D-backs fan and the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district, gave various D-backs' players, coaches, staff and executives a private behind-the-scenes tour of the U.S. Capitol Building, including a bird's eye view of live floor voting.

June 10: D-backs manager Torey Lovullo, 3B Evan Longoria and SS Nick Ahmed presented Miguel Cabrera with a retirement gift including a weekend stay at Casino Arizona's luxurious Four-Diamond resort, Talking Stick Resort in Phoenix, for a fun and relaxing vacation to enjoy following his playing days, as well as a $10,000 donation to the Miggy Foundation to support his guiding principles, "work hard, dream big and help others".

June 12: The D-backs 41 wins through their first 66 games marked the most in franchise history in that span (previous: 40 in 1999, 2002, '17, '23).

June 13: The D-backs (41-26, .612) solely sat in first place in the NL, ahead of the Braves (40-26, .606) and Dodgers (37-29, .561), and boasted the Majors' fourth-best record, behind the Rays (48-21, .696), Rangers (41-24, .631) and Orioles (41-24, .631).

June 16: In partnership with The Players Alliance, the D-backs welcomed 150 Black Pro baseball players, promoting diversity in baseball and creating opportunities for Black talent…as part of their “Equip the Future” tour, former D-backs OF Scott Hairston, Pitcher Steve Randolph and INF Junior Spivey held a workshop prior to the game for 34 baseball players from Youngker High School and South Mountain High School.

June 17: The D-backs hosted their sixth annual Pride Night, which included a pregame recognition of One Community to commemorate the 10th anniversary of becoming the first MLB team to sign the Unity Pledge with Derrick Hall/D-backs President, CEO & General Partner and One Community's Janine Skinner/Community Engagement Director and Michael Soto/Chief Advocacy Officer, celebrating the more than 3,500 businesses and 20,000 Arizonans who have pledged to support diverse and inclusive workplaces.

June 19: D-backs 50/50 Raffle supported by Avnet Cares sets a record with a $309,357 pot, as the winner took home $154,678 and the other half was earmarked for the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation's youth sports programs...the record pot was $63,762 more than the previous 50/50 record of $245,595.

June 20-25: Chase Field hosted the third annual MLB Draft Combine to showcase the top 300+ draft-eligible prospects.

June 28: D-backs' pitchers Kyle Nelson and Ryne Nelson served lunch donated by Chick-fil-A to approximately 40 veterans living at Catholic Charities MANA House in the D-backs Home Plate Kitchen.

June 28: Arizona collected its 28th stolen base of the month to set a new franchise June record, surpassing 27 set in 2015.

July 1: D-backs’ Rookie Corbin Carroll was selected to his first All-Star Game as an NL starting outfielder to become the 24th Major League (since 1936) and 10th National League (since 1948) Rookie All-Star starter…also became the D-backs’ sixth fan-elected starter, joining 2B Ketel Marte (2019), 1B Paul Goldschmidt (2014-15), CF Luis Gonzalez (2001), 2B Jay Bell (1999) and 3B Matt Williams (1999).

July 1: The D-backs sat in first place on July 1 for the sixth time club history (also: 2018, '13, '08, '01, '00).

July 4: Corbin Carroll earned NL Rookie of the Month for June to become the fifth D-backs player to win the NL Rookie of the Month Award and the first since Chris Owings in April 2014 (also: Gerardo Parra in May 2009; Daniel Hudson in August 2010 and Wade Miley in April 2012).

July 5: The D-backs' ended their no-shutout streak to start a season at a club-record 87 games from March 30-July 5…it marked the Majors' eighth-longest single-season streak since 1998 and was 2 shy of the 2017 Yankees' run…Arizona was the last team to not be shut out in 2023.

July 8: Corbin Carroll becomes the first rookie in MLB history with at least 15 HR and 25 SB before the All-Star break…also became the only rookie ever and just 1-of-3 players to have 15 HR, 25 SB and 2 walk-off hits before the All-Star Break in a season (also: Bobby Bonds in 1973 and Matt Kemp in 2011).

July 8: D-backs' INF and top prospect Jordan Lawlar [0-for-2] and INF Ryan Bliss [0-1, BB] (No. 29 prospect) represented Arizona on the NL squad, who won 5-0 vs. AL, in the 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game @ Seattle's T-Mobile Park.

July 11: The D-backs featured 4 National League All-Stars with starting outfielder Corbin Carroll (1st selection, 7th D-backs OF selected & youngest All-Star on roster), right-handed pitcher Zac Gallen (1st selection & 9th D-backs starting pitcher selected), outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (1st selection & 8th D-backs OF selected) and INF Geraldo Perdomo (1st selection) for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game @ T-Mobile Park (Seattle). It marked the third time the D-backs have had 4 All-Stars and seventh time with 3-or-more All-Stars.

July 18: D-backs TV broadcasts began to be produced by MLB and distributed via MLB.TV, Cox, DIRECTV & STREAM, Spectrum/Charter, Xfinity/Comcast, Fubo, Orbitel, Mediacom, Optimum/Suddenlink and TDS. The new arrangement increased the broadcast reach to 5.6 million homes, an increase of 4.7 million homes, and gives fans the option to watch on television or stream digitally without local blackouts, subject to national exclusivities.

July 18: The D-backs were awarded a 2023 Top Workplaces honor by AZCentral...during the Top Workplaces awards ceremony on July 13, D-backs' President, CEO & General Partner Derrick Hall received the Leadership Award for the Mid-Size Business Category.

July 18: The D-backs' 16-13 victory @ Braves marked their first win in franchise history when allowing 12+ runs in a game. Their 16 runs scored vs. Braves marked the most ever @ Truist Park (previous: 13 on June 3, 2006; W 13-9). It tied the fifth-most runs scored in a game in franchise history and first time with 16+ runs in a game since Aug. 3, 2019 vs. Nationals (18). It was also the first game in franchise history where both the D-backs and their opponent each scored 13+ runs.

July 25: The D-backs recognized Cardinals’ veteran Adam Wainwright, who retired following his 18th MLB season, with a $5,000 donation to his foundation, Big League Impact, to continue to spread goodwill and positively impact those in need.

July 30: Throughout the season, several D-backs' players served as Celebrity Coaches in D-backs’ Superstar Baseball Camps at Chase Field, including Christian Walker (April), Geraldo Perdomo (May), Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (June) and Gabriel Moreno (July). The camp hosted players ages 7-12 years old and offered on-field training by D-backs Academy coaches, customized gear, autographed items, game tickets and the opportunity to meet each player.

July 31/Aug. 1: The D-backs made 4 acquisitions prior to the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline:
Acquired RHP Peter Strzelecki from the Brewers for LHP Andrew Chafin; Acquired OF Tommy Pham and cash considerations from the Mets for INF Jeremy Rodriguez.; Acquired RHP Paul Sewald from the Mariners for INF Josh Rojas, OF Dominic Canzone and INF Ryan Bliss; Acquired INF Jace Peterson and cash considerations from the Athletics for RHP Chad Patrick.

August 6: The D-backs set a new franchise high in stolen bases in a game with 8 @ Twins, breaking their previous record of 7 originally set in 2000 (all games with 7+ stolen bases have taken place on the road).

August 12: The D-backs celebrated 25 years of baseball with nearly 60 D-backs alumni players returning for the celebration including (in alphabetical order) Jay Bell, Josh Collmenter, David Dellucci, Erubiel Durazo, Luis Gonzalez, Mark Grace, Dan Haren, David Hernandez, Randy Johnson, Miguel Montero, Gerardo Parra, JJ Putz, Ryan Roberts, Curt Schilling, Greg Swindell, Chad Tracy, Tony Womack and Brad Ziegler…the D-backs wore their 2001 Vest Throwback uniforms.

August 19: The D-backs collected their first-ever doubleheader sweep vs. Padres with a 6-4 game 1 win and 8-1 game 2 victory…due to the forecast related to Hurricane Hilary, the D-backs and Padres Sunday game was rescheduled to a Saturday split doubleheader. It marked the second-ever doubleheader between the 2 teams (also: Aug. 31, 2001 @ Qualcomm Stadium).

August 26: D-backs’ skipper Torey Lovullo managed his 1,000th MLB game to become the 13th active manager to reach the feat and 142nd overall in Major League Baseball.

September 2: For the 15th year in a row, the D-backs boasted the lowest Fan Cost Index (FCI) in MLB at $170.09 per family, according to the Team Marketing Report. The total cost for a family of 4 at a D-backs game sat nearly $100 below the overall MLB Fan Cost Index average of $266.58...the average ticket price of $24.47 for 2023 ranked second lowest among all Major League Clubs, nearly $13 below the MLB average ticket price of $37 in 2023.

September 7: The D-backs' 138 stolen bases (166 total in 2023) set the club record (previous: 137; 1999, 2016).

September 7: Jordan Lawlar, D-backs’ No. 1 prospect, Major League Baseball’s No. 6 prospect by The Athletic, No. 9 by Baseball America and No. 10 by MLB Pipeline received his first MLB call-up. He made his first Major League start and collected his first Major League hit (single in 4th inning off Javier Assad). Defensively, at shortstop, Lawlar had 1 putout and 5 assists.

September 8: The D-backs' victory vs. Cubs marked the first-ever 1-0 game between the 2 clubs (home or road) in their 172nd matchup since 1998.

September 8: Zac Gallen threw his first career 9.0-inning, complete-game shutout [previously had a 7.0-inning, complete-game shutout on April 25 - Game 1 @ Braves (7.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K)] and became the first D-back pitcher to throw a complete game since Tyler Gilbert's no-hitter on Aug. 14, 2021.

September 15-17: The weekend-long Hispanic Heritage Weekend highlighted different Hispanic cultures and groups throughout the 3-game series vs. Cubs.

September 16: The 4-hour and 24-minute game marked the longest contest across the Majors in 2023.

September 17: The D-backs’ matchup against the Cubs at Chase Field was featured exclusively on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. It marked the D-backs' first Sunday Night Baseball game at Chase Field since May 13, 2018 against the Washington Nationals.

September 19: Zac Gallen became the seventh D-backs pitcher (15th overall) to record 200+ strikeouts in a season (last: Robbie Ray in 2019 - 235).

September 19: The D-backs reached 80+ wins in a season for first time since 2019 (85 wins) and reached the feat for their 13th time in franchise history.

September 20: Corbin Carroll (25 HR/50 SB) became the first rookie in baseball history to collect 25+ home runs and 50+ stolen bases.

September 28: Corbin Carroll became the first player in MLB history to record 10+ triples, 25+ doubles, 25+ home runs, and 50+ stolen bases in a single season.

September 30: The D-backs clinch the third Wild Card spot to advance to the Postseason for the seventh time in franchise history, marking the second time the D-backs advanced as a Wild Card and second under Manager Torey Lovullo.

October 1: The D-backs became the third team in Major League history to go from a 110+ loss season to a Postseason berth in a 3-season span [source: Sara Langs @SlangsOnSports] (also: 2023 Orioles and 2015 Astros).

October 1: The D-backs set a franchise-record-low with 56 errors (previous was 75 in 2013 and '18) and became 1 of 4 teams since 1900 with fewer than 60 errors in a regular season (excluding shortened seasons in 1981, '94, '95, 2020) along with the 2013 Orioles (54 E), 2013 Rays (59 E) and 2023 Rangers (57 E) [source: Elias Sports Bureau].

October 1: The Arizona chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America announced its award winners: Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year, Corbin Carroll; Most Valuable Pitcher: Zac Gallen; Good Guy Award: Christian Walker.

October 1: The 2023 Luis Gonzalez Award was presented to Corbin Carroll.

October 3-4: The D-backs swept the Brewers 2-0 in the 2023 NL Wild Card Series to clinch their first NLDS berth since 2017. It was the first time the D-backs won consecutive Postseason games since Oct. 4-5, 2011 vs. Brewers.

October 6: Corbin Carroll was announced by MLB as a 2023 Hank Aaron Award Finalist, an honor that recognizes the most outstanding regular season offensive performer in each League.

October 6: D-backs’ General Manager Mike Hazen extended through 2028 season with a club option for 2029.

October 7-11: The D-backs swept the Dodgers 3-0 in the National League Division Series to clinch their first NLCS berth since 2007. In game 1 @ Dodgers, the D-backs earned the 11-2 victory to mark their first NLDS win since Oct. 5, 2011 vs. Brewers (Game 4) and first NLDS road win since Oct. 6, 2007 at Cubs (Game 3). The D-backs’ 6 runs in the first inning marked a franchise high in the Postseason and was the first time in Postseason history in which the first 5 batters for 1 team reached base and then scored in the first inning [courtesy: Elias Sports Bureau].

October 11: Through the NLDS, Arizona boasted 5 consecutive Postseason wins, which tied for the most in franchise history (also: 5 straight from Oct. 19-28, 2001). It was the first time in franchise history where they have won 5 straight games to begin a Postseason. The D-backs joined the Rangers as the only teams to each win 4+ straight road games this Postseason, which marked the second time where 2 teams have done it in the same Postseason, joining the Royals (5) and Giants (4) in 2014, who also met in the World Series.

October 16: Arizona's Postseason homer streak ended at 17 consecutive Postseason games on Oct. 16 and dated back to the 2007 NLCS Game 3 @ Rockies, which marked the second-longest streak in MLB Postseason history, behind the Yankees (23 games from 2019-22).

October 17: The D-backs’ shutout loss in Game 2 of the NLCS marked the first time in franchise history they were shut out in the Postseason, after 46 consecutive games. The 46-game streak without being blanked was the second-longest active streak in the Majors, behind Minnesota’s current 67-game streak.

October 19: In NLCS Game 3 vs. Phillies, D-backs pitching allowed just 3 hits, the fewest given up to the Phillies during the 2023 Postseason (previous low: 6, Game 1 of NLDS vs. Braves).

October 19: In NLCS Game 3 vs. Phillies, at age 25-004 days, Brandon Pfaadt became the youngest starting pitcher in franchise history to record 9+ strikeouts in a Postseason start and was the first to do it since Brandon Webb (9 K, Oct. 3, 2007, NLDS GM 1). Pfaadt also became the first pitcher in MLB history to allow 0 runs and 0 walks in consecutive postseason starts (source: @ESPNStatsInfo).

October 19: NLCS Game 3's walkoff hit by Ketel Marte marked the first by a D-back in the Postseason since Luis Gonzalez's historical 2001 World Series Game 7 walkoff single over the Yankees and third ever in franchise history (also: Tony Womack's single in Game 5 of 2001 NLDS vs. Cardinals).

October 20: Alek Thomas became the ninth player in MLB history to hit a game-tying, pinch-hit homer in the 8th inning or later of a playoff game and, at 23 years old, the youngest player to do it (source: ESPN Stats & Info). His homer helped the D-backs tie the NLCS with the Phillies at 2-2 after going down 0-2.

October 20: Marked the first day in Postseason history where multiple teams won when trailing by 2+ in the 8th inning or later (source: @SlangsOnSports).

October 20: Gabriel Moreno became the first D-back catcher in franchise history to record 2+ caught stealings in a single Postseason. At 23 years and 245 days, Moreno became the youngest D-backs’ catcher to record a caught stealing in a Postseason (Oct. 17 @ Phillies, Bot 1, B. Harper CS 2B).

October 24: The D-backs played their second Game 7 in franchise history (previous: Game 7 of the 2001 World Series on Nov. 4 vs. Yankees - W, 3-2) while the Phillies played their first-ever Game 7 in any Postseason series.

October 24: With their NLCS win, the D-backs became the seventh team in MLB Postseason history to lose both Games 1 and 2 on the road in a best-of-7 series and come back to win the series.

October 24: Ketel Marte was named the NLCS MVP after batting .387 (12-for-31)/.406 OBP/.581 SLG with 3 RBI, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 runs, 1 walk and 1 stolen base. He became the second player in D-backs history to win the award (previous: Craig Counsell in the 2001 NLCS) and sixth Dominican-born player to win MVP of an LCS (AL or NL), joining David Ortiz/2004 Red Sox, Albert Pujols/2004 Cardinals, Placido Polanco/2006 Tigers, Nelson Cruz/2010 Rangers and Jeremy Peña/2022 Astros.

October 24: Corbin Carroll became the first player in MLB history with 3+ hits and 2+ stolen bases in a Game 7 (@OptaStats) and the second youngest (23 years old) in MLB history in any playoff game, behind Ty Cobb in 1908 (21 years old) [@ESPNStatsInfo].

October 24: The D-backs' 5 comeback wins marked the most this Postseason, ahead of the Rangers (3), Phillies (2), Astros (2) and Braves (1). Arizona's 5 comeback wins in the Postseason were also the most in franchise history (previous:4 in 2001).

October 24: The D-backs (110 losses in 2021) with the Rangers (102 losses in 2021) became the fifth and sixth teams to make the World Series within 2 years of losing 100+ games.

October 26: Corbin Carroll was voted as "The Sporting News" 2023 NL Rookie of the Year in their annual MLB awards.

October 26: Gabriel Moreno (C) and Christian Walker (1B) each announced as 2023 Fielding Bible Award winners.

October 27: The D-backs-Rangers World Series matchup marked the 10th consecutive season with a first-time World Series matchup. It was the ninth World Series matchup of teams from the AL West and the NL West divisions and first played in 2 different climate-controlled parks (Globe Life Field and Chase Field).

October 27: The D-backs' 4 games in the 2023 Postseason with 4+ stolen bases marked the most in MLB Postseason history, ahead of the 2008 Rays and 1907 Cubs…the D-backs also became the first team in MLB Postseason history to steal 4 bases over 3 consecutive games (World Series Game 1 and NLCS Games 6 and 7).

October 27: Alek Thomas (age 23-182) became the youngest D-back to start in center field in a World Series game and was the youngest MLB player to start in center field in a World Series game since 2019 (Victor Robles/WSH - 22-156).

October 27: The D-backs, in Game 1, became the first team since 2005 and ninth team in MLB Postseason history to record 1+ doubles, 1+ triples, 1+ home runs, 1+ stolen bases and 1+ sacrifice hits in a single World Series game.

October 27: With his 2-run triple in the third inning in Game 1 of the World Series, Corbin Carroll became the first D-back ever to record a triple in the World Series, became the youngest D-back to record a hit in the World Series and the first MLB player with a triple and 2 RBI in his first career World Series.

October 28: Merrill Kelly, in World Series Game 2 @ Rangers, retired the first 11 batters faced, surpassing the record for most consecutive batters retired by a D-backs' starting pitcher to start a World Series game (previous: 10 by Randy Johnson on Oct. 28, 2001 in Game 2 vs. Yankees. He also became the first pitcher to record a victory in the World Series and the Korean Series (championship round in the KBO League).

October 31: Ryne Nelson's 5.1 innings in relief in Game 4 vs. Rangers marked the most by a D-backs' reliever in franchise Postseason history, surpassing Zack Godley's 5.0 innings in 2017 NLDS Game 1.

November 1: With his stolen base in Game 5 vs. Rangers, Corbin Carroll (23 years and 72 days) became the youngest player in franchise history to steal a base in the World Series.

November 1: Alek Thomas and Gabriel Moreno were the first D-back players in franchise history to hit 4+ homers in a single Postseason, ahead of Chris Young (3 in 2011) and Luis Gonzalez (3 in 2001).

November 1: Ketel Marte collected a hit in each of his first 20 career Postseason games, the longest streak in MLB Postseason history to begin a Postseason career (previous: Marquis Grissom, 15 games - 1995-96), and the longest in MLB Postseason history, ahead of Manny Ramírez (17 games), Derek Jeter (17 games) and Hank Bauer (17 games). Marte's 24 hits in the 2023 Postseason marked the most in a single Postseason in franchise history.

October 30-November 1: All 3 D-backs' 2023 World Series Games at Chase Field against the Rangers sold out prior to the start of games. The D-backs sold out all 7 Postseason home games (3 NLCS, 1 NLDS, 3 WS), totaling over 330,000 fans.

November 6: D-backs’ first baseman Christian Walker and catcher Gabriel Moreno were named 2023 National League Rawlings Gold Glove Award® winners, the best defensive players at their respective positions as voted on by Major League Baseball managers and coaches, as announced by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.

November 7: Mike Hazen finishes third in MLB's 2023 Executive of the Year voting.

November 8: D-backs agreed to terms on a contract extension with manager Torey Lovullo through 2026 season.

November 13: Corbin Carroll was unanimously named the 2023 Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year and becomes the first D-back Rookie in franchise history to earn the honor.

November 14: D-backs add LHP Blake Walston to the 40-man roster and outrighted RHP Christopher Rodriguez to Triple-A Reno.

November 15: Zac Gallen finishes third in NL Cy Young voting.

November 16: Corbin Carroll finishes fifth in NL MVP voting (20 fifth-place votes).

November 17: The D-backs unveiled 4 new uniform designs for the 2024 season, featuring Sedona Red and fan favorite, Teal as primary colors; and the return of the Off-White color scheme for the Home Uniform, the original “D” logo and the “Diamondbacks” wordmark. The uniforms reimagine tradition, while introducing a new age of Diamondbacks baseball.

November 22: D-backs acquire INF Eugenio Suárez from Mariners.

December 1: D-backs Name Chris Garagiola as second-ever Radio Play-by-Play Announcer following Greg Schulte’s retirement.

December 8: D-backs agree to terms with Eduardo Rodriguez on a 4-year contract.

December 22: D-backs agree to terms with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a 3-year contract.