In a sport full of statistical oddities and eye-opening achievements, Jhosmer Alvarez found a unique path to etch his name in the annals of the game. Entering the game for Single-A Visalia in the seventh inning of an eventual 4-3 win, the right-handed Arizona prospect unleashed one of the quirkier

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 -- With the Minor League season in full swing, we checked in with D-backs farm director Shaun Larkin to see who is off

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the D-backs’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Jordan Lawlar (MLB No. 11), SS – Triple-A Reno injured list (right thumb surgery) 2. Tommy Troy (MLB No. 70), SS -- Hillsboro (High-A) 3. Druw Jones (MLB No. 74),

The D-backs dropped in MLB Pipeline’s farm system rankings this spring thanks to the graduations of players like NL Rookie of the Year Award winner Corbin Carroll and right-hander Brandon Pfaadt, who came up big for Arizona during last year’s run to the World Series. That doesn’t mean the cupboard

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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 -- It’s hard to catch Blaze Alexander without a smile on his face. The D-backs infielder is perpetually happy, someone who can find

D-backs top prospect Jordan Lawlar, MLB Pipeline's No. 11 overall prospect, will undergo right thumb surgery that will sideline him for a couple of months. Lawlar had been reassigned to Minor League camp on March 10 after a 3-for-17 showing in Major League Spring Training. He was set to start

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The D-backs made it to the World Series in 2023 with one of the younger rosters in Major League Baseball, so there’s optimism in Arizona that the good times can keep on rolling.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The D-backs' top prospects beat their Rockies counterparts, 3-1, in the first Spring Breakout game between the two teams on Saturday night at Salt River Fields. Here are a few moments that stood out from the game: Big-time throw by Jones Center fielder Druw Jones, the No.

On Saturday, March 16, the Diamondbacks and Rockies will meet at the facility the teams share in Scottsdale, Ariz., in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. The D-backs rode a wave of young talent last year to a surprising berth in the World

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In limited action this spring, outfielder Kristian Robinson gave Arizona Diamondbacks fans a peek at his potential. The 23-year-old showed why the D-backs were so high on him after signing him out of the Bahamas in 2017, flashing power to all fields at the plate and displaying

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the things D-backs manager Torey Lovullo likes best about Spring Training is when he gets a chance to see some of the organization’s prospects who might not be in big league camp get the chance to play. When he was asked at the beginning of

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Congratulations, you’ve made the World Series for just the second time in franchise history. So what’s next? The Diamondbacks relied on young talent like Gabriel Moreno, Alek Thomas and Brandon Pfaadt during their run to the Fall Classic, and of course, no youngster was more famous or important to the

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. D-backs prospects Jordan Lawlar and Blaze Alexander were both drafted as shortstops, and that’s been their primary position coming up through Arizona's system. Lawlar,

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The D-backs will open Cactus League play Friday afternoon against the Rockies at Salt River Fields beginning at 1:10 p.m. MST (watch free on MLB.TV). Left-hander Tommy Henry will get the start for the D-backs instead of the previously listed Eduardo Rodriguez. Instead, Rodriguez will throw a

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Count the Diamondbacks among the teams that are excited about the debut of Spring Breakout next month, in which baseball’s future stars will be showcased. Each Major League club will field a team of top prospects to play against the top prospects from another organization in an

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