The Arizona Diamondbacks' 21st Spring Training and eighth at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick begins on February 14:
Beginning on February 14, workouts are open to the public, and fans may park in the Desert Lot on the north side of the complex, which is best accessed via 90th Street off of Via de Ventura.
The D-backs open their 21st Spring Training slate on February 21 at Salt River Fields with an exhibition game versus Arizona State University in the second rotation of games as part of the annual Collegiate Series, in which the D-backs face Arizona's three Division I NCAA baseball programs ASU (2015, '18), University of Arizona (2016, '19) and Grand Canyon University (2017, '20). The D-backs' first official Spring Training game will be on February 23 vs. Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields (as the visiting team), and the D-backs will host their first home game on February 24 vs. Cleveland Indians. For more information, and to purchase tickets for Spring Training, visit dbacks.com/spring.
Reigning 2017 National League Manager of the Year Torey Lovullo returns for his second season as manager. The coaching staff features Mike Butcher as pitching coach (third season), Mike Fetters as bullpen coach (second season, sixth overall), Robby Hammock as quality control/catching coach (second season), Tim Laker as assistant hitting coach (second season), Dave Magadan as hitting coach (third season), Dave McKay as first base coach (fifth season), Jerry Narron as bench coach (first season, second overall), Tony Perezchica as third base coach (second season) and Luis "Pipé" Urueta as Major League coach (first season).
The club's 40-man roster is currently at 40 players (uniform number in parenthesis):
Right-handed pitchers (14): Jake Barrett (33), Brad Boxberger (31), Silvino Bracho (61), Archie Bradley (25), Randall Delgado (48), Zack Godley (52), Zack Greinke (21), Yoshihisa Hirano (66), Matt Koch (55), Shelby Miller (26), Jimmie Sherfy (54), Braden Shipley (34), Alberto Suárez (56) and Taijuan Walker (99).
Left-handed pitchers (6): Anthony Banda (50), Andrew Chafin (40), Patrick Corbin (46), T.J. McFarland (30), Jared Miller (63) and Robbie Ray (38).
Catchers (3): Chris Herrmann (10), Jeff Mathis (2) and John Ryan Murphy (36).
Infielders (11): Nick Ahmed (13), Daniel Descalso (3), Brandon Drury (27), Paul Goldschmidt (44), Jake Lamb (22), Domingo Leyba (74), Ketel Marte (4), Chris Owings (16), Jack Reinheimer (76), Ildemaro Vargas (15) and Christian Walker (53).
Outfielders (6): Sócrates Brito (19), Rey Fuentes (14), Jeremy Hazelbaker (41), David Peralta (6), A.J. Pollock (11) and Yasmany Tomás (24).
The club's 11 non-roster invitees:
Right-handed pitchers (4): Ryan Atkinson (73), Jake Buchanan (67), Taylor Clarke (72) and Joey Krehbiel (65).
Left-handed pitchers (1): Yuhei Nakaushiro (64).
Catchers (2): Michael Perez (75) and Josh Thole (9).
Infielders (2): Kevin Cron (68) and Kristopher Negrón (45).
Outfielders (2): Ramón Flores (70) and César Puello (71).
D-backs' 21st Spring Training opens on Feb. 14
The Arizona Diamondbacks' 21st Spring Training and eighth at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick begins on February 14.
January 9th, 2018