The Diamondbacks inched closer to setting their Opening Day roster as they made three roster cuts Sunday before heading to Peoria to take on the Padres.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Four years ago, on the backfields of their Spring Training complex, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was watching Jose Fernandez, then 18, play shortstop. Arizona assistant GM Amiel Sawdaye turned to Lovullo and said, "If he were an 18-year-old high school senior, he'd be a first-round Draft pick."

The Diamondbacks optioned reliever Kade Strowd on Friday, but they still have a ways to go to get their roster down to 26 for next Thursday's opener against the Dodgers.

The D-backs are looking to get back to the postseason after missing out in each of the past two years, and their 2026 campaign begins with a tough opponent: the back-to-back defending champions. Last year, the Dodgers clinched their 12th NL West title in the past 13 years at Chase

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The first two years of Spring Breakout games have provided some memorable moments. There was the throw by center fielder Druw Jones two years ago that gave Arizona fans their first in-person look at why the Diamondbacks believe he could handle center defensively in the big leagues

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Michael Soroka was sharp in his penultimate outing of the spring Thursday night, as he held the White Sox scoreless for five innings in the D-backs' 4-2 loss at Camelback Ranch.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Diamondbacks’ clubhouse was a little more crowded Wednesday thanks to the return of all but one of their World Baseball Classic players. And while manager Torey Lovullo and his staff enjoyed watching them compete, they were glad to have them back in camp with one week

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For a pitcher, the road back from Tommy John surgery is a marathon and not a sprint, something that Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes has been reminded of often over the past nine months or so. Burnes threw his first short-box bullpen session Friday and his second Monday,

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Alek Thomas returned to Cactus League action Sunday in the D-backs' 4-4 tie vs. the Padres after spending the last couple of weeks with Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. Thomas hit .267/.313/.467 for Team Mexico and had a monster game against Brazil where he went

Arizona is home to one of baseball's most unique venues. From it's retractable roof to the pool located beyond the wall in left-center field, Chase Field offers fans a fresh baseball experience.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Merrill Kelly's back held up well during his first Cactus League outing of the spring, but despite all going well, the Diamondbacks right-hander expects to open the season on the injured list.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It appears that Jordan Lawlar has found a home for himself in the Diamondbacks’ outfield. Lawlar was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 Draft as a high school shortstop, and it's been quite a journey since then for the 23-year-old. There have been injuries

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In what seemed so unlikely as recently as a month ago, right-hander Zac Gallen will start Opening Day for the Diamondbacks when they take on the Dodgers in Los Angeles on March 26. It will be Gallen's fourth straight Opening Day nod and the most unlikely of

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Corbin Carroll made his Cactus League debut on Wednesday afternoon and took three at-bats against the Athletics at Salt River Fields. Serving as the designated hitter and batting in the leadoff spot, Carroll grounded out to second in the first, flied out to left in the third

It's time for another look at who might be on the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster on March 26, and, as expected, there are a number of changes from when we did the projection before camp opened. That was before Zac Gallen was surprisingly re-signed and before Merrill Kelly experienced some

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Corbin Carroll is scheduled to appear in his first Cactus League game of the spring on Wednesday afternoon against the A's at Salt River Fields. Carroll, who has been sidelined all spring with a broken hamate bone, will serve as the team's designated hitter, and, while the

PHOENIX -- March 9 is a date that has always stood out in Arizona as it was on that date in 1995 that Major League Baseball awarded an expansion franchise to Phoenix and Tampa-St. Pete. Now, that day has another meaning in Diamondbacks history as the team announced it had

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Merrill Kelly threw his first live batting practice session of the spring Sunday morning on a back field at Salt River Fields, and said he had no issues with his back, which has kept him off the mound since the early days of camp. Kelly faced Corbin

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Diamondbacks got good news about a pair of high-profile players when outfielder Corbin Carroll and right-hander Merrill Kelly each took steps forward in their return from injuries Friday, increasing the chances that both could open the season on the active roster.

MESA, Ariz. -- When Cubs manager Craig Counsell received the lineup and travel squad from the D-backs ahead of Thursday’s Cactus League game, he sent a photo of the list to his wife, Michelle. Their son Brady was included in the group of extra players heading to Sloan Park. The

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Diamondbacks are continuing to refine their strategy when it comes to the new ABS challenge system and as Gabriel Moreno has discovered, it changes the way a catcher sees the game.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Team Mexico came oh so close to facing Team USA in the World Baseball Classic final three years ago, getting walked off in the ninth inning of their semifinal matchup with Japan. The loss was devastating but their performance to that point in the tournament has had

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have had to endure a slew of bad injury news over the past 12 months, can take heart in this update: Outfielder Corbin Carroll appears on track to be ready for Opening Day. Carroll suffered a broken right hamate bone on