SAN DIEGO -- In April, the Padres and Diamondbacks split two games in Mexico City. They split four in San Diego in July, then four more in Arizona in August. At the end of that early-August showdown, Padres manager Craig Stammen made an astute observation: “We've played these guys pretty

Justin Verlander will make his 557th and final Major League start on Saturday. It’ll be only his second time throwing to Dillon Dingler, the 30th and final catcher to work with him. Of all the current and former players with stories and memories of Verlander, none have them quite like

DENVER -- Snakes alive! By virtue of their 12-8 win over the Rockies on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field, the Diamondbacks achieved their goal of getting to San Diego for the final series of the regular season with their playoff hopes still alive. “We came on this road trip knowing

DENVER -- The Diamondbacks are inching ever closer to their goal: Get to San Diego this weekend still alive in the postseason chase.

DENVER -- Since dropping back-to-back home series against the Rangers and Marlins, the Diamondbacks do not hold their postseason fate in their own hands. Even if they win the rest of their games, it won’t matter unless the teams ahead of them lose.

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PHOENIX -- During their run to the World Series championship in 2001, the Diamondbacks believed trumpeter Dr. Jesse McGuire was regarded by the organization as a good-luck charm when he performed the national anthem. McGuire performed the anthem numerous times during that postseason, including before Game 7. And every five

PHOENIX -- Twenty-five years after they last did it, Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling once again raised the 2001 World Series trophy in almost the exact same spot as they did on that November night when the upstart Diamondbacks shocked the Yankees with a ninth-inning rally in Game 7 to

PHOENIX -- It feels like the Diamondbacks’ postseason hopes are slipping away from them. While there are still eight games left to play -- and three against the Padres who Arizona trails in the race for the No. 3 National League Wild Card spot -- the Diamondbacks need to win

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PHOENIX -- After three heartbreaking losses to the Yankees in New York, the Diamondbacks returned home for Game 6 of the 2001 World Series in need of a win to keep their season alive. Left-hander Andy Pettitte started Game 6 for the Yankees. His reputation for coming up big in

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks returned from a 4-2 road trip last week feeling pretty good about themselves and their postseason chances.

PHOENIX -- This is a loss that could really come back to haunt the Diamondbacks.

For the second straight year, the Diamondbacks named outfielder Corbin Carroll as their 2026 Roberto Clemente Award nominee.

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PHOENIX -- Most of them knew. Yes, they were focused on their game with the Marlins on Monday night, but scoreboard watching during a pennant race is a real thing. And so, by the time the seventh inning rolled around, most of the Diamondbacks knew that the Padres, who lead

PHOENIX -- It looked like the Diamondbacks were going to pull off another late-inning comeback Sunday, but they wound up coming up just a bit short, stranding the tying run at second and the potential winning run at first in a 7-6 loss to the Rangers at Chase Field.​

PHOENIX -- Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo likes to talk about his team "winning the inch" -- in other words, doing the little things that add up to wins on the field.

PHOENIX -- It was a historic night of sorts at Chase Field on Friday with a pair of players coming up with noteworthy accomplishments in the Diamondbacks' 9-1 win over the Rangers. Here are a few takeaways from the game:

PHOENIX -- Diamondbacks right-hander Justin Martinez has been outstanding since coming off the injured list midway through last month, but Friday night he was something else -- he was perfect. Well, immaculate to be precise.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 10. 1) Randy Johnson (1963) The Big Unit was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in

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PHOENIX -- All it took was one pitch after Andrew Painter departed the game for the Diamondbacks’ offense to get going. James McCann's homer was the difference Wednesday afternoon as Arizona managed to beat the Phillies, 1-0, at Chase Field. The win, combined with the Padres' loss to the Reds,

PHOENIX -- Corbin Carroll grimaced while running out of the batter's box during the sixth inning Tuesday night and later was shown on the game broadcast talking with one of the team's athletic trainers in the dugout.

PHOENIX -- A member of the Diamondbacks' grounds crew was struck in the head by a ball during batting practice Tuesday afternoon and appeared to be fine after being checked out by the team's training staff. The crew member was working on the home bullpen mound when Ketel Marte hit