PHOENIX -- Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte and his agent met with Arizona general manager Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo for a few hours on Thursday afternoon at Salt River Fields to discuss the events of the past week, which included Marte not showing up at Fenway Park on

BOSTON -- As if their week wasn’t strange enough, the Diamondbacks were unable to make it home from Boston following Wednesday night’s game. The team’s charter flight took off from Boston following its 7-6, 10-inning win over the Red Sox but could not land in Phoenix due to weather. After

BOSTON -- There are no must-win games in August, but there certainly are much-needed wins, and the Diamondbacks got one of those Wednesday evening at Fenway Park. Nolan Arenado's jam-shot bloop single to left scored Gabriel Moreno from third as they beat the Red Sox, 7-6, in 10 innings in

BOSTON -- One day after Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte failed to show up at Fenway Park for Monday's game against the Red Sox and was placed on the restricted list, there is still not a lot of information known about the situation. One new development was news that Marte

BOSTON -- As he jogged in from the Fenway Park bullpen Tuesday night, Justin Martinez had a familiar feeling. "It felt like when I debuted," the right-hander said.

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BOSTON -- Monday night was supposed to be about the return from injury of two key contributors for the Diamondbacks. Instead, the focus was on the absence of one of their star players. Second baseman Ketel Marte did not show up at Fenway Park for the series opener against the

PHOENIX -- This was a tough one to process and to make sense of for the Diamondbacks. Wednesday afternoon they drew 10 walks and collected 11 hits against a Rockies pitching staff that constantly seemed on the verge of cracking.

PHOENIX -- This was a tough one for the Diamondbacks to swallow. Up in the early innings Tuesday, the Diamondbacks let one get away as the Rockies rallied to beat them, 3-2, at Chase Field.

PHOENIX -- Injuries have been a recurring theme for the Diamondbacks this year, but Monday provided a bit of a reprieve with right-hander Michael Soroka returning from the IL and shortstop Geraldo Perdomo apparently not injured seriously after being removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks made what they felt was a necessary, if difficult, decision to designate former closer Paul Sewald for assignment Monday as they made room for the signing of veteran right-hander Zack Littell. Littell was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Wednesday and, after clearing waivers, he

PHOENIX -- Joe Mather was the first to see it in the Diamondbacks dugout. The Arizona hitting coach leapt onto the bench and then over the railing. Next to him, Arizona manager Torey Lovullo finally located the ball and realized that Ryan Waldschmidt had just hit a two-run walk-off homer

PHOENIX -- Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly entered the sixth inning working on a no-hitter against the Dodgers on Friday night at Chase Field. He left it with cramps and two hits allowed with two outs.

The Trade Deadline has come and gone and it was clear that it was a frustrating day for the Diamondbacks and GM Mike Hazen, with at least one deal for a pitcher falling apart due to medical concerns. We recently circled back with Hazen to revisit some of the Trade

PHOENIX -- There was much criticism directed at Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen when he did not come away with a starting pitcher while the division-rival Padres landed left-hander Robbie Ray and righty Casey Mize.

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CLEVELAND -- A strange scene unfolded at Progressive Field in the sixth inning of the Diamondbacks' 5-0 loss to the Guardians on Sunday. The benches cleared and gathered around home plate as the Cleveland grounds crew pulled the tarp for a rain delay.

CLEVELAND -- Saturday was the first day of August, a month that Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo refers to as "moving month" because it's when the contenders start to separate themselves from the pretenders. Lovullo's Diamondbacks started moving on up in the standings early, and the beginning of August did little

CLEVELAND -- As the clock ticks down to Monday's Trade Deadline -- 3 p.m. MST to be precise -- Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen and his baseball operations staff continue to work the phones with a couple of clear priorities. The first is starting pitching, with a first baseman, particularly

PITTSBURGH -- If it's an Eduardo Rodriguez start day, then the chances are good the Diamondbacks are going to walk away with a win. Arizona rode another strong outing by the left-hander to a 3-0 win over the Pirates at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon. With the victory, the Diamondbacks

PITTSBURGH -- Whew, this would've been a bad loss for the Diamondbacks. Arizona blew a six-run lead in the eighth and ninth innings to send the game to extras. Eventually, James McCann was able to break through with an RBI single in the 12th inning to beat the Pirates, 8-7,

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PITTSBURGH -- As is typical of a hard-fought, closely contested game, the Diamondbacks walked out of PNC Park on Monday night wondering about a few plays that could have gone a different way. The final line was a 3-2 loss in 10 innings to the Pirates, one of the teams

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks hit five home runs and beat the undermanned A's, 15-5, on Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field to capture the series and push their record to 53-49, but the real test lies ahead. After the game, the Diamondbacks boarded their charter flight for a grueling road trip

PHOENIX -- There were times during his struggles over the past two seasons that Nolan Arenado didn't think he was going to get to 2,000 career hits. But get there he did, as his double in the fifth inning of the Diamondbacks’ 5-2 loss to the A’s on Monday night