Arizona Diamondbacks

Justin Upton wanted to be in the Home Run Derby. Arizona Diamondbacks fans wanted Justin Upton to be in the Home Run Derby. As we all know, Upton was not selected to participate by Prince Fielder, who instead chose Brewers teammate Rickie Weeks. Monday evening, while both Weeks and Fielder took their cuts, the fans […]

Miguel Montero was one of the final additions to the All-Star lineup, but that doesn’t mean his experience is any less enjoyable. In fact, the Diamondbacks catcher had the opportunity to catch the ceremonial first pitch in Monday’s Home Run Derby, a ball that was thrown by Hall of Famer and MLB Ironman Cal Ripken […]

For the first time Major League Baseball implemented gold baseballs for the final out of each contestants round during the Home Run Derby. These balls featured a panel with actual 24-karat gold leather crafted by Rawlings and Gold Sport Collectibles. Boston Red Sox slugger Adrian Gonzalez was the first one to put one in the […]

The MLB All-Star Home Run Derby is Monday, July 11 at Chase Field in Phoenix. Many of the participants and other All-Stars will be tweeting during the event and ArizonaSports.com is your source for their tweets. What a night for the AL! Congrats to @RobinsonCano and thanks to A-Gon @Joeybats19 @MLB and @StateFarm raised a […]

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton may not be participating in the 2011 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby, but he will be tweeting during the event. ArizonaSports.com will post Upton’s tweets. Are they gonna have web gems during the all star break? That kid needs to be on it! #hrderbyless than a minute ago via TweetDeck […]

Disneyland and southern California may sound like a perfect midsummer vacation, however the Monteros had to cancel their trip last minute when Miguel was informed Sunday he made the All-Star team. “He called me yesterday and I was ready with my bathing suit and everything for the beach,” Vanessa Montero said. “He said don’t pack […]

Diamondbacks Managing Partner Ken Kendrick said there has been talk around the MLB league office of balancing the leagues. With 16 teams in the National League and just 14 in the American League, one team is going to have to pick up a designated hitter and switch. It just won’t be the Diamondbacks. “I think […]

The All-Star break marks the unofficial midway point in the MLB season. The trade deadline may not be until July 31, but it is clear the Diamondbacks will be buyers while the San Diego Padres will likely be sellers. At 49-43, the D-backs are three games out of the division lead and will be trying […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks enter the All-Star break with a 49-43 record, just three games back of the first place Giants. With eyes on their first division crown since 2007, Arizona’s schedule lines up pretty well in the second half of the season. According to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, 39 of the team’s final 70 games […]

The XM All-Star Futures Game was represented with players from across the globe at Chase Field on Sunday afternoon as the All-Star Game festivities got started but it was local Arizona ties that really got things going. Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Tyler Skaggs started the game for the U.S. Team and pitched one inning, giving up […]

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero was named to the All-Star Game roster in place of Placido Polanco of the Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball announced in a press release.

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for July 10, 2011: Cardinals 4, Diamondbacks 2 The Good: Ryan Roberts was the offensive spark for the D-backs. His two-run homer in the second was the only scoring the D-backs […]

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for July 8, 2011: Diamondbacks 7, Cardinals 6 The Good: Kelly Johnson hit a huge home run, a grand slam that broke a 3-3 tie and put Arizona firmly in command […]

PHOENIX – Many were shocked that Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton wasn’t selected to partake in the Home Run Derby during the All-Star festivities next Monday. Upton, who has 15 home runs, admits he would have liked to participate in the contest, but has his eye on getting the Diamondbacks back to the postseason. “To be […]

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for July 7, 2011: Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 1 The Good: Joe Saunders is proving why he is a starter. He locked up his sixth win of the season Thursday by throwing […]