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Baseball had a rich tradition in Arizona long before talk of bringing a big-league team even started. The state has been a frequent spring training site since 1946. With a large number of people relocating to the state from the Midwest and the Northeast, as well as from California, many teams (most notably the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants) have normally had large followings in ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The franchise was established on March 9, 1995, and began play in 1998 as an expansion team. The team plays its home games at Chase Field.
In 2011, the Diamondbacks won their division but were ousted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series. In 2017, the Arizona Diamondbacks finished 2nd in the NL West, and they played in the National League Wild Card Game against the Rockies. This would be the team's first appearance in the postseason as a Wild Card team ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks are going to the World Series for the first time since 2001. Here's what you should about the previous championship team.
Having won the World Series in 2001, the franchise's fourth season in existence, the Diamondbacks hold the distinction of being the fastest expansion team in Major League Baseball to win a championship. In addition, two no-hitters have been thrown in the history of the franchise. Statistics are current through the 2024 season.
D. Baxter the Bobcat is the furry but fiery Arizona Diamondback’s mascot that fans rooting for the team’s National League Championship pursuit are sure to have seen around Chase Field.
Arizona Diamondbacks former players Mark Grace (left) and Luis Gonzalez and former manager Bob Brenly (right) throw out the first pitches during a celebration for the 2001 World Series team prior ...
A $130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball in four payments, over the course of three years. [52] [53] In addition, the Diamondbacks gave away their rights to $5 million from baseball's central fund for each of the five years following expansion (1998–2002).