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The Arizona Diamondbacks qualified for the postseason as the sixth seed wild card entrant with an 84–78 record. In the Wild Card Series, they swept the third-seeded and National League Central division winner Milwaukee Brewers, and then swept and upset the second-seeded and National League West division winner 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series to reach the National League ...
The Diamondbacks held the potent Phillies to two runs, winning 4-2 on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park to propel themselves into the World Series. Diamondbacks fans react on social media to Game 7 ...
The Chicago White Sox celebrate after defeating the Minnesota Twins 1–0 to win the 2008 American League Central. A tie-breaker was required in Major League Baseball (MLB) when two or more teams were tied at the end of the regular season for a postseason position such as a league pennant (prior to the introduction of the League Championship Series in 1969), a division title, or a wild card spot.
Luis Gonzalez, left field: The Game 7 hero currently is senior advisor to the Diamondbacks president & CEO Derrick Hall, his 14th year in the team’s front office. Also fills in as a TV game analyst.
Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward hit two-run homers in the third inning, Mookie Betts had his 18th multi-hit game in August and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 on ...
The Diamondbacks reached the World Series that year and faced off against the New York Yankees, who featured Gonzalez's childhood friend Tino Martinez starting at first base. [2] In a climactic moment, Gonzalez came to the plate in the bottom of the 9th inning of game 7, with the score even at 2–2, the bases loaded and one out.
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.
Game 5 also marks the final time that Turner Field hosted either a League Championship Series or a World Series game. Arizona would not return an NLCS until 2007, which by this time, they did not have any players from the 2001 team. They did not win another pennant until 2023 when they upset the Phillies in seven games.