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Brantley came up with the name from two sources. "D. Baxter" comes from the team's nickname, "the D-Backs". The bobcat is from the original name of the stadium where the Diamondbacks play. Today called Chase Field, it was once called Bank One Ballpark, or informally as "BOB" for short. The bobcat is a wild cat native to Arizona.
The right-hander played for the Giants, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Angels and Rangers during his career. He compiled a 3.05 ERA and 10-11 record in 177 appearances with 202 strikeouts in 171 1/3 innings.
The team correctly anticipated that the national media and baseball fans outside of the Southern California media market would simply drop "of Anaheim" and refer to the team as the "Los Angeles Angels". When Major League Baseball uses location to identify a team, it refers to the Angels as "Los Angeles", as do MLB's member teams [8] and ...
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.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are set to play in the World Series for the first time in 22 years, but the team's colors are far different from what they used to be. ... Jerry Colangelo holds up a team ...
The Associated Press, the most prominent news service in the U.S., refers to the team as the Los Angeles Angels, the Angels, or Los Angeles. In 2013, the team officially planned to drop of Anaheim from its name and restore its original name Los Angeles Angels, as part of a new Angel Stadium lease negotiated with the Anaheim city government.
Butcher served as the pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2006, and joined the Angels as their pitching coach in 2007. [3] The Angels announced that Butcher would not be returning as the team pitching coach following the 2015 season. Prior to the 2016 season he was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks to be their pitching coach. [4]
The opening rounds will be played in Miami, Guadalajara, Tokyo and Seoul. The semifinals and final will be hosted at Dodger Stadium. RELATED: 25 best baseball players of last 25 years