Last month around this time, it was easy to dismiss the Diamondbacks. They were a couple of games over .500. They had played one of the hardest schedules in baseball, but they had scored about as many runs as they allowed. They won some close games, had some fun moments. They were a good story, not necessarily a good team.…...
If you have been a baseball fan for any length of time, chances are you have heard this saying before: Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. There is some truth there. When I showed up at the batting cages for my first — and last — year of high school baseball, my coaches set the…...
From standing pat to potentially dealing one of the team’s young up-and-coming outfielders, there was always a wide range of possible outcomes for the Diamondbacks at this year’s MLB trade deadline. President and CEO Derrick Hall told Arizona Sports’ Bickley & Marotta less than a week before the deadline that any moves the team made would be aimed at improving…...
You’ve probably heard it said by now: The Diamondbacks had to have someone in the All-Star game. Disrespectful? Sure. Wrong? Well, not really. The D-backs did need a representative, and that someone is left-handed reliever Joe Mantiply. https://twitter.com/PHNX_Dbacks/status/1546544666006278144?s=20&t=-WJrgAxzqGXasjssp5wu_A While many baseball fans view his All-Star selection as nothing more than an obligatory formality, Mantiply’s first half has been remarkable —…
Joe Mantiply's effectiveness in an otherwise struggling Diamondbacks bullpen means his role only figures to expand.
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