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Sometimes rookies can be seen a mile away and it's clear they will make a big splash once they hit the big leagues full time. Others can sneak up on you, flying under the radar until they're given the opportunity to show what they can do.

A year ago, we picked

The Silver Slugger Award is presented to the best hitter at each position in each league annually, and it is voted on by MLB managers and coaches (who are not allowed to vote for players on their own teams). The coveted honor was established in 1980, with new

The Arizona Fall League has long served as a finishing school for baseball’s rising talent, offering a bridge for players needing extra developmental reps, injury rehab or simply a test against advanced competition. For the Diamondbacks’ player development staff, the focus in the AFL extends beyond where the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The 20th annual Fall Stars Game is in the books and it was a tightly contested showdown indicative of the considerable talent on both the American League and National League rosters.

It was an eighth-inning breakout from the NL squad that firmly swung the pendulum its way en

The calendar may have flipped to November, but you can still watch live baseball featuring many of baseball's top up-and-coming players.

The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season enters its home stretch as it gears for playoffs, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout November as

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates.

PHOENIX -- Defense is something the Diamondbacks have always prided themselves on under manager Torey Lovullo, and once again, they have the Gold Gloves to show for it.

Three Diamondbacks players were awarded National League Rawlings Gold Glove Awards on Sunday: catcher Gabriel Moreno, right fielder Corbin Carroll and shortstop [Geraldo

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In last year’s Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game, Kevin McGonigle led off for the American League, Hagen Smith struck out a pair in a scoreless inning of relief and Sam Antonacci picked up two RBIs, including the game-winner on a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning

The Arizona Fall League created a Fall Stars Game in 2006 to highlight the most talented players in a circuit full of top prospects. The first 19 contests spotlighted several future big league notables such as Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Alonso, Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Francisco Lindor, Andrew

It's time to honor those who flashed the leather like none other across Minor League Baseball.

Three Top 100 prospects headlined the nine-player crop of 2026 Minor League Gold Glove Award winners, Rawlings and Minor League Baseball announced Sunday. Standout shortstop Franklin Arias (No. 2 overall prospect)

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks have landed a new pitching coach, tabbing Padres bullpen coach Ben Fritz to replace Brian Kaplan, who was not brought back after two seasons in the role.

Per a source, there are still final details to be worked out, but Fritz is their choice. The

The Arizona Diamondbacks television broadcasts will have a full-circle feeling beginning in 2027 as the team leans into deep family ties and a familiar last name in the booth with the naming of Chris Garagiola as the new play-by-play voice for the team’s television broadcasts on DBACKS.TV.

“Chris has established himself

PHOENIX -- Nolan Arenado has accomplished a lot in what could very well end up being a Hall of Fame career, but one thing he hasn't done is play an inning on defense anywhere other than third base.

That might change in 2027.

"We've talked about Nolan playing some first base, so that

Just four years after taking the field as an expansion team, a veteran-laden Arizona Diamondbacks roster pulled off what seemed almost impossible: Toppling the three-time defending champion New York Yankees in the bottom of the ninth inning of World Series Game 7 against Mariano Rivera.

A quarter-century later, that rapid rise

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PHOENIX -- It will still be a couple of weeks before the Hot Stove begins, as the baseball world remains focused on the postseason.

"We're just starting to have some conversations with teams that didn't make the playoffs or got eliminated in the first round," Arizona GM Mike Hazen said. "Teams

You can only make one first impression.

Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their feet

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Patrick Forbes played both ways as a University of Louisville freshman and for one plate appearance as a Cardinals sophomore until a broken hand put an end to that, forcing him onto the mound full-time. The move paid off. He went to the D-backs with

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Oct. 14, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily