Arizona Diamondbacks
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Arizona Diamondbacks
| Established: | 1998 |
| Former Team Names: | None |
| Ballpark: | Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark) |
| World Series Titles: | 1 |
| Pennants: | 1 |
| Division Titles: | 3 |
| Wild Cards: | 0 |
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Franchise History
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. They are popularly referred in the local press as the D-Backs.
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Retired Numbers
- 42 - Jackie Robinson
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Former Red Sox Players Who Have Played for Arizona (AZ years in parentheses)
- Joel Adamson (1998)
- Carlos Baerga (2003-2004)
- Willie Banks (1998)
- Nick Bierbrodt (2001)
- Ricky Bottalico (2003)
- Tony Clark (2005 - Present)
- Jose Cruz, Jr. (2005)
- Midre Cummings (2001)
- Chris Donnels (2002)
- David Eckstein (2008)
- Alan Embree (1998)
- Bernard Gilkey (1998-2000)
- Casey Fossum (2004)
- Shea Hillenbrand (2003-2004)
- Ken Huckaby (2001)
- Felix Jose (2002-2003)
- Byung-Hyun Kim (1999-2003, 2007)
- Brandon Lyon (2005 - Present)
- Matt Mantei (1999-2004)
- Donnie Sadler (2004)
- Curt Schilling (2000-2003)
- Junior Spivey (2001-2003)
- Greg Swindell (1999-2002)
- Jeff Suppan (1998)
- Bob Wolcott (1998)
- Tony Womack (1999-2003)
- Alan Zinter (2004-2005)
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Quick facts
- Founded: 1995, began Major League play in 1998 (National League expansion)
- Cursed: 1995/1996 by 87 year-old Beatrice Villareal whose house of 80 years was taken by eminient domain for Chase Field; she died on 5/29/96
- Uniform colors: Sedona red (like brick red), Sonoran sand (tan) and Black
- Logo design: an "A" with one leg of the "A" alternating triangles to suggest a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. An alternate logo is a script "D" in the shape of a snake.
- Team motto: A New Brand of Baseball.
- Playoff appearances (4): 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007
- General Manager Josh Byrnes
- Local Televison: FSN Arizona, KTVK (Channel 3)
- Spring Training Facility: Tucson Electric Park, Tucson, AZ
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Ground Rules
Arizona Diamondbacks - Chase Field
OUTFIELD AREA
- Batted ball in flight strikes fence of right field corner wall and leaves the field: Home Run.
- Batted ball in flight strikes pole (painted black) above fence in right center field: Home Run.
- Batted ball in flight strikes right of yellow line in right center or left of line in left center: Home Run.
- Batted ball strikes centerfield wall, girders or face of overhangs in centerfield on or between yellow lines and rebounds onto playing field: In Play.
- Batted ball in flight strikes centerfield wall between yellow lines and caroms over shorter fence: Home Run.
- Batted ball in flight striking above yellow line in batters' eye and rebounding onto playing field: Home Run.
ROOF
- Batted ball strikes roof over fair territory:
- Ball shall be judged fair or foul in relation to where it strikes the ground or is touched by a fielder.
- If caught by fielder, batter is out and runners advance at own risk.
- Batted ball strikes roof over foul territory: Dead Ball.
MOVEMENT OF ROOF
See Guidelines for Movement of Retractable Roofs
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Local Media
- Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, AZ
- Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ
- East Valley Tribune - Mesa, AZ
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External Links
- Arizona Diamondbacks - Baseball-Reference.com
