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Arizona Diamondbacks Update Their Spring Training Schedule The Arizona Diamondbacks released their updated spring training schedule for 2022 on Friday afternoon. They open Thursday, March 17 and will play 20 games across the Cactus League sites. A single exhibition game follows, coming April 5 at Chase Field against the newly named Cleveland Guardians. Cactus League … [Read more...] about Arizona Diamondbacks Announce Updated Spring Training Schedule

Jeff Banister Named as Diamondbacks Bench Coach PHOENIX, Nov. 1 — The Arizona Diamondbacks have filled another coaching vacancy, hiring Jeff Banister as their bench coach Monday afternoon. Banister, 57, brings decades of managerial and coaching experience to the Diamondbacks staff. He spent four seasons (2015-18) at the helm of the Texas Rangers. In each of his first two … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Hire Former Rangers Manager Jeff Banister as Bench Coach

Comebacks do not always favor the teams with Cinderella slippers adorning their feet. Sometimes, the squadrons that have launched themselves into the stratosphere are the subjects. This is especially true of today’s team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. If you are a baseball fan and have any access to YouTube, you have probably seen highlights of this game. It’s one of this writer’s … [Read more...] about Ten Greatest Comebacks in MLB History: #7

Diamondbacks Announce Rest of Coaching Staff for 2022 PHOENIX, Nov. 30 — An active off-season Arizona Diamondbacks coaching staff overhaul culminated with five staff hirings Tuesday morning. The New Members of the Diamondbacks Coaching Staff New Hitting Coaches The hitting staff hired three of the five. One was a new face, while the other two were with the team in 2021. The new … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Fill Out 2022 Coaching Staff

Diamondbacks Officially Hire Brent Strom as Pitching Coach PHOENIX, Nov. 18 — The Arizona Diamondbacks, days after the first reports surfaced, officially announced the hiring of Brent Strom as their new pitching coach Thursday afternoon. This comes shortly after Strom ended an eight-season stint as the pitching coach of the Houston Astros (2014-21). Strom, 73, comes to the … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Introduce Brent Strom as Pitching Coach