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Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) 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, formerly known as Bank One Ballpark. Along with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Diamondbacks are one of the newest teams in MLB.

Arizona Diamondbacks
2023 Arizona Diamondbacks season
Team logo
Major league affiliations
Current uniform
Retired numbers
Colors
  • Sedona red, Sonoran sand, black, teal, white[1][2]
             
Name
  • Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–present)
Other nicknames
  • The D-backs
  • The Snakes
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (1)2001
NL Pennants (1)2001
West Division titles (5)
Wild card berths (1)
Front office
Principal owner(s)Ken Kendrick
President of baseball operationsMike Hazen
General managerMike Hazen
ManagerTorey Lovullo
Mascot(s)D. Baxter the Bobcat

After a fifth-place finish in their inaugural season, the Diamondbacks made several off-season acquisitions, including future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson, who won four consecutive Cy Young Awards in his first four seasons with the team. In 1999, Arizona won 100 games and their first division championship. In 2001, they won the World Series over the three-time defending champion New York Yankees, becoming the fastest expansion team in major league history to win the World Series, and the only men's major professional sports team in the state of Arizona to win a championship.

From 1998 to 2022, the Diamondbacks have an overall record of 1,914–2,034 (.485).[3]

Franchise history

On March 9, 1995, Phoenix was awarded an expansion franchise to begin play for the 1998 season. A $130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball and on January 16, 1997, the Diamondbacks were officially voted into the National League.[4] The Diamondbacks' first major league game was played against the Colorado Rockies on March 31, 1998, at Bank One Ballpark. The ballpark was renamed Chase Field in 2005, as a result of Bank One Corporation's merger with JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Since their debut, the Diamondbacks have won five NL West division titles, one NL pennant, one Wild Card game, and the 2001 World Series.

Logos and uniforms

1998–2006

 
Uniform design from late 1990s through mid-2000s

The Diamondbacks' original colors were purple, black, teal and copper.[5] Their first logo was an italicized block letter "A" with a diamond pattern, and the crossbar represented by a snake's tongue. This period saw the Diamondbacks wear various uniform combinations.

At home, the Diamondbacks wore cream uniforms with purple pinstripes. The primary sleeved uniform, worn from 1998 to 2000, featured the full team name ("Diamond" and "Backs" stacked together) in front and chest numbers. The alternate sleeveless version contained the "A" logo on the right chest, and was paired with purple undershirts. Before the 2001 season, the sleeved uniform was changed to feature the "A" logo. In all three uniforms, player names were teal with purple trim, and numbers were purple with white with teal trim.

The Diamondbacks' primary road gray uniform also contained purple pinstripes. The first version featured "Arizona" in purple with white and teal trim along with black drop shadows. Chest numbers were also added. Player names were in purple with white trim, and numbers were teal with white and purple trim. In 2001, the uniform became sleeveless with black undershirts, and the lettering scheme was changed to purple with white, copper and black accents.

The alternate home purple uniform featured "Arizona" in teal with white and copper trim and black drop shadows. Originally the letters were rendered in teal with copper and white trim, but was changed to copper with teal and white trim after only one season. This set was worn until 2002.

The alternate road black uniform initially featured the "A" logo on the right chest, while letters were in purple with white trim and numbers in teal with white and purple trim. A zigzag pattern of teal, copper and purple was also featured on the sleeves. In 2001, the uniform was changed to feature "Arizona" in front. Letters were now purple with white and copper trim.

The Diamondbacks initially wore four different cap versions. The primary home cap is all-purple, while the road cap is black with a teal brim. They also wore a cream cap with purple brim, and a teal cap with purple brim. All designs featured the primary "A" logo. In 1999, the road cap became all-black and contained the alternate "D-snake" logo rendered in copper. Also, the teal and cream alternate caps were dropped.

The left sleeve of all four uniforms initially contained the snake logo with the full team name, but became only exclusive to the road black uniform after the 2003 season.

2007–2015

The franchise unveiled new uniforms and colors of Sedona red, Sonoran sand and black on November 8, 2006.[6] The red shade is named for the sandstone canyon at Red Rock State Park near Sedona, while the beige (sand) shade is named for the Sonoran Desert.[5] A sleeve patch was added featuring a lowercase "d" and "b" configured to look like a snake's head.[5] The team also kept the "D" logo, which was slightly altered and put on an all-red cap to be used as their game cap. They also kept the "A" logo with the new colors applied to it, with a solid black cap used as the alternate cap. Arizona's updated color scheme bore a striking resemblance to the Houston Astros' then-current color scheme (brick red, sand and black) that the latter used until 2012, as well as the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes, whose adoption of said colors predate the Diamondbacks by four years.

The white home uniform featured "D-Backs" in red with sand and black trim. The road gray uniform featured "Arizona" in red with sand and black trim. Player names were red with black trim while numbers were black with red trim.

The alternate red uniform contained "D-Backs" in sand with red and black trim, with player names in sand with black trim and numbers in black with sand trim.

There were two versions of the alternate black uniform. One design has the alternate "A" logo on the right chest, while the other has "Arizona" written in red with black and sand trim. The latter was introduced in 2013 as a tribute to the victims of the Yarnell Hill Fire. On both uniforms, player names were sand with red trim, and numbers in red with sand trim.

 
 
 
 
Tony Peña (left) in the 2007–2015 home uniform; Chris Burke (2nd from left) in the 2007–2015 road uniform; A. J. Pollock (2nd from right) in the 2007–2015 red alternate uniform with home pants; Bob Melvin (right) in the 2007–2015 red alternate uniform with road pants.

2016–present

 
Current uniform design (2016–present)

Prior to the 2016 season, the Diamondbacks reincorporated teal into its color scheme while keeping Sedona Red, Sonoran Sand and black. They also unveiled eight different uniform combinations, including two separate home white and away grey uniforms. One major difference between the two sets is that the non-teal uniforms feature a snakeskin pattern on the shoulders, while the teal-trimmed uniforms include a charcoal/grey snakeskin pattern on the back. Arizona also kept the throwback pinstriped sleeveless uniforms from their 2001 championship season for use during Thursday home games.[7][8][9]

Starting with the 2020 season, the Diamondbacks made slight redesigns to their current uniforms. The snakeskin patterns were removed while the teal-trimmed grey uniforms were retired. The team also reverted to a standard grey uniform after wearing a darker shade on the previous set. Two home white uniforms remain in use: the primary Sedona Red and the alternate teal. They would also wear two black uniforms: one with the primary "A" logo on the left chest and the other with "Los D-Backs" trimmed in teal. Three cap designs were also unveiled, all with a black base: the primary "A" cap, the teal-trimmed "snake" cap (paired exclusively on the teal alternates), and the sand-trimmed "snake" cap with red brim (paired exclusively on the Sedona Red alternates). The Nike swoosh logo is also placed on the right chest near the shoulder.[1] In 2022, the Diamondbacks introduced a red "A" cap with black brim.

In 2021, the Diamondbacks were one of seven teams to wear Nike "City Connect" uniforms. The design is primarily sand and has "Serpientes" in black script lettering emblazoned in front. The first "S" in "Serpientes" was shaped to resemble a rattlesnake. The right sleeve has the flag of Arizona patch recolored to the Diamondbacks' current red, sand and black scheme, and the left sleeve has the "A" logo recolored to black and sand. Numerals are in red. The cap is primarily sand with black brim and has the "A" logo in black and sand; the regular batting helmet is used with the uniform. Initially, the Diamondbacks wore white pants with this uniform, but has since switched to sand pants.[10]

Regular season home attendance

Home Attendance[11]
Year Total attendance Game average League rank
1998 3,610,290 44,571 2nd
1999 3,019,654 37,280 5th
2000 2,942,251 36,324 6th
2001 2,736,451 33,783 9th
2002 3,198,977 39,494 2nd
2003 2,805,542 34,636 5th
2004 2,519,560 31,106 8th
2005 2,059,424 25,425 12th
2006 2,091,685 25,823 14th
2007 2,325,249 28,707 12th
2008 2,509,924 30,987 11th
2009 2,128,765 26,281 11th
2010 2,056,697 25,391 13th
2011 2,105,432 25,993 12th
2012 2,177,617 26,884 13th
2013 2,134,895 26,357 14th
2014 2,073,730 25,602 14th
2015 2,080,145 25,681 12th
2016 2,036,216 25,138 11th
2017 2,134,375 26,350 11th
2018 2,242,695 27,688 9th
2019 2,135,510 26,364 12th
2020 0 0 N/A
2021 1,043,010 12,877 13th
2022 1,605,199 19,817 12th

Radio and television

The primary television play-by-play voice for the team's first nine seasons of play was Thom Brennaman, who also broadcast baseball and college football games nationally for Fox Television. Brennaman was the TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds (along with his father Marty Brennaman) before being hired by Diamondbacks founder Jerry Colangelo in 1996, two years before the team would begin play.

In October 2006, Brennaman left the Diamondbacks to call games with his father for the Reds beginning in 2007, signing a four-year deal (his Fox duties remained unchanged).

On November 1, 2006, the team announced that the TV voice of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2002, Daron Sutton, would be hired as the Diamondbacks primary TV play-by-play voice. Sutton was signed to a five-year contract with a team option for three more years. Sutton is considered one of the best of the younger generation of baseball broadcasters. His signature chants include "let's get some runs" when the D-backs trail in late innings. Sutton's father was Hall of Fame pitcher and Atlanta Braves broadcaster Don Sutton.[12]

Former Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs first baseman Mark Grace and former Major League knuckleball pitcher Tom Candiotti were the Diamondbacks primary color analysts for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Former Diamondbacks third baseman Matt Williams also did color commentary on occasion, as did former Cardinals and NBC broadcast legend Joe Garagiola, Sr., a longtime Phoenix-area resident and father of Joe Garagiola, Jr., the first GM of the Diamondbacks (as head of the Maricopa County Sports Authority in the early 1990s, Garagiola, Jr. was one of the primary people involved in Phoenix obtaining a Major League Baseball franchise).

The Diamondbacks announced in July 2007[13] that for the 2008 season, all regionally broadcast Diamondbacks TV games would be shown exclusively on Fox Sports Arizona (now Bally Sports Arizona) and a few could possibly be shown on the national MLB on Fox telecasts. Bally Sports Arizona is currently seen in 2.8 million households in Arizona and New Mexico. The previous flagship station since the inaugural 1998 season was KTVK (Channel 3), a popular over-the-air independent station (and former longtime ABC affiliate) in Phoenix.

From 2009 to 2012, Mark Grace and Daron Sutton were tagged as the main broadcasters of the Diamondbacks with pre-game and postgame shows on Fox Sports Arizona, being hosted by former big-league closer Joe Borowski.

On June 21, 2012, Daron Sutton was suspended indefinitely, amid rumors of insubordination.[14] Then on August 24, the team announced that Mark Grace had requested an indefinite leave of absence after being arrested for his second DUI in less than two years [15] (Grace was later indicted on four DUI counts[16]). For the remainder of the 2012 season, Sutton was replaced by Greg Schulte (Jeff Munn replaced Schulte on the radio broadcast) and Grace was replaced by Luis Gonzalez. At the end of the 2012 season, the team announced that neither Sutton nor Grace would be returning for the 2013 season.[17]

On October 18, 2012, the team announced that Bob Brenly would be returning as a broadcaster to replace Grace and that he would be joined by then-ESPN personality Steve Berthiaume.[18]

The English language flagship radio station is KTAR. Greg Schulte is the regular radio play-by-play voice, a 25-year veteran of sports radio in the Phoenix market, also well known for his previous work on Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals and Arizona State University (ASU) broadcasts. He calls games with analyst Tom Candiotti.[19]

Jeff Munn served as a backup radio play-by-play announcer until 2016; he served as the regular public address announcer at Chase Field in the early days of the franchise. He is well known to many Phoenix area sports fans, having also served as the public address announcer for the Suns at what's now Footprint Center in the 1990s. He is also the play-by-play radio voice for ASU women's basketball.[20] Mike Ferrin served in the same role for 6 years before parting ways with the team, and he was replaced by Chris Garagiola in December 2021.[21]

Spanish broadcasts

The flagship Spanish language radio station is KHOV-FM 105.1 with Oscar Soria, Rodrigo López, and Richard Saenz.[19]

Games were televised in Spanish on KPHE-LP—with Oscar Soria and Jerry Romo as the announcers—but this arrangement ended prior to the 2009 season due to the team switching fully to Fox Sports Arizona and the lack of carriage of KPHE-LP on the Cox cable system.[22]

Achievements

Baseball Hall of Famers

 
Randy Johnson (Hall of Famer) pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona Diamondbacks Hall of Famers
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Diamondbacks cap insignia.
  • * Arizona Diamondbacks listed as primary team according to the Hall of Fame

Ford C. Frick Award recipients

Arizona Diamondbacks Ford C. Frick Award recipients
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Names in bold received the award based primarily on their work as broadcasters for the Diamondbacks.

Arizona Sports Hall of Fame

 
OF Luis Gonzalez (1999–2006)
Diamondbacks in the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame
No. Name Position Tenure Notes
Jerry Colangelo Owner 1998–2004
20 Luis Gonzalez LF 1999–2006
38 Curt Schilling P 2000–2003 Grew up in Phoenix, attended Yavapai College
51 Randy Johnson P 1999–2004
2007–2008
17 Mark Grace 1B 2001–2003 Diamondbacks Broadcaster from 2004 – 2012
Derrick Hall Executive 2005–present Attended Arizona State University
Roland Hemond Executive 1996–2000
2007–2017

All-time leaders

 
All-Star Paul Goldschmidt (2011–2018) had a on-base percentage of .398, during his tenure in Phoenix
Hitting
Games played: Luis Gonzalez (1999–2006) – 1,194
At bats: Luis Gonzalez – 4,488
Hits: Luis Gonzalez – 1,337
Batting average: Greg Colbrunn – .310
Runs: Luis Gonzalez – 780
Doubles: Luis Gonzalez – 310
Triples: Stephen Drew – 52
Home runs: Luis Gonzalez – 224
Runs batted in: Luis Gonzalez – 774
On-base percentage: Paul Goldschmidt* – .398
Walks: Paul Goldschmidt* – 655
Strikeouts: Paul Goldschmidt* – 1,059
Slugging percentage: Paul Goldschmidt* – .532
Stolen bases: Tony Womack – 182
Pitching
ERA: Randy Johnson (1999–2004, 2007–08) – 2.83
Wins: Randy Johnson – 118
Losses: Randy Johnson/Brandon Webb (2003–10) – 62
Games: Brad Ziegler – 377
Saves: José Valverde – 98
Innings: Randy Johnson – 1630.1
Starts: Randy Johnson – 232
Strikeouts: Randy Johnson – 2,077
Complete games: Randy Johnson – 38
Shutouts: Randy Johnson – 14
WHIP: Curt Schilling – 1.04
  • all stats are current as of March 29, 2022 from the Arizona Diamondbacks website.[23]

* signifies current Major League player

Championships

Preceded by World Series Champions
2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by National League Champions
2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
National League Western Division Champions
1999
2001, 2002
2007
2011
Succeeded by
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants

Retired numbers

 
Luis
Gonzalez

LF
Retired August 7, 2010
 
Randy
Johnson

P
Retired August 8, 2015
 
Jackie
Robinson

All MLB
Honored April 15, 1997
  • No. 42 was retired throughout Major League Baseball in 1997 to honor Jackie Robinson.

Season record

Roster

40-man roster Non-roster invitees Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches


Restricted list

40 active, 0 inactive, 22 non-roster invitees

  7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated March 2, 2023
Transactions • Depth chart
All MLB rosters

Minor league affiliations

The Arizona Diamondbacks farm system consists of eight minor league affiliates.[24]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Organization" (PDF). 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks Media Guide (PDF). MLB Advanced Media. April 2, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Baseball Expansion Teams Put in Leagues". Southeastern Missourian. January 17, 1997.
  5. ^ a b c "D-backs shed their skin after unveiling new uniforms, colors on runway". Dbacks.com (Press release). MLB Advanced Media. November 8, 2006. from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Gilbert, Steve (November 8, 2006). . Dbacks.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Gilbert, Steve (December 3, 2015). "D-backs wow with cutting-edge new uniforms". Dbacks.com. MLB Advanced Media. from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "2016 Uniforms". Dbacks.com. MLB Advanced Media. December 3, 2015. from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Axisa, Mike (December 4, 2015). "Look: Diamondbacks unveil seven new uniforms for 2016". CBSSports.com. from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "D-Backs City Connect uniforms". Dbacks.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "Sutton to broadcast Diamondbacks games on D-backs TV network, Fox Sports Net Arizona through 2011". Dbacks.com (Press release). MLB Advanced Media. November 1, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "FSN Arizona to become exclusive TV home for the D-backs starting next season". Dbacks.com (Press release). MLB Advanced Media. July 13, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  14. ^ Piecoro, Nick (June 27, 2012). "Arizona Diamondbacks SS Stephen Drew's ankle holds up". The Arizona Republic. from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  15. ^ Boivin, Paola (August 24, 2012). "Arizona Diamondbacks hit hard again in the public eye". The Arizona Republic. from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  16. ^ Merrill, Laurie. "Mark Grace indicted on 4 DUI counts". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  17. ^ Piecoro, Nick (October 4, 2012). "Diamondbacks announce Mark Grace and Daron Sutton will not return to the broadcast booth". The Arizona Republic. from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  18. ^ Piecoro, Nick (October 18, 2012). "Arizona Diamondbacks name Steve Berthiaume, Bob Brenly as TV announcing team". The Arizona Republic. from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  19. ^ a b "Broadcasters". Dbacks.com. MLB Advanced Media. from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  20. ^ Boivin, Paola. "Jeff Munn, Arizona Diamondbacks part ways". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  21. ^ Cluff, Jeremy. "Arizona Diamondbacks add Chris Garagiola to radio broadcast team". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  22. ^ Piecoro, Nick (January 22, 2009). "No Spanish TV broadcasts for D-Backs". The Arizona Republic. from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  23. ^ "All-Time Leaders". Dbacks.com. MLB Advanced Media. from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  24. ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

External links

  • Arizona Diamondbacks official website
Awards and achievements
Preceded by World Series champions
2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by National League champions
2001
Succeeded by

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Diamondbacks redirects here For other uses see Diamondback The Arizona Diamondbacks colloquially known as the D backs 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 formerly known as Bank One Ballpark Along with the Tampa Bay Rays the Diamondbacks are one of the newest teams in MLB Arizona Diamondbacks2023 Arizona Diamondbacks seasonEstablished in 1998Team logoMajor league affiliationsNational League 1998 present West Division 1998 present Current uniformRetired numbers205142ColorsSedona red Sonoran sand black teal white 1 2 NameArizona Diamondbacks 1998 present Other nicknamesThe D backs The SnakesBallparkChase Field 1998 present Major league titlesWorld Series titles 1 2001NL Pennants 1 2001West Division titles 5 19992001200220072011Wild card berths 1 2017Front officePrincipal owner s Ken KendrickPresident of baseball operationsMike HazenGeneral managerMike HazenManagerTorey LovulloMascot s D Baxter the BobcatAfter a fifth place finish in their inaugural season the Diamondbacks made several off season acquisitions including future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson who won four consecutive Cy Young Awards in his first four seasons with the team In 1999 Arizona won 100 games and their first division championship In 2001 they won the World Series over the three time defending champion New York Yankees becoming the fastest expansion team in major league history to win the World Series and the only men s major professional sports team in the state of Arizona to win a championship From 1998 to 2022 the Diamondbacks have an overall record of 1 914 2 034 485 3 Contents 1 Franchise history 2 Logos and uniforms 2 1 1998 2006 2 2 2007 2015 2 3 2016 present 3 Regular season home attendance 4 Radio and television 4 1 Spanish broadcasts 5 Achievements 5 1 Baseball Hall of Famers 5 2 Ford C Frick Award recipients 5 3 Arizona Sports Hall of Fame 5 4 All time leaders 5 5 Championships 5 6 Retired numbers 5 7 Season record 6 Roster 7 Minor league affiliations 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksFranchise history EditMain article History of the Arizona Diamondbacks See also 1998 Major League Baseball expansion On March 9 1995 Phoenix was awarded an expansion franchise to begin play for the 1998 season A 130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball and on January 16 1997 the Diamondbacks were officially voted into the National League 4 The Diamondbacks first major league game was played against the Colorado Rockies on March 31 1998 at Bank One Ballpark The ballpark was renamed Chase Field in 2005 as a result of Bank One Corporation s merger with JPMorgan Chase amp Co Since their debut the Diamondbacks have won five NL West division titles one NL pennant one Wild Card game and the 2001 World Series Logos and uniforms Edit1998 2006 Edit Uniform design from late 1990s through mid 2000s The Diamondbacks original colors were purple black teal and copper 5 Their first logo was an italicized block letter A with a diamond pattern and the crossbar represented by a snake s tongue This period saw the Diamondbacks wear various uniform combinations At home the Diamondbacks wore cream uniforms with purple pinstripes The primary sleeved uniform worn from 1998 to 2000 featured the full team name Diamond and Backs stacked together in front and chest numbers The alternate sleeveless version contained the A logo on the right chest and was paired with purple undershirts Before the 2001 season the sleeved uniform was changed to feature the A logo In all three uniforms player names were teal with purple trim and numbers were purple with white with teal trim The Diamondbacks primary road gray uniform also contained purple pinstripes The first version featured Arizona in purple with white and teal trim along with black drop shadows Chest numbers were also added Player names were in purple with white trim and numbers were teal with white and purple trim In 2001 the uniform became sleeveless with black undershirts and the lettering scheme was changed to purple with white copper and black accents The alternate home purple uniform featured Arizona in teal with white and copper trim and black drop shadows Originally the letters were rendered in teal with copper and white trim but was changed to copper with teal and white trim after only one season This set was worn until 2002 The alternate road black uniform initially featured the A logo on the right chest while letters were in purple with white trim and numbers in teal with white and purple trim A zigzag pattern of teal copper and purple was also featured on the sleeves In 2001 the uniform was changed to feature Arizona in front Letters were now purple with white and copper trim The Diamondbacks initially wore four different cap versions The primary home cap is all purple while the road cap is black with a teal brim They also wore a cream cap with purple brim and a teal cap with purple brim All designs featured the primary A logo In 1999 the road cap became all black and contained the alternate D snake logo rendered in copper Also the teal and cream alternate caps were dropped The left sleeve of all four uniforms initially contained the snake logo with the full team name but became only exclusive to the road black uniform after the 2003 season 2007 2015 Edit The franchise unveiled new uniforms and colors of Sedona red Sonoran sand and black on November 8 2006 6 The red shade is named for the sandstone canyon at Red Rock State Park near Sedona while the beige sand shade is named for the Sonoran Desert 5 A sleeve patch was added featuring a lowercase d and b configured to look like a snake s head 5 The team also kept the D logo which was slightly altered and put on an all red cap to be used as their game cap They also kept the A logo with the new colors applied to it with a solid black cap used as the alternate cap Arizona s updated color scheme bore a striking resemblance to the Houston Astros then current color scheme brick red sand and black that the latter used until 2012 as well as the NHL s Phoenix Coyotes whose adoption of said colors predate the Diamondbacks by four years The white home uniform featured D Backs in red with sand and black trim The road gray uniform featured Arizona in red with sand and black trim Player names were red with black trim while numbers were black with red trim The alternate red uniform contained D Backs in sand with red and black trim with player names in sand with black trim and numbers in black with sand trim There were two versions of the alternate black uniform One design has the alternate A logo on the right chest while the other has Arizona written in red with black and sand trim The latter was introduced in 2013 as a tribute to the victims of the Yarnell Hill Fire On both uniforms player names were sand with red trim and numbers in red with sand trim Tony Pena left in the 2007 2015 home uniform Chris Burke 2nd from left in the 2007 2015 road uniform A J Pollock 2nd from right in the 2007 2015 red alternate uniform with home pants Bob Melvin right in the 2007 2015 red alternate uniform with road pants 2016 present Edit Current uniform design 2016 present Prior to the 2016 season the Diamondbacks reincorporated teal into its color scheme while keeping Sedona Red Sonoran Sand and black They also unveiled eight different uniform combinations including two separate home white and away grey uniforms One major difference between the two sets is that the non teal uniforms feature a snakeskin pattern on the shoulders while the teal trimmed uniforms include a charcoal grey snakeskin pattern on the back Arizona also kept the throwback pinstriped sleeveless uniforms from their 2001 championship season for use during Thursday home games 7 8 9 Starting with the 2020 season the Diamondbacks made slight redesigns to their current uniforms The snakeskin patterns were removed while the teal trimmed grey uniforms were retired The team also reverted to a standard grey uniform after wearing a darker shade on the previous set Two home white uniforms remain in use the primary Sedona Red and the alternate teal They would also wear two black uniforms one with the primary A logo on the left chest and the other with Los D Backs trimmed in teal Three cap designs were also unveiled all with a black base the primary A cap the teal trimmed snake cap paired exclusively on the teal alternates and the sand trimmed snake cap with red brim paired exclusively on the Sedona Red alternates The Nike swoosh logo is also placed on the right chest near the shoulder 1 In 2022 the Diamondbacks introduced a red A cap with black brim In 2021 the Diamondbacks were one of seven teams to wear Nike City Connect uniforms The design is primarily sand and has Serpientes in black script lettering emblazoned in front The first S in Serpientes was shaped to resemble a rattlesnake The right sleeve has the flag of Arizona patch recolored to the Diamondbacks current red sand and black scheme and the left sleeve has the A logo recolored to black and sand Numerals are in red The cap is primarily sand with black brim and has the A logo in black and sand the regular batting helmet is used with the uniform Initially the Diamondbacks wore white pants with this uniform but has since switched to sand pants 10 Regular season home attendance Edit Chase Field Home Attendance 11 Year Total attendance Game average League rank1998 3 610 290 44 571 2nd1999 3 019 654 37 280 5th2000 2 942 251 36 324 6th2001 2 736 451 33 783 9th2002 3 198 977 39 494 2nd2003 2 805 542 34 636 5th2004 2 519 560 31 106 8th2005 2 059 424 25 425 12th2006 2 091 685 25 823 14th2007 2 325 249 28 707 12th2008 2 509 924 30 987 11th2009 2 128 765 26 281 11th2010 2 056 697 25 391 13th2011 2 105 432 25 993 12th2012 2 177 617 26 884 13th2013 2 134 895 26 357 14th2014 2 073 730 25 602 14th2015 2 080 145 25 681 12th2016 2 036 216 25 138 11th2017 2 134 375 26 350 11th2018 2 242 695 27 688 9th2019 2 135 510 26 364 12th2020 0 0 N A2021 1 043 010 12 877 13th2022 1 605 199 19 817 12thRadio and television EditThe primary television play by play voice for the team s first nine seasons of play was Thom Brennaman who also broadcast baseball and college football games nationally for Fox Television Brennaman was the TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds along with his father Marty Brennaman before being hired by Diamondbacks founder Jerry Colangelo in 1996 two years before the team would begin play In October 2006 Brennaman left the Diamondbacks to call games with his father for the Reds beginning in 2007 signing a four year deal his Fox duties remained unchanged On November 1 2006 the team announced that the TV voice of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2002 Daron Sutton would be hired as the Diamondbacks primary TV play by play voice Sutton was signed to a five year contract with a team option for three more years Sutton is considered one of the best of the younger generation of baseball broadcasters His signature chants include let s get some runs when the D backs trail in late innings Sutton s father was Hall of Fame pitcher and Atlanta Braves broadcaster Don Sutton 12 Former Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs first baseman Mark Grace and former Major League knuckleball pitcher Tom Candiotti were the Diamondbacks primary color analysts for the 2006 and 2007 seasons Former Diamondbacks third baseman Matt Williams also did color commentary on occasion as did former Cardinals and NBC broadcast legend Joe Garagiola Sr a longtime Phoenix area resident and father of Joe Garagiola Jr the first GM of the Diamondbacks as head of the Maricopa County Sports Authority in the early 1990s Garagiola Jr was one of the primary people involved in Phoenix obtaining a Major League Baseball franchise The Diamondbacks announced in July 2007 13 that for the 2008 season all regionally broadcast Diamondbacks TV games would be shown exclusively on Fox Sports Arizona now Bally Sports Arizona and a few could possibly be shown on the national MLB on Fox telecasts Bally Sports Arizona is currently seen in 2 8 million households in Arizona and New Mexico The previous flagship station since the inaugural 1998 season was KTVK Channel 3 a popular over the air independent station and former longtime ABC affiliate in Phoenix From 2009 to 2012 Mark Grace and Daron Sutton were tagged as the main broadcasters of the Diamondbacks with pre game and postgame shows on Fox Sports Arizona being hosted by former big league closer Joe Borowski On June 21 2012 Daron Sutton was suspended indefinitely amid rumors of insubordination 14 Then on August 24 the team announced that Mark Grace had requested an indefinite leave of absence after being arrested for his second DUI in less than two years 15 Grace was later indicted on four DUI counts 16 For the remainder of the 2012 season Sutton was replaced by Greg Schulte Jeff Munn replaced Schulte on the radio broadcast and Grace was replaced by Luis Gonzalez At the end of the 2012 season the team announced that neither Sutton nor Grace would be returning for the 2013 season 17 On October 18 2012 the team announced that Bob Brenly would be returning as a broadcaster to replace Grace and that he would be joined by then ESPN personality Steve Berthiaume 18 The English language flagship radio station is KTAR Greg Schulte is the regular radio play by play voice a 25 year veteran of sports radio in the Phoenix market also well known for his previous work on Phoenix Suns Arizona Cardinals and Arizona State University ASU broadcasts He calls games with analyst Tom Candiotti 19 Jeff Munn served as a backup radio play by play announcer until 2016 he served as the regular public address announcer at Chase Field in the early days of the franchise He is well known to many Phoenix area sports fans having also served as the public address announcer for the Suns at what s now Footprint Center in the 1990s He is also the play by play radio voice for ASU women s basketball 20 Mike Ferrin served in the same role for 6 years before parting ways with the team and he was replaced by Chris Garagiola in December 2021 21 Spanish broadcasts Edit The flagship Spanish language radio station is KHOV FM 105 1 with Oscar Soria Rodrigo Lopez and Richard Saenz 19 Games were televised in Spanish on KPHE LP with Oscar Soria and Jerry Romo as the announcers but this arrangement ended prior to the 2009 season due to the team switching fully to Fox Sports Arizona and the lack of carriage of KPHE LP on the Cox cable system 22 Achievements EditBaseball Hall of Famers Edit Randy Johnson Hall of Famer pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks Hall of FamersAffiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumArizona Diamondbacks Roberto Alomar Randy Johnson Alan TrammellPlayers and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Diamondbacks cap insignia Arizona Diamondbacks listed as primary team according to the Hall of FameFord C Frick Award recipients Edit Arizona Diamondbacks Ford C Frick Award recipientsAffiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumJoe GaragiolaNames in bold received the award based primarily on their work as broadcasters for the Diamondbacks Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Edit OF Luis Gonzalez 1999 2006 Main article Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Diamondbacks in the Arizona Sports Hall of FameNo Name Position Tenure Notes Jerry Colangelo Owner 1998 200420 Luis Gonzalez LF 1999 200638 Curt Schilling P 2000 2003 Grew up in Phoenix attended Yavapai College51 Randy Johnson P 1999 20042007 200817 Mark Grace 1B 2001 2003 Diamondbacks Broadcaster from 2004 2012 Derrick Hall Executive 2005 present Attended Arizona State University Roland Hemond Executive 1996 20002007 2017All time leaders Edit Main article List of Arizona Diamondbacks team records All Star Paul Goldschmidt 2011 2018 had a on base percentage of 398 during his tenure in Phoenix Hitting Games played Luis Gonzalez 1999 2006 1 194 At bats Luis Gonzalez 4 488 Hits Luis Gonzalez 1 337 Batting average Greg Colbrunn 310 Runs Luis Gonzalez 780 Doubles Luis Gonzalez 310 Triples Stephen Drew 52 Home runs Luis Gonzalez 224 Runs batted in Luis Gonzalez 774 On base percentage Paul Goldschmidt 398 Walks Paul Goldschmidt 655 Strikeouts Paul Goldschmidt 1 059 Slugging percentage Paul Goldschmidt 532 Stolen bases Tony Womack 182Pitching ERA Randy Johnson 1999 2004 2007 08 2 83 Wins Randy Johnson 118 Losses Randy Johnson Brandon Webb 2003 10 62 Games Brad Ziegler 377 Saves Jose Valverde 98 Innings Randy Johnson 1630 1 Starts Randy Johnson 232 Strikeouts Randy Johnson 2 077 Complete games Randy Johnson 38 Shutouts Randy Johnson 14 WHIP Curt Schilling 1 04all stats are current as of March 29 2022 from the Arizona Diamondbacks website 23 signifies current Major League player Championships Edit Preceded byNew York Yankees World Series Champions2001 Succeeded byAnaheim AngelsPreceded byNew York Mets National League Champions2001 Succeeded bySan Francisco GiantsPreceded bySan Diego PadresSan Francisco GiantsSan Diego PadresSan Francisco Giants National League Western Division Champions19992001 200220072011 Succeeded bySan Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsLos Angeles DodgersSan Francisco GiantsRetired numbers Edit LuisGonzalezLFRetired August 7 2010 RandyJohnsonPRetired August 8 2015 JackieRobinsonAll MLBHonored April 15 1997No 42 was retired throughout Major League Baseball in 1997 to honor Jackie Robinson Season record Edit Main article List of Arizona Diamondbacks seasonsRoster EditArizona Diamondbacks 2023 spring training rostervte40 man roster Non roster invitees Coaches OtherPitchers 40 Madison Bumgarner 50 Miguel Castro 57 Andrew Chafin 27 Zach Davies 65 Luis Frias 23 Zac Gallen 37 Kevin Ginkel 47 Tommy Henry 99 Drey Jameson 29 Merrill Kelly 35 Joe Mantiply 25 Corbin Martin 63 Justin Martinez 30 Scott McGough 34 Mark Melancon 24 Kyle Nelson 19 Ryne Nelson 54 Cole Sulser 45 Carlos Vargas Catchers 11 Jose Herrera 18 Carson Kelly 14 Gabriel MorenoInfielders 13 Nick Ahmed 62 Blaze Alexander 28 Seth Beer 64 Diego Castillo 3 Evan Longoria 4 Ketel Marte 2 Geraldo Perdomo 15 Emmanuel Rivera 10 Josh Rojas 53 Christian WalkerOutfielders 81 Jorge Barrosa 7 Corbin Carroll 79 Dominic Fletcher 12 Lourdes Gurriel Jr 1 Kyle Lewis 31 Jake McCarthy 26 Pavin Smith 5 Alek Thomas Pitchers 55 Austin Adams 70 Austin Brice 88 Slade Cecconi 43 Jeurys Familia 33 Jandel Gustave 68 Ryan Hendrix 93 Bryce Jarvis 22 Zach McAllister 60 Michel Otanez 90 Brandon Pfaadt 89 Peter Solomon 91 Mitchell StumpoCatchers 56 Juan Centeno 59 Dominic Miroglio 41 Ali SanchezInfielders 94 Deyvison De Los Santos 86 Phillip Evans 96 P J Higgins 16 Buddy Kennedy 92 Jordan Lawlar 95 Yairo MunozOutfielders 80 Dominic Canzone Manager 17 Torey LovulloCoaches 82 Jeff Banister bench 76 Dan Carlson assistant pitching 75 Damion Easley assistant hitting 77 Barry Enright assistant pitching 71 Mike Fetters bullpen 78 Drew Hedman assistant hitting 74 Joe Mather hitting 39 Dave McKay first base 69 Sharif Othman bullpen catcher 21 Tony Perezchica third base 83 Jose Queliz bullpen catcher 73 Rick Short assistant hitting 72 Brent Strom pitching Restricted list 61 Kristian Robinson40 active 0 inactive 22 non roster invitees 7 10 or 15 day injured list Not on active roster Suspended list Roster coaches and NRIs updated March 2 2023 Transactions Depth chart All MLB rostersMinor league affiliations EditMain article List of Arizona Diamondbacks minor league affiliates The Arizona Diamondbacks farm system consists of eight minor league affiliates 24 Level Team League Location ManagerTriple A Reno Aces Pacific Coast League Reno Nevada Blake LalliDouble A Amarillo Sod Poodles Texas League Amarillo Texas Shawn RoofHigh A Hillsboro Hops Northwest League Hillsboro Oregon Vince HarrisonSingle A Visalia Rawhide California League Visalia California Jorge CortesRookie ACL D backs Black Arizona Complex League Scottsdale Arizona Rolando ArnedoACL D backs Red Dee GarnerDSL D backs 1 Dominican Summer League Boca Chica Santo Domingo Jaime Del ValleDSL D backs 2 Ronald RamirezSee also Edit Arizona portalList of Arizona Diamondbacks team records List of Arizona Diamondbacks broadcasters List of managers and ownership of the Arizona DiamondbacksReferences Edit a b Gilbert Steve November 8 2019 D backs unveil cleaner uniforms for 2020 Dbacks com MLB Advanced Media Retrieved November 9 2019 Organization PDF 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks Media Guide PDF MLB Advanced Media April 2 2019 Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved May 2 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks Team History amp Encyclopedia Baseball Reference Retrieved May 27 2020 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