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Diamondbacks 7, Padres 0 PHOENIX, Aug. 14 — Tyler Gilbert, making his first major league start in his fourth major league appearance, threw the third no-hitter in his team’s history, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7–0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Gilbert became the fourth pitcher in major league history to throw a […] READ MORE
Giants 11, Diamondbacks 8 (10) PHOENIX, Aug. 2 — A day after being blown out, 13–0, the Arizona Diamondbacks found themselves in a 7–1 and an 8–5 deficit against the San Francisco Giants. They rallied back to tie it up but ultimately fell, 11–8, in 10 innings. Both starting pitchers — Taylor Widener for the […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 5 (10) PHOENIX, July 30 — It was a long day for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Having already traded the beloved Eduardo Escobar, they entered deadline day wondering if anyone else was leaving. Only Joakim Soria did, but they also lost the use of five players due to either COVID or the contact […] READ MORE
Giants 6, Diamondbacks 5 PHOENIX, July 3 — Austin Slater belted a Ruthian two-run home run in the top of the eighth to give the San Francisco Giants (52–30) a 6–5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks (23–62) in a seesaw battle Saturday night. Each team got on the board in the third. The Giants did […] READ MORE
There is no doubt that the Arizona Diamondbacks will be sellers at or before the July 30 trade deadline. The team has lost 35 of 41 games and has seen their 2021 season sink to an all-time low. They went on a 13-game losing streak, followed up by a 17-game losing streak. On top of […] READ MORE
Asdrubal Cabrera, Carson Kelly among 10 Diamondbacks on the Injured List The Arizona Diamondbacks have been decimated by injuries recently. Infielder Asdrubal Cabrera went on the 10-day injured list Friday with a strained right hamstring that he suffered Thursday night against the Miami Marlins. On Saturday, three more players went on the injured list. Right-handed […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks Spring Training Notes for Thursday, March 25 Six days remain until Opening Day. Here is what has happened over the last 48 hours of Diamondbacks spring training… There has been a lot of growth in the game of Josh Rojas. That’s putting it mildly — he’s been the talk of the spring. “He’s a […] READ MORE
Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training: March 24, 2021 Seven days remain until Opening Day. Here are the news and updates from Arizona Diamondbacks spring training for March 24, 2021. Manager Torey Lovullo did not discuss any rotation or depth chart questions. They’re still evaluating guys, and he doesn’t feel it’s fair to answer those questions while […] READ MORE
Let’s have some fun and create a team based on MLB free agents. Every baseball fan has always dreamed of being able to make trades and sign players for their favorite teams. But are all the factors considered? Factors such as the player’s salaries, position versatility, injury history, and age need to be taken into […] READ MORE
Welcome to Week 13 of Ejection Inspection! The premise and ground rules are detailed here. The condensed version: each ejection from the previous week (Thursday through Wednesday) is listed in a table. The author – a former player/coach/umpire – analyzes each ejection and assigns it an entertainment rating of one to five Weavers in honor […] READ MORE
Evan is the owner and sole contributor of Thompson Talks, a website discussing the Big Four North American Pro Sports as well as soccer. He also is a credentialed member of the Diamondbacks press corps for Last Word on Baseball. His first and biggest love is baseball.
Evan lives in Mesa, Arizona and loves history, especially of sports. He is the treasurer for the Hemond-Delhi Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and also is a USSF and AIA soccer referee. He released his first book, Volume I of A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs, in October of 2021.
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