Steve Gilbert

It's hard to put into words what it meant for Adrian Gerardo to see the look on his son Christopher's face when Corbin Carroll walked into his room at the Barrow Neurological Institute recently. "I hadn't seen that smile in a long time," Adrian said. Christopher, a senior at Trevor

The Diamondbacks re-signed free agent catcher James McCann to a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. The deal is worth $2.75 million with the potential to earn another $500,000 in bonuses based on days on the active roster, a source told MLB.com. When Gabriel Moreno went on the injured list

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Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen has let it be known that he is open to trading from the top of the team's prospect list this offseason in order to secure pitching, and it sounds like he is open to at least listening on one of his best players. Rumors of trading

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks have a clear priority this offseason: add pitching both for the rotation and the bullpen. Pitching injuries devastated Arizona's big league staff and overall top-level pitching depth this past season. GM Mike Hazen is determined to rectify the issue this offseason, and he's open to dealing

As the Arizona Fall League heads into the final two weeks of play, MLB.com spoke with Diamondbacks farm director Chris Slivka to get a rundown on each of Arizona's participants.

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PHOENIX -- All the Diamondbacks' coaches will be offered a chance to return to the organization, with roles still to be determined. "We're still working through that," GM Mike Hazen said. "We haven't finalized every decision." While Hazen did not want to get into specifics, it is expected that first-base

SAN DIEGO -- One day after being eliminated from the postseason race, the Diamondbacks began looking toward the future on Saturday. GM Mike Hazen and assistant GM Mike Fitzgerald flew over from Phoenix to join assistant GM Amiel Sawdaye and manager Torey Lovullo in conducting exit interviews with players, something

SAN DIEGO -- The Diamondbacks came to Petco Park knowing they needed almost a miracle to sneak into the postseason. Yet they believed that somehow it would happen. After all, the fact they had any chance at all heading into the 160th game of the season had already defied the

PHOENIX -- It's been a while since the Diamondbacks had a clunker of a game like Thursday afternoon's 8-0 loss to the Dodgers, and it came at the worst possible time for a team fighting for its postseason life.

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PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks were oh so close to holding their playoff fate in their hands Wednesday night, but they could not seal the deal as they fell, 5-4, to the Dodgers in 11 innings at Chase Field. With the Mets falling to the Cubs and the Reds losing to

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks came from behind to walk off the Dodgers, 5-4, in the ninth inning Tuesday night and keep alive their hopes of capturing the final NL Wild Card spot. The win, combined with the Mets' win and the Reds' loss, means Arizona is now tied with the

PHOENIX -- Normally, Corbin Carroll becoming the first 30-30 player in Diamondbacks history would be the biggest takeaway from Sunday's game against the Phillies, but against all odds, Arizona is still alive in the postseason chase. The Diamondbacks' 9-2 win over the Phillies at Chase Field, combined with the Mets'

PHOENIX -- Normally, Corbin Carroll becoming the first 30-30 player in Diamondbacks history would be the biggest takeaway from Sunday's game against the Phillies, but against all odds, Arizona is still alive in the postseason chase. The Diamondbacks' 9-2 win over the Phillies at Chase Field, combined with the Mets'

PHOENIX -- After an excruciating loss to the Giants on Wednesday, the Diamondbacks were in desperate need of a bounce-back win in Friday night's series opener against the Phillies at Chase Field. And early on, it looked like they might get one.

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PHOENIX -- It's getting real. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo summed up the feeling in a victorious home clubhouse following Arizona's 6-5 walk-off win over the Giants on Tuesday night in a matchup of two Wild Card contenders at Chase Field. Arizona's postseason hopes were seemingly gone after selling at the

MINNEAPOLIS -- Somehow, some way, the Diamondbacks are still alive in the NL Wild Card race and they aren't about to quibble about why or how; they're just going to play out these last 12 games of the season and see where it takes them. "We just keep chugging along,"