Steve Gilbert

When he was left off the National League All-Star team in 2023, Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was upset. Arizona legend Luis Gonzalez pulled Marte aside. “I basically just told him, ‘You know that it happens,’” Gonzalez said of the All-Star snub. “I mean, unfortunately only so many guys are

When he was interviewing Brian Kaplan for the vacant pitching coach job, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo couldn't get over how in sync the two seemed to be. "I felt an immediate connection," Lovullo said. "The way he was explaining things to me is how my mind works and I could

The Arizona Diamondbacks will get compensation if they’re unable to re-sign free agent Christian Walker after extending a qualifying offer to the first baseman at the start of this offseason. A team can extend a QO to any of its impending free agents who have never received a qualifying offer

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PHOENIX -- Once again, Christian Walker's glove was made of gold. The D-backs’ sure-handed first baseman was awarded a Rawlings Gold Glove Award for the third straight season, matching the total accumulated by Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona’s only other first baseman to win the award. Walker, who took over for Goldschmidt

PHOENIX -- As expected, Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery exercised his player option for the 2025 season, according to baseball sources. The club has not confirmed the news. Montgomery was a free agent following the 2023 season and remained unsigned throughout Spring Training before the Diamondbacks signed him to a one-year,

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During a relaxed morning at Spring Training last year, veteran third baseman Evan Longoria approached rookie outfielder Corbin Carroll in the clubhouse at Salt River Fields. Longoria had signed with the D-backs during the offseason and was getting ready to enter his 16th and, as it would turn out, his

PHOENIX -- D-backs pitching coach Brent Strom, assistant pitching coach Dan Carlson and bullpen coach Mike Fetters will not return in their current roles in 2025. The club has not announced any moves with regards to the coaching staff, but it did confirm the news. The D-backs ranked 27th in

PHOENIX -- Now they wait. The D-backs rolled in the final game of the regular season, an 11-2 victory over the Padres on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. Whether they make the postseason is now out of their hands.

PHOENIX -- If the series opener Friday night is any indication, a D-backs-Padres postseason matchup would be must-see TV. Of course, the Padres’ 5-3 victory at Chase Field hurt Arizona's chances of making the postseason. With two games left to play in the regular season, the D-backs are in a

This story was excerpted from Steve Gilbert’s D-backs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. PHOENIX -- D-backs fans are on edge with their team's postseason hopes resting on not just how Arizona fares over the next two days,

PHOENIX -- If the series opener Friday night is any indication, a D-backs-Padres postseason matchup would be must-see TV. Of course, the Padres’ 5-3 victory at Chase Field hurt Arizona's chances of making the postseason. With two games left to play in the regular season, the D-backs are in a

MILWAUKEE -- When the top of the third inning ended Sunday, the D-backs could not have asked for a better position to be in. They led the Brewers by eight runs and seemed to be heading toward a sweep of the four-game series and clinching a postseason berth. Instead, it

PHOENIX -- It is impossible to break down every single wild thing that happened during the Diamondbacks’ 11-10 walk-off win over the Brewers on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. Heck, just trying to sum it up is a challenge, but Arizona fill-in manager Jeff Banister came as close to anyone

PHOENIX -- It is impossible to break down every single wild thing that happened during the Diamondbacks’ 11-10 walk-off win over the Brewers on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. Heck, just trying to sum it up is a challenge, but Arizona fill-in manager Jeff Banister came as close to anyone

PHOENIX -- To secure a postseason berth, the D-backs will need to get through the Brewers, their opponent in seven of their final 16 games, and the first of those matchups showed just how tough a challenge it will be for Arizona. Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer and Freddy

PHOENIX -- The D-backs suffered a pair of tough losses Saturday, one on the field and one off. Before their game with the Brewers even started came word that right-hander Ryne Nelson, arguably the team's best starting pitcher the past few months, would need to go on the injured list

PHOENIX -- Zac Gallen is heating up, and it couldn't come at a better time for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are trying to capture a National League Wild Card berth for the second consecutive year. After tossing six shutout innings in his last start against the Giants, Gallen blanked the

PHOENIX -- It was a frustrating day for Merrill Kelly, but the good news for the D-backs right-hander is that while the frustration may linger, there should not be any long-lasting effects. Kelly left Wednesday afternoon's game with the Rangers in the top of the fifth inning with cramping in