Steve Gilbert

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.

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