Arizona Diamondbacks
Desert baseball team
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Founded in 1998, they won the World Series in 2001, making them one of the youngest franchises to claim a championship.
Often shortened to the Diamondbacks or the D-backs.
The name references the diamondback rattlesnake native to the region.
Pro baseball organization
- PhoenixArizona's capital city
- National LeagueOlder major baseball organization
- World SeriesMLB championship tournament
- ownerHolder of title
general manager · front office · farm system · spring training · teal · expansion team
Pouring vessel or hurler
- catcherMasked diamond position
- infielderDiamond interior defender
- outfielderPlayer beyond the infield
- batterUncooked cake mixture
home run · strikeout · inning · double play · fastball · slider · curveball · walk-off
Venomous American pit-viper
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- venomInjected animal poison
coiled · reptile · desert · Sonoran · slither · strike · rattler · serpent
One who directs others
- coachOne who instructs
- starting rotationPrimary pitchers cycling through
- benchShared seating surface
- tradesMutual swaps or crafts
draft · scouting · statistics · free agent · contract · salary cap · injured list · designated hitter
MLB
Pro baseball organization
- PhoenixArizona's capital city
- National LeagueOlder major baseball organization
- World SeriesMLB championship tournament
owner · general manager · front office · farm system · spring training · teal · expansion team
pitcher
Pouring vessel or hurler
- catcherMasked diamond position
- infielderDiamond interior defender
- outfielderPlayer beyond the infield
batter · home run · strikeout · inning · double play · fastball · slider · curveball · walk-off · error
diamondback rattlesnake
Venomous American pit-viper
venom · coiled · reptile · desert · Sonoran · slither · strike · rattler · serpent · intimidation
manager
One who directs others
- coachOne who instructs
- starting rotationPrimary pitchers cycling through
- benchShared seating surface
trades · draft · scouting · statistics · free agent · contract · salary cap · injured list · designated hitter · pinch hitter
- ArizonaPhoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale
- Phoenix AreaPhoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert
- Baseball TeamsAtlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox
- Expansion TeamsAnaheim Ducks, Carolina Panthers, Colorado Rockies, Florida Panthers, Houston Texans
Arizona DiamondbacksLos Angeles Dodgers
California baseball franchise
New York Yankees · San Francisco Giants · Colorado Rockies · San Diego Padres · Boston Red Sox