2020 Major League Baseball Spring Training Media Guide
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2020 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING MEDIA GUIDE CACTUS LEAGUE GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE Arizona Diamondbacks ............................. 3-7 Atlanta Braves ....................................... 85-90 Chicago Cubs .......................................... 8-13 Baltimore Orioles .................................. 91-96 Chicago White Sox ............................... 14-19 Boston Red Sox ................................... 97-102 Cincinnati Reds .................................... 20-25 Detroit Tigers .................................... 103-108 Cleveland Indians .................................. 26-31 Houston Astros ................................. 109-113 Colorado Rockies .................................. 32-37 Miami Marlins .................................. 114-118 Kansas City Royals ................................ 38-42 Minnesota Twins ............................... 119-123 Los Angeles Angels ................................ 43-48 New York Mets .................................. 124-128 Los Angeles Dodgers ............................. 49-53 New York Yankees ............................. 129-133 Milwaukee Brewers ............................... 54-58 Philadelphia Phillies .......................... 134-138 Oakland Athletics .................................. 59-64 Pittsburgh Pirates .............................. 139-144 San Diego Padres ................................... 65-69 St. Louis Cardinals ............................ 145-149 San Francisco Giants ............................. 70-74 Tampa Bay Rays ................................ 150-154 Seattle Mariners..................................... 75-79 Toronto Blue Jays .............................. 155-159 Texas Rangers ........................................ 80-84 Washington Nationals ....................... 160-165 2020 Spring Training Schedule .........................................................................................166-170 2020 Non-Roster Invitees ................................................................................................171-176 2020 Spring Training Umpire Roster ....................................................................................... 177 The 2020 Spring Training Media Guide is produced by Major League Baseball Communications. Information for this guide was also provided by the 30 Major League Baseball Clubs and is current to February 12, 2020. Edited by: Donald Muller. Editorial assistance by: Paul Koehler, Dominic Colianni & Anthony Parisi. Cover by: Major League Baseball Design Services. Maps provided by Vanguard Spring Training Baseball Yearbook. ©Copyright 2020 Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner 1 SPRING TRAINING 2020 2 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS ADDRESS FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA Banner Sports Medicine Performance Center Twitter: @Dbacks Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Instagram: dbacks 7555 N. Pima Road Snapchat: dbacks Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Dbacks 2019 RECORD 85-77...Second Place...NL West...21.0 Games Back CLUB CONTACTS D-backs Office .....................................................................................................(602) 462-6500 Press Box ..............................................................................................................(480) 270-5124 Ken Kendrick, Managing General Partner ............................................................(602) 462-6500 Derrick Hall, President & CEO ...........................................................................(602) 462-6500 Tom Harris, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer ..........................(602) 462-6500 Mike Hazen, Executive Vice President & General Manager ..................................(602) 462-6500 Nona Lee, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer ...................................(602) 462-6500 Cullen Maxey, Executive Vice President, Business Operations & Chief Revenue Officer ...(602) 462-6500 Jared Porter, Senior Vice President & Assistant General Manager .........................(602) 462-6500 Amiel Sawdaye, Senior Vice President & Assistant General Manager ....................(602) 462-6500 Mike Fitzgerald, Vice President, Research and Development ................................(602) 462-6500 Cesar Geronimo, Vice President, Latin American Scouting & Player Development....(602) 462-6500 Junior Noboa, Vice President, Latin Operations ...................................................(602) 462-6500 Josh Barfield, Director, Player Development .........................................................(602) 462-6559 Sam Eaton, Director, Baseball Operations ............................................................(602) 462-6596 Mack Hayashi, Director, Pacific Rim Operations .......................................................................... Deric Ladnier, Director, Amateur Scouting ..........................................................(602) 462-6558 Jason Parks, Director, Professional Scouting .........................................................(602) 462-6616 Peter Wardell, Director, International Scouting ............................................................................. Matt Grabowski, Asst. Director, Player Development .................................................................... Shawn Marette, Asst. Director, Minor League Administration ..............................(602) 462-6520 Roger Riley, Senior Director, Team Travel & Home Clubhouse Manager .............(480) 270-5833 Bob Doty, Manager, Equipment & Visiting Clubhouse ........................................(480) 270-5834 Bobby Bensinger, Minor League Complex Coordinator .......................................(480) 270-5867 Graham Rossini, Vice President, Special Projects ..................................................(602) 462-6623 Dave Dunne, General Manager, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ........................(480) 278-8937 Josh Rawitch, Senior Vice President, Communications ........................................(602) 462-6746 Casey Wilcox, Senior Director, Player & Media Relations ....................................(602) 462-6661 Patrick O’Connell, Director, Player & Media Relations........................................(602) 462-6586 Katie Krause, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications .................................(602) 462-6749 Patrick Kurish, Manager, Player & Media Relations .............................................(602) 462-6688 STADIUM INFORMATION Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (address above) Capacity: 11,000 Years at present location (including 2020 season): 10 Dimensions: Center Field: 410 feet Left Field Power Alley: 390 feet Right Field Power Alley: 390 feet Left Field Foul Pole: 345 feet Right Field Foul Pole: 345 feet Media Parking: Parking available in the Home Plate parking lot, at the west end of the facility. Credential Pick-Up: Media will enter Salt River Fields through the Home Plate Gate. Security at the gate will distribute approved credentials. Media will then enter the D-backs offices down the left field line. PRE-GAME TIMINGS Afternoon Games (1:10 p.m. Starts) D-backs BP: until 11:15 a.m. Visitors BP: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Infield: Off by 12:25 p.m. Evening Games (6:40p.m. Starts) D-backs BP: until 4:45 p.m. Visitors BP: 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. Infield: Off by 5:55 p.m. *Times are subject to change 3 DIRECTIONS From Loop-101, take exit 43 for Via de Ventura Road or exit 44 for Indian Bend Road and proceed west. From Via de Ventura, turn left onto Pima Rd. followed by a left on Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Rd. and proceed until the Home Plate Parking Lot on the right-hand side. From Indian Bend Rd., turn right onto Pima Rd. followed by a right on Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Rd. and proceed until the Home Plate Parking Lot on the right-hand side. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket prices vary by game, but start at: Infield Box $47; Dugout Reserve $47; Infield Reserve $34; View Reserve $33; Baseline Reserve $32; Bud Light Seltzer Lawn $15. Miller Lite Loft $53; NON-ROSTER INVITEES American Airlines Deck $53; Pepsi Patio $24. Individual game tickets are available online at Pitchers www.saltriverfields.com, at Salt River Fields 68 Aguilar, Miguel, LHP ticket windows or by calling 888-490-0383 or 59 Beasley, Jeremy, RHP 73 Bukauskas, J.B., RHP 480-362-WINS (9467). 63 Cabrera, Mauricio, RHP 33 Grace, Matt, LHP PHOTO DAY 74 Green, Josh, RHP Friday, February 21 at 6:30 a.m. 36 Jackson, Edwin, RHP 65 Jiménez, Eduardo, RHP MINOR LEAGUE INFORMATION 66 Leiter, Mark, RHP Banner Sports Medicine Performance Center is 75 Magnifico, Damien, RHP 72 Mantiply, Joe, LHP located at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, 7555 64 Mella, Keury, RHP N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258. Pitchers 79 Peacock, Matt, RHP and catchers first workout on March 9. First full 54 Sherfy, James, RHP squad workout on March 13. Catchers NEW D-BACKS IN 2020 55 Hicks, John Madison Bumgarner, LHP 89 Miroglio, Dominic 86 Varsho, Daulton Kole Calhoun, OF Junior Guerra, RHP Infielders Starling Marte, OF 80 Beer, Seth Hector Rondón, RHP 81 Ellis, Drew Stephen Vogt, C 82 Perdomo, Geraldo 78 Querecuto, Juniel GONE FROM 2019 87 Smith, Pavin Matt Andriese, RHP Outfielders Alex Avila, C 88 DeLuzio, Ben Jarrod Dyson, OF 9 Jay, Jon Wilmer Flores, INF 27 Snider, Travis Yoshihisa Hirano, RHP 30 Thompson, Trayce Adam Jones, OF 26 Tomás, Yasmany T.J. McFarland, LHP Steven Souza Jr., OF RECORD & ATTENDANCE — Taijuan Walker, RHP LAST FIVE YEARS Year Record Attendance SPRING TRAINING SITES 2019 12-16-2 159,539 2018 15-15-3 166,063 1997 Yuma, AZ (Minor