2018 Major League Baseball Spring Training Media Guide
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2018 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 2018 Spring Training Schedule .........................................................................................166-170 2018 ESPN Spring Training Broadcasts ................................................................................... 171 2018 Non-Roster Invitees ................................................................................................172-176 2018 Spring Training Umpire Roster ....................................................................................... 177 The 2018 Spring Training Media Guide is produced by Major League Baseball Communications. Chief Communications Officer: Pat Courtney. Vice President: Mike Teevan. Information for this guide was also provided by the 30 Major League Baseball Clubs and is current to February 12, 2018. Edited by: Donald Muller. Editorial assistance by: Paul Koehler and Alex Simeone. Cover by: Major League Baseball Design Services. Maps provided by Vanguard Spring Training Baseball Yearbook. ©Copyright 2018 Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner 1 SPRING TRAINING 2018 2 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA ADDRESS Twitter: @Dbacks Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 7555 N. Pima Road Instagram: dbacks Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Snapchat: dbacks Facebook: www.facebook.com/Dbacks 2017 RECORD 93-69...NL Wild Card...Second Place...NL West...11.0 Games Back CLUB CONTACTS Stadium Office .....................................................................................................(480) 270-5800 Ken Kendrick, Managing General Partner ..................................................................... 270-5800 Derrick Hall, President & CEO .................................................................................... 270-5800 Tom Harris, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ................................ 270-5800 Cullen Maxey, Executive Vice President, Business Operations & Chief Revenue Officer ...... 270-5800 Mike Hazen, Executive Vice President & General Manager ........................................... 270-5800 Jared Porter, Senior Vice President & Assistant General Manager .................................. 270-5800 Amiel Sawdaye, Senior Vice President & Assistant General Manager ............................. 270-5800 Mike Bell, Vice President, Player Development ............................................................. 270-5800 Dave Dunne, General Manager, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ................................. 278-8937 Roger Riley, Senior Director, Team Travel & Home Clubhouse Manager ...................... 270-5833 Bob Doty, Manager, Equipment & Visiting Clubhouse ................................................. 270-5834 Bobby Bensinger, Minor League Complex Coordinator ................................................ 270-5867 Press Box ....................................................................................................................... 270-5124 Deric Ladnier, Director, Amateur Scouting ................................................................... 462-6558 Jason Parks, Director, Professional Scouting .................................................................. 462-6616 Sam Eaton, Director, Baseball Operations ..................................................................... 462-6596 Shawn Marette, Senior Manager, Minor League Administration ................................... 462-6520 Graham Rossini, Vice President, Special Projects ........................................................... 462-6623 Josh Rawitch, Senior Vice President, Communications ................................................. 462-6746 Casey Wilcox, Senior Director, Player & Media Relations ............................................. 462-6661 Patrick O’Connell, Senior Manager, Player & Media Relations ..................................... 462-6586 Patrick Kurish, Manager, Player & Media Relations ...................................................... 462-6688 Katie Krause, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications .......................................... 462-6749 STADIUM INFORMATION Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (address above) Capacity: 11,000 Years at present location (including 2018 season): 8 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: Home Plate Will Call, Window No. 8. Clubhouse Access: Clubhouse closes one hour before game time. No still photographers permitted at any time. 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 and proceed west. Turn left at 90th Street to enter the complex. Proceed until the road ends and turn left. The Desert parking lot will be the first lot on the right-hand side. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket prices start at: Infield Box $36; Dugout Reserve $34; Infield Reserve $29; View Reserve $26; Baseline Reserve $24; Banana Boat Lawn $13. Miller Lite Loft $48; American Airlines Deck $48; Pepsi Patio $24. Individual game tickets are available online at www.saltriverfields.com, at Salt River Fields ticket windows or by calling 888-490-0383 or NON-ROSTER INVITEES 480-362-WINS (9467). Pitchers PHOTO DAY 73 Atkinson, Ryan, RHP Tuesday, February 20 at 6:30 a.m. 58 Bastardo, Antonio, LHP 49 Blazek, Michael, RHP MINOR LEAGUE INFORMATION 67 Buchanan, Jake, RHP Facility is located at Salt River Fields at Talking 72 Clarke, Taylor, RHP Stick, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ 37 Feliz, Neftali, RHP 65 Krehbiel, Joey, RHP 85258. Pitchers and catchers report on March 47 Medlen, Kris, RHP 5. Position players report on March 9. First full 64 Nakaushiro, Yuhei, LHP squad workout on March 10. 57 Salas, Fernando, RHP NEW D-BACKS IN 2018 Catchers Alex Avila, C 75 Perez, Michael Brad Boxberger, RHP 9 Thole, Josh Yoshihisa Hirano, RHP Albert Suárez, RHP Infielders 68 Cron, Kevin GONE FROM 2017 45 Negrón, Kristopher Grégor Blanco, OF Outfielders Jorge De La Rosa, LHP 70 Flores, Ramón David Hernandez, RHP 14 Fuentes, Rey J.J. Hoover, RHP 71 Puello, César Chris Iannetta, C J.D. Martinez, OF Fernando Rodney, RHP RECORD & ATTENDANCE — Adam Rosales, INF LAST FIVE YEARS Year Record Attendance SPRING TRAINING SITES 2017 15-15-2 162,941 1997 Yuma, AZ (Minor League only) 2016 24-8-3 183,393 1998-2010 Tucson, AZ 2015 19-14-2 191,849 2011-present Scottsdale, AZ 2014 12-13 144,434 2013 16-17-2 176,336 4 2018 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE [All Times Local; (ss) — Split Squad for opponent] Day Date Opponent Site R/TV Time Wednesday February 21 Arizona State University Salt River Fields 1:10 p.m. Thursday February 22 OPEN DATE Friday February 23 @Colorado Salt River Fields R* 1:10 p.m. Saturday February 24 Cleveland Salt River Fields R 1:10 p.m. Sunday February 25 Milwaukee Salt River Fields R 1:10 p.m. Monday February 26 @Cincinnati Goodyear 1:05 p.m. Colorado Salt River Fields 1:10 p.m. Tuesday February 27 @San Francisco Scottsdale 1:05 p.m. Wednesday February 28 Colorado Salt River Fields W 1:10 p.m. Thursday March 1 Milwaukee Salt River Fields W/T 1:10 p.m. Friday March 2 @Colorado Salt River Fields 1:10 p.m. Saturday March 3 @Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale R 1:05 p.m. Sunday March 4 Chicago Cubs Salt River Fields R*/T 1:10 p.m. Monday March 5 @San Diego Peoria 6:40 p.m. Tuesday March 6 Los Angeles Angels Salt River Fields W 1:10 p.m. Wednesday March 7 OPEN DATE Thursday