│ Former Arizona Diamondbacks great Randy Johnson elected to MLB Hall of Fame D-backs ink veteran infielder Punto to Minor League deal By ArizonaSports.com By Cash Kruth / MLB.com http://arizonasports.com/42/1796476/Former-Arizona- http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/105791568/d-backs- Diamondbacks-great-Randy-Johnson-elected-to-MLB-Hall-of- ink-veteran-infielder-nick-punto-to-minor-league-deal Fame Arizona Diamondbacks agree to terms with Nick Punto Kept Promise Helped Colangelo Land Big Unit By Nick Piecoro / The Arizona Republic By Eric Sorenson / Sports360AZ.com http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 http://www.sports360az.com/2015/01/kept-promise-helped- 015/01/07/arizona-diamondbacks-agree-to-terms-nick- colangelo-land-big-unit/ punto/21395463/ Duncan hired as Dbacks short-season manager Phoenix Suns hiring 200 workers for Diamondbacks season By Damien Alameda / Tucson News Now By Laurie Merrill / The Arizona Republic http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/27787501/duncan- http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2015/01/07 hired-as-dbacks-short-season-manager /phoenix-chase-field-ushers-screeners-tickert-scanners-hiring- baseball-season/21399983/ D-backs Offer Exclusive Spring Training Presale To Tucson Residents Diamondbacks to have six new managers at minor league By Damien Alameda / Tucson News Now affiliates http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/27787579/d-backs- By Nick Piecoro / The Arizona Republic offer-exclusive-spring-training-presale-to-tucson-residents http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 015/01/07/diamondbacks-announce-managers-minor-league- Duncan leaving UA for shot to manage in minors affiliates/21391449/ By Greg Hansen / Arizona Daily Star http://tucson.com/duncan-leaving-ua-for-shot-to-manage-in- Curt Schilling thinks politics have kept him out of the Hall minors/article_98880f56-938c-11e4-bfb3-1b973d0ffa16.html of Fame By Andrew Joseph / The Arizona Republic 2008 Tucson Sidewinders http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/heat- By James S. Wood / Arizona Daily Star index/2015/01/07/curt-schilling-thinks-politics-keeps-him-out- http://tucson.com/sidewinders-p/image_c5fc6389-a32a-5a22- of-the-hall-of-fame/21402437/ 8e54-38374d420132.html D-backs add veteran Punto; Navarro, Castillo possible D-backs Baseball Academy Continues Through January catching targets By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski / Nearby News By Jack Magruder / FOX Sports Arizona http://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/d-backs-add-infield- Frye Awarded $5K Grant from D-backs depth-continue-to-seek-catcher-010715 By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski / Nearby News The Pulse: 2001 World Series was fans' favorite Randy Johnson Diamondbacks moment By ArizonaSports.com Big Unit showing more sides since retirement http://arizonasports.com/42/1796887/The-Pulse-2001-World- New Hall of Famer embraces photography, visits war zones, Series-was-fans-favorite-Randy-Johnson-Diamondbacks- opens up moment By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/105859066/hall-of- Report: Arizona Diamondbacks agree to contract with IF famer-randy-johnson-showing-more-sides-since-retirement Nick Punto By ArizonaSports.com Day after vote, 'old goats' talk Hall of Fame, honor http://arizonasports.com/42/1796756/Report-Arizona- By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com Diamondbacks-agree-to-contract-with-IF-Nick-Punto http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/105762364/day-after- vote-old-goats-talk-hall-of-fame-honor 1 │ Popular infielder McDonald calls it a career Curt Schilling believes he didn’t make the Hall of Fame Listed at 5-foot-9, defensive-minded player enjoyed 16 years in because he’s a Republican bigs with eight teams By Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/07/curt-schilling- http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/105823936/popular- believes-he-didnt-make-the-hall-of-fame-because-hes-a- infielder-john-mcdonald-calls-it-a-career republican/ Perseverant Johnny Mac leaves legacy in retirement Diamondbacks will retire Randy Johnson's number this After 16-year MLB career, McDonald remembered fondly by all year By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com By SI.com http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/105845610/anthony- http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/01/06/randy-johnson-hall-fame- castrovince-perseverant-john-mcdonald-leaves-fond-legacy-in- arizona-diamondbacks-retire-number retirement Arizona Diamondbacks All-Time Team: The Outfield Davis clearly remembers homer served up to Big Unit By Tony Fischer / SI.com Former Brewers lefty allowed only blast hit by Hall of Famer http://heatwaved.com/2015/01/07/arizona-diamondbacks- Johnson in 2003 time-team-outfield/ By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com http://m.brewers.mlb.com/news/article/105852172/doug- Randy Johnson's number to be retired by D-Backs in 2015 davis-remembers-clearly-home-run-served-up-to-randy-johnson- By Ethan Finkelstein / SI.com in-2003 http://fansided.com/2015/01/07/randy-johnsons-number- retired-d-backs-2015/ Warm up with the official release of spring slate By Adam Berry / MLB.com Diamondbacks sign Nick Punto to minor league deal http://m.mlb.com/news/article/105805538/warm-up-with-the- By Chris Cotillo / SB Nation official-release-of-spring-training-schedule http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2015/1/7/7509303/diamondba cks-sign-nick-punto-to-minor-league-deal Hall vote epitomizes the essence of election By Mike Bauman / MLB.com http://m.mlb.com/news/article/105906792/mike-bauman-hall- vote-epitomizes-the-essence-of-election Reno Aces announce 2015 coaching staff By NBC 4-Reno D-backs sign infielder Nick Punto http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Reno-Aces- By Associated Press announce-2015-coaching- http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12133105/arizona- staff/FJY5_3kHb0uaRQzv0djVQg.cspx diamondbacks-sign-nick-punto-minor-league-contract Phil Nevin Returning as Aces Manager Baseball's Hall of Fame in midst of unlikely growth spurt By ABC 8-Reno By Joe Lemire / USA Today http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Phil-Nevin- http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/01/07/hall- Returning-as-Aces-Manager-287846461.html of-fame-2015-pedro-martinez-randy-johnson-john-smoltz-craig- biggio/21398237/ Reno Aces announce 2015 coaching staff By FOX 11-Tucson Curt Schilling says he lost Hall of Fame votes because he's http://www.foxreno.com/news/features/top- a Republican stories/stories/reno-aces-announce-2015-coaching-staff- By Mike Oz / Yahoo! Sports 4388.shtml http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/curt- schilling-says-he-lost-hall-of-fame-votes-because-he-s-a- republican-192514435.html Mobile BayBears, Arizona Diamondbacks announce Diamondbacks To Sign Nick Punto BayBears' coaching staff for 2015 By Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors By Tommy Hicks / Mobile Press-Register http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/ http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/01/mobile_baybears _arizona_diamon_1.html The greatest generation The pitchers of the Selig Era were the best in baseball history Robby Hammock named new BayBears manager By Joe Posnanski / NBCSports.com By FOX 10-Mobile http://sportsworld.nbcsports.com/the-greatest-generation/ http://fox10tv.com/2015/01/07/robby-hammock-named-new- baybears-manager/ 2 │ Former Cub Grudzielanek to manage 2015 Kane County Cougars By Kane County Chronicle http://www.kcchronicle.com/2015/01/07/former-cub- grudzielanek-to-manage-2015-kane-county-cougars/a22pfob/ Ex-big leaguer Mather named Osprey manager By Bill Speltz / The Missoulian http://missoulian.com/sports/osprey/ex-big-leaguer-mather- named-osprey-manager/article_e4dee358-7a59-5125-bf57- 49a0c693e00d.html MLB NEWS January 8, 2015 • MLB.com http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news_ind ex.jsp ASSOCIATED PRESS January 8, 2015 • Sports.yahoo.com http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/morenews MLB TRANSACTIONS January 8, 2015 • MLB.com http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions 3 │ Of those, about 100 will operate the new metal detectors that will be installed at the ballpark before the Arizona D-backs ink veteran infielder Punto to Minor League deal Diamondbacks season begins in April. By Cash Kruth / MLB.com http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/105791568/d-backs- Most of the other hires will work in guest services as ushers and ink-veteran-infielder-nick-punto-to-minor-league-deal ticket scanners. The D-backs have signed veteran infielder Nick Punto to a The Phoenix Suns organization is doing the hiring; it manages Minor League deal with an invite to their big league Spring both US Airways Center and Chase Field, according to Karen Training camp, according to a baseball source. The club has not Rausch, Suns vice president of human resources. confirmed the signing. "We do manage two facilities," Rausch said. "We are gearing up Punto, 37, has played multiple infield positions in his 14-year right now for baseball." career, and he will combine with Chad Pennington to back up third baseman Yasmany Tomas, shortstop Chris Owings and The Diamondbacks season runs from April 6 through Oct. 4. second baseman Aaron Hill. Last year, the Major Baseball League announced that metal Punto has posted a lifetime slash line of .245/.323/.323 with the detectors would be mandatory at all 30 MLB parks by 2015 to Phillies, Twins, Cardinals, Red Sox, Dodgers and A's. He hit .207 comply with U.S. Department of Homeland Security with two homers and a .589 OPS in 73 games with Oakland in requirements. 2014. The organization is hiring security personnel to operate the Arizona Diamondbacks agree to terms with Nick Punto metal detectors as well as to conduct ongoing bag searches. By Nick Piecoro / The Arizona Republic http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 "It takes a lot of manpower to do that," Rausch said. 015/01/07/arizona-diamondbacks-agree-to-terms-nick- punto/21395463/ Ticketholders for Phoenix Suns and Arizona Cardinals games already are required to undergo metal-detector screenings at US The Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with veteran infielder Airways Center and University of Phoenix Stadium.