ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES dbacks.com losdbacks.com @Dbacks @LosDbacks facebook.com/D-backs Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, Ariz., 85258 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (2-1) @ SEATTLE MARINERS (2-1) PRESS.DBACKSMEDIA.COM Saturday, March 7, 2015 ♦ Peoria Sports Complex ♦ Peoria, Ariz. ♦ 1:05 p.m. ♦Daily content includes media guides, game notes, statistical reports, lineups, Game No. 4 ♦ Road Game No. 2 ♦ Home Record: 1-1 ♦ Road Record: 1-0 press releases, etc.…please contact a D-backs’ Communications staff mem- RHP Josh Collmenter (NR) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (NR) ber for the login/password. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM 2015 D-BACKS SPRING SCHEDULE (2-1) DIAMOND-FACTS D-BACKS WEARING “KAYLA” PATCH THIS WEEK WINNING LOSING DATE OPP RESULT REC. PITCHER PITCHER ATT. ♦Arizona is in its 18th Cactus League season (fi fth in ♦D-backs are wearing a black patch with “KAYLA” 3/3 Arizona State W, 4-0 - Schugel Graybill 6,655 the Valley)…Tucson served as the club’s headquar- written on the sleeve in memory of Prescott resi- 3/4 @ COL W, 6-2 1-0 Blair (R, 1-0) Laffey (R, 0-1) 6,780 ters from 1998-2010. dent Kayla Mueller, a human rights activist who 3/5 COL W, 4-3 2-0 Nuño (R, 1-0) Butler (R, 0-1) 7,595 ♦D-backs are 2-1 this spring and 284-267-17 all-time passed away last month while being held captive by 3/6 OAK L, 2-7 2-1 Graveman (1-0) Ray (0-1) 10,726 in spring…in 2014, the D-backs went 12-13-3. the Islamic State in Syria. 3/7 @ SEA 1:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM ♦All D-backs uniformed personnel are wearing the 3/8 SF 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/Arizona Sports 98.7 FM VS. MARINERS patch through March 9. 3/9 @ CWS 1:05 p.m. ♦D-backs will head to Seattle this season for Inter- 3/10 @ OAK 1:05 p.m. league action July 27-29, their fourth trip to Safeco HALE AT THE HELM 3/11 LAA 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com Field (also 1999, 2001 and 2009). ♦Chip Hale is in his fi rst season as the D-backs’ man- 3/12 CIN 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com ♦Did you know the D-backs were the second team to ager and 11th in the organization (also 2000-09)… 3/13 @ CLE 1:05 p.m. play at Safeco Field when it debuted in July 1999... also served on Arizona’s Major League staff from 3/14 SEA (ss) 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM the Padres played the inaugural series July 15-17 2007-09 as the third base & infi eld coach. SF (ss) 7:10 p.m. 3/15 @ SF 3:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM then the D-backs visited July 18-20, winning 1 of 3. ♦Went 405-317 (.561) in 6 seasons as manager in 3/16 CWS 1:10 p.m. ♦D-backs last faced Mariners June 18-20, 2012, taking the D-backs’ organization with Rookie-Advanced 3/17 @ SF 1:05 p.m. 2 of 3 at Chase Field. Missoula (2000-01), Double-A El Paso (2002) and 3/18 @ COL 7:10 p.m. dbacks.com Triple-A Tucson (2004-06)…won the 2006 Triple-A 3/19 CHC 7:10 p.m. dbacks.com D-BACKS CELEBRATE 20TH BIRTHDAY ON MONDAY and Pacifi c Coast League championships, along with 3/20 @ MIL 1:05 p.m. ♦D-backs will celebrate their 20th birthday on Mon- the 2002 Texas League title. 3/21 @ SD 1:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM day with several surprises around the Valley. ♦Spent 3 seasons (2012-14) as Bob Melvin’s bench 3/22 COL 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM ♦The franchise was “born” on March 9, 1995 when coach in Oakland…also worked as the Mets’ third 3/23 @ LAD 1:05 p.m. Major League Baseball’s owners gathered in Palm base/infi eld coach in 2010-11. 3/24 MIL 7:10 p.m. Beach, Fla. to award Arizona and Tampa Bay with 3/25 - OFF DAY - the 13th and 14th expansion teams in league his- COACHING STAFF CHANGES 3/26 SD 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com tory...the team name was announced that day as the ♦Chip Hale was named manager on Oct. 13, 2014. 3/27 LAA (ss) 1:05 p.m. CLE (ss) 1:10 p.m. Arizona Diamondbacks. ♦Glenn Sherlock, who is in his 18th season on the 3/28 KC 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/Arizona Sports 98.7 FM D-backs’ coaching staff, moves to bench coach after FOX SPORTS ARIZONA BROADCAST TOMORROW 3/29 @ COL (ss) 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM serving as third base coach in 2014. COL (ss) - Mexico* 1:10 p.m. KSUN ♦Tomorrow’s D-backs vs. Giants split-squad match- ♦Along with Hale, there were 3 new additions to Ari- 3/30 LAD 1:10 p.m. up will be fi rst of a trio of FOX Sports Arizona zona's coaching staff from last season: 3/31 TEX 1:10 p.m. telecasts (March 28 vs. Royals and April 3 vs. Cubs). MARK GRACE - First season as assistant hitting 4/1 @ CIN 1:05 p.m. dbacks.com coach and 15th overall in the organization… 4/2 CWS 12:10 p.m. dbacks.com D-BACKS AGREE TO TERMS ON PRE-ARB PLAYERS spent the last 2 years as a hitting coach in Ari- 4/3 CHC - Chase Field 6:40 p.m. FSAZ/Arizona Sports 92.3 FM/ KSUN 1400 AM ♦D-backs agreed to terms on 1-year contracts with 24 zona's Minor League ranks. 4/4 CHC - Chase Field 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM/KSUN 1400 AM pre-arbitration players...all 40-man players are under ANDY GREEN - First season on the D-backs’ Ma- * - in Hermosillo, Mexico All Times Local contract for the 2015 season: jor League coaching staff (third base coach) and MISCELLANEOUS 2015 ATTENDANCE Right-handed Pitchers (9) – Chase Anderson, Enrique Bur- 12th overall…went 219-189 (.537) in 4 seasons gos, Rubby De La Rosa, Randall Delgado, Evan Marshall, Record: 2-1 Day: 2-1 HOME ROAD as manager in the D-backs’ system (2011-14)… Kevin Munson, A.J. Schugel, Matt Stites, Allen Webster; Home: 1-1 Night: 0-0 Total: 18,321 Total: 6,780 played 136 games with Arizona (2004-06). Left-handed Pitchers (5) – Andrew Chafi n, Patrick Corbin, Away: 1-0 vs. AL: 0-1 Avg: 9,161 Avg: 6,780 Will Locante, Vidal Nuño, Robbie Ray; Catcher (2) – Tuffy ARIEL PRIETO - First season with Arizona as a Neutral: 0-0 vs. NL: 2-0 Largest: 10,726 (3/6) Largest: 6,780 (3/4) Gosewisch, Oscar Hernández; Infi elders (4) – Nick Ahmed, coach/interpreter…spent the previous 3 seasons Brandon Drury, Jake Lamb, Chris Owings; Outfi elders (4) – in Oakland (2012-14), with Hale, in a similar UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sócrates Brito, Ender Inciarte, David Peralta, A.J. Pollock. capacity, specifi cally aiding in Yoenis Cespedes’ transition to the United States. SATURDAY, MARCH 7 @ SEA - 1:05 P.M. MARCH 12 GAME TIME CHANGE TO 2:10 P.M. RHP Josh Collmenter (NR) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (NR) ♦The D-backs’ game on March 12 vs. Reds has been OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS ARI: Collmenter, LHP Andrew Chafi n, LHP Dan Runzler, RHP Tim Crabbe moved to a 2:10 p.m. local/MT start (originally 1:10 ♦General Manager Dave Stewart was named the SEA: Iwakuma, RHP Justin Germano, LHP David Rollins, RHP Dominic Leone, p.m.) to accomodate a request by Major League fourth GM in franchise history on Sept. 25, 2014… RHP Emilio Pagan, RHP Trey Cochran-Gill, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Dan Altavilla Baseball, which is collaborating with HBO. the 3-time World Champion and 4-time 20-game SUNDAY, MARCH 8 VS. SF - 1:10 P.M. AND @ SF 1:05 P.M. winner is in his 40th season in professional baseball. Home: RHP Daniel Hudson (NR) vs. RHP Jake Peavy IN GOOD COMPANY ♦ Key transactions: Acquired RHP Rubby De La Rosa ARI: Hudson, RHP Yoan López, RHP J.C. Ramírez, RHP Evan Marshall ♦D-backs were recognized by Forbes as one of the (from Boston), Jeremy Hellickson (Tampa Bay) SF: Peavy, RHP Erik Cordier, LHP Steven Okert, LHP Jeremy Affl edt top 10 places to work in sports and were the only and Allen Webster (Boston) and LHP Robbie Ray Road: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (NR) vs. LHP Ty Blach baseball franchise on the list and one of only two (Detroit); Signed RHP Yóan Lopez and Yasmany ARI: Hellickson, RHP A.J. Schugel, LHP Justin Marks, LHP Oliver Pérez pro sports teams: http://onforb.es/1FRgUUz. Tómas; Selected C Óscar Hernández in the Rule 5 SF: Blach, RHP Chris Stratton ♦D-backs were named No. 1 organization in Rank- Draft (Tampa Bay). ing Arizona’s 2015 annual list of the “Best Places to MONDAY, MARCH 9 @ CWS - 1:05 P.M. Work”, topping the small business category. ROSTER NOTES RHP Chase Anderson (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBD ♦D-backs have also been among the Valley’s “Best ♦Arizona returns 23 players from its 40-man roster at ARI: Anderson, RHP Rubby De La Rosa, RHP Aaron Blair, RHP Braden Shipley Places to Work” for 8 consecutive years by the Phoe- the start of last Spring Training, compared to 26 in CWS: TBD nix Business Journal.