ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2017 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 GRAND CANYON ANTELOPES (2-1) AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (0-0) 2017 D-BACKS SPRING SCHEDULE (0-0) Wednesday, February 22, 2017 ♦ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ♦ Scottsdale, Ariz. ♦ 1:10 p.m. WINNING LOSING - COLLEGIATE BASEBALL SERIES - DATE OPP RESULT REC. PITCHER PITCHER ATT. 2/22 GCU 1:10 p.m. LHP Tyler Hansen (NR) vs. LHP Anthony Banda (NR) 2/25 COL 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM 2/26 @ COL 1:10 p.m. ESPN 620 AM DIAMOND-FACTS OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS 2/27 CIN 1:10 p.m. ♦Arizona begins its 20th Cactus League season and sev- ♦Key transactions: Acquired RHP Taijuan Walker and Ke- 2/28 @ TEX 1:05 p.m. enth at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…Tucson was tel Marte (from Seattle); Signed INF Daniel Descalso, C 3/1 @ CWS 1:05 p.m. dbacks.com the club’s spring headquarters from 1998-2010. Chris Iannetta and C Jeff Mathis. 3/2 SD 1:10 p.m. ♦D-backs are 323-288-22 all-time during Spring Train- 3/2 CHC (ss) 7:10 p.m. dbacks.com ing…in 2016, Arizona won its fourth Cactus League title FILLING IN ON THE BENCH 3/3 LAD 1:10 p.m. FSAZ (also: 1999, 2002 and '07), going 22-8-3. ♦Last Friday, the D-backs announced Jerry Narron will 3/4 @ SD 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM ♦Arizona’s 22-8-3 record (.733) was the third-best in the serve as the interim bench coach while Ron Garden- 3/5 CWS 1:10 p.m. ESPN 620 AM Majors, behind the Nationals (18-4-3; .818) and Blue hire misses the start of the season while undergoing 3/6 @ KC 1:05 p.m. Jays (17-6-3; .739). treatment for prostate cancer. 3/7 OAK 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/dbacks.com ♦Narron, 61, managed in the Majors with the Rangers 3/8 MEXICO 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/dbacks.com BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL (2001-02) and Reds (2005-07)…he was named the man- 3/9 @ CWS 1:05 p.m. ♦Today’s game vs. Grand Canyon University kicks off the ager of Triple-A Reno on Dec. 30, 2016. 3/10 MIL 1:10 p.m. FSAZ annual Collegiate Baseball Series, and marks the fi rst- 3/11 SF 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM/FSAZ ever meeting between the 2 teams. ROSTER ROUNDUP 3/12 @ SF 1:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM ♦The D-backs will play an exhibition game each spring ♦Arizona will open Cactus League play with 62 players 3/14 TEX 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/dbacks.com at Salt River Fields through 2020, rotating between in Major League camp: 35 pitchers (11 left-handed), 6 3/15 at CHC 7:05 p.m. dbacks.com Arizona’s 3 Division I NCAA baseball programs - Arizona catchers, 12 infi elders and 9 outfi elders. 3/16 @ MIL 1:05 p.m. State, University of Arizona & GCU. ♦The D-backs return 24 players from its 40-man roster at 3/17 SEA (ss) 1:10 p.m. ♦The D-backs are scheduled to play ASU in 2018, UA in the start of last Spring Training…Arizona returned 22 3/17 @ OAK (ss) 1:05 p.m. 2019 and GCU again in 2020. players in 2016, 23 in 2015 and 26 in 2014. 3/18 ASIA I 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM/FSAZ ♦Arizona defeated UA last year, 12-5, and won 4-0 over 3/19 @ CLE 1:05 p.m. ESPN 620 AM ASU in 2015. COACHING STAFF CHANGES 3/20 @ OAK 7:05 p.m. ♦Arizona made 5 changes to its coaching staff for the 3/21 KC 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com SNAKES FROM THE GRAND CANYON 2017 season: 3/23 CHC 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com ♦The D-backs have had 1 former Grand Canyon player RON GARDENHIRE - In his fi rst season as the D-backs’ 3/24 @ LAD 1:05 p.m. appear in uniform in club history, INF Cody Ransom, bench coach after spending 2016 with Minnesota 3/25 @ LAA 1:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM who played in 38 games from 2011-12. as a special assistant to the general manager…was 3/26 CLE 1:10 p.m. ESPN 620 AM ♦Antelopes manager Andy Stankiewicz played in 77 Twins manager from 2002-14, and is the winningest 3/27 LAA 1:10 p.m. games with the D-backs in 1998…he was also team- skipper in club history (1,068-1,039; .507). 3/28 @ SEA 1:10 p.m. mates with Arizona's bullpen coach Mike Fetters at TONY PEREZCHICA - Is in his fi rst season as third base 3/30 CLE - Chase Field 6:40 p.m. ESPN 620 AM/FSAZ+/KHOV 105.1 FM Pepperdine. coach with Arizona and his 15th overall in the or- 3/31 CLE - Chase Field 6:40 p.m. AS 98.7 FM/FSAZ+/KHOV 105.1 FM ♦GCU pitching coach Rich Dorman spent 8 seasons in the ganization…served in various roles in the D-backs’ All Times Local Mariners’ organization, where he coached both Taijuan farm system from 2003-16, including Minor League Walker and Tom Wilhelmsen in the Minor Leagues. Field and Infi eld Coordinator from 2014-16. MISCELLANEOUS 2017 ATTENDANCE MIKE FETTERS - Is in his fi rst season as Arizona’s bull- Record: 0-0 Day: 0-0 HOME ROAD SHORT BUT SWEET pen coach after spending the last 4 with the club Home: 0-0 Night: 0-0 Total: - Total: - This afternoon’s exhibition will be 7 innings. ♦ as the quality control coach (2013-16)…played 16 Away: 0-0 vs. AL: 0-0 Avg: - Avg: - Major League seasons with the Angels (1989-91. Neutral: 0-0 vs. NL: 0-0 Largest: - Largest: - FROM THE MOUND TO OVER THE HILL ‘98), Brewers (1992-97), A’s (1998), Orioles (1999), ♦Former D-backs pitcher and current Special Assistant Dodgers (2000-01), Pirates (2001-02), Twins (2003) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES to the President & CEO J.J. Putz is celebrating his 40th and D-backs (2002, ‘04). birthday today. .TIM LAKER - Is in his fi rst season as assistant hitting SATURDAY, FEB. 25 VS. COL - 1:10 P.M. ♦Putz shares a birthday with former president George coach with Arizona after spending 2016 as the hit- TBA vs. TBA Washington, the crocodile hunter Steve Irwin and bas- ting coach in Double-A Akron (Indians)…worked ARI: TBA COL: TBA ketball Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving. the previous 5 seasons in the White Sox system as hitting coach with Triple-A Charlotte (2011), hitting THAT’S BIG LEAGUE SUNDAY, FEB. 26 @ COL - 1:10 P.M. coordinator (2012-14) and hitting instructor (2015). TBA vs. TBA Congratulations to D-backs’ staff counsel Maacah ♦ ROBBY HAMMOCK - Is in his fi rst season as quality ARI: TBA Scott, who was named to the Greater Phoenix Urban control/catching coach after spending the last 4 as COL: TBA League Young Professionals Class of 2017 Top 40 Di- a manager in the D-backs’ Minor League system verse Leaders Under 40. (2013-16)…went 241-247 (.494) in his 4 years as a MONDAY, FEB. 27 VS. CIN - 1:10 P.M. manager and was named the Southern League’s TBA vs. TBA WELCOME TO SALT RIVER FIELDS Best Manager by Baseball America in 2016. ARI: TBA ♦The D-backs would like to welcome the following CIN: TBA groups to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick today: GOING GLOBAL TUESDAY, FEB 28 @ TEX - 1:05 P.M. ARIZONA SPORTS 98.7 FM - The Burns and Gambo ♦ The following members of the D-backs organization TBA vs. TBA Show will be broadcasting live from the D-backs of- will be participating in the World Baseball Classic next month (* indicates not in Major League camp): ARI: TBA fi ces from 3:00-6:00 p.m. TEX: TBA LHP MIGUEL AGUILAR* - Mexico TOREY TAKES THE REIGNS LHP JEREMY BLEICH* - Israel WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 @ CWS - 1:10 P.M. ♦Torey Lovullo is in his fi rst season as the D-backs’ man- OF ZACHARY BORENSTEIN* - Israel TBA vs. TBA ager…was named the club’s eighth manager on Nov. 4, RHP SILVINO BRACHO - Venezuela ARI: TBA 2016. LHP JORGE DE LA ROSA - Mexico CWS: TBA ♦Spent the last 4 seasons (2013-16) with the Red Sox as OF REYMOND FUENTES - Puerto Rico John Farrell's bench coach…acted as Boston’s interim 1B PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT - United States manager for 48 games at the end of the 2015 season RHP FERNANDO RODNEY - Dominican Republic while Farrell was on medical leave (28-20). ♦Was also the fi rst base coach on Farrell’s staff with the Blue Jays from 2011-12. ♦Owns a 661-609 (.520) record in 9 seasons as a Minor League manager in the Indians (2002-09) and Red Sox (2010) systems. TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS 2016 SEASON RECAP STARTING PITCHER No. 63 - Jared Miller SEASON NO. 19 RECAP @JAREDMILLER24 ♦ The D-backs went 69-93 (33-48 @ home and 36-45 on road). No. 70 - Anthony Banda ♦ Made 45 appearances with Single-A Kane County, Sin- ♦ Arizona went 33-43 vs.