Arizona Diamondbacks
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Arizona Diamondbacks
| Established: | 1998 |
| Former Team Names: | None |
| Ballpark: | Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark) |
| World Series Titles: | 1 |
| Pennants: | 1 |
| Division Titles: | 3 |
| Wild Cards: | 0 |
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Franchise History
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. They are popularly referred in the local press as the D-Backs.
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Retired Numbers
- None
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Former Red Sox Players Who Have Played for Arizona
- Tony Clark (2005 - Present)
- Brandon Lyon (2005 - Present)
- Jose Cruz, Jr. (2005)
- Casey Fossum (2004)
- Donnie Sadler (2004)
- Carlos Baerga (2003-04)
- Shea Hillenbrand (2003-04)
- Felix Jose (2002-03)
- Ricky Bottalico (2003)
- Matt Mantei (1999-2004)
- Midre Cummings (2001)
- Ken Huckaby (2001)
- Greg Swindell (1999-2002)
- Tony Womack (1999-2003)
- Alan Embree (1998)
- Bernard Gilkey (1998-2000)
- Willie Banks (1998)
- Joel Adamson (1998)
- Bob Wolcott (1998)
- Jeff Suppan (1998)
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Quick facts
- Founded: 1995, began Major League play in 1998 (National League expansion)
- Cursed: 1995/1996 by 87 year-old Beatrice Villareal whose house of 80 years was taken by eminient domain for Chase Field; she died on 5/29/96
- Uniform colors: Sedona red (like brick red), Sonoran sand (tan) and Black
- Logo design: an "A" with one leg of the "A" alternating triangles to suggest a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. An alternate logo is a script "D" in the shape of a snake.
- Team motto: A New Brand of Baseball.
- Playoff appearances (3): 1999, 2001, 2002
- General Manager Josh Byrnes
- Local Televison: FSN Arizona, KTVK (Channel 3)
- Spring Training Facility: Tucson Electric Park, Tucson, AZ
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Local Media
- Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, AZ
- Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ
- East Valley Tribune - Mesa, AZ
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External Links
- Arizona Diamondbacks - Baseball-Reference.com
