2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (1409+ words) PHOENIX " Every pitcher has the same goal when they step on to a mound: get people out. It is the methods by which they try to achieve that goal that differ from pitcher to pitcher. "You look at a lot…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (911+ words) PHOENIX " Michael Soroka looked like the future ace of the Atlanta Braves. Selected 28th overall in the 2015 MLB Draft, the Calgary native quickly climbed the organization's farm system ladder. In 2017, he was a top-100 prospect and just two years later he…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1873+ words) PHOENIX " When Tim Kurkjian talks about starting pitching, he doesn't begin with numbers and analytics. The longtime ESPN baseball writer starts with the games he watched as a kid." He remembers Jim Palmer facing Sandy Koufax in the 1966 World Series…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1662+ words) PHOENIX" It takes a lot to become a legend in any sport, requiring not just accolades but dominance. That is exactly the path Arizona State infielder Bob Horner took during his career, not only cementing himself as a legend at…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (884+ words) PHOENIX " The MLB Draft Combine is more than a preview of the game's next stars. It also serves as a reflection, bridging the future to the past." "I think anybody that played at a higher level knows it all started…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (864+ words) PHOENIX " Life in the bullpen is fickle." The Diamondbacks bullpen found this out during a rollercoaster first half of the season. "It's part of the game," hard-throwing right-hander Juan Morillo said. "This game is hard like everybody knows." The unit…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1436+ words) PHOENIX " Lou Piniella had a question. The 1969 American League Rookie of the Year and future manager stood on first base during a March spring training exhibition game between the Seattle Pilots and Arizona State at Tempe Stadium in 1969." "How come…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1213+ words) PHOENIX " Lu James "Gino" Groover III needed only one word to describe his first 24 hours as a Major League Baseball player: Getting the call was the culmination of his life's work and the realization of a dream. For his family,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (949+ words) PHOENIX " Dale Scott broke into Major League Baseball as an umpire the same year he met his partner of 40 years. In 1986, no one in the league knew that his partner was a man." Scott made history in 2014 when he came…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (1011+ words) WASHINGTON " The only thing the Democrats managed to beat at the 2026 Congressional Baseball Game on Wednesday night was the rain, as Republicans continued their dominance with an 11-2 blowout." The win marked the Republicans" sixth straight win in the annual contest,…...