Twins Signed Alex Avila To One-Year/$4.25M Deal

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Carson Kelly Looks Like Diamondbacks' Solution At Catcher

You can break catcher Carson Kelly’s first season with the D-backs into three parts.

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Mike Leake Gives Up Mostly Singles, But They Add Up

The D-backs have walked a fine line since last season, dealing away franchise icons while acquiring talent that they hope will help them remain competitive in 2019. One such move was the acquisition of right-hander Mike Leake from the Mariners on July 31, a deal aimed at bolstering a starting rotation relying on a bevy of inexperienced arms.

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No-No Thanks: It Would Be 'A Hassle' For Zack Greinke

Zack Greinke has accomplished a lot in his career, but the one thing he hasn’t notched in 429 big league starts is a no-hitter.

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Diamondbacks Activated Alex Avila From The Injured List & Optioned Ildemaro Vargas To Triple-A Reno

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Diamondbacks Placed Alex Avila On The Ten-Day Injured List

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Carson Kelly's First Diamondbacks At-Bat Is Winning Double In 13th

As the game stretched on, Carson Kelly found himself going to the batting cage behind the D-backs' dugout three, maybe four times to keep himself ready.

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A.J. Pollock Haunts Diamondbacks, Hits First Dodger Home Run

After setting an Opening Day record with eight home runs, the Dodgers' second game of the season set a record for the longest regular-season home game in franchise history, a six-hour, five-minute, 5-4 loss to the D-backs. The 13-inning contest started Friday night and ended in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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Carson Kelly Catches Zack Greinke For First Time Vs. Athletics

Carson Kelly got the start behind the plate for Monday's win over the A's, as the D-backs try to determine which of their catchers is best suited to catch ace Zack Greinke this season.

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Carson Kelly, Luke Weaver Excited For Opportunity With Diamondbacks

Catcher Carson Kelly and right-hander Luke Weaver, two key pieces that came over from the Cardinals in the Paul Goldschmidt trade, will have plenty of opportunity to make a mark in Arizona.

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Larger Than Life: David Peralta Grateful For Opportunity

The swagger, at least temporarily, was gone.

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Jake Arrieta Dazzles, But Diamondbacks Rally, Win In 14th

Seranthony Dominguez has been Gabe Kapler's most trusted weapon in a Phillies' bullpen that has been the best in baseball since July 1.

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The Yankees Just Traded For One Of Baseball's Hottest Hitters....Sort Of

With talk of the three best infielders being traded on the same day, Chris Archer and the Padres, and whether or not the Nationals should sell filling all the trade discussion on a relatively slow day leading up to the deadline, there was one minor move on Saturday night that caught my eye.

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Tigers Should Be Aggressive This Trade Deadline

Ready or not, MLB trade deadline season is here. It had an abrupt start earlier this week when the Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals convened for an aggressive early-summer move in a trade sending veteran reliever Kelvin Herrera to D.C.

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Jon Jay Leading Off, Playing Right In Diamondbacks Debut

Outfielder Jon Jay started to put on the wrong D-backs pants for batting practice when catcher Alex Avila corrected him.

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Clay Buchholz Shines

Less than 24 hours after seemingly breaking out of their offensive malaise, the D-backs once again struggled to score runs in a 3-0 loss to the A's on Saturday afternoon at Oakland Coliseum.

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Miguel Cabrera Is Stuck In Baseball Purgatory

There we were, Miggy and me, in the tunnel off the dugout, when the Detroit Tigers big man paused to explain himself.

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Diamondbacks Deal With Yasmany Tomas A Mistake That Keeps Hurting

Speaking through an interpreter, Diamondbacks outfielder Yasmany Tomas answered questions on Tuesday morning. He said he was entering camp with the same mentality as he has every year. He suggested nothing much has changed.

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Diamondbacks, Alex Avila Nearing Deal

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Jose Iglesias' Days With Tigers Likely Numbered

Jose Iglesias is one of the last veteran Tigers standing who doesn't have a long-term contract tempering trade talks. Barring a late offseason surprise, he'll still be a Tiger when they open the season March 29.

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