PHOENIX -- Sometimes a player is called up from the Minor Leagues because the big league team has an injury or a hole to fill.

PHOENIX -- Before his 2026 season could ever really get out of the starting blocks, Cristian Mena has seen it likely come to a close. The D-backs’ No. 11 prospect is set to undergo shoulder surgery in the coming days, a procedure that manager Torey Lovullo admitted is likely to

Entering this season, Manuel Pena had homered just 31 times across 456 career Minor League games. In his 48th contest of the year for Double-A Amarillo on Saturday night, the 22-year-old popped his 20th roundtripper in two months, making him the first Minor Leaguer to hit that plateau in 2026.

When Slade Caldwell strode into the batter’s box in the bottom of the 10th inning on Thursday night, a boisterous member of the crowd at Hillsboro Ballpark yelled within shot of the TV microphones: “Walk it off, man, walk it off! Get that runner in.” Caldwell was too zoned in

PHOENIX -- Tommy Troy collected 288 hits in the Minor Leagues. He racked up 197 in college. He totaled countless others on summer and fall circuits, during travel ball and on Little League fields in his native California. But he’ll remember this one. The D-backs’ No. 4 prospect laced his

PHOENIX -- Tommy Troy suspected something was up. Late Friday night, the 24-year-old Diamondbacks prospect was in his hotel room winding down following Triple-A Reno’s 7-6 win at Oklahoma City. He had a heck of a game, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs, so it came as a bit of a

PHOENIX -- Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, and the club has called up Tommy Troy, rated by MLB Pipeline as the club's No. 4 prospect. Gurriel exited Arizona’s Friday night loss to the Rockies in the top of the sixth inning

PHOENIX – Less than two months ago, Ryan Waldschmidt was the headliner of the D-backs’ 2026 Spring Breakout roster. On Sunday afternoon, in just his second big league start, he once again grabbed the marquee, this time showcasing the impact on both sides of the ball that has made his

JD Dix is perennially on the hunt to reach base. Work the count, get plunked, spray the ball all over the field, or even, drop down a bunt. Which is how he discovered a way to unlock some home run pop. Dix recorded the first two-homer game of his career

PHOENIX -- The Triple-A Reno Aces were in Sacramento on Thursday night when Diamondbacks top prospect Ryan Waldschmidt was summoned into manager Jeff Gardner's office. As he started toward the office, he was told he needed to put a shirt on.

It was only his second Spring Training, but Ryan Waldschmidt had put himself in a position to visualize his first Major League at-bat. All he was hoping was that it could be as productive as the many other ABs he’d taken at various stops along the way. “I think I've

Andruw Jones accomplished a ton during his 17-year Major League career. Ten times he won a Gold Glove. Five times he was an All-Star. He played in the World Series twice during a career that will find him enshrined in Baseball’s Hall of Fame this summer. But he never hit

MEXICO CITY -- Consistency is the standard the Diamondbacks emphasize for their young players, and so far, Jose Fernandez is meeting it at every turn. The D-backs’ No. 27 prospect (per MLB Pipeline) has been one of the club’s early-season standouts, slashing .342/.359/.500 with an .859 OPS through 76 at-bats

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In his final time striding to the dish Thursday night, Ryan Waldschmidt knew that all he needed to complete the cycle was to rip a double somewhere. After taking a pair of sliders, he looked up to see the third baseman playing back and he knew what he’d do next:

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the D-backs’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Ryan Waldschmidt (MLB No. 57), OF -- Reno (Triple-A)
2. Kayson Cunningham, SS -- Visalia (Single-A)
3. Slade Caldwell, OF -- Hillsboro (High-A)
4. Tommy Troy, 2B/OF -- Reno (Triple-A) 5.

Welcome to Valley Strong Park, where the Visalia Rawhide steer fans toward fun, and the answer to every question is more cowbell.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Four years ago, on the backfields of their Spring Training complex, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was watching Jose Fernandez, then 18, play shortstop. Arizona assistant GM Amiel Sawdaye turned to Lovullo and said, "If he were an 18-year-old high school senior, he'd be a first-round Draft pick."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The first two years of Spring Breakout games have provided some memorable moments. There was the throw by center fielder Druw Jones two years ago that gave Arizona fans their first in-person look at why the Diamondbacks believe he could handle center defensively in the big leagues

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- There are 14 pitchers ranked among D-backs’ Top 30 prospects in MLB Pipeline’s 2026 preseason rankings, and of those 14, nine have entered the organization since last July -- either through the Draft or via trades. Building out the depth of arms in the system has been

Ryan Waldschmidt may be the D-backs’ only Top 100 prospect at present, but don’t think that it's a dry time in the desert. Arizona’s Top 30 Prospects list -- as released by MLB Pipeline on Wednesday -- is deeper than that and particularly loaded on the infield.

Over the past two days, the Diamondbacks have gotten an up-close-and-personal look at left-handers Mitch Bratt and Kohl Drake, two of the three pitchers they acquired from the Rangers in the Merrill Kelly Trade Deadline deal last summer.

On Friday, MLB.com D-backs beat reporter Steve Gilbert held an Ask Me Anything on Reddit with fans at r/azdiamondbacks. This mailbag features questions and answers from there, lightly edited for clarity. The full AMA can be read here.