Alex Weiner

Phoenix

Diamondbacks Reporter and Web Content Editor at KMVP-FM (Phoenix, AZ)

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Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen will look to add if in position

1 week ago | arizonasports.com | Alex Weiner

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have more than six weeks to play before the trade deadline, and general manager Mike Hazen is looking to keep pushing if they can remain a contender. Based on Arizona’s ups and downs, devastating injuries to Corbin Burnes and Justin Martinez plus the number of impact players in walk years, the Diamondbacks have been “swarmed with calls” from other GMs about trades, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported on Sunday.
Diamondbacks short of perfect homestand with loss to Padres

1 week ago | arizonasports.com | Alex Weiner

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t appear to have enough juice for a perfect 6-0 homestand after the dramatics of Saturday’s walk-off win, as they dropped Sunday’s finale to the San Diego Padres on Father’s Day, 8-2. Arizona starter Merrill Kelly and San Diego’s Nick Pivetta had a pitcher’s duel going through three innings before the Padres broke out with three runs in the fourth and another in the fifth.
Manager Nick Lovullo ejects umpire like his father, Torey

1 week ago | arizonasports.com | Alex Weiner

HABOOB Jun 15, 2025, 3:11 PM | Updated: 3:15 pm PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was not expecting a second Father’s Day phone call from his oldest son, Nick, when he received it. Nick Lovullo was supposed to be managing of the South Bend Cubs in a High-A game, but he called his dad after getting ejected in the second inning against the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres). Not only that, but the young skipper took a page out of his father’s playbook.
Mercury All-Star Kahleah Copper to make season debut Sunday vs. Aces

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Alex Weiner

Four-time All-Star Kahleah Copper will make her 2025 season debut for the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday at the Las Vegas Aces after she missed the first 11 games with a knee injury, the team announced. Sunday also marks the debut of Phoenix's star trio, as Copper will play alongside Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas in the regular season for the first time.
Diamondbacks keep playing wild games, now they're winning

1 week ago | arizonasports.com | Alex Weiner

PHOENIX — Ten days ago, one could argue the most memorable Arizona Diamondbacks games this season had been the several jaw-dropping defeats the club had endured, losses hard to explain and wrap your head around. The wins are now catching up, not only with the D-backs getting back over .500 (36-34) but how they are doing so. Just in the last eight days, the Diamondbacks erased a six-run ninth inning deficit to storm back and beat the Atlanta Braves, a franchise first.
Diamondbacks rally for 5 runs in 9th inning to walk-off Padres

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Alex Weiner

PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks stormed back to score five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning and stun the San Diego Padres on Saturday, 8-7. Geraldo Perdomo cleared the bases with a game-tying extra-base hit into the right-field corner, and he dove home ahead of the tag on a Josh Naylor tapper in the infield. Naylor hit a walk-off grand slam in Monday's 8-4 win over the Seattle Mariners and wasted little time recording his second walk-off as a Diamondback.
Diamondbacks' Christian Montes De Oca to have back surgery

1 week ago | arizonasports.com | Alex Weiner

PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Christian Montes De Oca will undergo lower back surgery, which jeopardizes his chances to pitch again this season, manager Torey Lovullo said on Saturday. Montes De Oca just made his major league debut on June 7 at the Cincinnati Reds, throwing 2.2 scoreless innings. The exact date of his surgery is to be announced. “I think it’s a two-to-three-month recovery, so we’re looking at something that might eliminate him for the rest of the season,” Lovullo said.
Diamondbacks stacking quality wins, take opener vs. Padres

2 weeks ago | arizonasports.com | Alex Weiner

PHOENIX — After some early hiccups, the Arizona Diamondbacks played another all-around quality game, shutting out the San Diego Padres after the first inning for a 5-1 victory at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks have won four straight games after sweeping the Seattle Mariners earlier this week, doing so with effective starting pitching, improved defense and enough timely hitting.
Diamondbacks' A.J. Puk pulled back from throwing program

2 weeks ago | arizonasports.com | Alex Weiner

PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks reliever A.J. Puk’s road to recovery has been stalled, as the team pulled him back from his throwing program to see a specialist for his left elbow injury, manager Torey Lovullo said on Friday. Puk will visit orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache in person in Los Angeles after feeling some discomfort while throwing on flat ground. The D-backs placed Puk on the 15-day injured list back on April 19 with left elbow inflammation and moved him to the 60-day IL on May 1.
Diamondbacks' Saalfrank, Del Castillo return to Triple-A

2 weeks ago | arizonasports.com | Alex Weiner

PHOENIX — After spending a year suspended for betting on baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Saalfrank returned to Triple-A Reno and threw a scoreless inning on Tuesday. Saalfrank was reinstated to the 40-man roster last week. He was punished for betting $445.87 on baseball in 2021 and 2022 when he was in the minor leagues. He never bet on his assigned team, which would have cost him a lifetime ban.