Latest Christian Walker News

Matt Chapman wins 5th Gold Glove, Witt among 14 first-time winners

Nov. 03, 2024 22:18 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman won his fifth Gold Glove and Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was among 14 first-time winners of baseball’s most famous fielding honor. Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez and left fielder Steven Kwan won for the...

LA Dodgers spent big in free agency before winning big. The 2025 class might be even deeper

Nov. 03, 2024 13:05 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers spent big last offseason before winning big this postseason, taking home a World Series title after committing more than $1 billion on players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Teoscar Hernández. Now it's time to see which teams are...

Padres hit 3 HRs in the 9th inning for a 5-0 win over the D-backs, who lose ground in playoff race

Sep. 28, 2024 23:35 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Higashioka, Brandon Lockridge and Donovan Solano homered in the ninth inning, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 5-0 win on Saturday night over the sliding Arizona Diamondbacks, who continued to lose ground in the National League playoff race. The Diamondbacks...

Gallen strikes out 11, Diamondbacks end 3-game slide with 8-2 win over Giants

Sep. 26, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen struck out 11 in six innings, pinch hitter Pavin Smith hit a three-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Arizona needed a rebound after a losing streak that...

Carroll homers twice and Rodriguez strikes out 11 in Diamondbacks' 9-4 victory over the Rockies

Sep. 18, 2024 21:42 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Corbin Carroll hit two home runs for his third multi-homer game of the year, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out a season-high 11 and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 on Wednesday to avert a series sweep. Randal Grichuk also homered and doubled,...

Hunter Goodman, Ezequiel Tovar homer in back-to-back games, Rockies again beat D-backs 8-2

Sep. 18, 2024 00:43 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar hit home runs, Ryan Feltner pitched into the seventh inning for his first victory at Coors Field in two years, and the Colorado Rockies beat Arizona 8-2 on Tuesday night, dealing a setback to the Diamondbacks' playoff hopes. Tovar,...

Rockies beat Diamondbacks 3-2 on 9th-inning error as Senzatela returns from Tommy John surgery

Sep. 17, 2024 00:47 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Brenton Doyle scored the winning run on a ninth-inning throwing error, and Colorado dealt a blow to the Arizona Diamondbacks' playoff chances with a 3-2 win Monday night in a game that marked the return of Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela from Tommy John surgery. ...

Judge is awesome. So is Ohtani. But it's the balanced Diamondbacks who have MLB's best offense

Sep. 16, 2024 11:41 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Aaron Judge is mashing homers at an astounding pace for the New York Yankees. Shohei Ohtani provides the same type of thump for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But it’s the Arizona Diamondbacks who have the best offense in the big leagues — by quite a bit. ...

Walker hits 2 homers, Gallen dominates on mound and the D-backs beat the Rangers 6-0

Sep. 11, 2024 01:22 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker hit a pair of homers, Zac Gallen threw five dominant innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Tuesday night. Arizona (81-64) is a half-game behind San Diego (82-64) for the top NL wild card, and the Braves and Mets (both...

National League wild card race looks like a barnburner with 3 weeks remaining in regular season

Sep. 09, 2024 05:51 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker had the thousand-yard stare of a man who had been through an emotional roller coaster on Sunday afternoon — and he was on the winning side. “That was probably one of the top two or three most draining games I’ve ever been a...