Since their founding, the Arizona Diamondbacks have become a major league sports franchise. They have won three division titles and one World Series in five seasons. Their most successful season was the 1999 season, when they won over 100 games and won the National League West division. They also won their first World Series in 2001, defeating the New York Yankees in seven games. However, they have experienced some ups and downs over the years.
After years of losing seasons, the Arizona Diamondbacks were in desperate need of a turnaround. After five consecutive losing seasons, they won 24 games in 2017 and made the playoffs, but lost in the divisional round. Their season ended with a disappointing 83-94 record in 2018, when they won 82 games and missed the playoffs. In the following years, they struggled and went on to lose 110 games in 2021.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were named in a name-the-team contest in late 1995. They were selected because their name evoked a baseball diamond. Their logo was a combination of a letter “A” and a diamondback snake head. A few years later, the Arizona Diamondbacks adopted this color scheme.
Before the 2002 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks hired Buck Showalter to be their manager. Showalter had previously been the manager of the New York Yankees and won the American League Manager of the Year award in 1994. The team’s minor league teams started playing in 1997, and they held an expansion draft in 1998. On March 31, 1998, the Arizona Diamondbacks made their first major league appearance against the Colorado Rockies. During the season, pitching coach Terry Brenly was fired and replaced by Al Pedrique.
