Nothing in baseball is scarier than seeing, and hearing, a pitcher get hit in the head by a line drive. It happened again Tuesday. ...more

Martin Prado is easy to like, but you wonder how much the Diamondbacks will miss Justin Upton's talent. ...more

After the moves the Diamondbacks made over the winter, it got fashionable to say that all they wanted was grinders, or gritty players. The Diamondbacks contend they're more than that, and everyone should know that talent is part of their equation. ...more

Dusty Baker and Kirk Gibson had an angry pregame argument on Monday. The Reds wanted to use a designated hitter in their Cactus League game, and the Diamondbacks refused to allow it. ...more

Baseball is in the early stages of testing Kevlar inserts that could go inside caps and help protect pitchers from head injuries. Head injuries have become a growing concern, one that got even bigger when A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy required brain surgery after he was hit by an Erick Aybar line drive in early September. ...more