A.J. Hinch News

Dodgers manager Joe Torre waits for a new pitcher with catcher - and maybe future manager? - Russell Martin.

Even though Bob Melvin and Bryan Price both grew up in the Bay Area, and both attended Cal-Berkeley within a few years of each other, and both had come to live in the Phoenix area, they had never met before Melvin become the Mariners manager in 2003 and inherited Price as his pitching coach.

Is Florida's Fredi Gonzalez the next Bobby Cox? How good can Arizona manager A.J. Hinch be? What will be Joe Girardi's legacy in New York and what does the future hold for Rangers manager Ron Washington? There are a few important questions surrounding some of the up-and-coming managers in the game, but there is one certainty -- these men are ...

Arizona Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. have been ejected from a game against the San Francisco Giants.

Arizona third baseman Mark Reynolds broke his major league strikeout record by fanning three times against San Francisco on Tuesday night.

One whiff at a time, Mark Reynolds is closing in on his own single-season strikeout record.

The team named Mike Bell minor league field coordinator, a post vacant since Jack Howell was promoted to major league hitting coach when A.J. Hinch took over as manager on May 8. Cincinnati Reds Arthur Rhodes appeared in his 777th career game, tying him with Gaylord Perry for 46th on baseball's career list.

Player News Yesterdaya s Results Todaya s Games Standings Top Minor League Performances You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player News Player Headlines are courtesy of Rotoworld Chad Qualls will have an MRI for a dislocated kneecap sustained on the final play of Sunday's game.

Two days after making his Major League debut a big one with a homer in his first at-bat, former Stanford catcher John Hester was a hit in his starting debut, getting a pair of hits in Arizona's 4-3 victory over visiting Houston on Sunday.

The way the D-backs are hitting these days, often and hard, they feel capable of beating anyone.

The Diamondbacks and the Astros will get together for three games this weekend at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

If there's a bright side to the struggles the D-backs have gone through this season, it's that they have gotten an extended look at some of their younger players A player such as outfielder Gerardo Parra figured to get a chance at some point this year, but others such as Trent Oeltjen and Rusty Ryal were not even on the 40-man roster when the ...

Chad Tracy staved off D-backs ignominy with his one-out, pinch-hit single up the middle in the sixth.

The Diamondbacks on Tuesday night had the look of a tourist on a street corner analyzing a map.

The Phillies righthander said he could have used a few more innings, but after a 66-minute rain delay, manager Charlie Manuel inserted Jamie Moyer, who earned the win with six shutout innings.

The Baseball Encyclopedia -- or at least its modern equivalent -- says that A.J. Hinch's big league playing career ended with the Phillies in 2004.

When Hinch made his big league debut as a member of the Athletics, against the Red Sox in 1998, it was Martinez who he faced in his first at-bat. Hinch grounded out to short against Martinez, who went on to throw seven scoreless innings while allowing three hits and striking out 11.

When the 2009 schedule came out, the D-backs' upcoming road trip already looked to be a long one, a nine-game, 10-day journey from Philadelphia to Houston to San Francisco.

Outfielder Chris Young appeared in his first game for Triple-A Reno on Friday night and the D-backs are hopeful that he will make the most of his time down there.

On Saturday night, D-backs hitters got to face Nationals starter Garrett Mock, a former Minor Leaguer in Arizona's system but someone whom the team had a combined three career at-bats against.