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Trade Deadline: Dbacks look to future after key moves
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Tue, 09/01/2020 - 10:25amThe MLB Trade Deadline was packed with rumors and excitement as teams made new additions for a potential playoff push. The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t stand pat during the trading frenzy, but they took a different approach.
Dbacks seek moves at trade deadline; ex-Aces update
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Wed, 08/26/2020 - 9:27amThe up-and-down Arizona Diamondbacks might make some moves again at the Aug. 31 MLB trade deadline.
Whole new ballgame for post-pandemic minor leagues
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 1:39pmCovid-19 didn’t put the future of Minor League Baseball at stake, it only sped up the process.
Aces skipper Cron at helm of Dbacks minor leagues camp
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 9:35amReno Aces skipper Chris Cron can’t manage this year, but he’s found another gig in an unprecedented 2020 baseball season.
Eager for MLB debut, Westbrook performs in Sugar Land
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Sun, 07/26/2020 - 9:25amJust four months ago, Jamie Westbrook was on the brink of making the major leagues.
The 25-year-old outfielder received a Spring Training invitation from the San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz. He spent the previous six seasons in the Diamondbacks’ minor league system and sensed his time in the big leagues was on the horizon.
Play Ball: 10 Reno Aces added to Dbacks’ 30-man roster
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 9:58amThe Arizona Diamondbacks’ 30-man Opening Day roster is stacked with former Reno Aces.
Baseball returns: Dbacks set youthful 60-man pool
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Mon, 06/29/2020 - 12:30pmMajor League Baseball is coming back, and dozens of Arizona Diamondbacks prospects have a chance to don the Sedona red this season.
MLB Draft: Dbacks stockpile pitchers; Day 2 Takeaways
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 06/11/2020 - 7:49pmThe Arizona Diamondbacks added to their talented farm system with several high-upside pitchers during the 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Fireworks: 2020 MLB Draft First-Round Takeaways
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 7:43pmThe first round of the 2020 MLB Draft was full of special moments and surprising picks.
Reno Aces look to build upon uncertain 2020 season
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 12:35pmWith so much uncertainty for an MLB season, it’s almost certain that Minor League Baseball will not be played this year.
American Century Championship celebrity golf returns to Tahoe and NBC, minus spectators
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 8:37amIn a collective effort reflecting America’s drive for a return from COVID-19, the American Century Championship will bring golf, celebrity and community service together for the 31st time July 8-12 on the shores of Lake Tahoe.
Unprecedented MLB Draft: Here’s how it will go
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:32pmThe 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft will look awfully different when commissioner Rob Manfred takes the virtual mound June 10-11.
Baseball’s new rules could benefit Reno’s Kevin Cron
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Wed, 05/20/2020 - 12:00pmAs baseball awaits for a potential return, rule changes to Major League Baseball could benefit Reno Aces slugging first baseman Kevin Cron.
Pandemic spurs radical changes to baseball’s draft
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 3:04pmDbacks’ prospect Leyba suspended 80 games for PEDs
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 2:25pmArizona Diamondbacks infield prospect Domingo Leyba has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for the PED Boldenone, Kyle Glazer of Baseball America and multiple sources reported on Friday.
Braden Shipley signs minor league deal with Kansas City
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 11:28amAces’ speedy outfielder Ben DeLuzio chasing MLB dream
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 08/02/2019 - 11:04pmIt’s not often when an athlete is compared to two-sport superstar Deion Sanders, but one of them wears a Reno Aces jersey.
Aces’ full house: Trades load Dbacks' minor league system
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Wed, 07/31/2019 - 9:12pmDbacks call up Aces’ Leyba, records first big-league hit
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 9:47pmDomingo Leyba worked seven years for a shot at the Major Leagues, and he jumped at his first opportunity.
Arizona deals master of cards Tyler Heineman to Miami
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 11:02pmReno Aces catcher Tyler Heineman, who dabbles as an illusionist, has disappeared from Greater Nevada Field.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Heineman to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday for cash considerations, according to MLB Trade Rumors.
Taylor Clarke goes six innings in first Diamondbacks start
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Tue, 05/07/2019 - 4:08pmTaylor Clarke sported the sedona red today with the Arizona Diamondbacks for his first big-league start.
Recalled from Reno this morning, Clarke was tagged with the loss in a 6-3 contest in Tampa Bay. The right-hander pitched a solid six innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits with two strikeouts.
Pitcher Taylor Clarke makes MLB history in Dbacks debut
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 1:32pmTaylor Clarke made a good first impression in the Major Leagues, an indelible three-inning save for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who called up the right-handed pitcher from Reno earlier in the day.
Jon Duplantier ‘has great stuff’ in sterling Reno Aces’ debut
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 10:17pmArizona Diamondacks’ top pitching prospect Jon Duplantier threw up zeros in three hitless innings of his Reno Aces debut Friday night.
Dbacks ink pair of veteran pitchers to minor league deals
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 5:55pmThe Arizona Diamondbacks added a pair of veteran hurlers to its Triple-A Reno Aces farm system Saturday in right-hander Ricky Nolasco and lefty Marc Rzepczynski. Both players signed minor league deals and have received invitations to the Dbacks’ spring training.
Goldschmidt’s exit opens door for Reno Aces’ Walker, Cron
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:07pmPaul Goldschmidt’s exit Wednesday from the Arizona Diamondbacks may open the door for two hot-hitting infielders who held down the corners most of last season for the Reno Aces, Christian Walker and Kevin Cron.
Minor league deal for ex-Giant Tomlinson; 3 Aces promoted
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 11/22/2018 - 4:02pmThe Arizona Diamondbacks signed two experienced big-league players to their Triple-A affiliate Reno Aces on Wednesday, infielder Kelby Tomlinson and outfielder/infielder Rob Refsnyder.
Several Aces look toward MLB promotions in September
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 1:41pmA postseason appearance wasn’t in the cards for the Reno Aces this season.
The Fresno Grizzlies’ come-from-behind 7-6 victory Saturday clinched the Pacific Northern Division with a 76-55 record. This marks the second playoff appearance in four seasons for the Grizzlies, a minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros.
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Robbie Ray sizzles on mound in rehab assignment for Aces
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Tue, 06/19/2018 - 7:11pmRehab assignments brought three Major League players to the Biggest Little City in a 9-2 loss to the Omaha Storm Chasers on Tuesday afternoon.
Aces baseball recap: Reno's bats come up clutch in 9th inning, beat Tacoma 4-3
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 06/22/2017 - 10:43pmWith a league leading record of 45-27, the Reno Aces continued their 8 game homestand Thursday, June 22, against the Tacoma Rainiers, an Affiliate of the MLB team, Seattle Mariners.
Entertainment superstar Justin Timberlake returns to Lake Tahoe celebrity golf tournament
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/08/2017 - 9:44amFor the third consecutive year, multi-talented actor and musician Justin Timberlake will join superstar athletes and entertainers at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe this summer. The highly-decorated performer is an avid golfer who plays to a 4-handicap and is renowned in the sport for his philanthropic endeavors.