The Arizona Diamondbacks had five players named by Rawlings as Gold Glove finalists on Tuesday, including 2023 winners catcher Gabriel Moreno and first baseman Christian Walker.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have gone through four catchers this season with three of them getting extended runs with the pitching staff. Gabriel Moreno, Adrian Del Castillo, and Jose Herrera have each worked with the pitchers the most.
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ batting order Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants returned to normalcy with second baseman Ketel Marte, left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
The Arizona Diamondbacks lost ground in the NL Wild Card Monday night with a lackluster 6-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants. With the loss the D-backs fall a half game behind the New York Mets and are now in the third NL Wild Card spot, 1.5 games ahead of the Braves.
As the Arizona Diamondbacks prepared for their series opener against the San Francisco Giants on Monday, they received encouraging news regarding catcher Gabriel Moreno.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, with the Arizona Diamondbacks leading the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1, catcher Gabriel Moreno was removed from the game due to left adductor tightness.
When Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo announced Jose Herrera as the starting catcher for Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers, fans took to social media to express their frustration.
With Gabriel Moreno now off the IL and back with the Diamondbacks, rookie catcher Adrian Del Castillo has been optioned to Triple-A Reno, the team announced on Monday before their series opener against the Colorado Rockies.
He has pitched just once since Sept. 2 and has struggled in recent weeks, with a 7.71 ERA and 4.89 FIP in seven innings of work since Aug. 19.
While Gabriel Moreno won’t be in the starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Arizona Diamondbacks have reinstated the Gold Glove catcher from the 10-day injured list.
After a shocking run to the World Series last October, the Diamondbacks once again find themselves inching toward the playoffs.
Diamondbacks starting catcher Gabriel Moreno may be nearing a return, as manager Torey Lovullo revealed in his weekly appearance on The Burns & Gambo Show on Arizona Sports radio.
Ahead of the Diamondbacks’ series opener against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Chase Field, manager Torey Lovullo provided encouraging updates on catcher Gabriel Moreno, who has been sidelined for over a month with a groin injury.
The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue to be without three key position players as they face the Los Angeles Dodgers for two more games at Chase Field Sunday and Monday.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are set to place Gold Glove catcher Gabriel Moreno on the injured list with a groin strain, manager Torey Lovullo said on MLB Network, while the club will select the contract of catcher Adrian Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno.
Torey Lovullo said that X-rays were negative on Moreno’s thumb, so the catcher at least avoided a more serious structural injury.
In December, the Diamondbacks traded for their catcher of the future. That future has arrived early this October.
Not much could bring the Arizona Diamondbacks down from the high of sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, but they do now have an additional injury concern after catcher Gabriel Moreno was lifted with a hand contusion in the fifth inning.
In his first full season in the majors and in his first season altogether with the D-backs, Moreno has hit .270/.316/.360 with three homers over 244 plate appearances, translating to an 82 wRC+.
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