Arizona Diamondbacks News

The Rockies host their first World Series game hoping Josh Fogg can rise to the challenge.

Colorado has one hope to win the World Series: Turn back the clock to the Coors Field of old.

The Rockies had grown accustomed to winning, but a 13-1 humiliation in Game 1 leaves them searching for redemption.

The Boston Red Sox were on the positive side of a seven-run inning for a change. Their fifth-inning uprising finished the scoring in the 13-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night. In Game 2 of the AL championship series, the Red Sox gave up seven runs [...]

Red Sox manager Terry Francona has been swamped with good wishes from his Boston brethren during the postseason. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick e-mailed him twice. Athletic director Gene DeFilippo of Boston College, ranked second in the nation in football, called. DeFilippo is quite a booster.

The Washington Nationals selected the contracts of four minor leaguers Wednesday: right-hander Garrett Mock, left-hander Justin Jones, first baseman Josh Whitesell and outfielder Roger Bernadina. Mock, who hasn’t allowed an earned run in seven innings in the Arizona Fall League, went 2-7 with a 5.12 ERA at three levels in the minors in 2007.

Can the Rockies match the Red Sox’ hot streak after a nine-day layoff?

Major League Baseball and Fox Sports executives don’t have to wonder about the ratings a World Series between small-market teams from Cleveland and Colorado would have drawn. Instead, they can bask in strong viewership numbers for the American League championship series won by the Red Sox, a club from a big market with a large [...]

Rockies backup catcher Chris Iannetta now knows what it feels like to get nailed by teammate Ubaldo Jimenez’s 100 mph heater. “It hurts,” Iannetta said with a laugh. The Rockies went through a simulated game Friday, and Jeff Francis and Jimenez took turns pitching to hitters. Jimenez hit Iannetta and Willy Taveras with pitches.

Boston fans can hold onto those heating pads and Ben-Gay, Josh Beckett ’s back is just fine. Beckett felt some tightness in his back last Friday, when he pitched the Red Sox to a 10-3 victory over Cleveland in Game 1 of the American League championship series. But the right-hander didn’t have any issues [...]