The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with first baseman Lyle Overbay on a one-year contract. Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers announced the deal Friday but didn't disclose any financial details. The 34-year-old Overbay hit .286 with one home run, four doubles and 10 RBI in 18 games after signing with Arizona as a free agent on Aug. 13. He was released by Pittsburgh...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with first baseman Lyle Overbay on a one-year contract. Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers announced the deal Friday but didn't disclose any financial details. The 34-year-old Overbay hit .286 with one home run, four doubles and 10 RBI in 18 games after signing with Arizona as a free agent on Aug. 13. He was released by Pittsburgh...

Dejan Kovacevic reports on Twitter that he hears the Pittsburgh Pirates have told Lyle Overbay that he will be designated for assignment.  The move wouldn’t be a huge surprise, as the Pirates just acquired Derrek Lee, and need to open roster spots today for Lee and Ryan Ludwick.  By designating Overbay for assignment, the Pirates can hope that another team claims him, and...

In yesterday's Electric Meter, I set out to find the root of Charlie Morton's struggles over the last month. As it turned out, though, there wasn't much to see. Morton's pitches look the same, his peripherals look better, and the only thing that's different over the last month is the opponent's batting average on balls in play, which is something that'...

In continuing on with looking at the 2011 Diamondbacks, we move on from the men behind the plate at catcher to a position in first place which saw a number of guys play the position throughout the 2011 campaign. One of those guys was Lyle Overbay, who was signed by the club on Aug 13 after he was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates a week earlier. In his return trip to the Arizona...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with first baseman Lyle Overbay according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports. Overbay was signed by the Dbacks in August. He elected free agency after being designated for assignment by the Pirates in July. The 34-year old veteran hit .234/.310/.360 with 9 HR's and 47 RBI's in 394 AB's for the Pirates and Diamondbacks...

Lyle Overbay hit a combined .234/.310/.360 with the Pirates and Diamondbacks next year. He only hit nine home runs all year. The Diamondbacks apparently want to bring him back for another year. Of course, the D'Backs will almost certainly finish with a better record than the Pirates in 2012 and the Pirates are playing Clint Barmes more than $10 million over the next two years. So...

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Lyle Overbay agreed to a one-year, $1.1 million deal to remain in the desert. Overbay, who will turn 35 next month, batted .286 with one homer and 10 RBIs in 18 games with the Diamondbacks last season. The veteran will serve as a backup to Paul Goldschmidt, who had a promising start to his major league career. The 24-year-old Goldschmidt belted...

It took a few more days than expected, but Lyle Overbay will be in a Diamondbacks uniform come 2012. The first baseman reportedly agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the club on Tuesday, according to an article from MLBTradeRumors.com. Overbay will be a backup to starter Paul Goldschmidt next season. The left-hander will more than likely be in the lineup against tough...

PHOENIX Lyle Overbay was playing for Pittsburgh when he received the invitation to attend the reunion for the Diamondbacks' 2001 World Series team at Chase Field this weekend. Nice thought, he thought, but he had other games to play. "I'm like, 'Well, there's no chance I'm going to be there for that,'" Overbay said. "But, sure enough it...

A hypothetical conversation that I envision happening some day soon… July 26, 2011…9:33 AM…Visiting Coach’s Office at Turner Field Lyle Overbay:  Wanted to see me, Skip? Clint Hurdle:  Yeah Lyle, have a seat.  Bad news.  A fan has paid for the right to punch you…in the balls. LO:  What?  Like hell!  There’s no way that’s possible...

According to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, veteran first baseman Lyle Overbay has cleared waivers and will become a free agent. Overbay was designated for assignment by the Pirates late in July. Overbay was hitting .227/.300/.349 with 8 HR's and 37 RBI's in 352 AB's for the Pirates in 2011. Image by compujeramey under the Creative Commons License. ]]>

On most nights when Roy Holladay pitches a complete game with a total of fourteen strikeouts it equals a notch in the win column, but tonight ended with the Diamondbacks recording their league leading 34th come from behind victory.  Josh Collmenter had probably his best outing of the season limiting the potent Phillies lineup to two runs on  eight hits striking out eight as well...

Perhaps the terms on which Lyle Overbay left the Toronto Blue Jays weren't all that amicable. Or maybe the handwritten note (pictured above) that was taped to the door of the Pittsburgh Pirates' clubhouse at Rogers Centre was merely a good-natured gag for an old pal who had come in from out of town. It read: ATTN: ALL PIRATES PLAYERS WELCOME EXCEPT "LYLE OVERBAY" Well! Whatever the...

With Xavier Nady expected to miss a good chunk of the rest of the regular season with a broken hand, the Diamondbacks needed to make a move to shore up the first base position and they did exactly that on Friday. The club announced early Friday that they signed Lyle Overbay to a contract effective immediately where the first baseman would be put on the 25-man roster. Overbay spent...

The Diamondbacks have an offer on the table to veteran first baseman Lyle Overbay, reports Jack Magruder of Fox Sports Arizona (Twitter link).  It is thought to be a one-year contract and the Snakes expect a response from Overbay's representatives early in the Winter Meetings. Overbay was thought to be on Arizona's radar when GM Kevin Towers suggested the team wanted...

Lyle Overbay has come full circle. He made his major league debut with the Diamondbacks during the 2001 pennant race, and 10 years later he is back with them in another. "I couldn't have hoped for this in a million years," Overbay said. Overbay was signed Saturday to replace Xavier Nady, who suffered a fractured left hand when he was hit by a pitch Friday, and the...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with first baseman Lyle Overbay of Centralia on a one-year contract worth a reported $1 million.

Lyle Overbay was shown the door, designated for assignment after struggling through a four-month disappointment with the Pirates.

A D-back who missed the playoffs in 2001-2002, Lyle Overbay is finally set to make his postseason debut in Arizona's upcoming NL Division Series.

Lyle Overbay quickly found his place as Arizona's latest late-inning star.

One of my baseball pet peeves is hearing people continue to bellyache about the 1994 strike almost two decades later. The complaints always strike me as empty and lame, because if those fans still haven't gotten over the work stoppage, it's likely they never really liked baseball in the first place and would've found another excuse to moan had the strike never happened...

Top 2: Lyle Overbay struck out swinging against Derek Lowe Top 4: Overbay struck out swinging against Lowe Top 6: Overbay struck out swinging against Arodys Vizcaino Top 8: Overbay struck out swinging against Jonny Venters Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K Notes: Overbay’s golden sombrero against the Braves on Friday was just another day for the aging first baseman. Owner of a career 18...

PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed free-agent infielder Lyle Overbay and placed infielder Xavier Nady on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left hand. Arizona designated pitcher Juan Jaime for assignment. Nady was injured Friday night when he was hit by a second-inning pitch from the New York Mets' Dillon Gee. The 34-year-old Overbay was released Tuesday by Pittsburgh...

As an expected part of the aftermath succeeding the Derrek Lee trade, the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated first baseman Lyle Overbay for assignment. The 34-year-old was signed to a one-year, $5 million deal this offseason, after the Pirates courted and ultimately failed to sign Lee. Overbay hit .227 with eight home runs and 37 RBI this season, in addition to playing poor defense...