http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/players/martin_prado/1039 Recent articles about Martin Prado en-us It was a similar story again Tuesday night as the Diamondbacks walked off with a big win, 3-2 over the Marlins on a Paul Goldschmidt clutch home run.  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:28:56 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/goldy_goldy_gone_d_backs_walk_off_against_miami/13866845 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/goldy_goldy_gone_d_backs_walk_off_against_miami/13866845 Goldy, Goldy, gone: D-Backs walk off against Miami http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/goldy_goldy_gone_d_backs_walk_off_against_miami/13866845 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png As the Diamondbacks offense continues to roller coaster its way through the season, one of the biggest holes to be poked in it is a new acquisition: Martin Prado.  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:32:59 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/is_martin_prado_ever_going_to_pick_it_up/13850561 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/is_martin_prado_ever_going_to_pick_it_up/13850561 Is Martin Prado ever going to pick it up? http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/is_martin_prado_ever_going_to_pick_it_up/13850561 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c7f831fb0a8e4ab741b58f1fe69fd7e1e9066a7e/mini/PicImg_MLB_APR_19_db30.jpg Put the Arizona Diamondbacks in Dodger Stadium, throw in extra innings, and they're tough to beat. Martin Prado had two RBIs, including a run-scoring double during a four-run 12th inning, to help the D-backs win 8-6 on Wednesday night. The first-place D-backs improved to 8-2 in extra innings - 6-1 on the road - this season, and are 17-7 at Dodger Stadium since 2011, the best record among NL West opponents. They clinched their fourth consecutive series win over the Dodgers. ''It means a lot because they tied it up and we just kept plugging along,'' said reliever Heath Bell, who gave up a leadoff home run to Ramon Hernandez in the bottom of the 12th. There was no repeat of the brawl that occurred in the seventh inning of the Dodgers' 5-3 victory a night earlier, when six players and coaches were ejected. No batters were hit by pitches this time. Before the game, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly talked with D-backs manager Kirk Gibson, who got tossed after the two former stars were amon Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:49:16 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/diamondbacks_beat_dodgers_8_6_in_12_innings/13828178 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/diamondbacks_beat_dodgers_8_6_in_12_innings/13828178 Diamondbacks beat Dodgers 8-6 in 12 innings http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/diamondbacks_beat_dodgers_8_6_in_12_innings/13828178 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Martin Prado had two RBIs, including a run-scoring double during a four-run 12th inning, to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 on Wednesday night. There was no repeat of the brawl that occurred in the seventh inning of the Dodgers' 5-3 victory a night earlier, when six players and coaches were ejected. No batters were hit by pitches this time. Prado put the Diamondbacks ahead 5-4 with a ground-rule double to left field off Ronald Belisario (3-5), who was charged with four runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning. He walked two and didn't retire any of the four batters he faced in the 12th. Arizona made it 6-4 on Cliff Pennington's bases-loaded RBI single off Brandon League, the Dodgers' seventh pitcher. League gave up four runs over two-thirds of an inning in Los Angeles' 5-1 loss in the series opener Monday. Gerardo Parra added a two-run single to center. Josh Collmenter (3-0) got the win with two innings of relief. He gave up one Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:42:36 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/dodgers_come_up_short_in_12_inning_loss_to_d_backs/13824680 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/dodgers_come_up_short_in_12_inning_loss_to_d_backs/13824680 Dodgers come up short in 12-inning loss to D-Backs http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/dodgers_come_up_short_in_12_inning_loss_to_d_backs/13824680 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Martin Prado had two RBIs, including a run-scoring double during a four-run 12th inning, to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 on Wednesday night. There was no repeat of the brawl that occurred in the seventh inning of the Dodgers' 5-3 victory a night earlier, when six players and coaches were ejected. No batters were hit by pitches this time. Prado put the Diamondbacks ahead 5-4 with a ground-rule double to left field off Ronald Belisario (3-5), who was charged with four runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning. He walked two and didn't retire any of the four batters he faced in the 12th. Arizona made it 6-4 on Cliff Pennington's bases-loaded RBI single off Brandon League, the Dodgers' seventh pitcher. League gave up four runs over two-thirds of an inning in Los Angeles' 5-1 loss in the series opener Monday. Gerardo Parra added a two-run single to center. Josh Collmenter (3-0) got the win wi Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:31:57 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/d_backs_break_loose_in_12th_for_8_6_victory/13824662 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/d_backs_break_loose_in_12th_for_8_6_victory/13824662 D-backs break loose in 12th for 8-6 victory http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/d_backs_break_loose_in_12th_for_8_6_victory/13824662 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png PHOENIX -- The only team in the major leagues not to be shut out this season, the Diamondbacks waited until the seventh inning to extend that streak in a 5-2 victory over the Padres on Friday. The way it unfolded, it was worth the wait. Miguel Montero opened the five-run seventh inning with a double, and he scored one pitch later when Martin Prado grounded a doubled inside the bag at first base to tie the score at 1-all, igniting a rally that included a run-scoring hits by Wil Nieves and A.J. Pollock and a two-run double by Paul Goldschmidt. That Montero and Prado had a lot to do with turning the game around was perhaps the most promising development in a night that also included another quality start by Brandon McCarthy and Heath Bells seventh save as the D-backs (27-21) remained in a tie for first place with the Rockies in the NL West. We had contributions from a lot of guys, manager Kirk Gibson said. And if this is the game that kick-starts Montero and to a lesser extent Prado, all the better. Monte Sat, 25 May 2013 02:18:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/the_start_of_something_big_for_montero_prado/13691393 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/the_start_of_something_big_for_montero_prado/13691393 The start of something big for Montero, Prado? http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/the_start_of_something_big_for_montero_prado/13691393 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b212acacf687118bcd4c387174cade691ec313f/mini/mlb-arizona-diamondbacks.jpg PHOENIX -- The only team in the major leagues not to be shut out this season, the Diamondbacks waited until the seventh inning to extend that streak in a 5-2 victory over the Padres on Friday. The way it unfolded, it was worth the wait. Miguel Montero opened the five-run seventh inning with a double, and he scored one pitch later when Martin Prado grounded a doubled inside the bag at first base to tie the score at 1-all, igniting a rally that included a run-scoring hits by Wil Nieves and A.J. Pollock and a two-run double by Paul Goldschmidt. That Montero and Prado had a lot to do with turning the game around was perhaps the most promising development in a night that also included another quality start by Brandon McCarthy and Heath Bells seventh save as the D-backs (27-21) remained in a tie for first place with the Rockies in the NL West. We had contributions from a lot of guys, manager Kirk Gibson said. And if this is the game that kick-starts Montero and to a lesser extent Prado, all the better. Monte Sat, 25 May 2013 02:18:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/the_start_of_something_big_for_montero_prado/13691396 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/the_start_of_something_big_for_montero_prado/13691396 The start of something big for Montero, Prado? http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/the_start_of_something_big_for_montero_prado/13691396 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b212acacf687118bcd4c387174cade691ec313f/mini/mlb-arizona-diamondbacks.jpg Raise your hand if you missed this guy... Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America Norm Hall/Getty Images North America Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America Dustin Bradford/Getty Images North America Elsa/Getty Images North America Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America We miss you too, Marteen. Just sneak onto the Braves team charter on Wednesday. I won't tell anyone. ❤ NBCsports.com: Martin Prado makes up for lack of offense with bro hugs Dbacks.com: Prado excited to face former Braves teammates Prado has remained in touch with a number of the Braves players. "I've been talking to Eric O'Flaherty and Craig Kimbrel and they said, 'We're going to throw you fastballs right down the middle' and I said, 'Yeah right, I believe that,'" Prado said with a laugh. Prado's close friend, Atlanta catcher Brian McCann, is back on the field after missing the first month of the season with an inj... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:52:01 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/braves_vs_prado_tonight/13607957 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/braves_vs_prado_tonight/13607957 Braves vs Prado, tonight! http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/braves_vs_prado_tonight/13607957 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c7f831fb0a8e4ab741b58f1fe69fd7e1e9066a7e/mini/PicImg_MLB_APR_19_db30.jpg The Arizona Diamondbacks wanted to get rid of Justin Upton in the worst way. He simply did not fit into Kirk Gibson and the front office's philosophy of gritty guys digging deep for wins. The Diamondbacks wanted gamers. They wanted guys with dirty uniforms and so on and so forth. We can all make fun of those ideals if we want. Most of us know that it is talent and performance that wins, not ideals or scrap or grit or whatever it is you want to call it. The Atlanta Braves have to be thrilled about the Diamondbacks strategy. Upton has been a monster for them. He has helped make them now the team to beat in the NL East. So that brings us to this tweet by Jonathan Bernhardt. It was truly an epic tweet and sums it up for most of us rational thinkers about baseball, but only in a dead-on, dripping with sarcasm way that most of us do not have enough grit or scrap or whatever to come up with something as perfect as this: Justin Upton's hit 8 home runs? I'm not impressed. ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:31:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/justin_uptons_latest_homer_prompts_tweet_of_the_week/13418182 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/justin_uptons_latest_homer_prompts_tweet_of_the_week/13418182 Justin Upton's latest homer prompts tweet of the week http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/justin_uptons_latest_homer_prompts_tweet_of_the_week/13418182 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- At 13, Martin Prado saw what Venezuelan youth league teammates Miguel Cabrera and Francisco Rodriguez could do and wondered if he fit the sport. If he would ever fit. Now, Prado finds himself compared to hitters such as Edgar Martinez and Placido Polanco. Dedication and a singleness of purpose can cover a lot of ground. I never thought from that group I would be at this level, Prado said. I wasnt that talented. I couldnt complain. How was I supposed to play here? But everybody went in a different direction, and I just kept going. I didnt want to change my path. I didnt look back. I didnt turn a different direction. I just kept straight and worked hard. I guess it paid off. No guesswork required. Prados four .300 seasons in the last five years testify to that, and his new Diamondbacks teammates know what they have, too, as Prado prepares to join then-teenage teammate Cabrera to represent Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Prado was the lower-profile return when high-profile ri Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:29:42 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/d_backs_have_high_praise_for_self_made_prado/13031887 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/d_backs_have_high_praise_for_self_made_prado/13031887 D-backs have high praise for 'self-made' Prado http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/d_backs_have_high_praise_for_self_made_prado/13031887 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/d/8dc58d933de693de066b550104a470c950efba70/mini/Braves_vs_marlins_12df.jpg The Arizona Diamondbacks inked newly-acquired third baseman Martin Prado to a four-year contract extension that will pay the former Brave $40 million and keep him in the deser until 2016. He'll make $7 million in 2013 to avoid arbitration, and $11 million in each season from 2014 to 2016. The contract actually seems like a solid value for the Diamondbacks, who really haven't had a long-term, consistent, bulletproof third baseman in their franchise's history, aside from an aging Matt Williams or the strikeout-prone Mark Reynolds. The 29-year old Prado accumulated 5.9 fWAR for the Braves last year as their every day left fielder, but a majority of his value came from his stellar defense. While his defense at third isn't historically as good as it was in left last year, it's still above average, meaning that four wins per year over the life of the contract seems like something that should be relatively easily attainable. Prado might have been able to get a b... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:39:54 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/diamondbacks_sign_martin_prado_to_four_year_extension/12804850 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/diamondbacks_sign_martin_prado_to_four_year_extension/12804850 Diamondbacks sign Martin Prado to four-year extension http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/diamondbacks_sign_martin_prado_to_four_year_extension/12804850 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c7f831fb0a8e4ab741b58f1fe69fd7e1e9066a7e/mini/PicImg_MLB_APR_19_db30.jpg dancing in BP, generally being awesome It's comforting to know Prado's former teammates love him as much as the fans do. Sad to see everyone's fav teammate go, but all smiles as a pitcher looking over my shoulder! Can't wait. #Braves — Brandon Beachy (@Brandon_Beachy) January 24, 2013 .@jasonheyward on Martin Prado: “He’s a great teammate, great person on- and off-the-field. I had to give him a phone call first." — MLB Network PR (@MLBNetworkPR) January 24, 2013 KMed just said on 680 about how trade was bittersweet because they lost Prado "Everybody has a man crush on that guy." — David O'Brien (@ajcbraves) January 25, 2013 Not a happy camper right now, and I can promise you a lot of players on tha team are pissed as well to see Prado go — LV Ware (@LV_Ware) January 24, 2013 Prado will be missed on the field and in the clubhouse no doubt about it. The unfortunate part of baseball. — paul maholm (@paul_maholm) January 24, 2013 Talk about a roll... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:18:26 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/prados_braves_teammates_will_miss_him/12768025 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/prados_braves_teammates_will_miss_him/12768025 Prado’s Braves teammates will miss him http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/prados_braves_teammates_will_miss_him/12768025 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/d/8dc58d933de693de066b550104a470c950efba70/mini/Braves_vs_marlins_12df.jpg Some guys have to look at the lineup every day to see whether they're playing. Atlanta Braves infielder-outfielder Martin Prado has to look at it to see which position he's playing. It could be anywhere except pitcher or catcher. There aren't many weeks like the one he had from Aug. 23 to Aug. 29, when he started at five positions: left field, first base, second base, third base and shortstop. But even when he starts at the same position for consecutive games, he might move somewhere else after the seventh inning. He keeps several gloves handy in the dugout just in case. For the first half of the season, as he shuttled between left field and backing up third baseman Chipper Jones when Jones' knees wouldn't let him start, Prado said he didn't care where he played as long as he batted second in the order. Hitting in the same spot every day was his anchor. Recently, manager Fredi Gonzalez has slotted him sixth in the order, hoping his consistent bat can le... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:20:40 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/prados_position_with_braves_is_unpredictable/11671546 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/prados_position_with_braves_is_unpredictable/11671546 Prado's position with Braves is unpredictable http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/prados_position_with_braves_is_unpredictable/11671546 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/b/cb54832fc255c11a2f95fb2bd523bfa39e4b0d78/mini/NatsBraves_c08d.jpg The tweets trickled in at first. Then slowly, they picked up speed as the game progressed. Braves fans, enamored with Martin Prados emergency move to shortstop, flooded Twitterverse with hyperbole about the Braves' versatile star. "I heard Martin Prado delivered Brian McCann's baby earlier this afternoon.'' "Prado will have cured cancer before this game ends.'' The tweets continued to fill the Internet last Friday night as Prado, already one of the most beloved Braes, cemented his place in franchise lore when he took over at short after backup Jack Wilson broke his right pinkie. Wilson was starting for rookie Andrelton Simmons, who was already on the DL with a broken right pinkie, leaving the Braves with no choice than to turn to Prado. No shortstop? No sweat. Prado didnt need to be prodded. The man has more gloves than an Isotoner store. Prado had already played left field, third base, second base and first base this season. He simply went from left to short f Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:20:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/martin_prado_the_most_interesting_utility_man_in_the_world/11246023 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/martin_prado_the_most_interesting_utility_man_in_the_world/11246023 Martin Prado: The most interesting utility man in the world http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/martin_prado_the_most_interesting_utility_man_in_the_world/11246023 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c7f831fb0a8e4ab741b58f1fe69fd7e1e9066a7e/mini/PicImg_MLB_APR_19_db30.jpg