Before the neck injury that briefly took him out of the lineup and then lingered throughout last summer, Joey Ortiz demonstrated power, bat-to-ball skills, and a keen eye at the plate that had many fans salivating over their return from the Corbin Burnes trade.
The Arizona Diamondbacks squandered a pair of opportunities to walk off a tight, extra-inning affair with the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night, falling 7-6.
Thursday night is the rubber match between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays, as the D-Backs lost the second game of the series last night by a score of 7-6 in extra innings.
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The Milwaukee Brewers are not off to as hot a start as they were last year, but do remain a clear contender in the National League Central. At 12-11, they are just 1 1/2 games back of the first place Chicago Cubs.
The Baltimore Orioles made an earlier-than-anticipated trip into the offseason after being swept in the American League Wild Card Round. General Manager Mike Elias was facing the departure of the team's ace, Corbin Burnes, and had work to do.
The Baltimore Orioles saw two stars leave the team this past offseason and neither player has had a very good start in their new uniforms. Bleacher Report's Zachary D.
A 30-year-old ace who began his career with the Milwaukee Brewers could be showing signs of decline. One of the biggest signings during last winter’s free agency was the Arizona Diamondbacks spending $210 million on a six-year deal for right-hander Corbin Burnes, a four-time All-Star and 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner.
It may not have been a masterpiece of a start, but Corbin Burnes showed enough on Friday to give Arizona Diamondbacks fans a reminder of what kind of pitching he can bring to a team looking to keep pace in the ultra-deep National League West.
It’s wheels up to Chicago for the Arizona Diamondbacks while they try to keep the momentum from their sweep in Miami, as the Snakes get ready to face the Cubs this weekend.
The Arizona Diamondbacks begin the second leg of their six game road trip Friday afternoon with a game at Wrigley Field against the Cubs. First pitch is 11:20 A.M.
Sure, it's only been three games, but the early returns on Corbin Burnes's Arizona Diamondbacks tenure are poor. The 30-year-old is 0-1 with a 5.28 ERA and he has just 14 strikeouts in 15.1 innings.
A former Milwaukee Brewers Cy Young winner is one of 2025’s surprising underperformers early on. On Tuesday, Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer released an interesting piece entitled, “MLB Slump Watch for These Struggling Hitters and Pitchers”.
When Corbin Burnes entered free agency after a stellar 2024 offseason, he thought he knew where his value stood. Pitching to a 15-9 record and 2.92 ERA and finishing 5th in AL Cy Young votes, Burnes thought he'd earned at least a six to eight-year deal with the now-perennially competitive Baltimore Orioles.
The Baltimore Orioles are having major issues with their starting rotation. Many people expected that to be the case after Corbin Burnes departed and the front office didn't go after a one-for-one replacement.
Corbin Burnes wasn't about to sugarcoat it. Despite the joy of his team coming back from a 4-0 deficit in the ninth, he was clearly still a bit salty about the second inning.
The Blue Jays were one of the kings of the rumor mill this winter, seemingly linked to just about every notable name on the free agent market. Corbin Burnes was one of those targets, and USA Today’s Bob Nightengale sheds some light on the Jays’ pursuit in his notes column today while also countering his own past reporting on the matter.
The Arizona Diamondbacks won a thrilling game in walk-off fashion over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night by a score of 5-4. Arizona's offense was silent for much of the contest, but a ninth-inning surge flipped the score in their favor.
The Arizona Diamondbacks will come out to punch back tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers, as they got shut out last night by a score of 7-0 over at Chase Field.
Even though the season is still very young, the Baltimore Orioles have a clear need early on. This winter, the Orioles lost one of the best pitchers in
Corbin Burnes will take the mound Saturday, still trying to earn his first win since signing a six-year, $210 million free agent deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks last winter.
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Stats don't point to a particularly dominant 2025 campaign from the four-time All-Star righty.
Burnes ended up with the Diamondbacks on a six-year, $210M contract that allows him to opt out after the ’26 season.
The Arizona Diamondbacks lost another close matchup yesterday against the Washington Nationals, as they lose their first series of the season. Early on in the game, Corbin Burnes didn’t look sharp on the mound.
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Corbin Burnes was the prize of the offseason for the Arizona Diamondbacks, but their fans will have to wait until the fifth game of the regular season to see him pitch in a meaningful game.
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