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2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season

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General manager(s)
  
Joe Garagiola, Jr.

Stats
  
ESPN.com BB-reference

Manager(s)
  
Bob Brenly

Owner(s)
  
Ken Kendrick Jerry Colangelo

Local television
  
FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola)

Local radio
  
KTAR (620 AM) (Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Victor Rojas Jeff Munn) KSUN (Spanish) (Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana)

The 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to repeat as World Series champions. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 98-64, good enough for the division title. Randy Johnson would finish the season as the NL Cy Young Award winner and become the second pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 29, 2001: Ken Huckaby was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • January 9, 2002: Quinton McCracken was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • March 24, 2002: Ernie Young was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

    • Luis Gonzalez

    During the 2002 season, Luis Gonzalez received publicity as a piece of gum chewed by Gonzalez during a spring training game was sold for $10,000 on April 15, 2002. The buyer was Curt Mueller, owner of Mueller Sports Medicine Inc., manufacturer of the gum, Quench.

    Opening Day starters

  • Danny Bautista
  • Craig Counsell
  • Steve Finley
  • Luis Gonzalez
  • Mark Grace
  • Randy Johnson
  • Damian Miller
  • Junior Spivey
  • Tony Womack

    • Transactions

  • June 3, 2002: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • September 4, 2002: Felix Jose was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

    • Batting

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Other pitchers

    Relief pitchers

    NLDS

    St. Louis wins the series, 3-0

    References

    2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season Wikipedia
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