D'BACKS TO MAKE VISIT.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - The JetHawks will play an exhibition game against the Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. - with whom they recently signed a new four-year player-development contract - at Lancaster Municipal Stadium on April 2, the minor-league team Noun 1. minor-league team - a team that plays in a minor league minor-league club farm club, farm team - a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball) team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports) announced. This will be the second time in JetHawks history that they will playh host to their parent club. In 1997, the JetHawks played an exhibition game against the Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Mariners have played in Safeco Field. at the Hangar. Randy Johnson
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "the Big Unit , the Diamondbacks' three-time Cy Young Award winner who was then a member of the Mariners, will be making his second appearance in the Antelope Valley, as will third baseman Matt Williams, who was at the Hangar last summer while on a rehab assignment with the High Desert Mavericks The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch. . ``This will be an exciting event for the Antelope Valley,'' said JetHawks vice president Matt Ellis, ``to once again see major-league players in action.'' The Diamondbacks play their regular-season opener at Dodger Stadium on April 3. CAPTION(S): photo |
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