The Arizona Diamondbacks is a professional team based in Phoenix ,
Arizona . The Diamondbacks joined in the major league on March 9, 1995 ,
along with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Roland Hemond, a three-time winner
of MLB's executive of the year award for his work with the Baltimore
Orioles during the 1980s, was named the club's vice president of
baseball operations. The club takes its name from the venomous
Diamondback Rattlesnake that is found in the southwestern United States .
The Diamondbacks played their first major league game against the
Colorado Rockies on March 31, 1998 at Chase Field. In 1999, Arizona won
over 100 games in only its second season to win the National League West
division. The Diamondbacks won three division titles in 1999, 2001 and
2002. The Diamondbacks ended the 2000 season in 3 rd place with 85-77
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