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decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/12px-ButtonRed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/16px-ButtonRed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Blue<br />Jays</a></b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Locations of teams for the 1997 <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> season<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonOrange.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/ButtonOrange.svg/8px-ButtonOrange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/ButtonOrange.svg/12px-ButtonOrange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/ButtonOrange.svg/16px-ButtonOrange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">West</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonYellow.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/8px-ButtonYellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/12px-ButtonYellow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/16px-ButtonYellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">Central</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonRed.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/12px-ButtonRed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/16px-ButtonRed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:345px"><div style="position:relative;width:343px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/16px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">West</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonViolet.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/ButtonViolet.svg/8px-ButtonViolet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/ButtonViolet.svg/12px-ButtonViolet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/ButtonViolet.svg/16px-ButtonViolet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_Central" title="National League Central">Central</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonBlue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Major_League_Baseball_expansion&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the successes of the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> following the 1993 expansion, Major League Baseball by 1994 was looking to expand again from 28 to 30 teams. On March 2, 1994, MLB created an expansion committee to evaluate the feasibility of expansion.<sup id="cite_ref-March_3,_1994_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_3,_1994-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although both Phoenix and Tampa Bay were believed to be overwhelming favorites for the franchises, other cities were invited to bid for the proposed franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-March_3,_1994_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_3,_1994-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The committee was headed by <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> General Partner <a href="/wiki/John_Harrington_(Red_Sox_CEO)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Harrington (Red Sox CEO)">John Harrington</a>, with others serving on the committee including <a href="/wiki/Bill_Giles_(baseball)" title="Bill Giles (baseball)">Bill Giles</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reinsdorf" title="Jerry Reinsdorf">Jerry Reinsdorf</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Steinbrenner" title="George Steinbrenner">George Steinbrenner</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, Stanton Cook of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Jacobs_(businessman)" title="Richard Jacobs (businessman)">Richard Jacobs</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Kasten" title="Stan Kasten">Stan Kasten</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>, the president of the National League, <a href="/wiki/Leonard_S._Coleman,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.">Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.</a>, and the president of the American League, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(third_baseman)" title="Bobby Brown (third baseman)">Bobby Brown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-March_3,_1994_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_3,_1994-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By June, the league announced that all cities with interest in the proposed franchises should submit their intentions by June 24.<sup id="cite_ref-June_10,_1994_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-June_10,_1994-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By June 30, the committee released the nine communities that submitted information to MLB for the proposed franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-July_1,_1994_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-July_1,_1994-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Virginia" title="Northern Virginia">Northern Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" title="Tampa Bay area">Tampa Bay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a> placed expansion requests.<sup id="cite_ref-July_1,_1994_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-July_1,_1994-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other cities mentioned as potential expansion locations which did not officially submit an application to the league included <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-June_10,_1994_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-June_10,_1994-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After whittling down the field to four finalists (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Virginia" title="Northern Virginia">Northern Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" title="Tampa Bay area">Tampa Bay</a>), MLB announced Phoenix and Tampa Bay as the two expansion franchises on March 9, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-March_10,_1995_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_10,_1995-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Announced to begin play for the 1998 season, each ownership group paid a $130 million expansion fee to enter the league.<sup id="cite_ref-March_10,_1995_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_10,_1995-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ownership groups paid $32 million in July 1995, $25 million in July 1996, $40 million in July 1997 and $33 million in November 1997. In addition, the two expansion teams gave away their rights to $5 million from baseball's central fund for each of the five years following expansion (1998–2002). </p><p>The adding of the 29th and 30th team caused the American League and the National League to have fifteen teams each. Because of the odd number of teams, only seven games could possibly be scheduled in each league on any given day. Thus, one team in each league would have to be idle on any given day. This would have made it difficult for scheduling, in terms of travel days and the need to end the season before October. In order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry an even number of teams, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central - it was ultimately then-acting Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a> (who at the time also owned the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>) who agreed to have his own franchise change leagues. </p><p>The 1998 expansion remains the most recent to be conducted in Major League Baseball. MLB would later reverse the imbalance created by the 1998 expansion when, following the sale of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, the new owners agreed to move their franchise to the American League before the 2013 season. Following that transaction, MLB consequently altered its season structure so as to include interleague play throughout the regular season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Major_League_Baseball_expansion&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion">1961 Major League Baseball expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1962 Major League Baseball expansion">1962 Major League Baseball expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">1969 Major League Baseball expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1977 Major League Baseball expansion">1977 Major League Baseball expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1993 Major League Baseball expansion">1993 Major League Baseball expansion</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Major_League_Baseball_expansion&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_games_played_outside_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="List of Major League Baseball games played outside the United States and Canada">International games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLB_London_Series" title="MLB London Series">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Mexico_City_Series" title="MLB Mexico City Series">Mexico City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Seoul_Series" title="MLB Seoul Series">Seoul</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Little_League_Classic" title="MLB Little League Classic">Little League Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">Field of Dreams Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Rickwood_Field" title="MLB at Rickwood Field">Rickwood Field Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Players_Weekend" title="Players Weekend">Players Weekend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic" title="World Baseball Classic">World Baseball Classic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">Postseason</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_champions" title="List of World Series champions">Champions</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_pennant_winners" title="List of American League pennant winners">AL champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_League_Championship_Series" title="American League Championship Series">ALCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_League_Division_Series" title="American League Division Series">ALDS</a></li></ul></li> <li>NL <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_pennant_winners" title="List of National League pennant winners">NL champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">NLCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_Division_Series" title="National League Division Series">NLDS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Card_Series" title="Wild Card Series">Wild Card Game/Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_postseason_teams" title="List of Major League Baseball postseason teams">Appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_franchise_postseason_streaks" title="List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks">Streaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_franchise_postseason_droughts" title="List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts">Droughts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_postseason_series" title="List of Major League Baseball postseason series">Series</a></li> <li><a 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Network</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Draft_League" title="MLB Draft League">MLB Draft League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Association" title="Major League Baseball Players Association">Players Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic_Inc." title="World Baseball Classic Inc.">World Baseball Classic Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions" title="Major League Baseball transactions">Transactions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Free_agency_(Major_League_Baseball)" title="Free agency (Major League Baseball)">Free agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes%27_list_of_the_most_valuable_MLB_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Forbes' list of the most valuable MLB clubs">Valuations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winter_Meetings" title="Winter Meetings">Winter Meetings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Instant_replay_in_Major_League_Baseball" title="Instant replay in Major League Baseball">Instant replay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_uniforms" title="Major League Baseball uniforms">Team uniforms</a> (<a href="/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_uniform_controversy" title="2024 Major League Baseball uniform controversy">2024 controversy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Major_League_Baseball_stadiums" title="List of current Major League Baseball stadiums">Stadiums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_mascots" title="List of Major League Baseball mascots">Mascots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_rivalries" title="Major League Baseball rivalries">Rivalries</a></li> <li><a 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League Baseball tie-breaking procedures">Tie-breaking procedures</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_Major_League_Baseball_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="List of all-time Major League Baseball win–loss records">All-time win–loss records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_records" title="List of Major League Baseball career records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_awards" title="List of Major League Baseball awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_retired_numbers" title="List of Major League Baseball retired numbers">Retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Fame</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame">members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Commission" title="National Baseball Commission">National Baseball Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organized_baseball" title="Organized baseball">Organized baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">Baseball color line</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_black_Major_League_Baseball_players" title="List of first black Major League Baseball players">First black players in MLB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Negro_league_baseball_players_who_played_in_Major_League_Baseball" title="List of Negro league baseball players who played in Major League Baseball">Negro leaguers who played in MLB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_female_Major_League_Baseball_principal_owners" title="List of female Major League Baseball principal owners">Women MLB owners</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Predecessors" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Association" title="Union Association">Union Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Players%27_League" title="Players' League">Players' League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Major Negro leagues</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1920%E2%80%931931)" title="Negro National League (1920–1931)">Negro National League (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Colored_League" title="Eastern Colored League">Eastern Colored League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Negro_League" title="American Negro League">American Negro League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_League" title="East–West League">East–West League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_Southern_League_(1920%E2%80%931936)" title="Negro Southern League (1920–1936)">Negro Southern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1920%E2%80%931931)" title="Negro National League (1920–1931)">Negro National League (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Steroid usage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1962 Major League Baseball expansion">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1977 Major League Baseball expansion">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1993 Major League Baseball expansion">1993</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball#Potential_future_expansion_sites" title="Expansion of Major League Baseball">Potential</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_contraction_plan" title="2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan">Contraction attempt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_mascots" title="List of Major League Baseball mascots">Baxter the Bobcat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_mascots" title="List of Major League Baseball mascots">D-backs Luchador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buster_Olney" title="Buster Olney"><i>The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson%27s_perfect_game" title="Randy Johnson's perfect game">Randy Johnson's perfect game</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diamondbacks%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" title="Diamondbacks–Dodgers rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Kendrick" title="Ken Kendrick">Ken Kendrick</a></li> <li>President and CEO: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Hall" title="Derrick Hall">Derrick Hall</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hazen" title="Mike Hazen">Mike Hazen</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Torey_Lovullo" title="Torey Lovullo">Torey Lovullo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />championships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">2001</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%">National League<br />pennants (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 National League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2023 National League Championship Series">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%">NL West<br />division titles (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Division_Series" title="1999 National League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Division_Series" title="2002 National League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_League_Division_Series" title="2007 National League Division Series">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Division_Series" title="2011 National League Division Series">2011</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%">NL Wild Card (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2017 National League Wild Card Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2023 National League Wild Card Series">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Diamondbacks_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Arizona Diamondbacks minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <a href="/wiki/Reno_Aces" title="Reno Aces">Reno Aces</a></li> <li>Double-A: <a href="/wiki/Amarillo_Sod_Poodles" title="Amarillo Sod Poodles">Amarillo Sod Poodles</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">High-A: <a href="/wiki/Hillsboro_Hops" title="Hillsboro Hops">Hillsboro Hops</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Single-A: <a href="/wiki/Visalia_Rawhide" title="Visalia Rawhide">Visalia Rawhide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Rookie: <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks">ACL D-backs</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Diamondbacks" title="Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks">DSL Arizona Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Diamondbacks" title="Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks">DSL Arizona Red</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:1%">Broadcasting</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLB.tv" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB.tv">MLB.tv</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;">Radio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KMVP-FM" title="KMVP-FM">KMVP-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTAR_(AM)" title="KTAR (AM)">KTAR (AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks_Radio_Networks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks Radio Networks">Arizona Diamondbacks Radio Networks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;"><a 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season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2005 Arizona Diamondbacks season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2006 Arizona Diamondbacks season">2006</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2007_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2007 Arizona Diamondbacks season">2007</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2008 Arizona Diamondbacks season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2009 Arizona Diamondbacks season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #3EC1CD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930; !important;;;width:9em">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2010 Arizona Diamondbacks 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