Hillsboro, OR (October 25, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops have been a proud Minor League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks since 2013. On Tuesday night in game seven of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies 4-2 to advance to

Hillsboro, OR (October 16, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops’ parent club, Arizona Diamondbacks, will square off against the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series. The Diamondbacks released their 26-man roster for the series that includes 11 former Hillsboro Hops. In the Hops’ ten-year history, 50 former Hillsboro players

Amarillo, Texas (May 3, 2023) – Today, the Arizona Diamondbacks promoted right-hander Brandon Pfaadt from Triple-A Reno, and he will make his MLB Debut against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. The D-backs’ no.3-rated prospect set the Amarillo single-season strikeout record (144) during the 2022 season and holds the

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at D-backs’ No. 4 prospect Brandon Pfaadt. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. It took a drastic transformation for Brandon Pfaadt

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in all 30 farm systems. We start our 2022 Organization All-Stars series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Phoenix, Arizona - Over the weekend, The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that OF Corbin Carroll and RHP Brandon Pfaadt have earned the organization’s Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year respectively. Carroll, 22, is currently rated as the D-backs No. 1 prospect (3rd overall) by MLB Pipeline. The former 16th

The Aces secured their fifth divisional title in franchise history following a four-game shortened series due to poor air quality that forced the Reno Aces and Sacramento River Cats to play games in both cities. Reno managed to split the series with Sacramento, with two wins apiece. Due to smoke

Reno Aces 15, Las Vegas Aviators 1 W: Pfaadt (1-0) L: Wiles (8-7) S: None First pitch: 7:06 p.m. PST | Attendance: 5,974 | Time: 2:46 Las Vegas, Nevada – Las Vegas Ballpark Click Here for Video Highlights Next time out: at Las Vegas, 8/5/22 (RNO) RHP Corbin Martin (6-3,

Amarillo, Texas – The Sod Poodles dropped Saturday night's contest to the Corpus Christi Hooks by a score of 7-5. Amarillo drew within one run of the lead in the 7th after a home run but was unable to claw their way in front. Corpus Christi pushed the first run

Midland, Texas – Amarillo once again jumped out in front, scoring four runs in the top of the first inning. The Soddies went on to win the series finale 8-3 to clinch a series win over their Oil Pan Cup rivals on Sunday afternoon. It was another productive first inning

Amarillo, Texas – The Sod Poodles overcame an early deficit to defeat the San Antonio Missions by a score of 7-6 on Saturday Night. Leandro Cedeño unloaded on the farthest hit baseball of the Statcast Era and another late-inning home run from Ti'Quan Forbes sealed the win for the Soddies.

Wichita, KS – Leandro Cedeño hit a go-ahead, two-RBI double in the 9th inning to snatch a 4-3 victory from the Wichita Wind Surge on Sunday afternoon at Riverfront Stadium. With the win, Amarillo won the series four games to two and improved to 5-5-4 in series this year. Every

Wichita, KS – A rare Monday evening game did not go in favor of the Sod Poodles, dropping the opening game of a six-game set in Wichita 5-3 to the Wind Surge on the 4th of July. The Sod Poodles used a Wind Surge miscue in the top of the

Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (33-38) defeated the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (32-38) 10-4 on Wednesday night at HODGETOWN. It was Amarillo’s first victory of the Texas League Second Half (1-1), which began on Tuesday. The Sod Poodles scored 10 runs for the first time since June 21st, and

Corpus Christi, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped their Thursday night contest in Corpus Christi in extra innings after tying the game with a three-run ninth inning. Right-hander and D-backs' No. 8 rated prospect Brandon Pfaadt got the ball for his 13th start of the year. The former fifth-round

Amarillo, TX – Brandon Pfaadt racked up nine strikeouts and the Sod Poodles (24-27) hit four home runs in Sunday’s 10-3 wire-to-wire victory over the Midland RockHounds (23-28). After earning a no-decision in a quality start in game one of the series on May 31, Pfaadt (3-3) took the mound

Amarillo, TX – A bases-loaded walk by Leandro Cedeño in the 8th inning scored the game-winning run in Amarillo’s 3-2 victory over the Midland RockHounds on Tuesday night at HODGETOWN. The game lasted 2 hours and 11 minutes, the shortest 9-inning game in HODGETOWN history. Brandon Pfaadt (2-3) took the

North Little Rock, AR – The Sod Poodles opened their six-game set against the Arkansas Travelers with a 2-0 shutout win on Wednesday night. The Sod Poodles were led by RHP Brandon Pfaadt (2-3) who tossed the best game of his season so far against the Seattle Mariners Double-A affiliate

Amarillo, TX – The Sod Poodles dropped game two of the current six-game set against the Drillers by a score of 9-2 on Wednesday night. Tulsa scored the first six runs of the game while also keeping the Sod Poodles at bay until the sixth. For the second game in

Amarillo, TEX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (13-12) dropped game four of their series with the Midland RockHounds by a score of 4-2 on Friday night. In front of a crowd of more than 6,500, D-backs No. 10 rated prospect, RHP Brandon Pfaadt tossed 5.1 IP, allowing three earned runs

Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles defeated the San Antonio Missions 19-10 on Tuesday morning at HODGETOWN in a marathon game that featured 31 combined hits and eight HR. Amarillo rewrote their 2022 record books, notching a season-high 19 runs, 16 hits, and four home runs, while also overcoming

AMARILLO, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles started their first road trip of the year with a comeback victory over the Tulsa Drillers at OneOK Field on Tuesday night. Each team's starting pitcher was off and running in their season debuts. D-backs' No. 10 rated farmhand, Brandon Pfaadt, allowed just

AMARILLO, Texas – Today, in conjunction with the Arizona Diamondbacks, The Amarillo Sod Poodles released their Opening Day roster for the 2022 season. The Sod Poodles begin the season with nine of the D-backs’ current Top 30 prospects (MLB Pipeline), including outfielder Corbin Carroll, who is the No. 2 rated

Sunday, September 19, 2021 vs. Frisco [TEX] Frisco RoughRiders (64-55) | Amarillo Sod Poodles (59-61) Amarillo, Texas — The Amarillo Sod Poodles won the season's finale over the Frisco RoughRiders 14-11 in dramatic fashion on Sunday afternoon. The back and fourth game saw 11 runs scored between the teams in

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 Frisco RoughRiders (62-51) | Amarillo Sod Poodles (55-59) AMARILLO, Texas - Amarillo fell 14-6 to the Frisco RoughRiders in the series opener on Tuesday night. A back-and-fourth contest early took a turn in Frisco's favor in the later frames. Arizona Diamondbacks No. 26 rated prospect Brandon