The Arizona Diamondbacks are fighting to stay above water in a brutally competitive National League West. After a disappointing series loss at home to the visiting New York Mets, Arizona is faced with the daunting task of welcoming the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers for a four-game set at Chase Field. It looked like trouble on paper, but the D-backs flipped the script and started out strong in the first game of the series.
Brandon Pfaadt, coming off his worst outing of the season in Philadelphia—where he was tagged for six earned runs in just 4 2/3 innings — bounced back in a big way with one of his best performances of the year. Facing a stacked Dodgers lineup, Pfaadt looked sharp and poised on the mound. He delivered 6 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball, scattering just four hits while walking three and striking out six. His dominant effort alongside the D-backs tagging Yoshinobu Yamamoto for five runs set the tone for a much-needed 5-3 victory that lifted Arizona two games over the .500 mark.
Diamondbacks channel 2001 glory days with City Connect debut
However tonight, the attention shifts from the standings to style. Game 2 of this series marks a long-anticipated moment for the franchise and its fanbase — Arizona’s first on-field appearance in their brand-new City Connect uniforms.
The jerseys pay homage to the roots of the franchise, bringing back the fan-favorite purple and teal color scheme that defined the early years of Diamondbacks baseball. The colors are iconic, etched in history as the look the D-backs wore when they captured their first and only World Series title in 2001.
While some have debated the font choice splashed across the chest, there’s little argument that this uniform concept stands as a major upgrade over the team’s previous City Connect look. Fans have already begun to embrace the nostalgic throwback, and tonight you can expect the stands to be packed with matching colors — hoping this new era of desert baseball can channel the same championship energy of two decades ago.