Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players of the minor league affiliates of the Arizona Diamondbacks:
| Kyle Amendt | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Pleasantville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Kyle Richard Amendt (born April 5, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Amendt played college baseball at the Southeastern Community College and Dallas Baptist University. He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
Amendt signed with the Diamondback and spent his first season with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and Visalia Rawhide. He started 2024 with the Hillsboro Hops before being promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles.
| Demetrio Crisantes | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Second baseman |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Demetrio Miguel Crisantes (born September 5, 2004) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Crisantes attended Nogales High School in Nogales, Arizona.[2] He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[3] [4]
Crisantes signed with the Diamondbacks and made his professional debut in 2023 with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks.[5] He started 2024 with the ACL Diamondbacks before being promoted to the Visalia Rawhide.[6]
| J. D. Dix | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Bats: | Both |
| Throws: | Right |
John Samuel "JD" Dix (born October 12, 2005) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Dix grew up in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and attended Whitefish Bay High School. As a freshman, he batted .449 with 24 RBIs and 21 stolen bases.[7] Dix committed to play college baseball at Alabama after the season.[8] He batted .452 as a junior.[9] Dix was selected to play in the MLB All-American Game during the following summer.[10] He also de-committed from Alabama and flipped his commitment to Wake Forest.[11]
Dix was selected with the 35th selection of the 2024 MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[12] He signed with the Diamondbacks on July 23, 2024, and received an under-slot signing bonus of $2,150,000.[13]
| Joe Elbis | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 2002 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Joe Leandro Elbis is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
In 2024, Elbis made 24 starts split between the High–A Hillsboro Hops and Double–A Amarillo Sod Poodles, compiling a 7–6 record and 3.39 ERA with 112 strikeouts across innings pitched. Following the season, the Diamondbacks added Elbis to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[14]
| Tristin English | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | First baseman |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1997 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
Tristin Hall English (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
English attended Pike County High School in Williamson, Georgia. As a senior in 2015, he batted .632 with seven home runs and 45 RBIs.[15] He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 39th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at Georgia Tech.[16]
After hitting .315 with five home runs and 44 RBIs as a freshman at Georgia Tech in 2016, he missed the 2017 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[17] In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[18] [19] In 2019, he hit .346 with 18 home runs and 71 RBIs over 58 games.[20]
English was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[21] He signed and made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops, hitting .290 with seven home runs and thirty RBIs over fifty games.[22] He returned to Hillsboro for the 2021 season, batting .242 with ten home runs and 48 RBIs over 83 games. English split the 2022 season between Hillsboro and the Amarillo Sod Poodles and hit a combined .269 with 12 home runs and 49 RBIs over 104 games.[23] He returned to Amarillo to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Reno Aces in early May.[24] [25] Over 102 games between both teams, he batted .300 with 23 home runs and 93 RBIs.[26] English was assigned to Reno to open the 2024 season.[27]
English and his fiancé, Rachel, had their first child, a daughter, in 2022.[28]
| Jack Hurley | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Jack Bratton Hurley (born March 13, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Hurley attended State College Area High School in State College, Pennsylvania and played college baseball at Virginia Tech.[29] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[30] After three years at Virginia Tech, he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[31]
Hurley signed with the Diamondbacks and spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks, Visalia Rawhide and Hillsboro Hops.[32]
| Yu-Min Lin | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Number: | 89 |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Taitung City, Taiwan |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
Yu-Min Lin (; born July 12, 2003) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Lin began playing baseball at age four. He has played on the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in multiple international tournaments, including the World Baseball Softball Confederation U-12 Baseball World Cup, U-15 Baseball World Cup, U-18 Baseball World Cup, and U-23 Baseball World Cup.[33] He started two games for Chinese Taipei's silver-medal run during the 2022 Asian Games, pitching to a 1–1 record with a 1.64 ERA and eleven strikeouts to three walks in eleven innings.[34]
Lin was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks on February 16, 2022.[35] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and was promoted to the Low-A Visalia Rawhide and finished the season with a 2–2 record and a 2.72 ERA with 91 strikeouts over 14 starts.[36] Lin began the 2023 season with the High-A Hillsboro Hops, and was the youngest player on the Hops roster.[37] Prior to the 2024 season, Lin was invited to spring training for the first time in his career.[38] Lin joined the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League at the end of the regular season.[39]
As of the 2023 season, Lin throws a soft slider, a mid- to upper 80s fastball with arm side precision, and a changeup.[40]
| Dylan Ray | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Dylan Jabe Ray (born May 9, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Ray attended Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama and played college baseball at the University of Alabama.[41] [42] He missed the 2021 season recovering from Tommy John Surgery and returned in 2022 as the team's closer.[43] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[44]
Ray was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[45] He spent his first season with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and Visalia Rawhide. He started 2023 with the Hillsboro Hops before being promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles.[46]
| Kristian Robinson | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Kristian Devaughn Robinson (born December 11, 2000) is a Bahamian professional baseball outfielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Robinson signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2017.[47] He spent his first professional season in 2018 with the Arizona League Diamondbacks and Missoula Osprey,[48] [49] slashing .279/.363/.428 with seven home runs, 27 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases in 57 games.[49] He started 2019 with the Hillsboro Hops[50] [51] before earning a promotion to the Kane County Cougars in August. Over 69 games between both teams, he batted .282 with 14 home runs, 51 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases. Robinson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[52]
Robinson was arrested early in 2020 for allegedly punching an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer in the face after the officer found Robinson walking into traffic on Interstate 10. Robinson released a statement indicating he was suffering from mental health issues due in part to the pandemic. The start to his 2021 season was delayed because he remained in the Bahamas to deal with the resulting legal issues.[53] On August 17, 2021, Robinson was sentenced to 18 months probation.[54] Robinson did not play in a game for the Diamondbacks organization in 2021, but was selected to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.[55]
After spending the 2021 and 2022 seasons on the restricted list, Robinson was activated on May 29, 2023, and optioned to the Single-A Visalia Rawhide.[56] In 43 games split between the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks, Visalia, and High–A Hillsboro, he batted a cumulative .271/.384/.452 with 7 home runs, 24 RBI, and 18 stolen bases. On August 12, Robinson was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks following the promotion of Buddy Kennedy.[57] He cleared waivers and was assigned outright to the ACL Diamondbacks on August 17.[58]
| Mitchell Stumpo | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Mitchell Anthony Stumpo (born June 17, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Stumpo attended Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and played college baseball at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he began pitching his sophomore year. As a senior in 2019, he went 4–3 with a 4.89 ERA over seventy innings.[59] He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an undrafted free agent.[60] [61]
Stumpo made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Diamondbacks and was later promoted to the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League.[62] Over 18 relief innings pitched, he went 1–1 with a 3.50 ERA and 24 strikeouts. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[63] He began the 2021 season with the Visalia Rawhide of the Low-A West and earned promotions to the Hillsboro Hops of the High-A West, the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Central, and the Reno Aces of the Triple-A West during the season.[64] Over innings pitched in relief between the four teams, Stumpo went 1–1 with a 2.63 ERA and 66 strikeouts.[65] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[66] He returned to Reno for the 2022 season.[67] Over 45 relief appearances, he went 1–2 with a 3.53 ERA, 51 strikeouts, and 31 walks over innings.[68] To open the 2023 season, Stumpo was assigned to Reno.[69] He also played for Amarillo. Over 42 relief appearances between the two teams, Stumpo went 1–6 with a 9.20 ERA, 46 walks, and 58 strikeouts over 44 innings.
| Tim Tawa | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Position: | Second baseman |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | West Linn, Oregon, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Timothy John Tawa is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Tawa split the 2024 campaign between the Double–A Amarillo Sod Poodles and Triple–A Reno Aces, slashing .279/.349/.519 with 31 home runs, 90 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. On November 19, 2024, the Diamondbacks added Tawa to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[70]
| A. J. Vukovich | |
| Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Number: | 95 |
| Position: | Third baseman |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 2001 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Aaron Jeffrey Vukovich (born July 20, 2001) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Vukovich attended East Troy High School in East Troy, Wisconsin. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[71] [72] He played his first season in 2021 with the Visalia Rawhide and Hillsboro Hops. In his 92 games that season, he had a .272/.320/.446 slash line, with 100 hits, 19 doubles, 3 triples, 13 home runs, 62 RBI, and 16 stolen bases
Vukovich started 2022 with Hillsboro before being promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles.[73]