ALEK THOMAS NEWS

Taking seat against southpaw Thomas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Southpaw Ranger Suarez is on the bump for Arizona, so the left-handed-hitting Thomas will exit the lineup and receive his first day off since Sept. 9. Jorge Barrosa will replace Thomas in center field and will bat ninth.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Diamondbacks waste 9 innings of 1-hit ball by Brandon Pfaadt, lose 5-1 in 11 innings to Giants

Christian Koss hit a two-run double in a five-run 11th inning, and the San Francisco Giants spoiled a nine-inning, one-hit start by Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt, beating the Diamondbac...

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

McCann homers and drives in 4 runs to help the Diamondbacks beat the Twins, 6-4

James McCann homered and drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Sunday to remain two games back in the chase for the NL’s third wild-card s...

SEPTEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Hits first homer since Aug. 4 Thomas went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer during Arizona's 5-2 extra-inning win over Minnesota on Saturday.

Impact Thomas hadn't hit a home run since Aug. 4, but he gave the Diamondbacks the early lead with a two-run shot in the fourth. The 25-year-old outfielder has nine home runs this season, which ties his career high from the 2023 campaign. Thomas has struggled at the plate over his last 15 games, having gone 5-for-33 (.152) over that span.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Hits first homer since Aug. 4 Thomas went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer during Arizona's 5-2 extra-inning win over Minnesota on Saturday.

Impact Thomas hadn't hit a home run since Aug. 4, but he gave the Diamondbacks the early lead with a two-run shot in the fourth. The 25-year-old outfielder has nine home runs this season, which ties his career high from the 2023 campaign. Thomas has struggled at the plate over his last 15 games, having gone 5-for-33 (.152) over that span.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Bowing out of starting nine Thomas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Thomas had been included in the lineup in each of the Diamondbacks' last three matchups versus left-handed starting pitchers, but he'll take a seat Monday as the Rangers send southpaw Patrick Corbin to the bump. Blaze Alexander has been seeing most of his playing time at third base and second base of late but will cover center field in place of Thomas in the series opener.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Bowing out of starting nine Thomas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Thomas had been included in the lineup in each of the Diamondbacks' last three matchups versus left-handed starting pitchers, but he'll take a seat Monday as the Rangers send southpaw Patrick Corbin to the bump. Blaze Alexander has been seeing most of his playing time at third base and second base of late but will cover center field in place of Thomas in the series opener.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Getting breather Saturday Thomas isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

Impact An 0-for-4 performance Friday snapped what had been a three-game multi-hit streak for Thomas, and the D-backs will now get him some rest against Tyler Glasnow and the Dodgers. Jake McCarthy will fill the void in center field and bat seventh.

AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks in two runs in win Thomas went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Brewers.

Impact Thomas was part of a productive crew at the lower third of the order, which knocked in all six runs for the Diamondbacks. His third-inning single delivered the team's final two runs and held up to be the game-winning knock. Those were his first RBI in nine contests. Thomas doesn't usually start against left-handers, but the center field found himself in the starting for a second straight game against southpaw.

AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE

Diamondbacks rough up José Quintana and Brewers for 6-4 win

The Arizona Diamondbacks roughed up Milwaukee starter José Quintana for six early runs and got an effective start from Nabil Crismatt in a 6-4 win over the Brewers, earning a split...

AUGUST 28 • Associated Press

Alexander, Perdomo homer to help the Diamondbacks beat the Brewers, 3-2

Blaze Alexander and Geraldo Perdomo homered, Ryne Nelson limited Milwaukee to a run in six innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the major league-leading Brewers 3-2 on Wednesd...

AUGUST 28 • Associated Press

Alek Thomas on Diamondbacks coming back from a six-run deficit, but falling short Alek Thomas said the comeback builds confidence even in the DBacks' loss to the Brewers

AUGUST 27 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Last Night in Baseball: Freddie Freeman is Eyeing Some Weird MLB History

Freddie Freeman is making bad history in a good way, the Phillies get another gem, Cal Raleigh ties and breaks a record and more from the we...

AUGUST 25 • FOX SPORTS

Tallies three hits in loss Thomas went 3-for-5 with a steal and one RBI in Sunday's 6-5 loss at Colorado.

Impact The Arizona outfielder notched his fifth three-hit performance of the season, as he also swiped his sixth base. Thomas has been filling an everyday role for the Diamondbacks since Aug. 1, hitting .298 with two homers, two doubles, six runs scored and six RBI across 15 games this month. The 25-year-old is now slashing .251/.295/.380 with 40 runs scored and 33 RBI in 363 total plate appearances.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies three hits in loss Thomas went 3-for-5 with a steal and one RBI in Sunday's 6-5 loss at Colorado.

Impact The Arizona outfielder notched his fifth three-hit performance of the season, and he also swiped his sixth base. Thomas has been filling an everyday role for the Diamondbacks since Aug. 1, hitting .298 (17-for-57) with two homers, two doubles, six runs scored and six RBI across 15 games this month. The 25-year-old is now slashing .251/.295/.380 with 40 runs scored and 33 RBI in 363 total plate appearances.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Trades, graduations shuffle D-backs' Top 30 prospect rankings Look around the field for the Diamondbacks and you see a lot of the organization’s former Top 30 prospects scattered about. There’s of cours...

AUGUST 12 • MLB.COM

Continues August surge Thomas went 2-for-5 with two doubles in Monday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to Texas.

Impact Thomas continued a surge this month and has gone 12-for-32 (.375) with two doubles, two home run, five RBI and five runs over nine August games. His bat has always trailed his glove in the majors -- Thomas entered the year with a .629 OPS o over his first three seasons -- but he's shown modest improvement in 2025. The 24-year-old outfielder is slashing .256/.302/.395 with eight home runs, 32 RBI and 39 runs over 102 contests.

AUGUST 12 • ROTOWIRE

Arizona Diamondbacks score in 1st inning for MLB-best 6th game in row, later have 9 straight hits

The Arizona Diamondbacks scored in the first inning for the sixth game in a row, and later had nine hits in a row

AUGUST 10 • Associated Press

Jose Iglesias lines go-ahead single in 9th, Padres rally to beat Diamondbacks 3-2

Jose Iglesias followed Ryan O’Hearn’s tying homer with a run-scoring single in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2

AUGUST 7 • Associated Press

Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres meet in game 2 of series

The Arizona Diamondbacks face the San Diego Padres, leading the series 1-0

AUGUST 5 • Associated Press

Brandon Pfaadt wins 11th as D-backs take down Padres Tyler Locklear and Alek Thomas homered, Brandon Pfaadt tied a career high with his 11th victory, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San D...

AUGUST 5 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Goes yard in Monday's win Thomas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-2 win over the Padres.

Impact Thomas has opened August hot, going 9-for-15 (.600) over the first four games of the month. He had just two multi-hit efforts in all of July. The outfielder has gone deep three times in his last six games and is up to eight homers on the year. He's added a .260/.308/.401 slash line with 30 RBI, 38 runs scored, five stolen bases, 13 doubles and two triples over 97 contests. Monday's performance moved his OPS over .700 for the first time since June 11.

AUGUST 5 • ROTOWIRE

Carroll and Gurriel drive in 2 runs each, Diamondbacks beat Padres 6-2

Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each drove in two runs, Brandon Pfaadt pitched into the sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-2

AUGUST 5 • Associated Press

Blaze Alexander homers as the Diamondbacks beat the Athletics 6-4

Blaze Alexander homered to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Athletics 6-4

AUGUST 3 • Associated Press

Athletics and Diamondbacks square off with series tied 1-1

Both the Athletics and the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

AUGUST 3 • Associated Press