Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #2: 3/27 @ Dodgers
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 26: A general view of UNIQLO signage before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks during Opening Day at Dodger Stadium on March 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) | Getty Images Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS DODGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Shohei Ohtani – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Kyle Tucker – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Mookie Betts – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Freddie Freeman – 1B Pavin Smith – DH Will Smith – C Nolan Arenado – 3B Max Muncy – 3B Carlos Santana – 1B Teoscar Hernandez – LF Alek Thomas – CF Andy Pages – CF Jordan Lawlar – LF Alex Freeland – 2B Ryne Nelson – RHP Emmet Sheehan – RHP I guess we can’t call it Dodger Stadium any more, since the team has sold the naming rights. It is now officially known as Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium.
What is a Uniqlo anyway? I’m glad you asked. It’s a Japanese clothing designer and retailer, and they just paid more than $125 million for the five-year deal.
Just another way in which the rich get richer. That’s almost twice as much as the D-backs got for their naming rights, to what was then Bank One, and became Chase Field after the takeover. Oh, yeah: and that $66 million was for a thirty -year period.
On a per-year basis, it’s less than one-tenth of the Dodgers’ income. Basically, their rights pay for Freddie Freeman. Ours pay for Pavin Smith.
And speaking of whom… Pavin Smith and his left elbow are being evaluated now – would not be surprised if he ends up on the IL — John Gambadoro (@Gambo987) March 27, 2026 If that happens, it’ll be interesting to see how the team replaces him. There is only one available position player on the 40-man roster. Jose Fernandez, and it is perhaps of note that he is not in the starting line-up for the Reno Aces this evening.