Arizona Diamondbacks
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The Arizona Diamondbacks （colloquially known as the D-backs） are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball （MLB） as a member club of the National League （NL） West division.
The franchise was established as an expansion team and began play in 1998.
The team plays its home games at Chase Field, formerly known as Bank One Ballpark.
In its fourth season, Arizona won a World Series championship, defeating the New York Yankees in 2001 to become the fastest expansion team in major league history to win a championship.
From 1998 to 2021, the Diamondbacks have an overall record of 1,840–1,946 （.486）.
On March 9, 1995, Phoenix was awarded an expansion franchise to begin play for the 1998 season.
A $130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball and on January 16, 1997, the Diamondbacks were officially voted into the National League.
The Diamondbacks' first major league game was played against the Colorado Rockies on March 31, 1998, at Bank One Ballpark.
The ballpark was renamed Chase Field in 2005, as a result of Bank One Corporation's merger with JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Since their debut, the Diamondbacks have won five NL West division titles, one NL pennant, one Wild Card game, and the 2001 World Series.
Uniform design from late 1990s through mid-2000s The Diamondbacks' original colors were purple, black, teal and copper.
Their first logo was an italicized block letter "A" with a diamond pattern, and the crossbar represented by a snake's tongue.
This period saw the Diamondbacks wear various uniform combinations.
At home, the Diamondbacks wore cream uniforms with purple pinstripes.
The primary sleeved un...