Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks were awarded a franchise in 1995 to begin playing in the National League in 1998. The Diamondbacks played their inaugural game on March 31, 1998 at Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix, Arizona against the Colorado Rockies.

The Rockies would win the match  9-2, powered by 2 home runs from Vinny Castilla, who collected 5 RBI. Darryl Kile earned the victory.
For the Diamondbacks, Andy Benes would take the loss. Travis Lee and Karim Garcis would both hit home runs.

The Diamondbacks became the fastest expansion team in the major leagues to win a World Series, when they captured the title in 2001, their fourth year in exsistance.