12 sports shout-outs for 2013

8. To baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks…

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin signs his autograph for a fan as he meets a Little League team at Manly Beach in Sydney. Australia, Nov. 20, 2013. The Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers will play a two-game series in Australia to open the 2014 Major League Baseball season.

... for being ranked the No. 1 Major League Baseball franchise in ESPN the Magazine’s Ultimate Standings. The ranking is based on fan surveys in eight categories, including fan relations, affordability, stadium experience, and “bang for the buck.” The club, which hosts an inter-tribal youth baseball and softball tournament, also became the first to ever broadcast a game in a native American language, that of the Navajos. The D-backs organization was also named Arizona’s most admired company for its workplace culture.

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