2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season

The 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 1999 season, in which they won 100 games in just their second season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West. They finished the season with a record of 85–77, good enough for third place in the division.

Offseason

 * November 15, 1999: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
 * November 22, 1999: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
 * December 15, 1999: Dante Powell was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Ordaz.
 * March 20, 2000: Craig Counsell was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Regular season
Randy Johnson tied a modern record with six victories in April 2000. He would lead the league in strikeouts with 347 and in winning percentage (.731). Johnson won his third Cy Young Award, and became the third National League pitcher to win the trophy in consecutive seasons. Johnson recorded his 3000th strikeout on September 10, 2000, as he whiffed Florida Marlins' third baseman Mike Lowell.

Opening Day starters

 * Jay Bell
 * Erubiel Durazo
 * Steve Finley
 * Luis Gonzalez
 * Lenny Harris
 * Randy Johnson
 * Travis Lee
 * Damian Miller
 * Tony Womack

Notable transactions

 * June 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the New York Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Lenny Harris.
 * June 5, 2000: Brandon Webb was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2000.
 * July 26, 2000: Curt Schilling was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee, and Vicente Padilla.

Batting
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Inning pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts