Did you remember the 2026 Arizona Diamondbacks?

Three weeks ago, we asked if you were able to name all the players who took the field for the 2026 Diamondbacks. If you missed that, here’s your chance: you still have a chance to take the test before your eyes stray down to the rest of the article. The rest of us will wait for you here…

So, what about those Suns, eh?

Got anything exciting planned for the weekend?

Ah, there you are. Right, let’s proceed, shall we?

At the time I pulled the results, we have about eighty attempts, and the average score

on these was a pretty respectable seventy percent. Nobody was named successfully by everyone who took the test, though you could almost fill the diamond with those correctly identified on better than ninety-five percent of attempts. I suspect the others may have started the quiz with the best of intentions, only for a sudden fire, burst pipe or cat-related emergency forcing them to close their browser tab without getting deep into the roster. At the other end, there were a dozen players who were successfully remember only by a minority.

We’ll get to those later, but you won’t be surprised to learn that Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll were the most well-recalled members of the 2026 D-backs. Perhaps for different reasons, as I imagine 2026 and Marte will be linked forever as the year of KetelGate in Boston and the subsequent fallout. Meanwhile. Carroll’s campaign was much quieter, though those triples will live on in our hearts forever. There were a couple of surprises in the 95%+ club. Despite this being his first season with the club, Nolan Arenado qualified, and so did career journeyman Ildemaro Vargas, in what feels like his tenth year as a Diamondbacks.

It was interesting to see Zac Gallen as the top starting pitcher here: maybe length of tenure is a factor after all. His 96% score was considerably higher than Michael Soroka’s 79%, with the rest of the core rotation (Kelly, Rodriguez, Pfaadt and Burnes) coming in between. Given how little the last-named pitched, reaching 84% for barely ten innings is almost impressive. Tim Tawa and Pavin Smith also scored better than you might expect, ahead of more-renowned names such as Lourdes Gurriel and Merrill Kelly. Kevin Ginkel was the top relief pitcher, at 84%; weirdly, short-termer Derek Law was just one percent behind. Though my failure to remove initially the funny “í” from the name of Justin Martinez was likely a factor in his lower than expect 65% score.

Probably no surprise to see that the bottom of the list is dominated by the revolving door of bullpen arms who populated the back of the Diamondbacks bullpen. Scoring below one-quarter were Andrew Hoffmann, Taylor Rashi and Zack Littell, the last-named taking sole possession of last place with a recognition rating of just twenty-two percent. Twelve of the bottom thirteen in the final standings were relief pitchers. The exception, and the only position player to be remembered by a minority was Luken Baker. His five trips to the plate for Arizona remained in the memories of only 32% of examinees.

Here are the full results, thanks to everyone who took part!

1. 2B – Ketel Marte – 98.7%
2. RF – Corbin Carroll – 98.7%
3. C – Gabriel Moreno – 97.4%
4. 3B – Nolan Arenado – 97.4%
5. SS – Geraldo Perdomo – 96.1%
6. 1B – Ildemaro Vargas – 96.1%
7. SP – Zac Gallen – 96.1%
8. UT – Tim Tawa – 94.8%
9. 1B – Pavin Smith – 94.8%
10. LF – Lourdes Gurriel – 92.2%
11. C – James McCann – 90.9%
12. CF – Ryan Waldschmidt – 90.9%
13. SP – Merrill Kelly – 90.9%
14. SP – Eduardo Rodriguez – 89.6%
15. SP – Brandon Pfaadt – 89.6%
16. DH – Adrian Del Castillo – 87%
17. P – Corbin Burnes – 84.4%
18. RP – Kevin Ginkel – 84.4%
19. P – Derek Law – 83.1%
20. CI – Jose Fernandez – 81.8%
21. P – Brandyn Garcia – 81.8%
22. 1B – Carlos Santana – 81.8%
23. SP – Michael Soroka – 79.2%
24. OF – Tommy Troy – 79.2%
25. CF – Jordan Lawlar – 79.2%
26. C – Aramis Garcia – 77.9%
27. P – Dennis Santana – 77.9%
28. CL – Paul Sewald – 74%
29. RP – Juan Morillo – 74%
30. LF – Lars Nootbaar – 72.7%
31. SP – Ryne Nelson – 72.7%
32. P – Ryan Thompson – 72.7%
33. RP – Taylor Clarke – 70.1%
34. CF – Alek Thomas – 70.1%
35. CF – Jorge Barrosa – 68.8%
36. LF – Max Kepler – 66.2%
37. P – Justin Martinez – 64.9%
38. RP – Jonathan Loaisiga – 64.9%
39. P – Mitch Bratt – 63.6%
40. P – Jose Cabrera – 63.6%
41. CI – LuJames Groover – 59.7%
42. DH – Jesus Sanchez – 57.1%
43. 1B – Tyler Locklear – 55.8%
44. P – Kohl Drake – 54.5%
45. P – Gerardo Carrillo – 42.9%
46. P – Drey Jameson – 40.3%
47. P – Juan Burgos – 37.7%
48. P – Blake Walston – 37.7%
49. 1B – Luken Baker – 32.5%
50. P – Kade Strowd – 32.5%
51. P – Philip Abner – 29.9%
52. P – Yilber Diaz – 28.6%
53. P – Joe Ross – 26%
54. P – Andrew Hoffmann – 24.7%
55. P – Taylor Rashi – 24.7%
56. P – Zack Littell – 22.1%