Slightly more than a year following the heartbreaking loss of his wife, Nicole, to cancer, the four sons of Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen will step onto the mound ahead of Game 3 of the NLDS to deliver the ceremonial first pitch at Chase Field.
Hazen took the reins as the Diamondbacks’ general manager in the wake of the team’s 2016 season. Since then, he has orchestrated a remarkable transformation, turning a team once plagued by 100-loss seasons into a cohesive group of well-connected players who now stand on the brink of competing in the National League Championship Series.