Editing Arizona Diamondbacks (section)

==Rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers==
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The rivalry between the Diamondbacks and the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] has been one of the fiercest divisional matchups for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2024916-has-dodgers-diamondbacks-rivalry-overtaken-yankees-red-sox-as-mlbs-best|title=Has Dodgers-Diamondbacks Rivalry Overtaken Yankees-Red Sox as MLB's Best?|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409022617/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2024916-has-dodgers-diamondbacks-rivalry-overtaken-yankees-red-sox-as-mlbs-best|url-status=live}}</ref> Animosity between the two teams began to escalate during the 2010s in multiple incidents involving either team throwing pitches at one another or instigating into large-scale brawls between both benches. After eliminating the Diamondbacks and clinching the division on September 19, 2013, multiple Dodgers players celebrated the win by jumping into the pool at Chase Field.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1781487-diamondbacks-unhappy-with-dodgers-pool-celebration-after-clinching-nl-west|title=Diamondbacks Unhappy with Dodgers' Pool Celebration After Clinching NL West|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409022121/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1781487-diamondbacks-unhappy-with-dodgers-pool-celebration-after-clinching-nl-west|url-status=live}}</ref> The two sides met during the [[2017 National League Division Series]] as the Diamondbacks were swept 3–0 by the Dodgers en route to their appearance in the [[2017 World Series|World Series]] that season. The Dodgers led the series 257–191 with a 3–0 lead in the postseason.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcubed.net/mlb/la/ari.shtml|title=LAD vs ARI history 1998–Present|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408234353/http://mcubed.net/mlb/la/ari.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> After clinching the 2023 NL Wild Card berth and defeating the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] in the [[2023 National League Wild Card Series|National League Wild Card Series]], the Diamondbacks played the Dodgers again in the [[2023 National League Division Series|2023 NLDS]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Steve |date=October 1, 2023 |title=D-backs seal 1st trip to postseason since 2017 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/d-backs-clinch-2023-mlb-playoff-spot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002160622/https://www.mlb.com/news/d-backs-clinch-2023-mlb-playoff-spot |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kjzz.org/content/1858988/arizona-diamondbacks-clinch-first-playoff-spot-2017 |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005194751/https://kjzz.org/content/1858988/arizona-diamondbacks-clinch-first-playoff-spot-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> There, the Diamondbacks emphatically swept the Dodgers to even the all-time postseason record between the two clubs at 3–3.