Four-time All-Star Corbin Burnes had a stellar spring training debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks, striking out all three Colorado batters he faced

Arizona Diamondbacks' newest frontline starter Corbin Burnes made his Cactus League debut for the team on Friday, throwing to Gold Glove catcher Gabriel Moreno, with outstanding results. Facing the Colorado Rockies,

Many MLB managers like to ease their veteran star players into spring training and limit the amount of game time they see. Warming up athletes while simultaneously mitigating their risk of injury is a hard balancing act to perfect.

Four-time All-Star Corbin Burnes had a stellar spring training debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, striking out all three Colorado batters he faced.

The pitch was called a ball, but it was close, right on the edge of the strike zone. For an instant, Diamondbacks pitcher Corbin Burnes and catcher Gabriel Moreno just stood there, looking at each other.

Corbin Burnes started his Diamondbacks tenure by striking out the side in the first inning of Friday's Cactus League opener against Colorado.

In the fifth, speedy D-backs utilityman Garrett Hampson singled, advanced on a grounder and stole third. With one out, infielder Ildemaro Vargas delivered Arizona's first Cactus League home run over the right field wall, regaining a 6-5 Diamondbacks lead.

1. RHP Corbin Burnes looks ready to go. The Diamondbacks’ new, high-priced starter struck out all three batters he faced in an efficient inning of work. He was in the low-to-mid-90s with his fastball and got help from a challenge when catcher Gabriel Moreno asked for a two-strike review.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Four-time All-Star Corbin Burnes had a stellar spring training debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, striking out all three Colorado batters he faced.

Arizona Diamondbacks' newest frontline starter Corbin Burnes made his Cactus ... with outstanding results. Facing the Colorado Rockies, Burnes threw a dominant inning, striking out the side.