Jerry DiPoto enters his first season as a team Vice President and fourth season overall overseeing all aspects of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ pro scouting, including the evaluation of Major and Minor League talent.

DiPoto came to Arizona after serving as the Colorado Rockies’ Director of Player Personnel during the 2005 season following two seasons (2003-04) in the scouting department for the Boston Red Sox.

DiPoto posted a 27-24 record with 49 saves and 4.05 ERA in 390 appearances as a reliever during his eight-year career (1993-2000) with the Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Rockies. He was forced to retire during spring training in 2001 due to a bulging disc in his neck. DiPoto also earned a save after pitching a scoreless ninth inning in the Rockies’ 6-4 win on April 2, 1998, the second game in D-backs’ history.

DiPoto was originally selected in the third round of the 1989 amateur draft by the Indians out of Virginia Commonwealth University. He and his wife, Tamie, reside in Fountain Hills with their daughters, Taylor and Jordan, and son, Jonah.

Email Jerry at jdipoto@dbacks.com.