Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Blaze Alexander was called back up to the majors on June 25 when Ildemaro Vargas went down with a broken foot from a hit-by-pitch. Alexander injured his oblique muscle during spring training and missed all of March. Unlike most players in his situation who rehab at Salt River Fields, he began his rehab assignment with the Reno Aces on April 8 in Salt Lake City. It took him a few games to get going, as he went hitless in his first 12 plate appearances.