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2016 Arizona Diamondbacks Play of the Year, Group 4

An offensive-heavy set of plays today, including the longest home-run and most game-changing hit of the year.

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6/28 - Tomas hits our longest bomb

With an estimated distance of 459 feet, this home-run off the bat of Yasmany Tomas was the longest hit by any Diamondback in the 2016 season. It came off the Phillies' Jerad Eickhoff. Worth noting: every one of our 15 longest, and 23 of the top 24, came either at Chase or Coors Fields.

7/2 - Castillo's clutchiest homer

The year's biggest hit in Win Probability terms, arrived just four days later. Down two runs in the bottom of the eighth, Welington Castillo's three-run shot was worth +59.9%. As a yardstick, only three D-backs had better games in terms of impact, all this season.

7/15 - Segura throws out Puig

Retiring the Puig: always a pleasure, never a chore. It's another example of the kind of play we saw Jean Segura make almost on an everyday basis in 2016, and which helped propel him to the short-list for 2B Gold Glove. Up the middle, to his right, on the money throw to first = just another groundball out.

7/16 - Lamb last-strike double off Jansen

Similarly, this may remind you of another play we saw earlier in this competition. For once again, it's Jake Lamb tying things up, with the D-backs down to their last strike. This one didn't leave the park (albeit only just), but did come off one of the most feared closers in the game, in Kenley Jansen.

8/5 - Peralta catch at wall

We didn't get to see nearly enough of David Peralta this season, and hope that's a situation which is rectified in 2017. But in his relatively brief time here, he gave us this amazing grab. It was all the more vital, for taking away extra-bases from the opposition's lead-off man, in the ninth inning of a tied game.