 In , D'Antona batted near .400 for the first 2 months, was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game, and won the Triple-A Home Run Derby in triple overtime against Detroit Tigers minor league infielder Mike Hessman.D'Antona made his major league debut on July 22, collecting his first major league hit, a single, on the same day and in his first at-bat.D'Antona was called back up to the D'Backs as a September call up.