Team News
Arizona Diamondbacks stay hot, Blaze Alexander robs home run in win over Red Sox
“I was just in the moment,” Alexander said, recalling his home run-robbing catch in the eighth inning of the Diamondbacks’ 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night, Sept. 6.
“In the moment and first thing that comes to mind was to throw up my hands. Let’s go. I wanted to hear it.”
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2025/09/06/arizona-diamondbacks-vs-boston-red-sox-news-updates-matchups/85566803007/
Blaze Alexander robs home run in front of Red Sox fans, Brandon Pfaadt deals for series win
“The ball went up and just thought in my head, ‘Go get it, go get it,’” Alexander said. “I knew it was gonna be at the wall or close. I made that little spin around, got to my athletic jumping side, made the jump and felt it stick right away. Also felt the Red Sox fan, me and him were battling a little bit for that ball, but we ripped it.” https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/d-backs-red-sox/3595116/
Brandon Pfaadt Drives Diamondbacks Back to Winning Record
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-game-day/brandon-pfaadt-drives-diamondbacks-back-winning-record
D-backs’ Blaze Alexander Had Heartwarming Reaction to Elite Play https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-blaze-alexander-had-heartwarming-reaction-elite-play
Above .500 for 1st time since July 1, D-backs inch closer in Wild Card race
“We feel like we’re in a good spot right now,” reliever Jalen Beeks said. “Clubhouse vibes are really good. We’re just playing good baseball right now, and everything’s really simple right now, which is great. So, we’re excited to see what happens.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/d-backs-gain-ground-in-nl-playoff-race-with-series-win-over-red-sox
Other Baseball
Cal Ripken Jr. honored by Orioles in 30-year anniversary of 2,131 game https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46179539/cal-ripken-jr-honored-orioles-30-year-anniversary-2131-game
Davey Johnson, manager of ’86 world champion Mets, dies at 82 https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46174873/davey-johnson-manger-86-world-champion-mets-dies-82
Yoshinobu Yamamoto no-hit bid broken up by Jackson Holliday homer in 9th inning, sparking Orioles rally and walk-off
Verlander passes Giants Hall of Famer Perry for 8th on all-time K list
https://www.mlb.com/news/justin-verlander-moves-into-8th-all-time-in-strikeouts
‘Just incredible’: Skubal keeps Cy Young pace with (yet another) dazzling scoreless start https://www.mlb.com/news/tarik-skubal-s-dominant-scoreless-start-vs-white-sox
X-rays negative, PCA day to day after fouling ball off right knee
https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/pete-crow-armstrong-right-knee-injury
Witt’s MRI shows nothing more severe than back spasms
https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/bobby-witt-jr-out-of-royals-lineup-with-back-injury
Don’t run on Belli! Outfielder’s laser stops rally in Yankees’ win
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cody-bellinger-s-great-throw-helps-yankees-beat-blue-jays
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-7
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokomotiv_Yaroslavl_plane_crash
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/September_7
The longest location name on the planet is 85 letters long.
Taumatawhakatangihanga-koauauotamateaturipukakapikimaung-ahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand is officially has the longest place name at 85 letters long.
The people who are currently alive are only 7% of the total number of people who have ever lived.
One of the fun facts that’ll make you realize how long humans have been around: According to the Population Reference Bureau, over 108 billion people have ever been born. At 7.5 billion, that’s only a meager 7% of the people who have ever lived.
