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[Dbacks.com] D-backs relish Mexico City Series atmosphere in thrilling comeback victory – “It’s a great win for this team,” Lovullo said. “Over some really rugged, tough circumstances, these guys continue to fight, and that’s our DNA, that’s part of our culture, to never give in. It looked bleak, but we continued fighting and winning a very important game.” What Lovullo hoped to return to the fans is the same thing he took away: an unforgettable memory. “I hope we put on a good show for them today.
At the end of the day, I think the fans that came out here saw a really good weekend series of baseball,” Lovullo said.
[AZ Central] Diamondbacks slam Padres with 11 unanswered runs in comeback shocker – Another important play, in retrospect, took place before the Diamondbacks’ rallies. The Padres had runners on first and second with nobody out in the top of the seventh when reliever Ryan Thompson executed an inside move to pick Fernando Tatis Jr. off second base. Two batters later, he was out of the inning. Lovullo said the pickoff was called by bench coach Jeff Banister. “That’s something we work on during spring training,” Lovullo said. “It’s a lot of tedious work and I know the players probably grow tired of it because we want to practice it until we execute it properly. When you see it play out the way it did, it’s one of those great moments where the players are probably saying, ‘Now I get it.’”
[Arizona Sports] Tim Tawa’s grand slam, Ildemaro Vargas’ continued hot streak fuel Diamondbacks’ rally to beat Padres – It was Tawa’s first grand slam of his career and first home run of 2026, coming after all seven of his home runs as a rookie in 2025 were solo shots. The grand slam tripled his RBI total on the year from two to six (41 at-bats). Jose Fernandez, Nolan Arenado and Alek Thomas had reached on three consecutive singles on a combined five pitches before Tawa launched the second pitch he saw. The runs he scored preceded Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s go-ahead RBI double, as Corbin Carroll sprinted home from first. In one half-inning, the Diamondbacks’ 7-2 deficit was flipped into an 8-7 lead.
Noticias del equipo
[AZ Central] Diamondbacks president cites reasons to play this Mexico City series – Diamondbacks president and CEO Derrick Hall said, “We want to build our fan base in Mexico. We’ve always had a desire to sign a Mexican-born player who can hopefully be a star one day. All those are reasons to want to be there.” The Diamondbacks are giving up two home dates at Chase Field to facilitate the series. Hall said MLB will “replace the revenue that we would have otherwise seen” by calculating the average of what they had made in comparable series in the past. “They’re just trying to make us whole,” Hall said.
[SI] What D-backs’ Uneven Mexico City Series Told Us — And What It Didn’t – What’s going wrong for Ryne Nelson? His ERA is up to 7.71 after he surrendered six runs in five innings in game two, including two home runs. He threw fastballs for over two-thirds of his pitches and struggled with leaving his secondary pitches in hittable locations. Nelson has struggled like this in the past, and came out of it looking like a different pitcher. But he will need to find a way to lean on his entire arsenal more reliably, or hitters will continue to sit on his fastball — as deadly as that offering may be.
[Arizona Sports] C Adrian Del Castillo leaves game vs. Padres after being hit by foul tip – Del Castillo left Sunday’s game against the San Diego Padres due to a left ring finger dislocation. With one out and a runner on first base in the third inning, Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill fouled a ball off Del Castillo’s glove, and his immediate reaction showed he was in pain. He tried to shake it off, but after working with the trainers and flexing his right hand, the D-backs catcher left the game, and James McCann replaced him.
Y, en otros lugares…
[MLB.com] A microwave and a steamer? How MLB players break in their gloves – During Spring Training, I came across a sight in the Arizona Diamondbacks clubhouse that made me do a double take: A steamer. When a player lifted the lid, steam rose into the air, and what came out was not freshly steamed pork buns, but baseball cleats and a glove. “Wait … a steamed glove?” I asked. “What is this supposed to be?” The explanation was simple: Steam helps soften leather, especially in Arizona’s dry climate. Speaking further with players and staff, it became clear that glove care methods vary widely.
[ESPN] Mets’ Baty sees bases-loaded walk changed to inning-ending strike – Done in by a robot reversal, Brett Baty of the New York Mets became the first batter to have a bases-loaded walk changed to an inning-ending called third strike by Major League Baseball’s new challenge system. Instead of moving ahead 1-0, the Mets never led all day as they were swept. The Rockies won the nightcap 3-0 for a three-game series sweep, sending the Mets to their 15th loss in 17 games. [We are now a month into the season. As we all predicted, the Mets and Phillies, #1 and #3 in cash payroll, are tied for the worst record in the majors]
