Team News
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Pitching Struggles vs Giants
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/poor-pitching-downs-diamondbacks-rough-loss-giants-01kk550y1ma2
Torey Lovullo Had Blunt Message on Poor Pitching after Loss to Giants
“We’ve got to start honing in on the pitching side of things, and we’re wanting to see guys commanding the baseball, commanding their secondary stuff, attacking the zone, filling up the zone,” Lovullo said. “It’s one of our first pillars, filling up the zone with
strikes. I know that Drake is starting a game and still finding his way, what his strengths are. I want him to stick to his strengths, and I want him to pitch to his strengths, and go out there and dominate the zone, dominate the zone glove side.”
Diamondbacks’ Gabriel Moreno blasts 460-foot home run vs Giants
“It feels good,” Moreno said in Spanish, smiling. “I’m just adjusting. I have to make adjustments to pitches, and it felt good to make good contact. Defense is the first priority for catchers, individually, too, throwing, blocking, catching, trying to help the pitchers and working on communication.” https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2026/03/07/1st-spring-training-home-run-arizona-diamondbacks-gabriel-moreno/89040665007/
Sewald puts work in, sees ‘gigantic difference’ in velocity
“I’m never going to be a hard thrower, but 92 versus 90 is a gigantic difference. I had been one of the best pitchers in baseball when I averaged 92.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/paul-sewald-brings-improved-fastball-back-to-d-backs
Why Gabriel Moreno’s Poor Spring Stats Shouldn’t Worry D-backs Fans
“I’m always working to get where I am right now,” Moreno told Diamondbacks On SI’s Jack Sommers in an interview at the advent of Cactus League play. “I feel like I’m in a good spot hitting. So, I’ve just got to keep working the little things, my routine to be consistent all year.” https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/gabriel-moreno-poor-spring-stats-worry-d-backs
Ryan Thompson is focused on his faith, leadership in Diamondbacks’ clubhouse “One of the questions that I’ve found to be really fruitful is asking God, ‘What do you want me to know and what do you want me to do?’ Then you walk into the clubhouse and you’re just available. Your eyes are open, your ears are open, your hearts are open and you’re just feeling revelation all the time, like I need to talk to this guy today. I don’t know why. I’m going to go talk to this guy today and then see what’s going on.” https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ryan-thompson-faith/3613815/
Michael Soroka fires 97 mph in World Baseball Classic start for Canada https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/michael-wbc/3613818/
Former Diamondbacks Top-30 Prospect Retires at Age 23 https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-top-30-prospect-retires-age-23-elbis
Other Baseball
1st walk-off HR in Classic history! Netherlands stuns Nicaragua on Albies blast
https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/news/nicaragua-vs-netherlands-in-2026-world-baseball-classic
Tarik Skubal mulls changing WBC plan: ‘Hard to walk away’ https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48142326/tarik-skubal-mulls-changing-wbc-plan-hard-walk-away
Darell Hernaiz’s walk-off HR lifts Puerto Rico to WBC win https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48139685/darell-hernaiz-walk-hr-lifts-puerto-rico-wbc-win
Tigers Didn’t Make Long-Term Offer To Tarik Skubal This Offseason https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/tigers-didnt-make-long-term-offer-to-tarik-skubal-this-offseason.html
NL West Notes: Carroll, Kelly, France, Song
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/nl-west-notes-carroll-kelly-france-song.html
Paolo Espino Announces Retirement
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/paolo-espino-announces-retirement.html
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-8
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/March_8
70% of the world’s toys are made in China.
Other countries like Japan only produce 19% of goods that are shipped internationally. Most manufactured toys are made from materials such as traditional plastics to wooden toys.
Almost 50 pigs played Babe.
If you’ve seen the 1995 film Babe, you may think you’ve been emotionally invested in one pig. However, it actually took 48 different pigs to portray the lead character!
Since the end of WWI, over 1,000 people have died from leftover unexploded bombs. During the Great War, an estimated 200 pounds of explosives were fired per square foot of territory on the Western front. However, not all of these shells exploded. Since 1919, over 1,000 civilians and ordnance collectors have died from explosions caused by these in France and Belgium.
