Team News
Not out of it yet: Arizona Diamondbacks can bank wins vs dismantled Minnesota Twins https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2025/09/11/arizona-diamondbacks-chase-wild-card-minnesota-twins/86100945007/
D-backs taking look at some of their best young players “Part of what I told those guys is, ‘Don’t come in next year and say that you didn’t have an opportunity to show us what you could do to prevent us from [acquiring] people [in the offseason] on top of you,’” Hazen said.
“And if he keeps playing the way he’s playing … it’s already happened with Jordan Lawlar, to a degree. Like Lawlar is up here, and Blaze is staying on the field, so that’s already happened. The next step from that is, I go into this offseason and don’t acquire somebody that’s going to be getting his at-bats. He’s got to keep going.” https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/d-backs-young-players-progressing-this-season
ESPN lists Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo as possible hot seat candidate this offseason https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/espn-lovullo/3595521/
How far back are the Diamondbacks from a postseason spot with 15 games left?
“We were three games up with seven to play last year, and I had to watch everybody dance in the postseason,” Lovullo said. “So we’re gonna fight. We’re gonna keep fighting.”
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/wild-card/3595578/
Insider Reveals Recovery Timeline for Diamondbacks’ Outfielder
“Lourdes Gurriel Jr. underwent ACL surgery on his right knee this Thursday. The Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder will face a recovery period of 9–10 months,” Romero wrote.
No longer are ACL tears a year-plus-long process. Still, Gurriel will face a lengthy amount of downtime, and will certainly require a significant ramp-up period before he is able to play at full speed in the outfield again.
Diamondbacks’ Affiliate Clinches Playoffs
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-prospects/diamondbacks-affiliate-clinches-playoffs
These 3 Diamondbacks’ Pitchers are Hot on the Mound
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-analysis/3-diamondbacks-pitchers-hot-rodriguez-saalfrank
These 3 Diamondbacks Hitters are Hot at the Plate
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-analysis/3-diamondbacks-hitters-hot-plate-moreno-perdomo
Anything Goes
This day in history:
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This day in baseball:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-12
Scientists used to believe there were little people inside sperm.
In the 1600s, “preformationism” was a widely believed theory: People believed that tiny, fully-formed humans were curled up in sperm cells or egg cells. Sounds like a surrealist horror concept, if you ask me.
The red-billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth.
You may have never seen one in your community, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t building a legion. These birds are native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they’re considered “agricultural pests” because their flocks can destroy entire crops. Their population fluctuates between 1 to 10 billion queleas, which makes scientists conclude that they are the most abundant birds on Earth.
