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Lovullo gave Marte a piece of advice, and he’s been mashing ever since
Marte, though, asked to move back into the leadoff spot a few weeks ago — “We were winning games then,” Lovullo recalled him saying — but the real difference has been his dedication to getting back on track.
“I just said, ‘Be kind to yourself, just be yourself,’” Lovullo said. “Go out there and you’re going to be fine. Flush days. Flush good days, flush bad days, and tomorrow is another one.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/ketel-marte-home-run-leads-diamondbacks-past-rockies
Ketel Marte’s heater continues in D-backs win vs. Rockies
When creating a timeline that begins with Marte’s walk-off dinger on Tuesday, across his last 19 plate appearances, Marte is 10-for-16 with two doubles, three homers, three walks and has scored six times.
His OPS has jumped over 100 points in that time. Not bad. He is now indeed getting luckier, as the advanced numbers said he should.
2 Encouraging Signs from Diamondbacks’ Win over Rockies
“Crazy what he’s doing right now,” rookie outfielder Ryan Waldschmidt said of Marte to the D-backs.TV postgame broadcast.
“That’s especially important for me to get on base (Waldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a run scored Saturday) for the hot streak that he’s going on, and that’s just the player he is. If I can get on first base in front of him, and I know he’s going to hit the ball like that we’re going to score a lot of runs.” https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/2-encouraging-signs-diamondbacks-win-rockies
The Tarps Off Movement Reaches Diamondbacks at Chase Field https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/tarps-off-movement-diamondbacks-chase-field
‘I didn’t believe it at first’: D-backs call up No. 4 prospect Troy
Montero and Troy started to review highlights of his recent defensive plays before Montero asked a question that the D-backs’ No. 4 prospect has been waiting to hear since he was drafted by the club 12th overall in 2023.
“He started going over some play in the outfield, and asked me if I felt good in left field, and if I’m able to go play at Chase [Field],” Troy said with a beaming grin. “It was this incredible, incredible moment.” https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/no-4-prospect-tommy-troy-called-up-by-diamondbacks?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Tommy Troy promotion further adds to D-backs roster logjam https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/tommy-troy-dbacks-roster
Baseball’s top ‘triple threat’ is speeding his way toward more history
And full gear for Carroll is a place very few can go. In fact, since the beginning of the 2023 season, Carroll owns 14 of the 21 fastest home-to-third times on a triple. The fastest of those came earlier this week, when he raced to third in 10.71 seconds against the Giants.
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/corbin-carroll-on-pace-to-make-mlb-triples-history
Other Baseball
Cardinals’ Torres completes 11-year journey with HR in debut https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48855702/cardinals-torres-completes-11-year-journey-hr-debut
Manzardo’s pinch-hit HR saves Williams’ 11-K gem as Guardians win https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48848809/manzardo-pinch-hit-hr-saves-williams-11-k-gem-guardians-win
Angels Sign Taijuan Walker To Minor League Deal
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/angels-sign-taijuan-walker-to-minor-league-deal.html
Big Amish, meet Man of Steal: Kurtz ties Henderson’s 46-game on-base streak
https://www.mlb.com/news/nick-kurtz-ties-rickey-henderson-with-a-s-46-game-on-base-streak
Mariners gift game-worn Steelheads jersey to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/mariners-donate-steelheads-uniform-to-negro-leagues-museum
Kolek’s complete-game masterpiece helps Royals snap skid with shutout of Seattle https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/stephen-kolek-complete-game-shutout-royals-beat-mariners
Striking out too many guys? Holmes fans 10, but Braves drop to 0-8 when he K’s 8+ https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/grant-holmes-strikes-out-10-nationals-in-tough-luck-loss
Anything Goes
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Bees have 5 eyes.
The 3 small eyes on a bee’s head detect light and help them escape from predators approaching from above. The 2 visible front eyes help them with navigation and recognizing shapes.
The oldest English word is ‘town’.
This is one of the oldest words in the English language that is still in use. The first dictionary took note of this in 1755.
Humans have just 1 bone fewer than horses.
Horses have an average of 205 bones or more while the adult human is set at 206. On average, horses will live for 25-30 years.
