Team News
Ryne Nelson, Diamondbacks’ offense break out to even series with Mets https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ryne-nelson-beats-mets/3617249/
Third time’s the charm! Nelson overpowers Mets after pair of rocky outings
Nelson’s fastball velocity was right around his season average (96.5 mph) early in the game, but as the sun went down and the wind picked up, it went down a tick. That didn’t seem to keep Nelson from being effective as he gave up just two hits through the first five
innings. Of his 86 pitches, 65 were four-seam fastballs and he threw 14 sliders. “Cold day like today, it can be kind of tough to feel the spin [for breaking pitches],” Nelson said. “But that just allows me to use the fastball more, which I want to do anyway and jump ahead of guys, pound the zone with it.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/ryne-nelson-bounces-back-in-solid-outing-vs-mets
Corbin Carroll’s Huge Day Sparks D-backs to Victory over Mets https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-game-day/corbin-carroll-huge-day-sparks-d-backs-victory-mets
D-backs Corbin Carroll Stands Alone in This Impressive MLB Record
That 500th contest closed the door on a chapter of Carroll’s career — one in which he sat alone atop an MLB leaderboard. Per the D-backs.TV broadcast, Carroll is the only player in MLB history to record 120 stolen bases, 80 home runs and 40 triples through his first 500 games.
E-Rod, McLean set for Classic rematch — with no title on the line this time https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/eduardo-rodriguez-nolan-mclean-world-baseball-classic-final-rematch-d-backs-mets
Diamondbacks Bring Back Controversial Veteran Reliever
“It’s one of those unfortunate parts of baseball where you start to… get behind with some pitching and you need arms. And you know, sometimes you have option-able players, sometimes you don’t. And Joe wasn’t, unfortunately was not throwing the ball that well,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said after the team initially designated the right-hander for assignment.
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-sign-controversial-veteran-reliever-ross
Other Baseball
Davey Lopes Passes Away
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/04/davey-lopes-passes-away.html
Dodgers great Davey Lopes, four-time All-Star, dies at 80 https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48431732/dodgers-great-davey-lopes-four-all-star-dies-80
Jorge Soler, Reynaldo López Given Multi-Game Suspensions
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/04/jorge-soler-reynaldo-lopez-given-seven-game-suspensions.html
Pirates announce 9-year deal with star prospect Konnor Griffin days after his MLB debut https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/pirates-announce-9-year-deal-with-star-prospect-konnor-griffin-days-after-his-mlb-debut-144632043.html
Jorge Soler suspended 7 games, Reynaldo López settles for 5 games after throwing punches in Braves-Angels brawl
Study: MLB average salary hits record $5.34M, led by Mets https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48437380/study-mlb-average-salary-hits-record-534m-led-mets
Ohtani ties Ichiro for longest on-base streak by Japanese-born player
https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-start-vs-blue-jays
Baby kangaroo steals hearts instead of bases at Rangers’ High-A affiliate game https://www.mlb.com/news/baby-kangaroo-attends-rangers-high-a-affiliate-game?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-9
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/April_9
Honey never spoils.
Here’s one of our sweetest did you know facts about food. When honey is heated and strained and sealed properly, it will not be able to absorb moisture and therefore will stay as it is forever. The oldest jar of honey ever found is stated to be over 5500 years old today.
The Northwest Territories in Canada once wanted to rename itself.
One of the most amazing facts about this is that it was considered due to the recent separation from Nunavut in 1999. One of the names that were highly considered during the meeting was ‘bob’.
The Earth used to be purple.
Green is seen as a symbol of life, but scientists claim that the earliest life on Earth might have been purple. Currently, chlorophyll molecules create the greenish hue of organisms. However, scientists theorize that ancient microbes may have used a different molecule to harness sun rays, giving organisms a violet hue instead.
