Diamondbacks News
Extra Inning Loss Squanders Opportunity to Close on San Diego
Getting just one more runner home from scoring position in any of the final five innings changes the shape of the series and season drastically.
Arenado Makes Early Injury Due to Thumb Injury
The Diamondbacks really cannot afford to lose their third baseman at this point.
Cardinals Made Right Move Trading Nootbar So
far, this has been a win-win sort of trade. Arizona has benefitted from an improved Nootbar. St. Louis has benefitted from the promotion of Baez to fill Nootbar’s place on the roster and the pitching prospects have picked up right where they left off at the deadline.
The good news there is Crisantes hitting his third home run since joining the Reno Aces. The bad news is, they lost the game anyway. The worse news is, the Diamondbacks organization has probably seen Drey Jameson play his last game for them.
Additional note to that. Jameson missed Thompson with a 98 mph fastball that went behind the hitter. But, Jameson isn’t a quitter, so he went back to the well and threw another 98 mph heater at Thompson. Jameson has reportedly already been suspended.
Other Baseball News
Pete Alonso Hits 300th HR in Victory Over Mets
Alonso, the longtime Met, launched his 300th career home run against his former club. That did nothing to dampen the standing ovation the Citi Field crowd gave him for achieving the feat.
MLB Teams with Potential 2026 Managerial, Front Office Changes
The consensus seems to be that Mike Hazen is probably safe, given his multi-year contract and the fact that Arizona is still in contention for the playoffs. There is less certainty about Lovullo, whose contract expires at the end of the season. The looming 2027 lockout is likely to play a major part in some decisions, including potentially the retention of Hazen and Lovullo.
Cubs Shut Down Shelby Miller
Old friend-turned-nemesis-turned-friend alert.
Let’s Help Jack Reacher Remember Some Guys
Just a bit of fun with how some aliases are derived.
Sandy Alcantara, Quality Starter
Examining how Sandy Alcantara has become the modern definition of workhorse.
