Team News
D-backs seeking return to winning ways after entering mini-skid
“I said it last night, we knew coming up here it was gonna be a dogfight and we got only one thing to do, and that’s go out and play our best baseball game tomorrow and try and salvage one game here,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “We’ve been playing good baseball. I have every reason to believe that will continue tomorrow.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/diamondbacks-lose-2-straight-games-series-vs-mariners
Ryne Nelson
gives up 4 homers as Mariners shut down Diamondbacks https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ryne-nelson-mariners
Bryan Woo’s Dominant Start Raises Concerns Over Diamondbacks Offense
Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll, Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno combined to go 0-for-15 with one walk (by Perdomo in the ninth inning) and five strikeouts. Arizona did not record an extra-base hit on the night, with Ryan Waldschmidt providing the other base hit of the night — off the Seattle bullpen. https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/bryan-woo-dominant-start-concerns-diamondbacks-offense
Diamondbacks Management Seems Confused About Brandon Pfaadt https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-management-confused-brandon-pfaadt
Diamondbacks’ Corbin Burnes Takes Major Step Forward in Recovery https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-corbin-burnes-major-step-forward-recovery-injury
Under-the-radar prospect becomes first to 20-HR plateau in Minors
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/diamondbacks-manuel-pena-first-20-homers-milb-2026?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Nolan Arenado’s Arizona Bounce-Back
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/nolan-arenados-arizona-bounce-back.html
Other Baseball
Lee Mazzilli, Bobby Valentine enshrined in Mets Hall of Fame https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48922356/lee-mazzilli-bobby-valentine-enshrined-mets-hall-fame
White Sox slugger Murakami out 4-6 weeks with hamstring strain
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48920460/white-sox-slugger-murakami-4-6-weeks-hamstring-strain
Jake McCarthy hits 2-run homer, drives in 4 runs in the Rockies’ 8-3 win over the Giants https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jake-mccarthy-hits-2-run-040154042.html
Overrated? PCA responds with 4-hit night — and souvenir to Tarps Off crew https://www.mlb.com/news/pete-crow-armstrong-has-4-hit-night-homer-in-cubs-win
Erceg, Royals stunned in walk-off fashion after Jensen’s electrifying catch
https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/carter-jensen-royals-rally-before-walk-off-loss-to-rangers
7 burning questions as June approaches
https://www.mlb.com/news/storylines-to-watch-in-june
Anything Goes
This day in history:
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https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/May_31
Oreo has made enough cookies to go to the moon and back 5 times.
Since Oreo was introduced to the market in 1912, over 450 billion Oreo cookies have been sold worldwide.
According to Greek traditions, tossing children’s loose teeth to a roof brings good luck.
The Greeks have always been known for their own way of doing things. In some cultures, children keep their loose teeth under pillows to swap for cash from the tooth fairy. However, the Greeks had their children throwing loose teeth onto roofs. Yeet!
The Hawaiian alphabet contains only 13 letters.
The Hawaiian alphabet contains a total of five vowels that are both long and short. It also contains a total of eight consonants. Hawaii’s alphabet represents all the basic sounds and phonemes in their language.
