Team News
Zac Gallen’s curveball sharp for the Diamondbacks, Eugenio Suarez launches grand slam
Jordan Montgomery tries to ‘make it happen too quick’ in disappointing spring debut
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/jordan-montgomery/3576280/
Diamondbacks’ Top Outfield Prospect Introduces Himself in Las Vegas
Ryan Waldschmidt hammered this ball into a stiff wind
— Jack Sommers (@shoewizard59) March 8, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Drey Jameson cracking triple digits in push for relief role
“It’s only been three outings, but I feel like within those three outings I’ve shown probably more than (the team) expected me to show,” he said. “I feel like I haven’t really missed (a beat since surgery). Everything feels the same in my hands. It’s coming out the same. To me, I don’t really feel like I’ve taken that break. I know I had two years off but it doesn’t feel that way when I’m out on the mound.”
Jordan Montgomery Flops in Spring Debut
Other Baseball
Art Schallock, oldest living ex-major leaguer, dies at 100
“That was quite a thrill, quite a thrill playing with those guys,” Schallock told The Associated Press last year in an interview ahead of his 100th birthday. “I roomed with Yogi Berra when I got up there and he knew all the hitters. We went over all the hitters on each team. Besides that, I had to run down to the lobby and get his funny books. Every morning. Yogi knew all the hitters, how to pitch to them, whether it’s low, high or whatever, he knew how to pitch to them. And I had to learn from him.”
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44171134/oldest-living-ex-major-leaguer-art-schallock-dies-100
14 K’s, 0 walks: Scherzer in vintage form just 3 starts into Spring Training
https://www.mlb.com/news/max-scherzer-strikes-out-six-in-third-spring-start
Soto fitting in just fine: ‘It feels like he’s been here a while’
https://www.mlb.com/news/juan-soto-fitting-in-quickly-in-mets-clubhouse
Kotsay kept A’s players unified and focused amid uncertainty, adversity
https://apnews.com/article/athletics-as-kotsay-15beaafe19fda5d02db434feb2ebefa9
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/day/march-9
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/March_9
Newborns can’t cry.
A baby’s tear ducts are not fully developed until 1-3 months old. This is why newborn babies scream so loudly – they don’t have any other way to communicate with their surroundings.
The largest living thing on Earth is a tree.
This Giant Sequoia is named General Sherman and can be found protected at California’s Sequoia National Park. The tree is recorded to be 52,500 cubic feet in volume.