Team News
Zac Gallen hit hard, Diamondbacks’ offense goes quiet in loss to Chicago Cubs
“He’s very smart,” Kaplan said. “He can take in a lot of information and, obviously, has had a lot of success. (But) I think there are times when he’s playing a little bit too much chess and trying to outthink instead of just being aggressive and trust who he is.”
Zac Gallen Struggles, Bats Go Quiet in Arizona Loss to Cubs
“He just couldn’t find the zone at the level he’s looking to every single time he goes out there. It just took him a little while to find his rhythm and he did,” said Torey Lovullo to Jody Jackson on Dbacks.TV postgame show.
Diamondbacks place A.J. Puk on 15-Day IL, option Joe Mantiply to Triple-A Reno
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-aj-puk/3581257/
DBacks place top reliever on injured list with elbow issue
Puk said this was the first time he had dealt with any soreness in his elbow since coming back from Tommy John surgery in 2018.
“It’s one of those things where I didn’t want, this early in the season, to try to push through something and make it more serious than it is,” he said. “I guess we’ll find out the seriousness of it after the MRI.”
A.J. Puk Injury Forces Diamondbacks to Shake Up Their Bullpen
Excellent Pitching Gets the D-backs Affiliates Three Wins on Saturday
Other Baseball
Justin Steele Undergoes UCL Revision Surgery
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/justin-steele-undergoes-ucl-revision-surgery.html
MLB Announces Suspensions Following Nationals-Pirates Incident
Benches clear as Berríos accuses Raleigh of relaying pitches
“I didn’t have the pitches,” Raleigh said. “But that’s just how it is. I’d want my pitchers doing the same thing if somebody thought they were tipping.”
https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-berrios-accuses-cal-raleigh-of-relaying-pitches
‘That’s what I live for’: Adolis’ walk-off HR lifts Rangers over LA
“Who doesn’t want to be excited for moments like that?” García said through interpreter Raul Cardenas. “That’s what I live for, you know? I’m really concentrated and I want the guys to all kind of be better. I want the whole team to ride off a win like that.”
https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/adolis-garcia-hits-walk-off-home-run-vs-dodgers?t=walk-off
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A 155-year-old mouse trap successfully caught a mouse in 2016.
In the mid-1800s, inventor Colin Pullinger revealed his “perpetual mousetrap,” claiming that it would last a lifetime. Over a century later, his claim was proven true. In 2016, the 155-year-old device was on display at England’s Museum of English Rural Life when it caught a mouse that snuck into it.
Baby rabbits are not called kittens.
Baby bunnies are called kits, which isn’t short for kittens as the Internet has led many to believe. Mother rabbits can have up to 10-12 kits per litter.
Captive Ravens can speak better than parrots.
Captive Raven eventually learn how to talk and mimic noises. In the past, Ravens have also been known to imitate wolves or foxes so that they can attract them to carcasses that it cannot open.
