Team News
Moreno’s go-ahead knock sparks 5-run ninth in series clincher
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/d-backs-clinch-series-win-over-royals-behind-late-offense
GO AHEAD, GABI. pic.twitter.com/FFffIZQI1i
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 25, 2024
Diamondbacks rally in 9th to take down Royals, latest series
Here are more highlights.
https://arizonasports.com/story/3551932/diamondbacks-rally-in-9th-to-take-down-royals-latest-series/
Diamondbacks Rally in Ninth Inning for Thrilling Series Win vs Royals
Arizona Diamondbacks Sign 1st Round Draft Picks JD Dix, Ryan Waldschmidt
“He doesn’t swing-and-miss, he hits for power, he doesn’t expand the zone, he performed in the best conference in college baseball, but you also have the scouting group that loved the kid and got to know him well and liked the player, the bat, the power, and all the ways he can impact the game so I would say that was just a really good blend of everybody involved in the process.”
Diamondbacks’ Brandon Pfaadt becoming one of MLB’s best at getting deep in games
“Just focusing on being aggressive, going out there and throwing quality strikes. I think last year we kind of got into trouble with just throwing strikes and not quality strikes. I think that’s where we’ve made the adjustment in the postseason last year and coming into this year.”
Diamondbacks exec: Hard to find sellers ahead of trade deadline, bullpen depth welcome
Potential Power Hitting Targets for Diamondbacks at MLB Trade Deadline
He brings up Pham, but with Pederson our team I personally will pass.
I want to give a hat tip to Royals fans. I even said in our GDT “thanks blue” (ball 4 to Perdomo Ill admit I thought was strike 3 looking and the throw to 2B was a strike em out, throw em out DP to end it. I read their GDT. I feel if the same thing happened to us, we would have said the same stuff )
wheeeee! pic.twitter.com/DLo9New7ZP
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 25, 2024
snakes alive https://t.co/PC9VQgaB5a
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 25, 2024
Other Baseball
Dodgers, Nick Ahmed Agree To Major League Deal
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/07/dodgers-nick-ahmed-agree-to-major-league-deal.html
First-place Astros make AL history with winning mark at Coliseum
* takes hat off * sad AWHOOOOO for A‘s fans
Having gone 55-54 at the Coliseum, the Astros are the only AL club to post a winning all-time record there. The next closest, the Orioles (143-144), already visited the Coliseum this season, and no other team with a series remaining in Oakland is within reach.
https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/jose-altuve-astros-win-finale-with-a-s
Stallings helps fuel Rockies’ franchise-tying offensive outburst
https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/jacob-stallings-hits-three-run-homer-in-rockies-win
Elly blazes past 50-steal mark in Game 1, on pace for most SB since ‘88
If De La Cruz maintains that pace, the shortstop could be the first player to swipe at least 80 bases since Vince Coleman (81) and Rickey Henderson (93) in 1988, the last year any player reached the vaunted 80-steal mark.
https://www.mlb.com/reds/news/elly-de-la-cruz-reaches-50-steal-mark-in-2024
‘This is home’: Red Sox, Cora agree to three-year extension
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/alex-cora-red-sox-contract-extension
1 prospect each team could deal at the Deadline
D-backs: Jorge Barrosa, OF (No. 12)The defending NL champions should aim to get back to the postseason at the least, and while he’s still only 23, Barrosa hasn’t found a way to crack through Arizona’s outfield depth besides three MLB games earlier this season. He’s still a plus-plus defender who thrives on making contact, especially on pitches in the zone, and that combination of skills could be helpful if the D-backs are negotiating with a team that wants talent ready for The Show in a deal.
Anything Goes
Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia expresses interest in bringing NHL back to Phoenix
“I’m definitely going to be part of the community, and if I can help bring hockey back, I’ll look at that,” he said. “It’s definitely something I’m interested in. It’s a four-sport town. I’m disappointed we don’t have a hockey team, but I understand what happened, and we’re going to try to fix that one day.”
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/day/july-25
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/July_25
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. The stripes are like fingerprints—no two tigers have the same pattern.
“She sells seashells by the seashore” was written about a female paleontologist from the 1800s. She actually sold dinosaur bones and fossilized shells.
