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Yahoo
12-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Corbin Carroll's two-run homer (26)
Corbin Carroll hits a home run to right field to extend the D-Backs lead to 3-0 in the top of the 3rd inning
Yahoo
12-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Corbin Carroll's two-run homer (26)
Corbin Carroll hits a home run to right field to extend the D-Backs lead to 3-0 in the top of the 3rd inning
USA Today
28-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ketel Marte reveals precisely what White Sox heckler yelled about mom
Ketel Marte has dealt with so much in the past few days, and to see him getting love from Arizona Diamondbacks fans -- and so many others around the world -- is so heartening after a fan heckled him about his late mother. But what exactly was yelled to the D-Backs star that led to him crying on the field and the fan in question getting banned indefinitely from every stadium? In an interview with journalist Yancen Pujols that was translated from Spanish, he broke down the incident. He said in the seventh inning, he came to the plate against the White Sox when he heard a Chicago fan "saying stuff about my mom" "He was like, 'I sent your mom a text last night,'" he revealed. He added that when "everything happened with [his] mom" in 2017, he had actually been in Chicago. Watch the entire interview and then see how D-Backs fans greeted him on Friday night: What did the White Sox fan yell at Ketel Marte about his mom? Diamondbacks fans gave Ketel Marte so much love in his first at-bat on Friday Some wore "Ketel is my MVP" t-shirts, others held up signs with messages of love and support.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MLB Insider Floats Cubs as a Suitor for Diamondbacks' Pitchers Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly
MLB Insider Floats Cubs as a Suitor for Diamondbacks' Pitchers Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs' pitching situation has been anything but pretty. With Shota Imanaga on the mend, the Cubs will soon be getting one of their impact arms back from the IL. However, with Justin Steele gone and Javier Assad still out for the foreseeable future, the Cubs are still lacking a reliable mid-rotation pitcher. Advertisement Cubs' president Jed Hoyer has already stated his intentions to fix this problem. With several quality trade candidates gracing this trade deadline's hot stove, one MLB insider has pitched a solution that's a little outside the box. In an appearance on ESPN 1000, Jesse Rogers proposed the idea that the Cubs should look into Arizona Diamondbacks' starters Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen. He justified his stance that the D-Backs will be sellers saying this: 'I think, I truly think, there's going to be a new player in the seller's market, one I would have never predicted. '… [The Diamondbacks] have a horrendous bullpen. Corbin Burnes might be out [for a long time with an elbow injury], that team is already ten out of first; they're well out of the Wild Card race and going backwards. Think about this, Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly are free agents both at the end of this year. How would one of those guys look in a Cubs uniform? Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen throws to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning at Chase Field in Phoenix, on May 28, Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images 'So, this is a huge developing story in my mind when it comes to the trade deadline…. I think Gallen and Kelly are both going to be on the market.' Advertisement No one truly expected the D-Backs to best the Dodgers in the NL West, but any rumor of a D-Backs sell-off would be premature. That said, Arizona's pitching staff hasn't been good, and two of their best-performing arms (Corbin Burnes and Justin Martinez) are on the IL. And since both Gallen and Kelly are in their walk years, the unexpected could potentially come to fruition. This season, Gallen owns a 5.54 ERA while Kelly owns a 3.78. Both have showcased All-Star talent at times during their careers, but this season, it appears there are better options. Still, if the Cubs are able to land either of these two and have him revert back to All-Star form, this would work wonders for them. Related: Cubs Expected to Make Massive Moves at Trade Deadline for Potential Kyle Tucker Reason This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Axios
03-06-2025
- Business
- Axios
Struggling Diamondbacks seek to pull out of nosedive
The optimism that the Arizona Diamondbacks began the season with and the high points they've had are a distant memory as they struggle through a nasty slump. The big picture: The D-Backs have been up and down for much of the season. At one point early on, the snakes were five games over .500 and went four games up on May 19 with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Since then, the team's fortunes have plummeted, losing nine of their last 11 games. Zoom in: On Saturday, they had their worst start in franchise history, giving up 10 runs in the first inning against the Washington Nationals, with the first nine runs coming before Arizona recorded an out. That game was just days after a blowout 10-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. A day earlier, Arizona led Pittsburgh 6-0 after five innings, but lost after giving up nine unanswered runs. State of play: What's really hurt the D-Backs during the current skid is an inability to win close games — of the last nine losses, four were by a single run and two others were by two runs. Between the lines: As has often been the case over the past few seasons, many of the D-Backs' woes emanate from their struggling bullpen. Arizona has one of the worst bullpen ERAs in baseball, and their 11 blown saves are among the highest in the majors. The team designated reliever Joe Mantiply for assignment and sent Kevin Ginkel to Triple-A Reno, bringing up Jeff Brigham as it tries to steady the bullpen. Threat level: The D-Backs beat the Nationals on Sunday, ending a four-game slide. But it came with a price because pitcher Corbin Burnes, Arizona's big-time offseason acquisition, left with discomfort in his right elbow. He was scheduled for an MRI on Monday. The intrigue: The D-Backs' tailspin has left some observers wondering how much longer manager Torey Lovullo will keep his job. But general manager Mike Hazen doesn't believe Lovullo is the problem, and owner Ken Kendrick hasn't taken issue with his job performance, the Arizona Republic reported. The team stuck with Lovullo after the team lost 110 games in 2021, and it gave him a contract extension through 2026 after the D-Backs' Cinderella run to the World Series two years ago. Zoom out: It doesn't help that the D-Backs are in the competitive NL West. They are in fourth place in the division with a 28-31 record, but even when they were four games over .500, they were still trailing the Dodgers, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. What we're watching: Things looked grim for the D-Backs last year after a rough start, but the team caught fire later in the season, though they still narrowly missed the playoffs.
