Team News Ketel Marte’s ninth inning home run sorcery is not a flukehttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ketel-marte-sorcery/3592871/ Marte leads D-backs to another unbelievable end with 9th-inning homer“There’s a reason why he was top three in [MVP voting last year]. What you saw today is him in a nutshell,” Kelly said. “He gets good pitches, he gets bad pitches. He […]
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Ketel Marte’s ninth inning home run sorcery is not a fluke
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ketel-marte-sorcery/3592871/
Marte leads D-backs to another unbelievable end with 9th-inning homer
“There’s a reason why he was top three in [MVP voting last year]. What you saw today is him in a nutshell,” Kelly said. “He gets good pitches, he gets bad pitches. He can work the count, he can work the at-bat and punch a single on the left or hurt you with a big time moment from either side of the plate. Obviously, he proved that last two nights. He’s kind of the guy that you circle in that lineup and don’t want to beat you for that reason. Unfortunately we let him beat us last two days.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/ketel-marte-zac-gallen-key-dbacks-win
Ketel Marte’s 2-out, 9th-inning blast rescues Arizona Diamondbacks in Texas
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2025/08/13/arizona-diamondbacks-vs-texas-rangers-news-updates-matchups/85566543007/
Diamondbacks React to Electric Ninth-Inning Comeback
“Obviously, [I feel] great, but… first of all, thank God for the opportunity to and the work that [I’m] putting up behind the scenes to execute this,” Marte said.
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-react-electric-ninth-inning-comeback-marte-lovullo-mccann
D-backs Have Chance to Swing Momentum in Rapid Rematch
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-analysis/diamondbacks-have-chance-swing-momentum-rapid-rematch-rockies
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How the Trade Deadline could impact Hot Stove season
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-deadline-offseason-impact-2025-2026-free-agent-market
‘Uecker Magic?’ Or just good baseball as Crew wins 12th straight
“Just because he bled Brewers baseball,” Vitucci said. “For this to be happening the year after he passes, it’s just karma, if you believe in that sort of thing. This has to be the year that it would happen, right?”
https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-ride-offensive-outburst-to-12th-straight-win
Horton K’s 8 while allowing 1 hit as stellar rookie year continues
“This is the hardest team to strike out in baseball, and what he did to a very good lineup is just a continuation of what we’ve seen this past month,” Counsell said postgame. “He was awesome. We’ve had some superlatives with him each start, and this was maybe the best one.”
https://www.mlb.com/news/cade-horton-cubs-win-vs-blue-jays
Padres alone atop NL West as showdown looms in LA
How, exactly, did the Padres overturn that deficit — gaining 10 games of ground on the reigning champs in the span of six weeks? Well, it helps that the Dodgers are 12-21 in that span. But the Padres are taking full advantage of those struggles.
“We know how special a group we had over here, especially after the Deadline,” said right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. “Our GM went all out. … We’re going out there confident every single day, playing good baseball, clean baseball. That’s what we’re capable of.”
https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-sweep-giants-before-facing-dodgers-in-nl-west-battle
Kelly’s quality start squandered as Rangers lose in 9th inning
https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/rangers-lose-to-d-backs-on-ninth-inning-home-run
Holliday delivers O’s long-awaited first walk-off win of season
https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/jackson-holliday-walks-it-off-for-orioles
Goldschmidt nursing knee sprain, to be evaluated ahead of St. Louis set
“I kind of over-ran it and dove back, and hit my knee on the ground,” Goldschmidt said. “I felt that it was sore [Tuesday], but obviously I was able to play through it. As I was going back to my position, I was like, ‘That kind of hurt.’ Stuff like that happens.”
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-9-game-win-streak-vs-twins-ends
Ranking every MLB farm system, 1-30
16. Arizona Diamondbacks
2025 preseason rank: 22
2024 midseason rank: 21
2024 preseason rank: 16
2023 midseason rank: 12
Top 100 Prospects: Jordan Lawlar, SS (No. 23); Ryan Waldschmidt, OF (No. 69)
What Arizona lacks in top-top talent – Lawlar’s piling up injuries have taken some of the bloom off his rose – it’s made up for in depth at this year’s Draft and Trade Deadline. The D-backs got particularly stronger on the mound with Kohl Drake (No. 8), Patrick Forbes (No. 10), Mitch Bratt (No. 11), David Hagaman (No. 17), Dean Livingston (No. 18), Brian Curley (No. 19) and Ashton Izzi (No. 20) all joining the Top 20 via the Draft or a deal in recent weeks. Shortstop Kayson Cunningham, this year’s 18th overall pick, could be a future Top 100 prospect if his left-handed bat and plus run tool translate to the pros as well as expected.
https://www.mlb.com/rays/news/farm-system-rankings-2025-midseason?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Anything Goes
This day in history:
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Starfishes do not have blood.
If you were to cut one of its legs, blood will not spill out. Instead, they simply regrow their lost limbs as if nothing happened. Starfishes get their nutrients by using the seawater found in their vascular systems.
Sleeping on your front can help with digestion.
Sleeping in a “freefall” position has been linked to lessening heartburn.
Iceland has the world’s oldest parliament in history. Called the Althing, it was established in 930 and has stayed as the acting parliament of Iceland since then
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