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\u2018Tough one to swallow\u2019: D-backs miss chance to gain in WC race Advertisement<\/p>\n Diamondbacks fail to move into playoff position, falling in extras to Dodgers Torey Lovullo Explains Extra-Inning Decision After Failed Comeback \u201cI knew that there was a chance they\u2019d pitch around Corbin. I knew there was a chance they\u2019d load the bases with Gabi. \u2026 We secured some things in place that we felt like we were going to score a run. With Jake [McCarthy] at the plate, we just didn\u2019t do it. We didn\u2019t execute,\u201d Lovullo said. Carroll\u2019s impact on Valley youth leads to Clemente Award nomination Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cOkay,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n Castaldo wasn\u2019t sure what that meant so she sent back an email for clarification. Carroll explained that he was planning on doing them all. Castaldo couldn\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, he just is a person of incredible character, incredible kindness, still very humble,\u201d Castaldo said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t see himself as different than us. He sees himself as just being part of the team, part of the family, which I just think is very unique and very different.\u201d Is James McCann Becoming D-backs\u2019 Starting Catcher?<\/p>\n \u201cYou talk to a lot of experienced Major League catchers. Jeff Mathis, for one, who I\u2019ve had conversations with since he\u2019s left here, and he said there\u2019s no way you can replace time behind the plate in experience. It\u2019s going to take you three or four years before you figure out a lot of stuff, and I believe that,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cI think [McCann] just creates a sense of ease that when he puts a call down that there\u2019s a reason. It\u2019s probably more experience-based rather than pitch plan-based.\u201d Advertisement<\/p>\n Diamondbacks to use opener on Thursday vs. Dodgers, push back Zac Gallen Diamondbacks\u2019 clubhouse reacts to ABS challenge system: \u2018Fans are gonna love it\u2019 Other Baseball<\/p>\n Fry (facial, nasal fractures) to avoid surgery, visited by Skubal at hospital \u201cThere were a number of us that went over there. It was just to go see him, just to go check on him,\u201d Vogt said. \u201cWith his family not being here, you want to make sure [he\u2019s OK]. \u2026 We left feeling like he\u2019s himself. He\u2019s injured, and he\u2019s hurting. He\u2019s in a ton of pain. But as far as life goes, he\u2019s going to be OK. Advertisement<\/p>\n Tigers\u2019 Tarik Skubal earns praise from Guardians\u2019 Stephen Vogt after visiting injured David Fry in hospital Skubal explained how the visit came together.<\/p>\n \u201cI got (Fry\u2019s) number and then reached out,\u201d he said. \u201cI just assumed he didn\u2019t have his phone \u2014 that they took him right from the field, right to the hospital. But I got in touch with (Vogt) and he took me over to the hospital. I was able to get in and see him and just apologize. Obviously nothing intentional, but still apologize about the situation. It\u2019s one of those freak baseball plays. But I\u2019m glad he was doing relatively all right.\u201d Paul Skenes strikes out 7 in no-decision in Pirates\u2019 victory Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m actually worse than I was last year,\u201d Skenes said with a wry smile. \u201cIt was 1.96 last year. I\u2019m 1.97 this year. Just got to be better. No, it\u2019s cool. I don\u2019t come into the year with any numerical goals.\u201d Cal Raleigh hits 59th, 60th HRs as Mariners clinch AL West Judge tops 50 HRs for historic fourth time as Yankees pull even atop AL East Viva Las Vegas: A\u2019s Triple-A affiliate soars to first title since 1988 Advertisement<\/p>\n \u2018We have to go all out\u2019: Astros lose 5th straight as playoff hopes dwindle Tigers lose 8th straight, fall out of 1st place for first time since April Phillies clinch first-round bye after setting single-game club record for HRs https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/phillies\/news\/phillies-clinch-first-round-bye-in-2025-playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s each team\u2019s top Arizona Fall League prospect Advertisement<\/p>\n Anything Goes<\/p>\n This day in history: This day in baseball: Lobsters were not considered a delicacy in colonial America.<\/p>\n By the time that the second world war had begun, lobsters were not rationed. This was because the booming wartime economy allowed wealthy cravers of crustaceans to consume them at amazing rates.<\/p>\n Garlic is known to attract leeches.<\/p>\n Leeches take around 15 seconds to attach themselves to a hand covered in garlic. However, it takes them over 40 seconds to suck the blood dry from its victim.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the sun.<\/p>\n This is longer than any of the other planet\u2019s orbits in our solar system. One rotation on\u00a0Uranus<\/a>\u00a0is around 17 hours long.\u00a0It is also the coldest planet in our solar system.<\/p>\n
\u201cTough one to swallow,\u201d said starter Ryne Nelson. \u201cI think the guys left it all out there today. I think, regardless of how it ended, it\u2019s really fun to be a part of this team and to be a part of what we have going on here. I think that we never give up, never stop fighting. And I think that\u2019s kind of been the story of the whole season. Tough one to swallow, but all we can do is just go home, get some rest and come back out here ready to win a game.\u201d
https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/dbacks\/news\/d-backs-lose-vs-dodgers-miss-chance-to-gain-in-wild-card-race<\/a><\/p>\n
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\u201cHow do I feel about it? I feel like when you get a run at third base and less than two outs, you\u2019ve got to find a way to win the baseball game.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/diamondbacks\/arizona-diamondbacks-news\/torey-lovullo-explains-decision-failed-comeback-dodgers<\/a><\/p>\n
Castaldo still remembers the one word email she got in response.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/dbacks\/news\/corbin-carroll-nominated-for-2025-roberto-clemente-award<\/a><\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/diamondbacks\/arizona-diamondbacks-news\/james-mccann-becoming-diamondbacks-starting-catcher<\/a><\/p>\n
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Manager Stephen Vogt and a number of Guardians went to visit Fry at the Cleveland Clinic Tuesday night \u2014 as did Skubal, who caught a ride with Vogt. Fry was in good spirits, all things considered.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/david-fry-injury-update-ball-to-face<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cTarik Skubal is an unbelievable human,\u201d Vogt said. \u201cHe actually went and visited David at the hospital last night just to check on him. And that just speaks to, yes, we\u2019re competing, yes, it\u2019s important when we\u2019re out on the field. But some things are bigger than baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/2025\/09\/tigers-tarik-skubal-earns-praise-from-guardians-stephen-vogt-after-visiting-injured-david-fry-in-hospital.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Skenes became the first qualified pitcher with an ERA under 2.00 since\u00a0Justin Verlander<\/a>\u00a0in 2022. He\u2019s the youngest pitcher with a sub-2.00 ERA since 20-year-old Dwight Gooden\u2019s 1.53 in 1985.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen you look at how he has done it and the position that he plays \u2014 I was telling somebody earlier today that when you come off the field, you\u2019re mentally and physically exhausted,\u201d said Mariners manager Dan Wilson, a former major league catcher. \u201cAnd for him to do what he\u2019s done offensively and to do what he does behind the plate, I honestly don\u2019t think we\u2019ve seen this before. It\u2019s been incredible. I think he deserves the MVP, no question.\u201d
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https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/athletics\/news\/las-vegas-aviators-2025-pacific-coast-league-championship?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage<\/a><\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/astros\/news\/astros-lose-fifth-straight-game-as-playoff-hopes-dwindle<\/a><\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/tigers\/news\/tigers-fall-out-of-first-place-in-division-after-loss-to-guardians<\/a><\/p>\n
D-backs: Jansel Luis, INF (No. 12)
A switch-hitter, Luis can get swing-happy at times and chase pitches, but he can certainly put bat on ball on pitches in the zone, leading to a .304 average and 16.3 percent K rate in 102 games with High-A Hillsboro this season. Three of his five homers in 2025 came as a righty, despite getting 257 fewer plate appearances from that side. The 20-year-old got the lion\u2019s share of his starts at second but also saw time at short and third.
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https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/September_25<\/a><\/p>\n