Team News
Diamondbacks bats remain in deep freeze in latest loss to Mariners
Diamondbacks’ Slade Cecconi notches career-high 8 strikeouts in loss to Mariners
Cecconi making most of unexpected opportunity
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/slade-cecconi-makes-most-of-opportunity-with-d-backs
Per @Dbacks GM Mike Hazen, closer Paul Sewald’s rehab is going to be slowed down a little bit after he was sore following his rehab appearance. MRI taken of the oblique shows good healing but team isn’t going to take any chances and will take it a little slower with him right now
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) April 28, 2024
Druw Jones Has Quickly Improved Results at the Plate
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/Druw-Jones-Has-Quickly-Improved-Results-at-the-Plate
Druw Jones (@Dbacks‘ No. 3, MLB No. 70) makes a diving catch, showing off his 70-grade glove for the @VisaliaRawhide. pic.twitter.com/bj66S5cs9m
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) April 28, 2024
Other Baseball
Here’s all you need to know about the Mexico City Series
https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-rockies-2024-mexico-city-series-faq
Yordan’s pair of 461-foot homers help power Mexico City rout
https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/astros-mexico-city-series-win-over-rockies
Benny’s walk-off blast gives White Sox first series win
https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/andrew-benintendi-hits-walk-off-homer-in-10th-for-white-sox
Wonder what ever happened to the guy that has half of those games…
most strikeouts with 2 or fewer hits and no runs allowed, Mariners history:
6/8/97 Randy Johnson: 15
5/16/93 Randy Johnson: 14
Today George Kirby: 12
8/8/23 Logan Gilbert: 12
8/15/12 Félix Hernández: 12 (perfecto!)
8/14/91 Randy Johnson: 12 https://t.co/TvQACLfTcS— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 28, 2024
most swings & misses on 4-seamers, single game MLB-wide since start of 2023:
6/9/23 Luis Castillo: 20
Today George Kirby: 18
6/30/23 Bryce Miller: 18 https://t.co/0HPnuiFJd4— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 28, 2024
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/day/april-28
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/April_28
When the first Star Wars movie came out, France was still executing people with the guillotine. The first Star Wars movie, Episode IV, came out in 1977. France used the guillotine for capital punishment until it was abolished in 1981.
During World War I, the French built a “fake Paris.” Complete with a duplicate Champs-Elysées and Gard Du Nord, this “fake Paris” was built by the French towards the end of WWI. It was built as a means of throwing off German bomber and fighter pilots flying over French skies.
And in WW2 they had the Ghost Army and Operation Fortitude, complete with Patton’s fake force bulking up across Pas De Calais, the narrowest part of the English Channel.