Team News

Arizona Diamondbacks survive, top Mets amid major concern for Justin Martinez

Martinez told reporters he felt good, but he did not seem to have answers for what was going on — or what might happen next. It’s just baseball,” he said. “We’re not going to be 100 percent every day and we’ve got to work with what we’ve got that day.”

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2025/04/30/diamondbacks-mets-score-pitching-matchup-news/83237125007/

Diamondbacks survive stressful 9th inning to even series vs. Mets

https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/corbin-burnes-mets/3582553/

Diamondbacks Hold On Behind Gritty Start from Corbin Burnes

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-game-day/diamondbacks-hold-on-behind-gritty-start-corbin-burnes

Diamondbacks Assistant GM Mike Fitzgerald Speaks On A.J. Puk’s Injury

Fitzgerald continued, “Fortunately, we got a consensus across the different people who were asked to take a look at this, that this will not require surgery. Rest and recovery should be decent enough to put him in a spot where hopefully, a few weeks from now, we can ramp up that progression. It was nice to see a consensus across all the doctors who took a look at the imaging that this can be managed with some rest and recovery,” he concluded.

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-assistant-gm-mike-fitzgerald-speaks-a-j-puk-s-injury

Other Baseball:

Fan hospitalized after fall from right-field stands at PNC Park during Pirates game

“Tonight, during the seventh inning of the game at PNC Park, an adult male fell from the right field bleachers onto the field of play. Pittsburgh EMS, as well as the Pirates and Cubs athletic training teams and other PNC Park personnel reacted and responded immediately and administered care. He was transported to Allegheny General Hospital. No further information is available at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.”

https://www.mlb.com/news/fan-falls-from-stands-pirates-game-pnc-park

The following is a news segment from a Pittsburgh area news station. Be advised some parts may be disturbing. I feel it is news, as such, I am not going to embed it, just link to it.
https://x.com/felicityctaylor/status/1917779747330834777

Royals lefty Noah Cameron takes a no-hitter into the 7th inning in his major league debut

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/royals-lefty-noah-cameron-takes-025333913.html

Family of Royals fans filled with pride as Cameron flirts with no-no in debut

https://www.mlb.com/news/noah-cameron-loses-no-hit-bid-in-seventh-inning-of-mlb-debut?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

‘Weird feeling’: Trout exits with knee soreness, hopes to play Thursday

https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/mike-trout-exits-early-in-angels-game-vs-mariners

Rockies claim worst April record in MLB history despite snapping 8-game losing streak vs. Braves

“Guys are angry. Guys are pissed. All the adjectives you want to throw out there,” Rockies manager Bud Black said, according to The Athletic. “These guys are professional baseball players who want to win games and want to do well, and it just hasn’t happened as a group. We just don’t have enough guys playing well.”

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/rockies-claim-worst-april-record-in-mlb-history-despite-snapping-8-game-losing-streak-vs-braves-232207316.html

Just a ‘misunderstanding?’ Yanks, O’s benches clear after 2B collision

It led to a bit of an awkward landing for Reyes, who unintentionally got tangled up with Kjerstad’s head upon returning to the ground. The way Reyes came down was “out of my control,” he said, while trying to prevent the ball from being airmailed to the outfield. “Especially on a play like that, you’re just trying to make a play there,” Reyes said via interpreter Marlon Abreu. “It happens in the game when you’re competing sometimes. It’s out of your control sometimes, the intensity that can come up.”

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/yankees-orioles-benches-clear-after-collision-at-second

In “ex-Dbacks on the move” news….
Jake Diekman Signs With American Association’s Lincoln Saltdogs

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/jake-diekman-signs-with-american-associations-lincoln-saltdogs.html

Anything Goes

This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-1

This day in baseball:
Perhaps the first ever walkoff hit. I actually looked into this, since the 1890 season did feature the Reds opening against the Colts (Cubs)…but in Chicago on April 19th. That was a 4-5 Colts win. The Reds played in Cleveland on May 1st.. Of course there are no box scores from that era. I did find a reddit post, though.
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/153g7kz/first_walk_off_in_mlb_history/?rdt=47671

1890 – It is Opening Day in the National League. At West Side Park in Cincinnati, the Chicago Colts spoil the official opening of the new park by beating the Reds, 4 – 3, with two runs in the bottom of the 9th inning. This is the first professional game ended in “sudden death,” as the old rules required that the full inning be played out even if the team batting last was already ahead.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/May_1

Chopsticks were initially created for cooking, not as an eating utensil.

In Ancient China, chopsticks were invented and used for cooking. Because of their length, they were perfect for reaching into pots of hot water or oil.

There’s a fish that can survive out of water for 2 years.

The African lungfish can survive out of water by covering its body with a secretion that dries into a cocoon.

Abraham Lincoln used to be a bartender.

Another fun fact not known by many is that Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender. In 1930, his liquor license was discovered and displayed at a liquor store in Springfield.

Mak I don’t know if you read Snake Bytes but I saw this meme and immediately thought of you.