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Arizona Diamondbacks hit 4 home runs as Brandon Pfaadt dominates the Padres
“I know I can do more than that,” Perdomo said. “I just try to get on base, take a quality at-bat and if it’s a homer, it’s going to happen. If not, we keep working. I’m really proud of the work I’ve put in so far with the hitting coaches, with my hitting coaches at home and we say a phrase. ‘Hard work pays off.’”
Brandon Pfaadt has ‘powerful moment’ in stellar outing vs. Padres
“What I’ve learned over the course of time is when somebody’s feeling that powerful in the moment and we have a little bit of wiggle room, get out of their way,” Lovullo said. ”It was a really powerful moment for him. It told me he’s feeling as good as he probably has, and I wanted to let him get that feeling and capitalize.”
“Honestly, looking back at it, I wish I would’ve went out for the ninth,” Pfaadt said.
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/brandon-pfaadt-7/3589753/
Brandon Pfaadt’s Strong Outing Backed by Homers in D-backs Win
GRAND SLAM for Geraldo Perdomo!
Dylan Cease has now given up at least 3 ER in 4 of his last 5 starts
His ERA is just under 5 on the season pic.twitter.com/IdNmhHHZ24
— Just Baseball (@JustBB_Media) July 10, 2025
The Diamondbacks got some much-needed consistency from their starters through the first 3 games in San Diego:
Zac Gallen: 6 IP, 0 ER, 9 K
Merrill Kelly: 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 K
Brandon Pfaadt: 8 IP, 2 ER, 4 KJust what Arizona needs if they want to stay in the fight pic.twitter.com/yTsb5osP1c
— Just Baseball (@JustBB_Media) July 10, 2025
Insider Reveals Diamondbacks’ Potential Draft Targets
“The D-backs are commonly tied to Slater de Brun, Caden Bodine, Kayson Cunningham and Gavin Kilen given their history of taking compactly built position players such as Corbin Carroll, Alek Thomas and Slade Caldwell.
“With two picks in the top 30, they’ll have a couple chances and could conceivably land two of the four players mentioned above, maybe even if they just play it straight, with the college players likely not making it to Pick 29, but at least one of the prep hitters likely will,” McDaniel wrote.
Mike Hazen: Diamondbacks can add, but that won’t change composition of the team
“I can go out there and buy at the deadline, but if we’re not playing our best baseball in the second half, it’s not really gonna matter. Nobody can go out there and change the entire composition of their team at one trade deadline. … There’s gonna be a lot of competition out there, so that’s unrealistic. I think we could add to the team in a tangible way. I just don’t think it’s gonna be the transformation of the team.”
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/mike-hazen-2/3589696/
Saalfrank returns to D-backs after suspension: ‘Super blessed for the opportunity’
“It was a long time coming, and I think the last year, you kind of envisioned it a certain way,” Saalfrank said. “So just getting back here and seeing the guys and seeing the familiar faces and being back where you want to be, I think, is a really fulfilling feeling, given kind of all the hard work put in the last year. Just super blessed for the opportunity.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/andrew-saalfrank-returns-to-d-backs-after-suspension
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DJ LeMahieu DFA’d by Yankees after demotion to bench role
“It’s been a tough couple of days,” Boone said. “Some hard conversations. And then ultimately coming to this decision, conclusion, obviously not easy for [who’s] been a great player. He’s done a lot of great things for this organization. So, difficult, but at the end [we] feel like this is the right thing to do at this time.”
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45703918/dj-lemahieu-dfaed-yankees-demotion-bench-role
466 feet?! Cags crushes KC’s longest rookie HR — sealed with a kiss
https://www.mlb.com/news/jac-caglianone-hits-466-foot-home-run-vs-pirates?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Cecconi shoves against Astros, leads Guards to sweep
https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/slade-cecconi-leads-guardians-to-sweep-over-astros
Crew celebrates Chourio’s 1st walk-off, sweep with Megill’s All-Star nod
Crawford surpasses A-Rod for Mariners’ shortstop supremacy
https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/j-p-crawford-sets-mariners-record-for-most-games-at-shortstop
CAGS!!
466 ft
110.8 mph
82.3 mph bat speedThe longest homer by a Royals rookie under Statcast (2015) https://t.co/6r722EJJXn
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 10, 2025
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