Team News
After loss, Merrill Kelly reflects on future with DBacks as trade deadline nears
“There’s definitely been thoughts all day that this one could be the last one in a DBacks uniform — at least for now,” Kelly said after giving up two runs (one earned) in 6⅔ innings of a 2-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, July 26, at PNC Park. I’m never going to rule out that this is the last one ever, just with how much this team means to me and how much home and the Valley mean to me and my family.”
Diamondbacks’ Offense Squanders Merrill Kelly’s Quality Start
Speaking about Kelly’s outing Lovullo said “I think he wanted to choke me for taking him out of the game at that point in time. But he did his job, and it was time for him to turn over the bullpen. He was attacking, he was just maneuvering the baseball. I think maybe fatigued a little bit in that last inning. He started to throw some balls, and that’s not him. But overall, I thought he did an unbelievable job. He never left the dugout” Lovullo said.
La increíble captura de Corbin Carroll para lograr el ‘out’ de Ke’Bryan Hayes #MLB #Pirates #PittsburghPirates #LetsGoBucspic.twitter.com/ECrtzM7ovz
— Los Reyes del Jonrón ⚾️ (@reyesdeljonron) July 27, 2025
Merrill Kelly took a few minutes to soak it all in after the game.
If this was his last start with the #Dbacks, it was another vintage performance.
6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER.
He’ll be a big add for any team that wants to trade for him.@12SportsAZ pic.twitter.com/ezHdnkNxwZ
— Jake García (@Jake_M_Garcia) July 27, 2025
Diamondbacks Manager Reacts to Randal Grichuk Trade
“You get the call in the middle of the game, I’ve had it happen a couple times since I’ve been in pro ball, but it’s not anything you’re really prepared for. We had to get the news out to him and get him on his way to Kansas City,” Lovullo said.
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“I thanked him. I thanked him for his effort. I thanked him for his big moments. I thanked him for being patient with us. He wanted to play every day, but he had a role here, and he filled that role perfectly.
Diamondbacks send Randal Grichuk to Royals in latest deadline deal
“We feel like we are acquiring a power-arm reliever that is somebody that is going to be in our pen at some point this year and then down the line as well,” Hazen said of Hoffmann. “Continuing to try to acquire arms that are going to build out the pitching for today and beyond.”
D-backs fortify ‘pen with Hoffmann, send Grichuk to Royals
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/randal-grichuk-traded-to-the-royals
Diamondbacks trade Randal Grichuk to Royals in middle of game vs. Pirates
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/randal-grichuk2/3591232/
Randal Grichuk was just informed he was traded to the Royals in the middle of the game.
Teammates came over to wish him farewell.
Such is life for the #Dbacks as sellers at the deadline.@12SportsAZ pic.twitter.com/xnIYlJESqJ
— Jake García (@Jake_M_Garcia) July 27, 2025
Other Baseball
Top 50 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/07/top-50-trade-candidates-for-the-2025-deadline.html
Yankees get Amed Rosario from Nationals for 2 players
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45832768/yankees-get-amed-rosario-nationals-2-players
Cal Raleigh hits tiebreaking solo shot in Mariners’ win
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45833197/cal-raleigh-hits-tiebreaking-solo-shot-mariners-win
Talons leading Bandits before rain postpones Gm. 1 of AUSL Championship Series in 6th
https://www.mlb.com/news/ausl-championship-series-game-1-bandits-talons
Nick Kurtz’s 4-homer, 6-hit game was the first time under tracking (2008) that a player had 4 opposite-field extra-base hits in a game
Second time a player had 5 oppo base hits (Luis Garcia 5/26/23) pic.twitter.com/GwmscFezOl
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 27, 2025
Bobby Witt Jr. is the first player in MLB history with 15+ homers and 25+ SB in each of his first 4 seasons https://t.co/qtCDTeOhM4
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 27, 2025
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-27
This day in baseball
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/July_27
A single dollar bill costs 5 cents to make.
The current U.S circulation is approximately worth $1.79 trillion. That’s a lot of dollars.
Neptune was the first planet that was discovered before being seen through a telescope.
Neptune stands out from the rest of the solar system because it was the first planet discovered by Urbain Le Verrier through mathematical prediction rather than an encounter.
