Yusei Kikuchi’s Secrets to Sleeping 13–14 Hours The Blue Jays pitcher made waves by revealing he aims to sleep 13 or 14 hours the night before a start. But for him, snoozing has always come easy. Sports Illustrated · Sep 21, 2023
Jameson Taillon’s streak of strong starts ends in Cubs’ blowout loss to Blue Jays The Cubs lost 11-4 on Sunday, falling short of a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 13, 2023
Balk comes up big as SF Giants beat Gausman, Belt in win over Blue Jays TORONTO — Facing two old friends Tuesday night, the Giants offered a reminder that all the magic pixie dust was still in their clubhouse. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Tigers blow two-run lead in ninth, lose 4-3 to Blue Jays in 10 innings TORONTO — The Tigers were three outs away from stopping their losing streak at five games Wednesday at Rogers Centre. Instead, the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth and then won it in the 10th. Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023
Bill Madden: Yankee legend Don Mattingly’s latest challenge is coaching up the rival Blue Jays DUNEDIN, Fla. — There is a whole new air of professionalism around the Blue Jays this spring, and right in the middle of it is a guy who couldn’t look more out of place in a royal blue and white Toronto uniform with the red Canadian maple leaf logo on… Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2023
Catch ’23: What MLB’s Top 10 Catchers List Means for the Position Last night, MLB Network concluded its annual Top 10 Right Now list of players at every position with its ranking of the best catchers in the league entering the 2023 season. All of the positional lists are good starting points for fun baseball debates. Is Corbin Burnes really the best… Sports Illustrated · Feb 3, 2023
This Year in Home Run Reactions: A Study in the Human Condition Dramatic dingers tell us something about baseball. The pitchers reveal something about frustration, pain and apathy. Sports Illustrated · Dec 28, 2022
Dodgers fall flat again in loss to Diamondbacks LOS ANGELES — Dustin May had no problem getting the first two strikes against Arizona Diamondbacks hitters Wednesday night. Los Angeles Times · Sep 22, 2022
Padres win Petco power surge, series against Diamondbacks SAN DIEGO — Suddenly, Petco Park is struggling to hold baseballs. Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022
Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen dominates Rockies as Jose Urena struggles again DENVER — As the Rockies’ season winds down — there are only 46 games remaining after Arizona shut them out, 6-0, on Saturday night at Coors Field — a lot of players are going to face increased scrutiny. The Denver Post · Aug 14, 2022
Lopsided 7th inning dooms Pirates in 9-3 loss to Diamondbacks PHOENIX — Teams don’t win many games when they allow seven runs in an inning. Tribune News Service · Aug 11, 2022
Rockies squander lead, drop series at Arizona to fall further into NL West cellar If there was one saving grace about the previous three years of Rockies futility, it was that they weren’t the worst team in the NL West. The Denver Post · Aug 8, 2022
Brandon Crawford, Giants walk-off in win over Arizona Diamondbacks SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out. The game tied and a Giants win in the balance, the veteran knew what he needed to do. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
After latest loss, SF Giants closer to D-backs than Padres in NL West standings PHOENIX — The Giants’ freefall continued here Monday afternoon in the airplane hangar that doubles as the home of Arizona Diamondbacks. They lost for the 11th time in 14 games and dropped their fifth straight. Once again, it came down to their putrid defense. Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022 Desert sweep eludes Tigers with 11-7 loss after rare bullpen misstep PHOENIX — The Tigers were in position to get out of the desert with a sweep Sunday. A two-run triple by Willi Castro, a clutch, two-out RBI knock by Robbie Grossman and a three-run home run by Eric Haase had the Tigers up 6-5 going into the bottom of the…
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 14, 2022 Willson Contreras, Ian Happ are Cubs’ only real chances for All-Star berth Contreras and Happ have risen above the woeful state of the Cubs.
Miami Herald · May 10, 2022 Miami Marlins lose for 8th time in 9 games to open series against Arizona Diamondbacks PHOENIX — Elieser Hernandez appeared to have settled into the game.
Miami Herald · May 4, 2022 Hernandez, bullpen struggles extend Marlins’ losing skid to four as D’Backs complete sweep MIAMI — Shortly after Jon Berti took the four-time All-Star deep in the first inning on Wednesday afternoon, Madison Bumgarner took exception with the home plate umpire Ryan Wills’ strike zone.
Miami Herald · May 3, 2022 Seventh-inning rally not enough as Miami Marlins drop opener to Arizona Diamondbacks The Miami Marlins rallied in the seventh but fell a run short.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 30, 2022 Diamondbacks walk over Cardinals, 6-2 ST. LOUIS — Well, the Cardinals and Paul Goldschmidt finally got that home run they were seeking Friday night after eight dry games. A lot of good it did.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 29, 2022 Cardinals back Hudson's stellar pitching with 15 singles, bold base running ST. LOUIS — “Whitey Ball” reappeared at Busch Stadium in all its 1980s glories Thursday night.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 27, 2022 Sloppy pitching and defense doom Dodgers again in loss to Diamondbacks PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t hit a ball out of the infield in Wednesday’s eighth inning.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 27, 2022 Less-than-timely hitting and key error leads Dodgers to 5-3 loss to Diamondbacks PHOENIX — The final score will say the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 5-3.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 16, 2022 Madison Bumgarner, Zac Gallen Must Rebound If Diamondbacks Are to Contend Fantasy outlook, stats and analysis for 2022 Arizona Diamondbacks hitters and pitchers.