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Apr 15, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Adrian Del Castillo watches his two run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the tenth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images
Team News
Del Castillo punctuates D-backs’ strong trip with go-ahead HR in 10th
“They’re winning players with a winning attitude,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “There’s good leadership on this team. There’s a good culture. The leaders carry the torch here and they don’t want to let bad things happen, and they address it right on the spot.”
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/adrian-del-castillo-go-ahead-homer-5-rbis-d-backs-win
Adrian Del Castillo hits game-winning home run as Diamondbacks win series over Orioleshttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/orioles-series/3617937/
Diamondbacks Win Wild Back-and-Forth Game vs Orioles in Extra Innings
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-win-wild-back-forth-game-orioles-extra-innings
Diamondbacks road trip takeaways: 3 series wins leads to successful triphttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/road-trip-takeaways/3617950/
What D-backs’ Huge Series Win vs Orioles Told Us — And What it Didn’thttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/d-backs-huge-series-win-orioles
The Diamondbacks Made the Perfect Pitching Decision — For Nowhttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-perfect-pitching-decision-pfaadt-soroka
Diamondbacks Infielder Reaches Franchise-Record Hit Streak vs Orioleshttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-infielder-franchise-record-ildemaro-vargas
Other Baseball
Dodgers smashed MLB’s spending record at $515M in 2025https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48502875/dodgers-smashed-mlb-spending-record-515m-2025
Sources: MLBPA fires COO, human resources head with causehttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48498255/sources-mlbpa-fires-coo-human-resources-head-cause
MLB, Twins investigating after Red Sox’s Jarren Duran alleges heckling fan told him to kill himself
https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/articl...g-fan-told-him-to-kill-himself-215156398.html
Tigers Extend Kevin McGonigle
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/04/tigers-kevin-mcgonigle-extension.html
Elder K’s 7, lowers ERA to 0.77 with brilliant scoreless start
https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-elder-scoreless-start-in-series-finale-vs-marlins
Reds rookie Stewart stays hot with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs (all in first 2 innings!)https://www.mlb.com/news/sal-stewart-has-multihomer-game-vs-giants
Merrill magic strikes twice! Fresh off HR robbery, young star caps wild rally with walk-offhttps://www.mlb.com/padres/news/jackson-merrill-hits-walk-off-double-as-padres-win-vs-mariners
JACKSON MERRILL ROBS JULIO RODRÍGUEZ OF A HOMER! pic.twitter.com/ZMWtLlmhjC
— MLB (@MLB) April 16, 2026
This is the Padres’ first win when trailing by 4+ runs entering the 9th since 6/14/19, which was won in extras
First win for them when trailing by 4+ runs entering ninth AND won it in nine since 9/9/17 https://t.co/gCzFrvldCV
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 16, 2026
If you’re curious for tomorrow for Mike Trout:
no visiting player has homered on four straight days at the Yankees
The only player to homer in 4 straight games within a series at NYY is 1972 John Mayberry, over 3 days due to doubleheaders https://t.co/vtxIF2M0AG
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 16, 2026
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-16
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/April_16
China originated paper making.
The first papermaking process was documented during the 25-220 CE (Eastern Han period). At some point during the 8th century, Chinese papermaking spread to the Islamic world which later on was used as a method of making paper currency.
Abraham Lincoln was a wrestling champion.
Before taking a seat at the office, Abraham Lincoln was once known as a great wrestler and has won many awards from his time in the ring. One of his most famous matches was with his rival Jack Armstrong.
A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you can’t choose between following your head or your heart? Well, it seems shrimp have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to tough decisions. Kidding aside, one of the fun facts about shrimps is that their hearts are literally in their heads. Specifically, it is found in the thorax just behind the head – but they are covered in the same shell segment.
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