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Jul 11, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Philip Abner (50) is greeted by Arizona Diamondbacks catcher James McCann (8) after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images | William Liang-Imagn Images



Team News


Pfaadt looks like different pitcher since returning from Triple-A stint
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/d-backs-brandon-pfaadt-earns-win-in-another-rout-of-dodgers


Diamondbacks’ Brandon Pfaadt outduels Dodgers All-Star Yoshinobu Yamamoto in emphatic win

https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizo...s-all-star-yoshinobu-yamamoto-in-emphatic-win


D-backs Offense Explodes as Pfaadt Out-Duels Yamamotohttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/d-backs-offense-explodes-pfaadt-out-duels-yamamoto

They wanted to face James McCann btw. pic.twitter.com/A5BEbPNWhd

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 12, 2026

Tommy Troy Exits D-backs Game with Injury Making Great Catchhttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/tommy-troy-exits-d-backs-game-injury-making-great-catch


D-backs thrilled that their top Draft target was available with No. 15 pick
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/ryder-helfrick-selected-by-d-backs-with-no-15-pick




Diamondbacks select Arkansas C Ryder Helfrick in 1st round of 2026 MLB Drafthttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ryder-helfrick-drafted



Why The Diamondbacks Drafted Each of Their Day 1 Pickshttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks...s-drafted-helfrick-bryant-dowd-kerce-mcdevitt


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Other Baseball


UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky taken No. 1 overall in draft by White Soxhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49335387/ucla-roch-cholowsky-taken-no-1-overall-draft-white-sox


2026 MLB draft: Day 1 winners and losers, names to know for Day 2https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...t-analysis-winners-losers-day-1-preview-day-2


Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis
https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-draft-day-1-complete-coverage?t=mlb-draft-coverage


Athletics place All-Star Nick Kurtz on IL with thumb issue; White Sox CF Tristan Peters will take 1B’s spot on AL roster

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/articl...ill-take-1bs-spot-on-al-roster-184646459.html


Zack Wheeler rejects All-Star Game invite after snubs: ‘Not gonna be the fifth option’https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...star-game-invite-snubs-not-gonna-fifth-option


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Anything Goes


This day in history:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-12



This day in baseball:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/July_12


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You have a one in 2 billion chance to live over 100 years old.​

Only one person out of two billion will live to be 116 or older.

Burying a sardine is a Spanish tradition.​

You read that right: Holding a funeral for a sardine is a custom in Spain. The Burial of the Sardine symbolizes a fresh start through burying the past. The sardine burial is usually done during lent and the advent period.

Dead women can still give birth.​

In a phenomenon called “Coffin Birth,” a pregnant woman may deliver a child spontaneously after her death. Post-mortem birth occurs due to the gases that build up in the abdominal area forcing the baby out of the womb.




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