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Jul 25, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (5) is tagged out at third base trying to steal by Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) during the third inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images | Brad Mills-Imagn Images



Team News


Too many walks, not enough knocks: Summing up end to D-backs’ streak
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/mitch-bratt-pitches-5-innings-in-d-backs-loss-to-nationals


Diamondbacks try shaking up lineup to get stars going, loss sets up key rubber match vs. Nationals https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizo...ars-going-loss-sets-up-key-match-vs-nationals


Why are the Diamondbacks wearing hats that do not match their jerseys this weekend?https://arizonasports.com/threads/hats-that-do-not-match-their-jerseys-this-weekend


Diamondbacks’ Mitch Bratt is Struggling in the Majors So Farhttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-mitch-bratt-struggling-majors-so-far


How Tyler Locklear Has Hit the Ground Running for Diamondbackshttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/tyler-locklear-hit-ground-running-diamondbacks




Other Baseball


Red Sox To Trade Connelly Early To Nationals For Curtis Meadhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026...nelly-early-to-nationals-for-curtis-mead.html


Cardinals Sign Peter Strzelecki To Minor League Contracthttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/07/cardinals-sign-peter-strzelecki-to-minor-league-contract.html


Baseball Hall of Fame 2026: Why Beltran, Jones, Kent got inhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...026-ballot-reveal-carlos-beltran-andruw-jones




Everything you need to know about 2026 HOF inductions
https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-hall-of-fame-2026-induction-ceremony-inductees-date-and-more



Perez passes Brett with 318 homers as a Kansas City Royalhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49448590/perez-passes-brett-318-homers-kansas-city-royal


Trade rumors: Mason Miller suitors, Skubal, Rays, Red Sox
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-rumors-and-2026-trade-deadline-news-july-25


Talons take AUSL Championship Series opener, can clinch title today (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)https://www.mlb.com/news/ausl-championship-series-2026-game-1


Anything Goes


This day in history:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-26


This day in baseball:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/July_26


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Bulls run faster uphill than downhill.​

This is mainly because they have longer hind legs than front legs. Their legs are also very powerful and can run at speeds of 35 mph.

Snapple’s 1001 “Real Facts” aren’t true.​

In 2002, the manufacturers of Snapple began printing “Real Facts” inside the bottle caps. However, most of this information is outdated or simply myths.

Pencils are yellow because of Chinese royalty.​

In the 1800s, the best graphite in the world came from China. The Americans wanted to give a tribute to the Chinese for the graphite used in their pencils. Yellow means royalty and respect in China, which is why the Americans manufactured their pencils in yellow. To this day, the default color for pencils is still yellow.


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