Team News

Diamondbacks Lead Trio of Unlikely NL Wild Contenders

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/analysis/diamondbacks-lead-trio-of-unlikely-nl-wild-contenders

Diamondbacks Farm System May 2023 Update: High-A Hillsboro

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/prospects/diamondbacks-farm-system-may-2023-update-high-a-hillsboro

Diamondbacks Farm System May 2023 Update: Low-A Visalia

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/prospects/diamondbacks-farm-system-may-2023-update-low-a-visalia

Time to catch up on D-backs’ farm teams

https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/d-backs-minor-league-report-may-2023

Other Baseball

D-Backs’ Offseason Trade Pickup Off To Excellent Start

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/d-backs-offseason-trade-pickup-off-to-excellent-start.html

These teams may already be looking forward to Trade Deadline

https://www.mlb.com/news/positions-for-mlb-contenders-to-address-at-trade-deadline

Freeman joins 300-HR/1,000-RBI club, calls Dad

https://www.mlb.com/news/freddie-freeman-has-milestone-game

Ohtani, Trout power past Orioles in comeback win

https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-mike-trout-homer-in-win-vs-orioles

Judge quiets Toronto with 4-HR series (nearly 5!)

https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-lifts-yankees-in-toronto-12th-home-run

Anything Goes

Career appearances for Dbacks tracker:
Ziegler: 377

Chafin: 358

This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/day/may-19

This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/May_19

Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins.

Sloths can slow their heart rates. When they do, sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. On the other hand, dolphins need to come up to the surface to breathe after 10 minutes.

Penguins used to be 6 feet tall.

Whether a terrifying or adorable fun fact: bones found at Seymour Island showed that penguins stood at 6 feet tall and weighed 250 pounds 40 million years ago.