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Potential Umpire Injury Shows Hazards of the Game

Head injuries are close to my heart, given my own life experiences. Umpiring is also close to my heart, since

Diamondbacks coverage. Tommy Henry earned his first major league win Tuesday night in a game with a strange on-field occurrence.

Full coverage of the exciting win. It simply wouldn’t be Diamondbacks–Rockies if it weren’t a close, back-and-forth game. My latest

Diamondbacks coverage. A seesaw game resulted in an emotional win. My latest for Last Word on Baseball.

Diamondbacks closer Mark Melancon has excelled when holding the lead or trailing in 2022. Tie games, however, have been his

Shortly after trading longest-tenured Diamondback David Peralta to the Tampa Bay Rays for a catching prospect, general manager Mike Hazen

Diamondbacks coverage. First three-or-more-game series sweep of the Giants since 2019 and first at home since 2017. My latest for

Coverage of the victory. My latest for Last Word on Baseball:

Ozzie Smith, Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray, and Jim Thome hosted dozens of baseballers in the 19th annual PLAY Ball fundraiser.

Here are the final totals for the first half of 2022 in Scoreless Outing Percentage, Goose Eggs, and their related