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(Arizona Sports) Next steps for the Diamondbacks at Chase Field after bill passing
The building’s funding mechanism from public and private money is in place, but the Diamondbacks’ lease with the Maricopa County Stadium District is still up in 2027.
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Hall said the Diamondbacks could extend the lease with Maricopa County or the new Maricopa County Stadium District Board, whose members will be appointed before Jan. 1.
The team is looking to reach an agreement similar to what is in place, which gives the Diamondbacks control of maintaining the building.
[Ed. Note] Plus a bonus appearance from Jack!
(ESPN) Diamondbacks to remain at Chase Field for 30 years after approval of renovation bill
The bill will recapture sales taxes from the stadium and other adjacent buildings over the next 30 years and reinvest them into infrastructure at the retractable-roof structure, home of the Diamondbacks since they joined MLB as an expansion franchise in 1998. Chase Field is owned by the Maricopa County Stadium District.
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(Arizona Sports) 5 September storylines for the Diamondbacks with 21 games remaining
So, are Snakes Alive? Yes, in the sense that the Diamondbacks are playing hard and peaking at the right time. A 5.9% chance (via Baseball Reference) isn’t zero, so the Diamondbacks intend to push through the finish line.
“Obviously, from a statistical standpoint, our chances of getting to the playoffs are slim,” Gallen said. “Everybody in here knows they don’t say zero. For us, we’re still alive until we’re not. … We don’t necessarily control all of our destiny, but it comes down to us winning baseball games. If we win, you never know what could happen.”
(SI.com) Former D-backs Reliever’s Brutal Injury Changes Outlook on Trade
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On Tuesday, it was announced that former Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Shelby Miller felt a pop in his elbow, according to Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy.
One day later, Miller was placed on the 60-day IL, after it was announced he suffered a UCL sprain. That will end his 2025 season and put his 2026 into question, with Tommy John Surgery looming as a potential option.
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(MLB.com) Jeffers exits Twins’ game with head injury
Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers was removed from Thursday’s game against the White Sox in the fourth inning with what the team called a head injury.
In the top of the third inning, a Taj Bradley pitch came up and in on White Sox first baseman Lenyn Sosa. The ball hit the knob of Sosa’s bat and caromed off Jeffers’ head, which was confirmed upon replay review after Chicago challenged on the basis of it being a hit-by-pitch.
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(ESPN) Early MLB free agency intel: Tucker, Imai, Schwarber, more
Merrill Kelly, Rangers, right-hander: It’s not powerful, but Kelly’s game is pretty. The pitch mix, the command — it all has allowed him the opportunity, at 37 in October, to cash in on a multiyear deal this winter. Bonus: It’s without the pesky qualifying offer because he was traded midseason.
Zac Gallen, D-backs, right-hander: He has been better lately — perhaps good enough to get tagged with a qualifying offer. Could he accept it and then hit the free agent market at 31 after 2026? Or is this one of the many cases in which labor stoppage fear prompts a free agent to seek something longer term now?
Buehler, just two days after he was officially released by the Boston Red Sox, has struck a deal to join the Phillies through the rest of the season, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. He will be eligible to play in the postseason for the Phillies.
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The 31-year-old right-hander, who signed a one-year, $21.05 million contract in the offseason, struggled in his first season in Boston, so much so that Red Sox manager Alex Cora decided to move Buehler to the bullpen last week.
(SB Nation) Blue Jays fans set terrifying new hot dog record
There is nothing in pro sports quite like “Loonie Dog Night” in Toronto. For the uninitiated, these are special nights on the Blue Jays calendar where hot dogs at the ball park cost just a single “loonie,” a Canadian one-dollar coin. It’s not just a promotion, but a rite of passage — and Jays fans go hard on loonie night.
Tuesday night was absolute magical, as fans at the Rogers center housed an absolutely unreal number of dogs while watching Toronto narrowly lose to Minnesota in the ninth. One loss is a mere blip on the radar when you help consume 92,063 hot dogs in an evening.