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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jose-quintana-dominates-brewers-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jose Quintana dominates in Brewers debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jose-Quintana-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Jose Quintana dominates in Brewers debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T22:06:57-07:00">April 11th, 10:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T22:06:57-07:00">April 11th, 10:06pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After being unsigned until March 5, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/brewers-news-milwaukee-agree-to-terms-with-jose-quintana-in-energizing-move">Jose Quintana proved on Friday night that he still has plenty</a> left in the tank. Making his season debut for the Milwaukee Brewers, the 36-year-old left-hander delivered a masterclass, <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1910910879400648811" rel="noopener">tossing seven shutout innings</a> in a 7-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.</p><p>Quintana,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/brewers-news-jose-quintana-breaks-silence-on-joining-brewers"> who hadn’t faced big-league hitters since last season</a>, looked anything but rusty. He allowed just four hits — all singles — didn’t walk a batter, and struck out two across 80 efficient pitches, 50 of which were strikes. Even more impressive, he faced the minimum through six innings, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-quintana-makes-brewers-debut" rel="noopener">thanks to a pair of double plays</a> and a well-timed pickoff of Jake McCarthy in the third.</p><p>“Offensively, we just didn’t have a real good approach against Quintana,” said D-backs manager Torey Lovullo. “He’s pitched a long time at this level, and he knows how to land pitches. He knows what’s going on at-bat to at-bat.”</p><p>Quintana gave the Brewers exactly what they needed, especially as their rotation continues to deal with early-season injuries. Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy, who’s seen plenty of Quintana during his time in the league, was thrilled to be on the right side of one of the lefty’s vintage performances.</p><h2><b>Brewers, Jose Quintana shine in win over Diamondbacks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jose-Quintana.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“I told him I’ve seen that performance a bunch, but that’s the first time I’ve been happy about it,” Murphy joked postgame.</p><p>The Brewers gave Quintana some early breathing room thanks to small-ball execution and Arizona defensive miscues. Sal Frelick opened the scoring in the fourth with a well-placed RBI double that snuck past first baseman Josh Naylor, who was playing in for a bunt. Milwaukee added two more in the fifth after a passed ball by catcher Gabriel Moreno <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-game-day/diamondbacks-offense-shut-down-jose-quintana-loss-brewers" rel="noopener">moved two runners</a> into scoring position. Christian Yelich and William Contreras drove them in with productive outs.</p><p>D-backs starter Eduardo Rodríguez pitched well but was let down by his offense. The lefty gave up three runs (two earned) over 6.1 innings, striking out three and walking two. The Arizona lineup, missing All-Star Ketel Marte, struggled again against a left-handed starter — marking the second straight game they failed to score a run off a southpaw.</p><p>“We’ve got to be better against lefties,” Lovullo said. “I don’t like pull-side approaches. We want guys to stay quiet and use the whole field.”</p><p>The game remained within reach until the ninth, when Joe Mantiply was tagged for four runs, putting the game out of reach. Quintana, who is now pitching for his eighth MLB team, looks like an early bargain for the Brewers at $4.25 million. If his debut is any indication, Milwaukee may have found a steady veteran presence in their rotation — and just in time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jose Quintana dominates in Brewers debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-diamondbacks-ketel-marte-injury-timeline-torey-lovullo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte gets injury timeline from Torey Lovullo');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ketel-Marte-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte gets injury timeline from Torey Lovullo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T21:44:42-07:00">April 11th, 9:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T21:44:42-07:00">April 11th, 9:44pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-agrees-116-5m-guaranteed-extension">Arizona Diamondbacks may be without their All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte</a> for a few more weeks, but manager Torey Lovullo is encouraged by the progress his star infielder has made in <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-news/dbacks-manager-gives-ketel-marte-timeline-for-return" rel="noopener">recovering from a Grade 1 left hamstring strain.</a></p><p>“Hopefully, it’s before the end of the month. If it’s not, it’ll be a short time after that,” Lovullo said Friday, offering the clearest timeline yet for Marte’s potential return.</p><p>Marte landed on the 10-day injured list on April 5 after pulling up while running the bases during a double against the Washington Nationals the night before. Imaging revealed the mild strain, and while the injury initially created some uncertainty, optimism has grown as Marte has started baseball activities, including taking swings in the batting cage and fielding ground balls.</p><p>The 31-year-old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-suffers-injury-scare-amid-arizonas-playoff-push">has a long history of hamstring issues</a> but told Lovullo this strain felt different from past injuries that sidelined him for extended stretches in 2021 and 2022. According to Lovullo, Marte described the sensation as more of a “grab or cramp,” rather than the sharper pain he has felt before.</p><h2><b>Diamondbacks looking to get all-star Ketel Marte back sooner than expected</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ketel-Marte.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“He’s very in tune with his body,” Lovullo said. “When he said it was a grab instead of a yank or a pull or feels like he got stabbed, which had been some of his comments, I felt like we were in a good spot.”</p><p>That level of self-awareness has helped the training staff and coaches build trust in Marte’s timeline. “When he walks in and says his hamstrings are tight and I can’t run hard today, I say, okay,” Lovullo added. “He knows his body as good as anybody we have for sure.”</p><p>Marte was off to a strong start before the injury, batting .346 with three doubles, six runs, and a .900 OPS through eight games. He finished third in NL MVP voting last season with career highs in home runs (36) and RBIs (95), and he remains a centerpiece in Arizona’s lineup.</p><p>Assistant GM Mike Fitzgerald echoed Lovullo’s optimism earlier this week, revealing the team’s initial fears of a 6-to-8-week absence now appear overly cautious. “His timeline appears to be shorter than we initially feared,” Fitzgerald said.</p><p>In Marte’s absence, Garrett Hampson has taken on the bulk of the reps at second base, with rookie Tim Tawa also seeing occasional time. Geraldo Perdomo has been elevated in the batting order, hitting second against righties and leading off against lefties.</p><p>The Diamondbacks, currently clinging to a top spot in the NL West, are hopeful that Marte’s return can boost a lineup that has already managed to hold its own without him. Until then, they’ll continue to lean on depth and remain cautiously optimistic that one of their most valuable players will be back on the field sooner than expected.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte gets injury timeline from Torey Lovullo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-rumors-180-million-corbin-burnes-losing-offer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles rumors: $180 million Corbin Burnes losing offer comes to light');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Orioles-Corbin-Burnes-losing-offer-.jpg"><figcaption>© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles rumors: $180 million Corbin Burnes losing offer comes to light</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-09T08:38:33-07:00">April 9th, 8:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-09T08:38:33-07:00">April 9th, 8:38am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-gets-real-orioles-free-agency-contract-offer">Corbin Burnes left the Baltimore Orioles</a> in favor of the Arizona Diamondbacks, which, according to a new report, may have meant he left money on the table.</p><p>Burnes, a former Cy Young winner, was one of the top free-agent pitchers this past winter. Believed to be in the running for the 30-year-old pitcher were the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Orioles. However, just after Christmas, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-shocking-210-million-contract-arizona">Burnes agreed to a six-year deal worth $210 million with the Diamondbacks</a>.</p><p>While Burnes will make a ton of cash regardless, reporters have discovered Burnes could have made even more money, at least in the short term, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6266192/2025/04/09/baltimore-orioles-rotation-corbin-burnes-offer/" rel="noopener">had he decided to stay</a> in Baltimore.</p><p>“The offer to Burnes — first reported by Orioles beat writers Tuesday and confirmed by two sources in Burnes’ camp — was four years, $180 million,” The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal wrote. “The $45 million average annual value would have set a record for a pitcher not named Shohei Ohtani. But Burnes, 30, last went on the injured list for arm trouble in July 2019. He was the healthiest domestic ace to hit the market since Gerrit Cole. It was not unreasonable for him to want more than four years.</p><p>“The six-year, $210 million deal Burnes signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks included deferrals and an opt out after two years. The Orioles’ offer did not include deferrals, a source said, so in present value, their proposed AAV was about $12 million higher than the Diamondbacks’, and their proposed total guarantee was within $20 million.”</p><p>Rosenthal wrote, however, that Burnes and his family already lived in Arizona, which meant home games and spring training would be nearby.</p><p>Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-the-major-corbin-burnes-mistake-diamondbacks-made-when-setting-2025-starting-rotation">Burnes has not performed well</a> since putting on a Diamondbacks uniform — he has a 5.79 ERA through two starts — he could potentially earn more money than he is currently slated to if he has an impressive first two years in Arizona.</p><p>After the 2026 season, Burnes could decide to exercise an option to terminate the rest of the deal and become a free agent once again at age 32. It is very realistic to think that a healthy Burnes could fetch more than $96 million over four years, which he would be paid if he opts in and remains with Arizona. Blake Snell, 32, signed a five-year, $182 million deal with the Dodgers this past offseason (albeit with deferrals). Max Fried, now 31, also signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees in December.</p><p>Burnes, whose <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/orioles-vs-diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-4-9-2025">Diamondbacks are currently hosting the Orioles</a>, is projected to make his next start over the weekend vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. Unless the teams meet in the playoffs, Burnes and the Diamondbacks do not make a trip to play the Orioles in Baltimore this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles rumors: $180 million Corbin Burnes losing offer comes to light

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-gets-real-orioles-free-agency-contract-offer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Corbin Burnes gets 100% real on Orioles’ free agency contract offer');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Corbin-Burnes.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Corbin Burnes gets 100% real on Orioles’ free agency contract offer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T16:42:43-07:00">April 8th, 4:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-09T06:16:41-07:00">April 9th, 6:16am</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Corbin Burnes is opening up about his free agency and how he ended up a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-decision-diamondbacks-free-agency">member of the Arizona Diamondbacks</a>.</p><p>Burnes was the Baltimore Orioles’ ace last year, going 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA and an All-Star nod. Though the O’s remained in the running to retain him until the end, <a href="https://twitter.com/ByMattWeyrich/status/1909733009647190389" rel="noopener">he settled on Arizona</a> — both because of the terms of the deal and because Phoenix is close to home.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dbacks’ Corbin Burnes says the Orioles made a four-year offer in free agency and he got the sense they might go to five but ultimately the Dbacks went to six years and $210M for the highest offer and one that let him stay close to home. <a href="https://t.co/qkHo2hJgHY">pic.twitter.com/qkHo2hJgHY</a></p><p>— Matt Weyrich (@ByMattWeyrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByMattWeyrich/status/1909733009647190389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I just don’t think we necessarily matched up on the years it was going to take to get to a dollar amount for me to stay there,” Burnes told reporters of his negotiations with Baltimore. “Now, I can’t guarantee I would have gone there had this offer not come around. It’s just kind of one of those things, the way it was lined up, us living here, [if] these guys are gonna be serious and have a fair offer then this is where we’re going to be.”</p><p>Burnes still insisted that his agent, Scott Boras, was working with the Orioles to make a deal happen up until the end. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-shocking-210-million-contract-arizona">ultimately decided on the Diamondbacks</a>, who gave him a six-year contract worth $210 million.</p><p>“We never told them that we weren’t going to go there,” he continued. “I know Scott was still in negotiations with them up until a couple days prior of us signing here. This deal here came together very quick…when the Diamondbacks came in, they came in hot and heavy and I’m excited we got it done in a matter of 72 hours. It was quick.”</p><p>Burnes’ first two starts with Arizona haven’t gone exactly to plan. The New York Yankees, who he has a career 1.93 ERA against, scored four runs off of him in his first start of the year. Five days later against the Washington Nationals, he gave up four more. In 11.1 innings this season, he has issued seven walks and given up 11 hits.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Corbin Burnes gets 100% real on Orioles’ free agency contract offer

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-injury-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks lose All-Star to familiar injury right after $116.5 million contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ketel-Marte-reacts-after-suffering-apparent-injury.jpg"><figcaption>Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Diamondbacks lose All-Star to familiar injury right after $116.5 million contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-05T06:52:00-07:00">April 5th, 6:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-05T10:11:36-07:00">April 5th, 10:11am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ketel <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-agrees-116-5m-guaranteed-extension">Marte and the Arizona Diamondbacks recently agreed</a> to a $116.5 million contract extension. On Friday, however, the two-time All-Star <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44537632/diamondbacks-ketel-marte-limps-apparent-leg-injury" rel="noopener">suffered a strained left hamstring</a>, according to ESPN. The Diamondbacks were able to defeat the Washington Nationals 6-4, but the Marte injury removed most of the enjoyment of the win.</p><p>They’ve since placed him <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1908563275912274399" rel="noopener">on the 15-day IL</a>, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale:</p><p>“The Arizona Diamondbacks officially place All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte on the injured list with a strained hamstring while calling up infielder Tim Tawa.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-in-lineup-after-il-stint">Marte has dealt with injury trouble</a> in the past. Specifically, he has battled a number of hamstring injuries. At the moment, Marte does not have an official injury timeline for a return. The Diamondbacks are obviously hoping the injury won’t prove to be too serious.</p><p>When healthy, Marte is one of the better second baseman in baseball. The 31-year-old finished third in National League MVP voting and earned his second All-Star selection in 2024. He ultimately slashed .292/.372/.560/.932 across 136 games played. Marte added 36 home runs, 95 RBI, 23 doubles and seven stolen bases.</p><p>The Diamondbacks want to compete in 2025. They surely understand that winning the National League West will be an immense challenge given the presence of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ super-team. Nevertheless, a Diamondbacks’ NL Wild Card run is a realistic possibility.</p><p>The Diamondbacks will need Ketel Marte on the field in order to make a serious postseason run, though. He is one of the best players in the game.</p><p>Arizona will play Washington once again on Saturday. The D’Backs will attempt to move forward despite Marte’s injury. Overall, the Diamondbacks are 5-3. However, that record is only good for fourth place in the NL West with the Dodgers, Padres and Giants currently featuring a combined total of only three defeats.</p><p>The NL West is a talented division to say the least. It goes without saying, but the Diamondbacks will need Ketel Marte to return as soon as possible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks lose All-Star to familiar injury right after $116.5 million contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/betting/diamondbacks-vs-nationals-prediction-odds-pick-4-5-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks vs. Nationals prediction, odds, pick – 4/5/2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Diamondbacks-vs.-Nationals-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Diamondbacks vs. Nationals prediction, odds, pick – 4/5/2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-04T11:20:58-07:00">April 4th, 11:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-04T11:20:58-07:00">April 4th, 11:20am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks continue their east coast trip as they face the Washington Nationals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Diamondbacks-Nationals prediction and pick.</p><p>The Diamondbacks enter the series at 4-3 on the year. After splitting a four-game series with the Cubs to open the year, they would take two of three from the New York Yankees. Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals are just 1-5 entering the series. After dropping two of three to the Phillies, they would be swept by the Blue Jays next.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/diamondbacks-nationals-prediction-odds-pick-4-4-2025">Diamondbacks and Nationals play game one of the series</a> on Friday evening.</p><h2><b>Diamondbacks-Nationals Projected Starters</b></h2><p><b>Eduardo Rodriguez vs. Mitchell Parker</b></p><p><b>Eduardo Rodriguez</b> (0-0) with a 5.06 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP.</p><p>Last Start: Rodriguez went 5.1 innings in his last start, giving up three hits and three walks. He would strike out five but also would give up two home runs and three runs overall in a no-decision as the Diamondbacks beat the Cubs 10-6.</p><p>Away Splits: Rodriguez has not pitched on the road yet but last year was 3-1 on the road in four starts with a 4.22 ERA.</p><p><b>Mitchell Parker</b> (1-0) with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP.</p><p>Last Start: Parker went 6.1 innings in his last start, giving up seven hits and two walks. He would strike out five and not give up a run in a winning effort over the Phillies.</p><p>Home Splits: Parker is 1-0 at home this year with a 0.00 ERA.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Diamondbacks-Nationals <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Diamondbacks-Nationals Odds</b></h2><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+130)</p><p>Moneyline: -126</p><p>Washington Nationals: +1.5 (-156)</p><p>Moneyline: +108</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-122)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (+100)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Diamondbacks vs. Nationals</b></h2><p>Time: 4:05 PM ET/ 1:05 PM PT</p><p>TV: ARID/MASN2</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Corbin Carroll leads the way for the Diamondbacks at the top of the order. He is hitting .222 with a .344 OBP. He has two doubles, a home run, three RBIs, and four runs scored. Meanwhile, Geraldo Perdomo hits behind Carroll, and is hitting .320 on the year with a double, a home run, 11 RBIs, a stolen base, and three runs scored.  Rounding out the top of the order in Pavin Smith. Smith is hitting .308 with. .471 on-base percentage. He has three doubles, an RBI, and four runs scored.</p><p>Josh Naylor sits in the middle of the order for the Diamondbacks. He is hitting .320 this year with three doubles, three RBIs and five runs scored. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Eugenio Suarez hit behind Naylor in the lineup. Gurriel is hitting .222 with two doubles, two home runs, six RBIs, and four runs scored. Meanwhile, Suarez has been great this year. He is hitting .250 with a double, five home runs, 11 RBIs and seven runs scored. Finally, Ketel Marte is hitting .320 with a .452 OBP. He has two doubles, an RBI, and six runs scored.</p><h2><b>Why The Nationals Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>CJ Abrams leads the top of the order for the Nationals. He is hitting .280 this year with a .308 OBP. Further, he has two doubles, two home runs, four RBIs, and three runs scored. Abrams has also stolen two bases. Behind him in the lineup is Keibert Ruiz. Ruiz is hitting .381 with a .435 OBP. He has a double, two home runs, five RBIs, and four runs scored. Rounding out the top of the order is James Wood. Wood is hitting .217 with a 2.80 OBP. He has a home run, an RBI, a stolen base, and two runs scored.</p><p>Nathaniel Lowe is having a solid year in the middle of the Nationals lineup. He is hitting .304 with a .360 on-base percentage. Lowe has two home runs, two doubles, six RBIs, and three runs scored. Meanwhile, Josh Bell is not hitting great. Bell is hitting just .091 but has a .200 OBP. He has a home run, three RBIs, and two runs scored. Finally, Paul DeJong is hitting .222 with a .300 OBP. He has two doubles on the year, but has not scored or driven in a run.</p><h2><b>Final Diamondbacks-Nationals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Eduardo Rodriguez was solid, but not great in his first start of the year. He took the no-decision but also gave up runs. Meanwhile, current members of the Nationals have hit well against him They have hit .273 with three RBIs. This includes Nathaniel Lowe who is four for seven with a double and three RBIs.  Meanwhile, Mitchell Parker has been great against the Diamondbacks. They are just four for 20 against Parker, with one extra-base hit. Further, only Ketel Marte has more than one hit against Parker, and he is the only one with an RBI. The Diamondbacks are the better offense, but take the Nationals to keep this one close.</p><p><b>Final Diamondbacks-Nationals Prediction &amp; Pick: Nationals +1.5 (-156) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks vs. Nationals prediction, odds, pick – 4/5/2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-zac-gallen-13-yankees-cold-weather-advantage');   ga('set', 'title', 'Zac Gallen rings up 13 Yankees thanks to cold-weather ‘advantage’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Diamondbacks-pitcher-Zac-Gallen.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Zac Gallen rings up 13 Yankees thanks to cold-weather ‘advantage’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T06:02:56-07:00">April 3rd, 6:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T06:02:56-07:00">April 3rd, 6:02am</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zac Gallen matched his career high with 13 strikeouts, leading the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-boone-gets-real-diamondbacks-zac-gallen-after-4-3-loss">Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees</a> on a cold, rainy night in the Bronx. After a rough Opening Day, Gallen found his rhythm Wednesday, retiring 11 straight batters and keeping New York off balance with his sharp knuckle curve.</p><p>Gallen bounced back from his Opening Day loss to the Cubs, giving up just three hits without a walk. He racked up 10 of his 13 strikeouts with his knuckle curve and remained unbeaten against the Yankees, improving to 3-0.</p><p>“I mean, for me, I grew up in it, so it kind of takes me back to being a kid, you know, mainly high school. You know, the first day of practice is March 1 and the first game is usually March 31 so you’re playing in this weather for three weeks, maybe a month. So yeah, for me, I try to use it to my advantage a little bit with how I gameplan, how I’m gonna attack the hitters,” Gallen <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/zac-gallen-strikes-out-13-yankees-in-d-backs-win" rel="noopener">said in an interview</a> via MLB.com</p><p>Gallen kept the details of his approach under wraps, avoiding specifics on how cold weather influences his game plan.</p><h2><b>Zac Gallen dominating the Yankees</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Zac-Galllen-pitching-for-the-Diamondbacks.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Diamondbacks pitcher dominated for 6.2 scoreless innings, surrendering just three hits without a walk. He threw 101 pitches, 64 for strikes. the Diamondbacks wasted no time against Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón, scoring four runs in the first two innings. While Rodón lasted six frames, all the damage had already been done.</p><p>The Yankees’ best chance against Gallen came in the second inning when Jazz Chisholm Jr. led off with a single and reached third after Austin Wells doubled with one out. However, Gallen shut down the rally by striking out the next two batters to escape unscathed.</p><p>Gallen praised catcher Gabriel Moreno for staying in sync with him, particularly during the second-inning jam. While Gallen has often called many of his own pitches using the PitchCom device, he relied on it for only about six of his 101 pitches in this outing.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-agrees-116-5m-guaranteed-extension">Center fielder Ketel Marte</a> drew a leadoff walk before Lourdes Gurriel Jr. crushed Rodon’s 94.2 mph four-seam fastball into the second deck, giving the Diamondbacks an early 2-0 lead. The homer was Gurriel Jr.’s second of the season and ended a frustrating slump against the Yankees, as he had gone hitless in his previous 34 at-bats against them.</p><p>Arizona’s offense started strong but faded, going hitless over the last seven innings. After Rodon left the mound, Yoendrys Gomez took over and shut down the D-backs, tossing three hitless innings in relief for the Yankees.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zac Gallen rings up 13 Yankees thanks to cold-weather ‘advantage’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-boone-gets-real-diamondbacks-zac-gallen-after-4-3-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Boone gets 100% real about Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen after 4-3 loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Yankees-news-Aaron-Boone-gets-100-real-about-Diamondbacks-Zac-Gallen-after-4-3-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Boone gets 100% real about Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen after 4-3 loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T21:19:38-07:00">April 2nd, 9:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T21:19:38-07:00">April 2nd, 9:19pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zac Gallen was electric on Wednesday night in the Bronx, and even Yankees manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-aaron-boone-explains-removing-jasson-dominguez-late-games">Aaron Boone had no choice but to tip his cap</a> to the Diamondbacks’ ace following a 4-3 Arizona victory.</p><p>“He was really dealing,” Boone said postgame when asked about what made Gallen so effective.</p><p>https://twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1907614417413415286</p><p>That might be an understatement. Gallen tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts, allowed just three hits, didn’t issue a single walk, and carved through a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-obliterate-home-run-record-scoring-hot-start-2025">Yankees lineup featuring stars like Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger</a>. Over 6 2/3 shutout innings, he collected an <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/zac-gallen-strikes-out-13-yankees-in-d-backs-win" rel="noopener">eye-popping 24 swings and misses</a> — the most in any start of his career.</p><p>On a frigid, blustery night with temperatures hovering in the low 40s and wind chills making it feel much colder, Gallen took the mound in short sleeves — a nod to his New Jersey roots and cold-weather high school days. If the Yankees were hoping the elements would give them a leg up, Gallen quickly erased those hopes.</p><h2>Yankees’ late rally not enough as D-backs hold on</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Zac-Gallen.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“I try to use it to my advantage,” Gallen said of the weather. “Growing up in this, it kind of takes me back to being a kid.”</p><p>He wasted no time attacking the zone, striking out reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge three times and navigating his only real jam in the second inning with back-to-back strikeouts to strand runners at second and third. Gallen credited his catcher Gabriel Moreno, who called nearly the entire game — a rarity, as Gallen often uses PitchCom to call pitches himself.</p><p>“Gabi had a real good feel for what they were trying to do,” Gallen said. “We both prepped a pretty good amount to kind of understand what we had to do to get those guys.”</p><p>The Diamondbacks gave Gallen an early cushion, scoring four runs in the first two innings off Yankees starter Carlos Rodón. A two-run homer from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the first and RBI contributions from Geraldo Perdomo and Ketel Marte in the second helped Arizona secure its first-ever regular season series win at Yankee Stadium.</p><p>Despite Arizona’s bats going silent after the second inning, Gallen’s dominance kept the Yankees off the scoreboard until the ninth. Boone and the Yankees managed a rally against the D-backs bullpen, as Anthony Volpe lifted a three-run homer off A.J. Puk to bring New York within one run. But Puk held firm, striking out Jasson Dominguez to seal the win and ensure Gallen’s brilliance didn’t go to waste.</p><p>For Boone, there was no denying the impact Gallen had on the outcome.</p><p>“He had good stuff, obviously the fastball had life, the breaking ball was sharp,” Boone said. “You could tell he was in rhythm early and when he’s on like that, he’s tough.”</p><p>With this bounce-back outing after a rocky Opening Day, Gallen once again reminded the league why he’s firmly entrenched among baseball’s elite arms — even in the cold, even in the Bronx, and even against the New York Yankees.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Boone gets 100% real about Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen after 4-3 loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-agrees-116-5m-guaranteed-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks, Ketel Marte agree to $116.5M guaranteed extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ketel-Marte-agrees-to-116.jpg"></figure><h1>Diamondbacks, Ketel Marte agree to $116.5M guaranteed extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T14:21:39-07:00">April 2nd, 2:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T14:42:01-07:00">April 2nd, 2:42pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks and Ketel Marte’s relationship will keep on keeping on. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/mlb-rumors-diamondbacks-ketel-marte-discussing-lucrative-contract-extension">Marte was seeking a lucrative contract</a>, he got his wish.</p><p>According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Marte and the club <a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1907538789200691499" rel="noopener">agreed</a> to a $116.5 million extension that will keep him with the team until at least 2030.</p><p>Marte has been one of the best players on the Diamondbacks, and all of baseball. For starters, he placed third in MVP voting after a remarkable season.</p><p>At the plate, he batted .292 with a career-high 36 home runs and 95 RBIs. He was the offensive engine for the Diamondbacks when they were in a rut. Now, the team will keep one of the cornerstones for the next handful of seasons.</p><p>For Arizona, they are looking to head back to the World Series. After a spontaneous run, they are hoping to build on that. Signing guys like Jordan Montgomery and Corbin Burnes have proved that mantra.</p><p>However, losing a guy like Christian Walker is hard to stomach. Regardless of that, the amount of talent the Diamondbacks have in the farm system is outrageous.</p><p>A guy like Dru Jones is eagerly awaiting his opportunity. Furthermore, players like Gabriel Moreno and Geraldo Perdomo have been essential for rounding out the depth of the team.</p><h2><b>Ketel Marte is committed to the Diamondbacks</b></h2><p>Putting pen to paper for Marte’s long-term career was much needed. Besides Corbin Carroll, Marte has been the de facto option. He has been the most consistent player for the team over the past few seasons.</p><p>Fans, teammates, coaches, and executives know what they are getting from him. Plus, the <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/theres-something-i-ought-to-tell-you-about-ketel-marte/" rel="noopener">ability to be a switch hitter</a> doesn’t hurt either.</p><p>Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-makes-promise-after-ankle-injury-scare">Marte was dealing with an ankle injury</a> last season, it’s safe to say that was a thing of the past. His durability might be a concern, but with the amount of depth the Diamondbacks have, it won’t be an issue.</p><p>Furthermore, securing a contract of this magnitude prevents him from being poached away. Arizona is committed to loyal players and wants to reward them fruitfully.</p><p>Marte has joined that list and will be an exclusive part of the success moving forward. With a stacked National League West, they don’t have an easy road.</p><p>However, having the core group of players under contract for an extensive period is a plus. After the Diamondbacks upset the Yankees on Tuesday, they might call on Marte to be the catalyst for more wins, following his contract extension.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks, Ketel Marte agree to $116.5M guaranteed extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-new-york-fans-josh-naylor-costly-error');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees fans clown Josh Naylor after costly error');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/New-York-fans-clown-Josh-Naylor-after-costly-error.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees fans clown Josh Naylor after costly error</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T18:25:14-07:00">April 1st, 6:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T18:25:14-07:00">April 1st, 6:25pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks are opening a three-game series in The Bronx on Tuesday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-shocking-210-million-contract-arizona">Game 1 featured Arizona ace Corbin Burnes</a> against New York rookie Will Warren on the mound in a tight game early. After Anthony Volpe hit his third homer of the season, the Bombers tied the game at 2. With two runners on, Diamondbacks first baseman Josh Naylor committed an error that let both Yankees runners score. Fans <a href="https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/1907227272764956963" rel="noopener">had fun at his expense</a>, continuing a years-long rivalry.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yanks get 2 runs on a MASSIVE error by Josh Naylor! <a href="https://t.co/FJNC6fTICD">pic.twitter.com/FJNC6fTICD</a></p><p>— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinYanks/status/1907227272764956963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera hit a grounder to Naylor, who sailed the flip to Burnes. Austin Wells scored from third and Jasson Dominguez came around from second. Those were two key runs for the Yankees, and their fans took to social media to clown Naylor.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">His downfall has been GLORIOUS LMAOOOO <a href="https://t.co/vf7Sv0jEhX">pic.twitter.com/vf7Sv0jEhX</a></p><p>— Devon (3-0 Yankees) (@Dev2Trilll) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dev2Trilll/status/1907227404415963322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>@nicke22rocks <a href="https://x.com/nicke22rocks/status/1907228521333731605" rel="noopener">posted simply</a>, “We own that fraud.”</p><p>@jherb1323 <a href="https://x.com/jherb1323/status/1907232726018556247" rel="noopener">referenced the long-standing</a> feud between Naylor and the Yankees. “Let’s hope he’s more careful when he’s rocking babies, if anyone would let their child be held by this being in the first place.”</p><p>During the 2022 American League Division Series, Josh Naylor hit a home run off of Gerrit Cole as a member of the Guardians. As he rounded the bases, he celebrated with the “rock the baby” celebration. The Yankees and their fans did not take kindly to it, and the rivalry was born. When then-second baseman Gleyber Torres caught the final out of the series, he rocked his own baby.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qme"> <a href="https://t.co/AGM6He7r1p">pic.twitter.com/AGM6He7r1p</a></p><p>— Frohausen (@frospice) <a href="https://twitter.com/frospice/status/1907227421423632876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Even though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/diamondbacks-news-acquires-josh-naylor-trade-guardians">Naylor is on the Diamondbacks now,</a> Yankees fans do not forget the trash talking. It came up last year when Cleveland and New York faced off in the ALCS, but Naylor did not break out the celebration again. This is the only matchup between the Yankees and Diamondbacks this year, so the fans took advantage.</p><p>The two teams return to the field Wednesday at 7 p.m. Eastern.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees fans clown Josh Naylor after costly error

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-ketel-marte-franchise-history-world-series-game-1-vs-rangers">Arizona Diamondbacks have built one of the best offenses</a> in all of MLB, and at the heart of their efforts is 31-year-old second baseman Ketel Marte, who is entering the 2025 season coming off one of the best campaigns of his career in 2024. Marte has been nothing but productive during his stint in the Valley, and it looks like the Diamondbacks are looking to reward him financially in the coming days.</p><p>According to MLB insider Mike Rodriguez, via Hector Gomez of Z101, Marte and the Diamondbacks are “<a href="https://x.com/hgomez27/status/1907225583374717056" rel="noopener">working on</a> a contract extension worth over $100 million”. It’s not quite clear for how long this potential contract extension would be running, but with the second baseman under contract until at least the end of the 2027 season (with a club option for 2028), any extension will begin from when Marte is already 35 years of age.</p><p>Marte is one of the best second basemen in the league, and a premium is usually paid to keep the services of an elite middle infielder. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-arizonas-contract-plan-for-franchise-star-ketel-marte-revealed">Diamondbacks are also going to be rewarding Marte’s consistency</a>, as he seems to be getting better with age. He is currently set to make an average of around $15 million over the next four seasons, and perhaps the best way to keep him motivated is to reward him with a contract that more aptly matches his level of production.</p><p>The 31-year-old second baseman is off to a solid start to the 2025 season. Through four games, Marte has six hits in 21 plate appearances while scoring four runs. He is yet to get on the board in the power department, but it is early days in the season, and he should be back to his power-hitting ways in no time.</p><h2><b>Ketel Marte, a Diamondbacks fixture for a decade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ketel-Marte.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Barring an unforeseen decision from the Diamondbacks to trade away one of their best hitters, Ketel Marte is going to be a fixture of the Arizona infield for a decade. And what a major win it was for the Diamondbacks to get one of the more consistent infielders in the entire league in a trade that cost them Mitch Haniger, Jean Segura, and Zac Curtis.</p><p>Marte has recorded 26.1 WAR (per Fangraphs) thus far for the Diamondbacks, and he’s still in the middle of the prime years of his career. Arizona would want nothing more than to keep him satisfied as he continues to play a starring role for the team moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Diamondbacks, Ketel Marte discussing lucrative contract extension

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He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-shocking-210-million-contract-arizona">Arizona Diamondbacks made headlines this offseason by signing Corbin Burnes</a> to a six-year, $210 million deal — the largest free-agent contract in franchise history. But before he even threw a pitch for his new club, Arizona stumbled out of the gate with a misstep that rival executives have been quick to criticize. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/03/30/bruce-bochy-brian-snitker-mlb-managers/82723066007/" rel="noopener">The issue?</a> Miscommunication — or perhaps lack of communication — between manager Torey Lovullo and his new ace.</p><p>When the D-backs delayed naming an Opening Day starter until just days before the season began, it created a ripple effect in Burnes’ preparation. Lovullo ultimately went with Zac Gallen to start Opening Day against the Cubs, but by then it was too late to shift <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/diamondbacks-news-d-backs-managertorey-lovullo-cryptic-hint-corbin-burnes-guessing-game">Burnes’ meticulously planned spring training schedule to get him ready</a> on short rest for Game 2. As a result, Burnes, a self-proclaimed creature of habit, was bumped to the fifth spot in the rotation and won’t debut until April 1 at Yankee Stadium.</p><p>“That was probably a technical error on my part,” Lovullo admitted. “Corbin is a very routine-oriented player, and I had yet to understand that until recently. He’s got a process, and I respect that and I blame myself for not getting to know him.”</p><h2><b>Will Corbin Burnes and the Diamondbacks be able to stop the dominant Yankee lineup?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Corbin-Burnes_c31d8a.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Burnes is known around the league for his intense focus on preparation and structure—a mindset forged after a rocky 2019 season and refined with the help of his mental performance coach, Brian Cain. He credits the routine he’s built over the past five years with the turnaround that followed, including a Cy Young campaign and now a nine-figure contract.</p><p>“The reason why I’m here today and the pitcher I am is because of those routines,” Burnes explained. “And I brought that up [to the Arizona staff]. I said, ‘The reason you guys signed me, the reason you gave me this contract, is because of this process and that routine. Is that something we want to change the first start of my D-backs tenure?’”</p><p>The answer, understandably, was no.</p><p>Burnes will now make his Diamondbacks debut under the bright lights of Yankee Stadium on April 1. Though it’s not the soft landing many envisioned for his first start with Arizona, Burnes has a strong track record there, having allowed just one earned run in 13 career innings in the Bronx.</p><p>The good news for the Diamondbacks is that lessons have already been learned. Burnes and Lovullo have now discussed communication moving forward, with the ace being looped in for all future scheduling talks.</p><p>“Whatever it is, when we kind of map things out… I know kind of weeks in advance what it is,” Burnes said. “So I can kind of fit in my routine.” It was a rocky start to a highly anticipated new chapter, but with the air cleared, the D-backs can now move forward — hopefully with better communication and their ace locked in.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.214	0	4	0.536	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.214	0	4	0.536	0