Arizona Diamondbacks News, 5/11: Defeat the Mets!

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[Dbacks.com] McCann’s wife Jessica the glue that holds it all together – There’s not a day that goes by that the Diamondbacks catcher doesn’t marvel at what she’s done to hold their family together. “For lack of a better term, mothers married to professional baseball players are essentially single parents for nine months out of the year,” McCann said. “It’s been especially tough for her recently since the boys have started school. It used to be that they were at least with me full-time. Now they’re back home. And when they’re home, I mean, she’s truly the definition of a single parent. She’s home alone and taking the kids to school, sports, birthday parties, you know, everything by herself.” [SI] What D-backs’ Huge Series Win vs Mets Told Us — And What it Didn’t – Lovullo has tried to avoid taking credit for the turnaround of the rotation, but it’s a fact that the starting pitcher group has performed at a high level since their “one-way” meeting with their manager. That continued in a massive way against the Mets. [But] How much success was owed to Mets’ struggles? It’s a good sign that the D-backs’ pitching was able to capitalize on poor offense. It’s also worth noting they held Juan Soto and Bo Bichette to a combined 0-for-20 in the series. But the Mets’ offensive track record does put a bit of an asterisk on the overall pitching results. [AZ Central] Lovullo dealing with illness, but not missing work – For a while Sunday morning, it was unclear whether Lovullo was going to be able to manage the game. Battling an illness, he did not do his usual pregame session with reporters and did not decide he was managing until less than an hour before the game. “Rough morning — real early this morning all the way up until about 7:30, 8 o’clock,” Lovullo said, adding that he decided to manage after a team doctor assured him he wouldn’t get anyone sick. The club announced about 20 minutes before first pitch that Lovullo would manage. Bench coach Jeff Banister said he found out around 6:30 a.m. that Lovullo was not feeling well. Banister was ready to step in for Lovullo.

And, elsewhere…

[MLB] Here are MLB’s top Mother’s Day moments – Each Mother’s Day, players swing pink bats and don pink gear to pay tribute to mom. They also sometimes honor mom with a memorable moment, like when Brandon Nimmo talked about his mom during an interview and cranked a walk-off bomb several innings later. Here’s a look at that special home run and a few other recent Mother’s Day memories. [New York Post] Yasiel Puig homers twice in debut for Canadian baseball team weeks before facing possible prison sentence – Puig signed with the Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League late last month and Sunday was his first game with the semi-pro team.  All of this occurred 20 days out from a sentencing hearing slated for May 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.  He was found guilty of obstruction of justice and providing false statements to federal investigators who had been looking into an illegal sports gambling operation. He is potentially facing 15 years in jail, though he could receive a more lenient sentence for the situation. [AP] Turang’s homer off Bednar in 9th helps Brewers complete sweep with 4-3 win over Yankees – Brice Turang homered off David Bednar with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory Sunday. Milwaukee had not swept the Yankees in a series of at least three games since August 1989. The Brewers improved their interleague record since 2022 to a major league-best 116-65. They are 14-7 against American League teams and 8-9 against National League squads this season. [*Fun fact: Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby currently leads all MLB pitchers in wins, with seven*]