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Team News

Retired D-back David Peralta fondly recalls 2017 Wild Card, not a fan of boos as Dodgerhttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/david-peralta/3610844/

Diamondbacks great Paul Goldschmidt heading back to Yankeeshttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/paul-goldschmidt-yankees-2/3610931/

D-backs Outfielder Joins Team Netherlands in World Baseball Classic
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/d-backs-outfielder-netherlands-world-baseball-classic-druw-jones

David Peralta Opens Up on His D-backs Career
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/david-peralta-opens-up-d-backs-career

Insider Says D-backs Manager Torey Lovullo May Be On Hot Seathttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/d-backs-manager-torey-lovullo-hot-seat

Other Baseball

Reigning MVPs, Cy Youngs among 78 All-Stars on Classic rosters
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/2026-world-baseball-classic-rosters-unveiled

World Baseball Classic roster takeaways: Team USA’s elite pitching, Puerto Rico’s missing stars, Team Brazil’s return and morehttps://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/world-baseball-classic-roster-takeaways-team-usas-elite-pitching-puerto-ricos-missing-stars-team-brazils-return-and-more-200115049.html

Terrance Gore, speedster who made mark with Royals, passes away at 34
https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/terrance-gore-passes-away

Terrance Gore, Royals postseason legend, dead at 34
https://www.royalsreview.com/royals-news-transactions-signings/93607/terrance-gore-royals-postseason-legend-dead-at-34

Former Athletics first baseman Mark McGwire returns to the franchise as special assistant to player development

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/former-athletics-first-baseman-mark-mcgwire-returns-to-the-franchise-as-special-assistant-to-player-development-163409875.html

Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction, lying to officialshttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47852596/ex-mlb-player-puig-guilty-obstruction-lying-officials

Mexico Red tops Mexico Green in thrilling Caribbean Series final
https://www.mlb.com/news/mexico-red-defeats-mexico-green-in-2026-caribbean-series-title-game

Anything Goes

This day in history:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/february-8

This day in baseball:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/February_8

The Hawaiian alphabet contains only 13 letters.

The Hawaiian alphabet contains a total of five vowels that are both long and short. It also contains a total of eight consonants. Hawaii’s alphabet represents all the basic sounds and phonemes in their language. 

Giraffes cannot swim.

A giraffe can maintain its balance on land due to its gait. However, research has shown that this balance is ineffective in the water. This makes them one of the worst swimmers in the animal kingdom.

Australia is the only continent without an active volcano.

The nearest active volcanoes are located off the continent of Australia but are still within its territory. One is located on Head Island and the other on McDonald Islands. The reason why Australia does not have any active volcanoes located on the continent is that it isn’t on a plate boundary.

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