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Diamondbacks avoid arbitration with Gabriel Moreno, Ryne Nelsonhttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/arbitration/3607996/

Diamondbacks take Ketel Marte off the trade market

https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ketel-marte-trade-market/3608017/

Diamondbacks take minor league deal flier on RHP Shawn Dubinhttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/shawn-dubin/3607874/

Marte will be back with D-backs next season
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/d-backs-not-trading-ketel-marte-this-offseason

Arizona Diamondbacks’ GM says star slugger Ketel Marte is stayinghttps://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2026/01/09/ketel-marte-trade-news-update-diamondbacks/87903838007/

Diamondbacks Reportedly Sign Former Twins Pitcherhttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-sign-former-twins-pitcher-hatch

Former D-backs Infielder Signs with Braves
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/former-diamondbacks-infielder-signs-braves-english

Diamondbacks Agree to Terms With 8 Players
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-agree-to-terms-with-8-players

This day in history: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-9

This day in baseball: https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/January_9

Only female mosquitoes bite you.

Need some insect did you know facts? No problem. Only female mosquitoes bite us because the required nutrition from their victim’s blood is needed to develop their eggs. Male mosquitoes feed on the nectar of flowers. 

25% of the oxygen we breathe is used by the brain.

This oxygen is used to help blood cells circulate the brain and allow it to function normally. The brain also uses three times as much oxygen as the muscles in the body do. 

46 BC was 445 days long and is the longest year in human history. Nicknamed the year of confusion, this year had two extra leap months inserted by Julius Caesar. This was in order to make his newly-formed Julian Calendar match up with the seasonal year.

Back in Colonial America, slaves could win their freedom through lawsuits. Although there was a low chance of succeeding, winning in court meant that the slave was now a citizen. Since slaves often didn’t have last names and needed a last name to be a citizen, they were often just given the last name of ‘Freeman.’

The Leaning Tower of Pisa was never straight. Known for its four-degree lean, this Italian bell tower was constructed in the 12th century. When construction on the second story started, the tower started to lean due to the unstable ground it was built on.