Oct. 29, 2023 7:00 am ETARLINGTON, Texas—Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly was surprised to receive an email from his retirement-age pitching coach Brent Strom at about 4:30 p.m. last Christmas Eve. Subject line: “Some thoughts…”Kelly expected holiday greetings. He was wrong.

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Persons: Merrill Kelly, Brent Strom, … ” Kelly Organizations: ARLINGTON , Texas — Arizona Diamondbacks Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas