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baseball Aug. 30, 2023

The Yankees Might Be Staring Down a Lost DecadeUnless risk-averse ownership makes some big moves, this miserable team isn’t going anywhere soon.

By Ross Barkan

games Aug. 15, 2023

There’s No Such Thing As a Good Sports-Team OwnerFans should aspire to ignore them and all their buzz-killing drama.

By Will Leitch

comebacks Aug. 6, 2023

Baseball Finally Feels Vital AgainThe venerable sport is making a comeback this year, thanks in part to MLB’s unpopular commissioner.

By Ross Barkan

sports July 13, 2023

The Yankees Aren’t Just Mediocre — They’re BoringGeorge Steinbrenner would have blown up this team a long time ago.

By Ross Barkan

games July 11, 2023

Please Let Shohei Ohtani Play for a Team That Doesn’t SuckThe Angels are once again squandering historic talent, but hopefully not for much longer.

By Will Leitch

games June 21, 2023

The Mets Stink, But Their Future Actually Looks BrightNot that their fatalistic fan base wants to hear it right now.

By Will Leitch

games Feb. 28, 2023

The Baseball Clock Is GoodThe sport desperately needs to change, no matter how loudly purists complain.

By Will Leitch

sports Sept. 29, 2022

Aaron Judge Could be the Crossover Star Baseball Desperately NeedsThere’s nothing like a home-run chase to get normal people interested in the sport again.

By Ross Barkan

games Aug. 9, 2022

The Mets Are Having an Extremely Un-Mets SeasonThey’re overachieving their way to the playoffs — and having a great time doing it.

By Will Leitch

games June 7, 2022

Enough With the Backlash Over Harmless Broadcaster GaffesThe Jim Kaat outrage cycle was completely unnecessary.

By Will Leitch

games May 24, 2022

The Most Disturbing Part of the Yankees’ ‘Jackie’ Incident Was the FansYankee Stadium picking up Josh Donaldson’s taunt was another example of crowd dynamics gone haywire.

By Will Leitch

games Apr. 6, 2022

Your Guide to the Miracle That Is the 2022 Baseball SeasonAfter the end of a lockout that threatened to push the sport further to the margins, there’s a lot to celebrate.

By Will Leitch

sports Mar. 10, 2022

Baseball Finally Stopped Shooting Itself in the FootIt’s great there will be a full season after all, but why did a deal take so long?

By Will Leitch

games Nov. 23, 2021

What to Know About Baseball’s Looming Labor DisasterMLB players and owners are at each other’s throats, and the possibility of the first work stoppage in a quarter century is very real.

By Will Leitch

games Nov. 16, 2021

Why Nobody Should Want to Play for New YorkIt’s a hell of a sports town, but there are better places to join a team.

By Will Leitch

games Nov. 2, 2021

Almost All the Complaints About the World Series Are WrongGrousing about late-night games and too many relief pitchers just makes you sound old.

By Will Leitch

the sports section Oct. 21, 2021

Baseball Teams Should Get to Pick Their Playoff OpponentsIt’s much more fair-minded than the current system — and much more fun.

By Joe DeLessio

games Aug. 31, 2021

Javy Baez Should Have Remembered Why Fans BooThe Mets player’s strange overreaction to being jeered is understandable but misguided.

By Will Leitch

games July 13, 2021

Babe Ruth Was Never This VersatileShohei Ohtani isn’t just baseball’s most exciting player, he might be the key to the sport’s future.

By Will Leitch

mlb May 13, 2021

New York Yankees Somehow Have 8 COVID Cases in Vaccinated StaffThe team’s breakthrough rate is orders of magnitude higher than the U.S. population, in which 0.008 of those fully vaccinated have contracted COVID.

By Matt Stieb

games Apr. 5, 2021

Major League Baseball Has Not Gone WokeThe league’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Georgia was a cold business calculation, not a statement of principle.

By Will Leitch

politics Apr. 2, 2021

MLB Pulls All-Star Game Out of Georgia Over Voting LawMLB commissioner Robert Manfred said the league “opposes restrictions to the ballot box” and will relocate the 2021 All-Star Game and draft.

By Nia Prater

games Mar. 30, 2021

Baseball Can’t Screw Up Its Big 2021 OpportunityThe sport has a chance for a banner season — but a treacherous labor war looms at the other end.

By Will Leitch

games Mar. 16, 2021

Sports Are About to Look Like 2019 AgainThe Texas Rangers and Wrestlemania are paving the way for crowded stadiums and arenas to become the norm within weeks.

By Will Leitch

games Feb. 23, 2021

It Already Feels Like the Post-COVID Era in SportsA shockingly ordinary baseball spring training presages a return to normalcy — or close to it.

By Will Leitch

games Dec. 8, 2020

How Sports Leagues Are Gearing Up for Another Weird SeasonEveryone is hoping for vaccine-enabled normalcy in 2021, but some sports are better positioned than others to wait things out.

By Will Leitch

games Oct. 20, 2020

The Pandemic Lessons From MLB’s Surprisingly Successful SeasonFour takeaways and four unknowns as the World Series looms.

By Will Leitch

games Oct. 13, 2020

The Fans Can Go to Games Again. Will They?The stadiums are open, but fans aren’t exactly rushing through the doors.

By Will Leitch

games Sept. 22, 2020

Sports Pulled Off a Miracle in 2020. Now What About 2021?The pandemic isn’t going anywhere, but leagues can’t afford another season with no fans.

By Will Leitch

coronavirus Aug. 3, 2020

How Major League Baseball Is Handling Its COVID-19 OutbreakBaseball is tightening up its social-distancing requirements after two team outbreaks in just two weeks.

By Matt Stieb

president trump July 27, 2020

Trump Made Up His Yankees Opening Pitch Invite: ReportLast Thursday, Trump announced he would throw out the opening pitch at an August 15 Yankees game, to the surprise of the New York Yankees.

By Matt Stieb

games July 21, 2020

Can Baseball Really Pull This Off?After a very rocky road back, the sport finally starts up this week amid a coronavirus spike.

By Will Leitch

coronavirus July 10, 2020

When (and How) Sports Are Returning Amid the COVID-19 PandemicIn the next few weeks, the MLB, NBA, and NHL will start playing again — but they’ll look wildly different.

By Adam K. Raymond

games June 16, 2020

Baseball’s Disastrous Spring Feels Like an Existential CrisisAt this point, does it even matter when the sport comes back?

By Will Leitch

games May 27, 2020

Outraged by Crowded Pool Parties? Just Wait Until Sports Come Back.Fans will show up in droves even if they’re not allowed inside stadiums.

By Will Leitch

games May 12, 2020

The Big Questions Sports Leagues Have to Answer Before They ReopenA big one: What happens if a player tests positive for coronavirus in the middle of the season?

By Will Leitch

games Apr. 30, 2020

When Your Favorite Sport Might Be Coming BackSlowly but surely, the big American leagues are planning their returns.

By Will Leitch

coronavirus Mar. 12, 2020

Most U.S. Sports Leagues Have Suspended Their Seasons Due to CoronavirusThe NHL, MLB, MLS, and NBA are all either suspending or canceling play due to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Chas Danner

games Feb. 13, 2020

Pete Rose’s Plea to Be Unbanned From Baseball Is Right From the Trump PlaybookThe legendary hitter (and gambler) admits no fault while harkening back to the sport’s bygone golden age. It just might work.

By Will Leitch

games Oct. 28, 2019

The Wisdom of the CrowdBooing the president probably won’t help. But hey, it can’t hurt, either!

By Will Leitch

games Oct. 22, 2019

How the World Got Too Crowded for the World SeriesThe crowning event of America’s Pastime is now just another thing on TV. But there may be another way forward.

By Will Leitch

games Oct. 1, 2019