Chad Jennings

Red Sox Beat Writer at The Athletic

Red Sox writer for The Athletic. Former Missouri tractor driver.

Articles

Injured Pirates fan Kavan Markwood known as resilient, kind. 'He'll take this and fight hard'

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chad Jennings

Sometime Wednesday evening, South Allegheny High School athletic director Mike Crown saw that a fan had fallen out of the stands at that night's Pittsburgh Pirates game. When he got up Thursday morning, Crown was reading more about the incident before work, and that's when he saw the pictures and video.
Colorado Rockies set MLB record for most losses in April

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chad Jennings

In the handshake line on Wednesday, Colorado Rockies center fielder stopped to hug rookie Zach Agnos. It had been Doyle's go-ahead home run that made possible Agnos's first career save, and so the Rockies got to do what they hadn't done in a while. They got to celebrate. "We needed a game like this to win," manager Bud Black told reporters postgame, "because obviously we're not scoring a lot of runs."There's a lot about the Rockies that speaks for itself at the moment.
Having left MLB behind, ex-Marlins GM Kim Ng to commish new pro softball league

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chad Jennings

Kim Ng's three decades in Major League Baseball were relentless and unprecedented. Her departure was swift and unexpected. She remains, 18 months later, a sports executive like no other, still envisioning opportunities that have never before existed.
Having left MLB behind, ex-Marlins GM Kim Ng to commish new pro softball league

4 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Chad Jennings

Share Kim Ng’s three decades in Major League Baseball were relentless and unprecedented. Her departure was swift and unexpected.
Building a USA roster around Aaron Judge for the 2026 World Baseball Classic

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chad Jennings

If Aaron Judge is saying yes, who's going to say no? Judge announced on Monday that he's going to play for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He'll serve as team captain, giving the team a bonafide superstar to build around. When Mike Trout announced he was going to play in 2023, other American All-Stars followed his lead. Now it's Judge whose name carries as much weight as any American player, and it's not hard to imagine other elite hitters lining up to play alongside him.
A rule change is getting standout young players to MLB faster

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Chad Jennings |Cody Stavenhagen

Two elite prospects, each the same age, playing the same position for the same team, but separated by a decade. One started the season in the minors, the other in the majors. As it turns out, that decade made all the difference. Ten years ago, Kris Bryant delivered a monster spring training for the Chicago Cubs at 23 years old. He was sent to the minor leagues anyway. The Cubs kept Bryant in Triple A for 12 days, just long enough to avoid accruing a year of major-league service time.
A six-man rotation seems attractive on paper, but not on the mound

1 month ago | sacbee.com | Chad Jennings

Even before his ace went on the injured list, when he had six legitimate starters, a progressive front office and a mind open to innovative solutions, the Tampa Bay Rays’ pitching coach, Kyle Snyder, never seriously considered using a six-man rotation. He is intrigued by the concept, but Snyder just can’t make the numbers work. He’s not ready to volunteer for that particular pitching experiment.
Braves with a big drop; How about that NL West?

1 month ago | obnews.co | Grant Brisbee |Chad Jennings |Levi Weaver

By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi WeaverEvery week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. Two surprising weekends can make a big difference in football, but small samples mean less in baseball. Keep that in mind as you browse our Power Rankings a week and a half into the season. Some of our opinions have changed, but perhaps not as much as each team’s record would suggest.
Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell to get time in center field

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Chad Jennings

BOSTON - Ten days into his Major League career, Boston Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell already has a new assignment: backup center fielder. Just a few hours before Saturday's scheduled first pitch, the Red Sox announced a lineup change, shifting Campbell from left field to center field so that Jarren Duran could remain in left.
The 6-man rotation seems like it should fit this moment. Why does it never catch on?

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Chad Jennings

Even before his ace went on the injured list, when he had six legitimate starters, a notoriously progressive front office, and a mind open to innovative solutions, Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder never seriously considered using a six-man rotation. He's intrigued by the concept, and he's tried out-of-the-box ideas in the past, but Snyder just can't make the numbers work. He's not ready to volunteer for that particular pitching experiment.