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Jared Diamond

Sports Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Reporter: @WSJSports. Teach: @Mville_College. Author: SWING KINGS (@wmmorrowbooks). Email: [email protected].

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  • Baseball’s Pitch to Fix Pitchers: Make Them Throw More

    1 week ago | wsj.com | Jared Diamond

    April 16, 2025 7:00 am ETMajor League Baseball has two giant problems when it comes to pitching that appear to be at odds. The first is that an alarming number of the best young hurlers are succumbing to an epidemic of career-altering elbow injuries. The other is that starters—the sport’s leading men for a century—have been relegated to a supporting role. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • The $500 Million Player Who Finally Tied the Knot With Baseball’s Perennial Bridesmaid

    1 week ago | wsj.com | Jared Diamond

    The Toronto Blue Jays had struck out with a series of high-profile free agents until Vladimir Guerrero Jr. agreed to a 14-year extension. Is the Canadian team ready to compete with baseball’s biggest spenders? The Toronto Blue Jays have all the hallmarks of a baseball powerhouse. They reside in one of North America’s largest cities. They’re based in a country with no other major-league team, meaning they can sell merchandise and attract fans from coast to coast.

  • The $500 Million Player Who Finally Tied the Knot With Baseball’s Perennial Bridesmaid

    1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jared Diamond

    The $500 Million Player Who Finally Tied the Knot With Baseball’s Perennial BridesmaidThe $500 Million Player Who Finally Tied the Knot With Baseball’s Perennial BridesmaidThe Toronto Blue Jays had struck out with a series of high-profile free agents until Vladimir Guerrero Jr. agreed to a 14-year extension. Is the Canadian team ready to compete with baseball’s biggest spenders?

  • The Amateur Baseball League That Launched the Career of the Man Behind the Torpedo Bat

    2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Jared Diamond

    Long before his oddly shaped bat became the talk of baseball, Aaron Leanhardt played in the Boston Metro Baseball League. He wasn’t the only guy on the team to reach the big leagues. At Jeremy LeBlanc’s 50-and-up amateur baseball league game in North Carolina last weekend, one topic dominated the dugout conversation: the “torpedo bats” that had suddenly taken over the sport.

  • The Amateur Baseball League That Launched the Career of the Man Behind the Torpedo Bat

    2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jared Diamond

    The Amateur Baseball League That Launched the Career of the Man Behind the Torpedo BatThe Amateur Baseball League That Launched the Career of the Man Behind the Torpedo BatLong before his oddly shaped bat became the talk of baseball, Aaron Leanhardt played in the Boston Metro Baseball League. He wasn’t the only guy on the team to reach the big leagues.

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Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond @jareddiamond
4 Apr 25

Before he created the torpedo bat, Aaron Leanhardt was a star shortstop in an amateur league in Boston. The second baseman? He’s now an assistant general manager with the Tigers. The crazy part is they didn’t realize their connection until this week. https://t.co/EzAVau34tF

Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond @jareddiamond
3 Apr 25

The top four teams in the NL West are 24-3.

Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond @jareddiamond
3 Apr 25

RT @SlangsOnSports: The Dodgers are the 1st defending World Series champs to start a season 8-0 or better h/t @EliasSports