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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5 days ago |
wsj.com | Jared Diamond
Both franchises pounced on signs that the next leader was one of themFrom the moment the Roman Catholic Church revealed Thursday that its next leader hailed from Chicago, one question quickly dominated the world of sports: Which of the city’s two Major League Baseball teams does Pope Leo XIV root for? In the immediate aftermath of Robert Prevost’s election, the widespread assumption was that he preferred the Cubs—especially after an ABC News journalist indicated as much on the air.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Jared Diamond
Exactly one year ago, the Yankees slugger made a tiny adjustment to his batting stance. It resulted in one of the greatest stretches of hitting that baseball has ever seen. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge celebrated a remarkable milestone on Monday: the one-year anniversary of the moment he transformed into Babe Ruth. On May 5 of last season, Judge was mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, sparking panic in the Bronx.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Josh Dawsey |Jared Diamond
The MLB Commissioner visited the president at the White House last month and the issue of Rose’s presence on the permanently ineligible list was among their topics of conversation. President Trump has left no doubt about where he stands on one of the most ferocious debates in American sports over the past 35 years: He thinks disgraced Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Jared Diamond
When Shohei Ohtani arrived in the U.S. with visions of becoming the first two-way Major League Baseball player in a century, few in the sport actually believed the experiment would work. But the Los Angeles Angels let him try to achieve what was thought to be impossible—and three MVP trophies later, it’s fair to say that Ohtani has proved the doubters wrong. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber?
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Jared Diamond
Despite their giant payroll, the Mets have avoided spending on big-name starting pitchers. Instead, they’ve scoured the fringes of the market for undervalued arms and turned them into baseball’s best rotation. It’s hardly a surprise that the New York Mets are off to a blistering start this season. This is a team that has baseball’s richest owner, boasts a $330 million dollar payroll and just made Juan Soto the highest-paid player in history.
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If you need any proof that the first American pope in history is a man of faith, consider this proof: He appears to be a White Sox team -- a team that could desperately use some divine intervention these days. https://t.co/R3zbZk30tn
RT @radamsWSJ: From the moment the Roman Catholic Church revealed that its next leader hailed from Chicago, one question dominated the worl…
