Jayson Stark

Philadelphia

Senior Baseball Writer at The Athletic

Baseball writer at @TheAthleticMLB. Starkville pod. MLB Net. Winner of 2019 BBWAA Career Excellence Award. Launched hot dogs with the Phanatic. Living the dream

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Could Colorado be first team to hit under .200 on the road?

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark

Editor's note: This is a bonus Weird and Wild column. To read more Weird and Wild from the past week, go here. I don't know about you, but I'm starting to worry that those Colorado Rockies might not make the playoffs. I hate to jump to conclusions this early - but holy Michael Toglia! It doesn't seem as if it's going that great at scenic Coors Field.
Orioles-Royals homerfest, Giants run in up in extras, triple play history

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark

It doesn't seem possible for this baseball season to get Weirder and Wilder every week. But it's happening!We had a team win a game on a walk-off single even though nobody was on base. ... We had another team blow a save by getting hit in the head by a popup. ... And we had the Strangest But Truest bullpen pitching line ever witnessed - with some possible assistance by those wacky Zombie Runners. But none of that was even the Weirdest and Wildest development of the week.
Is Aaron Judge the greatest right-handed hitter of modern times? Yankees star has a case

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark

Do we understand what we're watching? That's the question I ask myself when I watch Aaron Judge play baseball for those New York Yankees these days. We know he's great, but do we understand he's actually soaring miles beyond great? At this point, he's now stomping into the land of the all-time great. In fact ... He has probably earned himself a label we shouldn't just toss around because it makes for fun Hot Take Theater. By which I mean I think he's staking his claim to being ...
MLB made a change that players say shrank the strike zone

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark |Ken Rosenthal

Last winter, Major League Baseball negotiated a seemingly simple change in how home-plate umpires are graded and evaluated. But now, a month into the season, its impact on balls and strikes has players asking questions about what they believe is a tightened strike zone - and searching for ways to adjust to a new wrinkle they say caught them by surprise.
The 24-2 Game, Brewers steal the show and an MLB-MiLB Johnny Vander Meer

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark

So you thought the Weird and Wild sport of baseball was going to calm down one of these weeks, huh? Sorry. Not this week!A team stole nine bases ... before it made its 10th out. ... A pitcher summoned his inner Johnny Vander Meer and spun off back-to-back hitless starts ... in two different leagues. ... And another pitcher lost a no-hit bid ... on a ball that left the bat two innings earlier. But none of that was even close to being the Weirdest or Wildest stuff we saw this week.
Cubs-Diamondbacks instant classic cracks top 5 of craziest games at Wrigley Field

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark

So maybe you've heard of this ballpark named Wrigley Field. It's been around a while ... by which we mean since the Woodrow Wilson administration. If you count the postseason, those Chicago Cubs have played more than 8,500 baseball games at Wrigley. Which feels like a lot. So when we tell you that a game there from the past week ranks with the all-time Wrigley classics, you should drop what you're doing (unless what you're doing is reading this column) and jolt to attention.
After Luis Arraez collision, Padres' Mike Shildt supports safety measures at first base

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark

The collision at first base happened three days ago, and Mike Shildt still can't get it out of his head. Now, he thinks Major League Baseball should do more to head off future crashes at first base. It was Sunday night in Houston, and the manager of the San Diego Padres was standing alongside the limp figure of his three-time batting champ, Luis Arraez, praying everything would be OK.
Twins' Jose Miranda summons his inner 'Hamilton'

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark

Editor's note: This is a bonus Weird and Wild column. To read more Weird and Wild from the past week, go here. Poor Jose Miranda. There are a million things he hasn't done. But if this past week was any indication, just you wait. Just in the past week, the Minnesota Twins' third baseman was out even when he was safe. ... And that got him shipped back to the minor leagues ... where he headed off to Target ... and wound up as the early leader in our annual Injury of the Year competition.
Weird & Wild: The 3-run walk, a bizarre strikeout and the baseball gods bless Manny Machado

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jayson Stark

Oh, man. What a week.There was a strikeout that hit the bat but never hit a glove. … There was a home run in San Diego scripted 100 percent by (who else) the baseball gods. … There was a pitcher who issued a walk after he’d gotten ejected. … And there was a guy who stole six bases in a game in which he forgot to get a hit. A long walk home in AlbuquerqueYou’ve got to walk before you score three runs.The Isotopes are the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
The 3-run walk, a bizarre strikeout and the baseball gods bless Manny Machado

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Stark

Oh, man. What a week. There was a strikeout that hit the bat but never hit a glove. ... There was a home run in San Diego scripted 100 percent by (who else) the baseball gods. ... There was a pitcher who issued a walk after he'd gotten ejected. ... And there was a guy who stole six bases in a game in which he forgot to get a hit. But if you thought that was wacky, they weren't even close to being the Weirdest or Wildest things that happened in baseball all week. So let's get started, by taking ...

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst

13 May 25

RT @TheAthleticMLB: Rosenthal: Rob Manfred’s decision to reinstate Pete Rose raises questions about what’s next https://t.co/Wi3KHeBxf0

Jayson Stark @jaysonst

13 May 25

New column: Rob Manfred just opened the doors of Cooperstown to Pete Rose. Who knows who else might be knocking on those doors now https://t.co/gPEuVtRMgs

Jayson Stark @jaysonst

13 May 25

Congratulations, Scott. Your book is fantastic.