Mark Healey

New York

Editor-in-Chief at The Wave

Founder, Executive Editor and Writer at Gotham Baseball

Editor In Chief @TheRockawayWave • Founder & Author @GothamBaseball • Past @AP writer, @SiriusXMFantasy host, @BaseballDigest online editor

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Articles

Wavemakers - The Wave

2 weeks ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey |Kerry Murtha

Captain Jared Weigel has taken hundreds of anglers out to sea since he launched his charter boat J Rod III three years ago, a business that’s given the fishing enthusiast an opportunity to share a lifelong passion that was inspired by his dad. The seasoned sailor grew up with a reel and rod in his hand, casting a line in local waters for striped bass, flukes, porgies and the like. “I started going out on the bay with my father when I was really young,” he noted.
Brooklyn Cyclones Ready To Open The 2025 Season

2 weeks ago | gothambaseball.com | Mark Healey

The Brooklyn Cyclones will begin their 2025 campaign at 6:40 p.m. on Friday, April 4, at Maimonides Park. Gilbert Gómez, who managed the team in 2024, returns. He is the first returning manager for the Cyclones since Edgardo Alfonzo, who managed the ‘Clones from 2017 to 2019. Eduardo Núñez, who served as Brooklyn’s hitting coach last season, returns as the club’s bench coach.
Gotham Baseball - The Wave

3 weeks ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey

On April 1, 1982, the New York Mets traded Lee Mazzilli to the Texas Rangers for two pitching prospects. For fans like me, who were lost when the Mets pulled the trigger on the Tom Seaver trade, Mazzilli – the young centerfielder, an Italian kid from Brooklyn – gave us something to hold onto. “Maz” made his debut in 1976 as a September call-up and was given the full-time centerfield job as a 22-year-old rookie in 1977.
De Blasio Says He’s Running For NYS Governor

3 weeks ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey

Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s going to make the most of his growing popularity and run for NYS Governor in 2026. “It makes perfect sense,” de Blasio told The Wave in an exclusive interview. “I’ve been a City Councilman, NYC Public Advocate, and a successful NYC Mayor, so running New York State is the logical next step.”He’s already raised millions of dollars, despite only making his announcement today.
Who’s Playing 3-28-25

4 weeks ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey

Each week, I take a look at some of the live music and performers in Rockaway, Breezy Point, and Broad Channel. So, if you are a musician or member of a band and want to share with our readers where you’re playing or what you’re up to, contact [email protected]. If you’re a local artist dropping new music or have something cool to promote, I’d love to write about that stuff, too.
Gotham Baseball - The Wave

4 weeks ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey

The New York Yankees are dealing with several issues to start their season. Gerrit Cole, the team’s ace, will be sidelined for the entire 2025 campaign, and will likely miss parts of 2026 after requiring Tommy John surgery. Slugger Giancarlo Stanton’s elbows have him on the sidelines for the foreseeable future, and 2024 AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil will also be unavailable, perhaps until June, with an oblique injury.
Inwood Man Charged in Alleged Murder of Infant Daughter

1 month ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey |John Schilling

A man was arrested in Long Island last week after allegedly assaulting his infant daughter, who later died from her injuries. According to Nassau County Police, officers received a report of “a choking infant” at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Friday, March 7. After arriving at the Inwood home, officers discovered an injured two-month-old, identified as Liseyda Rabanles-Barrios, who was taken to a local hospital and eventually transferred to another facility where she was ultimately pronounced dead.
Gotham Baseball - The Wave

1 month ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey

The New York Yankees will open the season on Thursday, March 27 at Yankee Stadium against the Milwaukee Brewers. Carlos Rodón will be the Opening Day starter, and the Yankees are hoping that he will resemble the much improved (and healthier) pitcher he was a year ago, rather than the injury-ridden disaster he was in 2023. In his first year in the Bronx, Rodón was dreadful.
Gotham Baseball - The Wave

1 month ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey

On March 17, 1946, the Brooklyn Dodgers take the field against their minor-league farm team, the Montreal Royals in Daytona Beach. Jackie Robinson was in the lineup for Montreal, becoming the first integrated team in organized baseball since the 1880s. Dodgers president Branch Rickey knew Montreal would be a soft landing spot for Jackie, given the lack of racial tension in the Canadian city. From MLB.com:In 1964, Robinson reflected on his time in the city with great care.
Gotham Baseball - The Wave

1 month ago | rockawave.com | Mark Healey

On March 8, 1930, Babe Ruth signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees for $160,000 with New York. From The New York Times:When someone observed that his salary now surpassed President Herbert Hoover’s, Ruth supposedly said, “I had a better year.” Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow said, “No one will ever be paid more.”Barrow was right. It wasn’t until 1949, when another Yankees legend, Joe DiMaggio, signed for $100,000 for the season.