The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) is a
professional association for
journalists writing about
Major League Baseball for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying websites. The organization was founded in 1908, and is known for its annual awards and voting on membership in the
Baseball Hall of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-re ...
.
Early years
The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908, to improve working conditions for
sportswriters
Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the n ...
in the early part of the 20th century; It also sought to promote uniformity of scoring methods, and to professionalize the press box, such that access was limited only to working reporters, telegraphers, and others who had a reason to be there.
The organization began with 43 founding members. They included
Joe S. Jackson
Joseph S. Jackson (July 1871 – May 19, 1936) was an American sportswriter and editor for the ''Detroit Free Press'', ''The Washington Post'' and ''The Detroit News''. He was the founder and first president of the Baseball Writers' Association ...
, who became the association's first president. At that time, Jackson was the sporting editor (today called ''sports editor'') of the ''
Detroit Free Press''. Also selected as officers were
Irving E. Sanborn of the ''
Chicago Tribune'', syndicated columnist
Hugh Fullerton
Hugh Stuart Fullerton III (10 September 1873 – 27 December 1945) was an American sportswriter in the first half of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He is best remembered for his role ...
, and ''
The Boston Globe'' baseball writer
Tim Murnane
Timothy Hayes Murnane (June 4, 1851 – February 7, 1917) was an American sportswriter specializing in baseball, regarded as the leading baseball writer at '' The Boston Globe'' for about 30 years until his death. At the same time, he organi ...
A second meeting was held in New York City in December; Sanborn decided he could not serve as an officer at that time, and he was replaced by William Weart of the ''
Philadelphia Times''. The slate of officers was ratified, and anyone who wrote about baseball in major league cities was eligible for membership. This policy changed, however, in December 1913, at which time it was decided that minor league baseball writers could also become members. Then, Jackson became a dominant force in the early years of the baseball writers, being elected as president of the association during nine consecutive terms.
Jackson finally retired in 1919, while Sanborn returned to assume the position of president. After that, Jackson became a member of the BBWAA Board of Directors.
Mission
The organization's primary function is to work with
Major League Baseball and individual teams to assure
clubhouse
Clubhouse may refer to:
Locations
* The meetinghouse of:
** A club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
** In the United States, a country club
** In the United Kingdom, a gentlemen's club
* ...
and
press-box access for BBWAA members. In addition, BBWAA members also elect
players
Players may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''Players'' (1979 film), a film starring Ali MacGraw
* ''Players'' (2012 film), a Bollywood film
* ''Players'' (Dicks novel), a novel by Terrance Dicks, based on the television series ''Doc ...
to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame, which is the organization's most public function. All writers with 10 continuous years of membership in the BBWAA, plus active BBWAA membership at any time in the preceding 10 years, are eligible to vote for the Hall of Fame. The BBWAA also votes annually for the Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Most Valuable Player Award
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
,
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall ...
, Jackie Robinson
Rookie of the Year Award
A rookie is a person new to an occupation, profession, or hobby. In sports, a ''rookie'' is a professional athlete in their first season (or year).
In contrast with a veteran who has experience and expertise, a rookie is usually inexperienced ...
, and
Manager of the Year Award
In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to two outstanding managers, one each in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 30 members of the Baseball Writ ...
in each of the two major
leagues. The Hall of Fame also empowers the BBWAA's Historical Overview Committee, made up of 11 or 12 veteran BBWAA members, to formulate the annual ballot for the
Veterans Committee
The Veterans Committee is the popular name of various committees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum that elect participants other than recently retired players.
Originally, it referenced the National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee ...
.
Considering the ready availability of
television broadcasts
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for the majority of baseball games, plus instant access to information through the Internet, some have called into question why the BBWAA has not broadened its membership rules to include
broadcasters
Broadcaster may refer to:
* A presenter of any syndicated media program
* A broadcasting organization, one responsible for audio and video content and/or their transmission
* A sports commentator on television or radio
* Broadcaster, currently kn ...
and researchers. (Similar arguments were made for the inclusion of Web-based journalists, before the BBWAA added Web writers to its ranks in December 2007.)
Others have openly questioned why the BBWAA is involved in the award and Hall of Fame
voting
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processesat all,
citing in some cases journalistic integrity and the need to remain unbiased in their coverage of newsworthy events.
Awards voting
The BBWAA's most public function is to annually vote on candidates for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
In addition, the BBWAA is responsible for voting on several annual awards in each major league, including:
*
Most Valuable Player Award
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
*
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall ...
*
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line ...
Rookie of the Year Award
A rookie is a person new to an occupation, profession, or hobby. In sports, a ''rookie'' is a professional athlete in their first season (or year).
In contrast with a veteran who has experience and expertise, a rookie is usually inexperienced ...
*
Manager of the Year Award
In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to two outstanding managers, one each in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 30 members of the Baseball Writ ...
In or about 2000, the BBWAA took over the voting responsibility for the
Edgar Martínez Award
The Edgar Martínez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, commonly referred to as the Edgar Martínez Award and originally known as the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, has been presented annually to the most outstanding designated hitter (DH) ...
, given each year to the outstanding designated hitter in the
American League
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.
From 1953 to 1962, the BBWAA presented a "Sophomore of the Year Award" in each league.
In 1997, a 36-member BBWAA panel selected the
Major League Baseball All-Time Team The Major League Baseball All-Time Team was chosen in 1997 to comprise the top manager and top player in each of 13 positional categories across Major League Baseball history. The team, announced by Classic Sports Network in conjunction with the ...
.
Awards display
Replicas of various BBWAA awards and lists of past winners are displayed at the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, in the Records Room, which also has other exhibits, including charts showing active and all-time leaders in various baseball statistical categories.
BBWAA Career Excellence Award
The annual BBWAA Career Excellence Award is the highest award given by the BBWAA. First awarded in 1962 to
J. G. Taylor Spink
John George Taylor Spink (November 6, 1888 – December 7, 1962) was the publisher of '' The Sporting News'' from 1914 until his death in 1962. He inherited the weekly American baseball newspaper from his father Charles Spink, younger brother of it ...
, longtime publisher of ''
The Sporting News'', it was named the J. G. Taylor Spink Award until adopting its current name in February 2021. It has been awarded annually for "meritorious contributions to baseball writing", except for one year during the
1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
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. Recipients are not considered members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but are permanently recognized in an exhibit at the Hall's library.
Web membership
In 2007, the BBWAA opened its membership to web-based writers employed on a full-time basis by "websites that are credentialed by MLB for post-season coverage."
Chapter awards
New York chapter
For information about the chapter and its presiding officer, see footnote and
Red Foley (past chairman).
;National awards presented at chapter dinner
*Most Valuable Player Award (one for each league)
(voted on by the national BBWAA)
*
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall ...
(one for each league)
[ (voted on by the national BBWAA)
*]Jackie Robinson
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Rookie of the Year Award (one for each league)[ (voted on by the national BBWAA)
*]Manager of the Year Award
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(one for each league)[ (voted on by the national BBWAA)
;Chapter awards
*]Babe Ruth Award
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(postseason MVP since 2007; was awarded to the MVP of the World Series from 1949 to 2006)
*New York Player of the Year Award (formerly the Sid Mercer– Dick Young Player of the Year Award)[ ][
*Arthur and Milton Richman "You Gotta Have Heart" Award][
*]Joan Payson
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/Shannon Forde Award (formerly the Joan Payson Award, until 2016) (for excellence in community service)[
*]Casey Stengel
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"You Can Look It Up" Award (to honor career achievement for those who went home empty-handed at previous dinners)[
* Joe DiMaggio "Toast of the Town" Award (for a player who has become a New York favorite)][
* William J. Slocum– Jack Lang Award (for long and meritorious service)][
*Ben Epstein–Dan Castellano "Good Guy" Award (for candor and accessibility to writers)][
* Willie, ]Mickey
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and the Duke Award (to a group of players forever linked in baseball history)[
]
Other chapters
*Cincinnati: Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
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(voting by Cincinnati chapter since 1998)
* Cincinnati: Ernie Lombardi Award (team MVP)
* Cincinnati: Team Pitcher of the Year
*Cleveland: Bob Feller Man of the Year Award (player or other team personnel) (since 1946)
*Cleveland: Frank Gibbons-Steve Olin Good Guy Award (since 1968)
*Detroit: Tiger of the Year (since 1965)
*Houston: Darryl Kile Good Guy Award (since 2003)
* Minnesota:
* Montreal: Montreal Expos Player of the Year
The Montreal Expos Player of the Year award was voted by the Montreal chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) at the end of each season, until the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, D.C., US, following the season.
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''(discontinued in 2004)''
*Philadelphia: Most Valuable Player, Most Valuable Pitcher, Special Achievement, Good Guy Award, and Charlie Manuel Award for Service and Passion to Baseball (since 2004)
*St. Louis: Darryl Kile Good Guy Award (since 2003)
*Toronto: Neil MacCarl Award (since 1977)
*Note: The MLB Rookie of the Year Award was established by the Chicago chapter in 1940 and was known as the J. Louis Comiskey
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Biography
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Charles Alb ...
Memorial Award (after the Chicago White Sox owner of the 1930s). In 1947, the award became an official MLB award (voted on by the national BBWAA), with Jackie Robinson as its first recipient. In July 1987, the award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award (see , above).
Presidents
For a list of presidents and secretaries from 1908 to the present, see footnote
During the 2012 World Series, the Association elected its first female president, Susan Slusser
Susan Slusser is an American sportswriter who works for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', covering the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. She was the first woman to serve as president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
...
, of the San Francisco Chronicle.
List of members
Names of members are followed by the name of the organization for whom they write.
Through the 2000s, writers for '' The New York Times'', '' The Washington Post'', and ''The Baltimore Sun
''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries.
Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...
'' said that they were no longer permitted by their employers to vote for the organization's awards. ''The New York Times'' said in 2021 that their writers have been prohibited from participating in any awards-giving body since 1989, under the rationale that "journalists should report the news, not help make it". The '' Los Angeles Times'' has a similar policy, though it appears to be negotiable.
* Peter Abraham, '' The Boston Globe'
*J. A. Adande
J.A. Adande (; born October 25, 1970) is an American sportswriter, commentator and educator, who currently serves as the Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University.
Career
Adande began his career as a sports columnist for the '' ...
, ''ESPN.com
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History
Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including: ...
'', formerly the '' Los Angeles Times''
* Dave Albee, '' Marin Independent Journal''
*Jim Alexander, '' The Press-Enterprise''
* Dom Amore, '' Hartford Courant''
* Mel Antonen, '' USA Today''
* Tom Archdeacon, '' Dayton Daily News''
* Nancy Armour, '' Associated Press''
* Phil Arvia, ''SouthtownStar
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''
* Steve Aschburner, ''Honorary''
* Chris Assenheimer, '' Elyria (Oh) Chronicle-Telegram''
* Andrew Baggarly, ''Bay Area News Group
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''
* Geoff Baker, '' The Seattle Times''
* Bill Ballou, ''Telegram & Gazette
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'' of Worcester
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* Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, Engla ...
*Mike Bass, ''St. Paul Pioneer Press
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''
* Bob Baum, '' Associated Press''
* Mike Bauman, MLB.com
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* Rod Beard, '' The Detroit News''
* Jon Becker, ''Bay Area News Group
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''
*Ira Berkow Ira Berkow (born January 7, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sports reporter, columnist, and writer. He shared the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, which was awarded to the staff of ''The New York Times'' for their series ''How ...
, '' The New York Times''
* Rob Biertempfel, ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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''
*Jeff Blair
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In June 2019, Blair took over as a host of the long-runn ...
, '' The Globe and Mail''
*Barry Bloom, MLB.com
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*Ron Blum, Associated Press
* Paul Bodi, MLB.com
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* Hal Bodley, '' USA Today''
*Thomas Boswell
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Career
Boswell spent his entire career at the '' Washington Post'', joining it shortly after graduating from Amherst College in 1969. He became ...
, '' The Washington Post'' (non-voting member)
* Pat Borzi, '' The New York Times'' (non-voting member)
* Peter Botte, ''NY Daily News
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''
* Ed Bouchette, '' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''
* Mark Bradley, ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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''
* Marcos Breton, ''Sacramento Bee
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''
* Bob Brookover, '' Philadelphia News''
* Steve Buckley, ''Boston Herald
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''
*Don Burke
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, ''Newark Star-Ledger
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* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
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''
* Pete Caldera, '' Bergen (NJ) Record''
* Dave Cameron, '' Fangraphs''
*Dave Campbell, '' Associated Press''
* Mark Camps, Honorary
*John Canzano
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, '' The Oregonian''
* Jim Caple, ESPN
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* Pat Caputo, ''Oakland Press ''The Oakland Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Oakland County, Michigan with headquarters in Troy. It is owned by 21st Century Media, with which its parent company merged in 2013 after filing for bankruptcy. The local historical society t ...
''
* Sam Carchidi, '' The Philadelphia Inquirer''
* Marc Carig, '' New Jersey Star Ledger''
*Will Carroll
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, ''Bleacher Report
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''
* Bill Center, ''U-T San Diego
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''
* Murray Chass, www.murraychass.com
* Ron Chimelis, '' The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)''
* Joe Christensen, '' Minneapolis Star Tribune''
* Bill Christine, Honorary
*Carson Cistulli
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, '' Fangraphs''
* Frank Clines, Honorary
* Jay Cohen, '' Associated Press''
*Gene Collier
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, '' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''
* Dan Connolly, ''The Baltimore Sun
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''
* Ron Cook, '' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''
* Jose Covarrubias, retired
* Joe Cowley, ''Chicago Sun-Times''
*Jerry Crasnick
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, ESPN
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* Dave Cunningham, Honorary
* Ken Daley, Honorary
* Ken Davidoff, '' New York Post''
* Art Davidson, ''The MetroWest Daily News
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''
* Jose de Jesus Ortiz, ''Houston Chronicle
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''
*Tony DeMarco
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, Honorary
*Mike DiGiovanna, '' Los Angeles Times''
* Steve Dilbeck, '' Los Angeles Daily News''
*Mike Dodd
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, '' USA Today''
*Mike Downey
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, ''retired''
*Paul Doyle, '' Hartford Courant''
* Rich Draper, MLB.com
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* Josh Dubow, '' Associated Press''
* Rich Dubroff, '' CSNmidatlantic.com''
* Bob Dutton, '' The News Tribune''
* Mike Dyer, '' Long Island Press'', retired
*Gordon Edes
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, ''ESPN
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''
* Bob Elliott, '' Toronto Sun''
* Eduardo Encina, ''The Baltimore Sun
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Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...
''
* John Erardi, '' The Cincinnati Enquirer''
* Gerald Eskenazi, '' The New York Times''
* August Fagerstrom, '' Fangraphs''
* Mark Faller, ''The Arizona Republic
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''
* John Fay, '' The Cincinnati Enquirer''
* Mark Feinsand, '' The Daily News''
* Anthony Fenech, '' Detroit Free Press''
* Ken Fidlin, '' Toronto Sun''
*Mike Fine, Honorary
* John R. Finger, '' CSNPhilly.com''
*Mike Fitzpatrick
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, '' Associated Press''
* Jeffrey Flanagan, ''MLB.com
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''
*Jeff Fletcher, '' The Orange County Register''
* Sean Forman, ''Sports Reference LLC
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''
* Gerry Fraley, '' The Dallas Morning News''[https://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/E52CB4C72DBF6FBD8625725E0017CA1A?OpenDocument ]
*Tom Gage, '' The Detroit News''
* Peter Gammons, MLB Network
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* Jim Gauger, ''Trenton Times
''The Times'' is a daily newspaper owned by Advance Publications that serves Trenton and the Mercer County, New Jersey area, with a strong focus on the government of New Jersey. The paper had a daily circulation of 77,405, with Sunday circulati ...
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* Steven Gietschier, '' Sporting News'', retired
* Dave Ginsburg, '' Associated Press''
* Rich Glanzer, '' Lynbrook Times Gazette''
* Ben Goessling, MASN
The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is an American regional sports network owned as a joint venture between two Major League Baseball franchises, the Baltimore Orioles (which owns a controlling 77% interest) and the Washington Nationals (which ...
*Steve Goldman, '' Ashtabula Star Beacon''
*Steven Goldman, ''Baseball Prospectus
Baseball Prospectus (BP) is an organization that publishes a website, BaseballProspectus.com, devoted to the sabermetric analysis of baseball. BP has a staff of regular columnists and provides advanced statistics as well as player and team perf ...
''
* Jimmy Golen, '' Associated Press''
*Mark Gonzalez, '' Chicago Tribune''
* Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
* Pat Graham, '' Associated Press''
* Evan Grant, '' The Dallas Morning News''
* Jerry Green, '' The Detroit News''
* Richard Griffin, '' Toronto Star''
*Stephen Gross, '' The Morning Call''
* Ken Gurnick, MLB.com
MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (a subsidiary of MLB). MLB.com is a source of baseball-related information, including baseball news, statistics, and sports column ...
*Paul Hagen
Paul Falck Hagen (19 March 1920 – 19 May 2003) was a Danish film and television actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1952 and 1999. He is most known for playing Mr. Clausen in the television series Huset på Christianshavn, whi ...
, MLB.com
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*Mike Harrington, '' The Buffalo News''
*Jim Hawkins, ''The Oakland Press ''The Oakland Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 Census, its ...
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*Joe Henderson, ''Tampa Tribune
''The Tampa Tribune'' was a daily newspaper published in Tampa, Florida. Along with the competing '' Tampa Bay Times'', the ''Tampa Tribune'' was one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area.
The newspaper also published a ''S ...
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*Lynn Henning, '' The Detroit News''
*Steve Henson
Steven Michael Henson (born February 2, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player, who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (44th pick overall) of the 1990 NBA draft. He was an assistant basketball coach at ...
, '' USA TODAY/Gannett''
*Jon Heyman
Jon Heyman (born February 7, 1961) is a baseball columnist for the ''New York Post'', a baseball insider for MLB Network and WFAN Radio and co-host with Joel Sherman of the baseball podcast ''The Show''.
Heyman has also appeared as a guest on n ...
, '' Sports Illustrated''
*Myron Holtzman, '' St. Louis Globe-Democrat,'' retired
* Jeff Horrigan, ''Boston Herald
The ''Boston Herald'' is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. It has been awarded eight Pulit ...
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* Garry D. Howard, '' Sporting News''
* Paul Hoynes, ''The Plain Dealer
''The Plain Dealer'' is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In fall 2019, it ranked 23rd in U.S. newspaper circulation, a significant drop since March 2013, when its circulation ranked 17th daily and 15th on Sunday.
As of Ma ...
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* Rick Hummel, '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch''
* Bob Hunter, ''Columbus Dispatch
''The Columbus Dispatch'' is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Ohio. Its first issue was published on July 1, 1871, and it has been the only mainstream daily newspaper in the city since ''The Columbus Citizen-Journal'' ceased publication in 19 ...
''
*Jim Ingraham
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* Jim (given name), a given name
* Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James
* Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy
* OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism
* ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring
* ''Jim' ...
, ''The News-Herald (Ohio)
''The News-Herald'' is a newspaper distributed in the northeastern portion of Greater Cleveland, Ohio, United States, serving Lake and Geauga Counties as well as a section of eastern Cuyahoga County.
History
The ''News-Herald'' began as the ' ...
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*Jeff Jacobs, '' Hartford Courant''
*Jay Jaffe
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, ''Baseball Prospectus
Baseball Prospectus (BP) is an organization that publishes a website, BaseballProspectus.com, devoted to the sabermetric analysis of baseball. BP has a staff of regular columnists and provides advanced statistics as well as player and team perf ...
''
*Bruce Jenkins, '' San Francisco Chronicle''
* Chris Jenkins, '' Associated Press''
* Chuck Johnson, '' USA Today''
*Richard Justice Richard Justice may refer to:
* Richard Justice (MP) (died 1548/9), MP for Reading
* Richard Justice (composer) (died 1757), English harpsichordist and composer
* Richard Justice (sports journalist), American sports journalist
See also
* Dick Just ...
, ''Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With it ...
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* Dick Kaegel, MLB.com
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*Christina Kahrl
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, ''Baseball Prospectus
Baseball Prospectus (BP) is an organization that publishes a website, BaseballProspectus.com, devoted to the sabermetric analysis of baseball. BP has a staff of regular columnists and provides advanced statistics as well as player and team perf ...
''
* Joe Kay, '' Associated Press''
*Tyler Kepner, '' The New York Times''
*Ann Killion
Ann Killion is an American sports journalist and author. She has written for ''Sports Illustrated, San Francisco Chronicle'', Comcast Sportsnet, ''San Jose Mercury News,'' and ''Los Angeles Times''. She is the co-author of two books with Olympic ...
, '' San Francisco Chronicle''
* Bob Klapisch, ESPN
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* Mike Klis, ''The Denver Post
''The Denver Post'' is a daily newspaper and website published in Denver, Colorado. As of June 2022, it has an average print circulation of 57,265. In 2016, its website received roughly six million monthly unique visitors generating more than 13 ...
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* Gwen Knapp, '' San Francisco Chronicle''
* Michael Knisley, ESPN
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* Danny Knobler, ''CBSSports.com
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''
* Nobuyuki Kobayashi, '' Tokyo Daily Sports''
* Dejan Kovacevic, '' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''
*Steven Krasner
Steven Krasner (born August 1, 1953) is a retired sports journalist and current author of children's books. He is best known for covering the Boston Red Sox for The Providence Journal, which he did from 1986 until his retirement from the news ...
, '' The Providence Journal''
* Dave Krieger, ''The Denver Post
''The Denver Post'' is a daily newspaper and website published in Denver, Colorado. As of June 2022, it has an average print circulation of 57,265. In 2016, its website received roughly six million monthly unique visitors generating more than 13 ...
''
* Doug Krikorian, '' Long Beach Press-Telegram''
* Roch Kubatko, '' MASNSports.com''
* Tim Kurkjian, ESPN
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* Paul Ladewski, '' Chicago Baseball Museum''
* Leonte Landino, '' ESPN Deportes''
* Scott Lauber, ''Boston Herald
The ''Boston Herald'' is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. It has been awarded eight Pulit ...
''
* Keith Law, ESPN
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* Gil LeBreton, '' Fort Worth Star-Telegram''
* Mike Lefkow, ''Contra Costa Times
The ''East Bay Times'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Walnut Creek, California, United States, owned by the Bay Area News Group (BANG), a subsidiary of Media News Group, that serves Contra Costa and Alameda counties, in the East Bay ...
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* Joseph Liao, ''World Journal
''World Journal'' () is a Pan-Blue Taiwanese broadsheet newspaper published in North America. It is the largest Chinese language newspaper in the United States and one of the largest Chinese language newspapers outside of Greater China, with a ...
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* Ben Lindbergh, ''Baseball Prospectus
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''
* Bill Livingston, ''The Plain Dealer
''The Plain Dealer'' is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In fall 2019, it ranked 23rd in U.S. newspaper circulation, a significant drop since March 2013, when its circulation ranked 17th daily and 15th on Sunday.
As of Ma ...
''
* Seth Livingstone, '' USA Today''
*John Lowe, '' Detroit Free Press''
* Rob Maaddi, '' Associated Press''
* Bill Madden, '' New York Daily News''
* Dennis Manoloff, ''The Plain Dealer
''The Plain Dealer'' is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In fall 2019, it ranked 23rd in U.S. newspaper circulation, a significant drop since March 2013, when its circulation ranked 17th daily and 15th on Sunday.
As of Ma ...
''
* Tony Massarotti, '' The Boston Globe
* Sean McAdam, CSNNE
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* Janie McCauley, '' Associated Press''
* Cory McCartney, ''FOX Sports South
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''
*Hal McCoy
Harold Stanley "Hal" McCoy Jr. (born October 18, 1940 in Akron, Ohio) is an American sportswriter. McCoy was a beat writer for the ''Dayton Daily News'' (Dayton, Ohio), covering the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He still covers all Reds home gam ...
, '' Dayton Daily News''[ ]
*Dan McGrath, '' Chicago Tribune''
* Jack McCaffery, '' Delaware County Times''
*Stan McNeal, '' Sporting News'
*Paul Meyer, '' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
* Bernie Miklasz, '' ESPN Radio''
* Scott Miller, CBS Sportsline
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* Larry Milson, '' The Globe and Mail''
* Jim Molony, MLB.com
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*Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News
* Ernest Moreno, MLB.com
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* Chuck Murr, '' Associated Press''
* Carrie Muskat, MLB.com
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*La Velle E. Neale III, '' Minneapolis Star Tribune'' Past President of BBWAA
*Mark Newman, MLB.com
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[Rob Neyer
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