I feel like I've been shackled with Rays and A's ballpark issues for decades. Here's the latest on the Rays' third attempt to build in the Tampa Bay area. My latest column for @forbes.com.

Quizzical that Verlander and Scherzer are still free agents with 18 days to go until pitchers and catchers report. My take on it in my latest column for @forbes.com.

It wasn't the greatest Hall of Fame ballot, but Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones join Jeff Kent in the Class of 2026 to be inducted at Cooperstown this summer. My latest column for @forbes.com

With possible sale of the club pending, Padres future in San Diego might not be bright. We study the possibilities in my latest column for @forbes.com

EXCLUSIVE: Omar Vizquel tells Forbes he's watching the events unfolding in his native Venezuela with trepidation. About his own personal issues he's asking for a second chance from Major League Baseball. My latest column for @forbes.com

Part of the job is just showing up. I was there on Friday night when Russell Westbrook became the all-time leader scoring among all point guards. Here 's my column on it for substack.

Before looking ahead, here's looking back at the 2025 baseball season, my 50th covering MLB and one of my favorites. Wondering what 2026 will bring. My latest column for @forbes.com

Partial D-backs rebuild includes bringing back old friend Merrill Kelly. More pitching still a necessity, GM Mike Hazen said. My latest column for @forbes.com

Partial D-backs rebuild includes bringing back old friend Merrill Kelly. More pitching still a necessity, GM Mike Hazen said. My latest column for @forbes.com

It was a fun encounter with Devin Booker and Steph Curry while doing this column on Thursday night. I eagerly await Feb. 5 when Steph follows up with a signed pair of his Curry brand shoes. My latest for Substack.

MLB free agency reaches lull as teams mull big-name players with and without qualifying offers. My latest column for @forbes.com

The Dodgers are already having an active offseason and won't stop as they try to three-peat for the first time since the 1998 to 2000 Yankees. My latest column for @forbes.com.

The Polar Vortex has settled on Citi Field as Pete Alonso leaves for slicker pastures and more money in Baltimore. It will take some time to thaw. @forbes.com

The Polar Vortex has settled on Citi Field as Pete Alonso leaves for slicker pastures and more money in Baltimore. It will take some time to thaw. @forbes.com

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Walter, Thomas Tull to donate $20m over two years to the Jackie Robinson Foundation. They are the Dodgers owner and producer of the film, 42, about Jackie's travails in 1947. @sportico.bsky.social

Jeff Kent is the latest Baseball Hall of Fame compromise electee as Bonds and Clemens face elimination. Kent was the only one of the eight candidates to survive a tough process in the Contemporary Era Committee.

Jeff Kent is the latest Baseball Hall of Fame compromise electee as Bonds and Clemens face elimination. Kent was the only one of the eight candidates to survive a tough process in the Contemporary Era Committee.

The 2026 MLB season will be dominated by collective bargaining and a lockout for 2027 is a real possibility.

My Hall of Fame ballot for 2026: Beltran, Pettitte, Rodriguez, Rollins, Utley. My pitch for why A-Rod is on there.

For my vote I analyze the entire career.

Jones hit .254, ate his way out if the league and assaulted his wife. The others are just the Hall of the very good.

My Hall of Fame ballot for 2026: Beltran, Pettitte, Rodriguez, Rollins, Utley. My pitch for why A-Rod is on there.

Durant a no-show as his Rockets clobber the Suns in Phoenix. Where was he? "Everyone can fill in [the gaps] any way they want," Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. My latest for substack.

Yankees face a long offseason trying to rebuild with better contact hitters, better pitchers and fielders. Free agent shortstop and former Blue Jay Bo Bichette should be on top of their list. My latest column for @forbes.com

The NBA has been ravaged by injuries and the Suns are no exception. Suns coach Jordan Ott says injuries "are on steroids." My analysis on substack. Thanks to colleague Lev Akabas for his analysis.

I loved Randy Jones. He was an all-time character and personality. It dawned on me that this is the ninth Padres commemoration of life I've written starting with Alan Wiggins in 1991. What a history.

With the hiring of the untried Craig Stammen to manage the Padres I can't help but feel this is A. J. Preller's last stand. Craig is his ninth manager, including three interim. Hope I'm wrong. My column for @sportico.bsky.social

At first blush, the Suns are looking good this season with their Locomotion offense and Devin Booker leading the way as everyone touches the ball. It's fun again so far at Mortgage Matchup Center. My latest column for @sportico.bsky.social

It's almost five days after the World Series ended and so Thursday the free agency season begins. No Ohtani, no Soto, labor negotiations pending. Should be a different one. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

MLB is in a great place right now. "Baseball, with what happened in this World Series, has a chance to keep growing now," Magic Johnson said. With collective bargaining coming let's not screw it up. My latest column for @sportico.bsky.social

My thoughts on the end of the 2025 World Series highlighted by the exploits of Ohtani and Yamamoto. Game 7 was an all-timer. "I have seen enough to know I have seen too much." Here's the wrap @sportico.bsky.social

The postseason has been all about Ohtani, but the international stage has never been any brighter for MLB as we approach Game 7 with a broad spectrum of attention in Canada, the US, Japan and Latin America. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

Because Como will get you a cheaper jacket? Shop at Costco either on line or in store. They have plenty of low price nice jackets.

I hated the intentional walk when Bonds was around and I detest it even more after what the Blue Jays did to Ohtani in that 18-inning game. Time to get rid of it. My latest column for @sportico.bsky.social

On a team of high paid stars a minimum salaried rookie right-hander named Trey Yesavage pitched the Blue Jays to a win away of from beating the Dodgers in the World Series. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

I won an award from the San Diego Press Cub for this column I wrote in July about how MLB is losing its grasp on its own history because of new rules governing the ASG and postseason. Read it below @sportico.bsky.social

Ohtani allows Guerrero homer. Goes 0-for three at the plate with a walk and two Ks. For one day he's not MLB's version of Superman as Blue Jays tie Dodgers. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

It was another World Series game for the ages Monday night at Dodger Stadium. Ohtani was on base nine times with two homers, two doubles and five walks, four intentional. Freeman walked it off with a homer in the 18th. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

Max Scherzer at 41 is John Schneider's best choice for the Blue Jays to stave off the Dodgers in Monday's Game 3 of the World Series. It could be Max's last World Series start. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

Yamamoto throws the first World Series complete game in a decade as Manfred regals media beforehand with his wisdom. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

Maybe, but the point is the fans didn't boo the US national anthem.

A sea change could be coming in baseball if the Blue Jays and their penchant for contact hitting succeeds in winning the World Series over the Dodgers. It did in Game 1. It's refreshing. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

David Roberts was making a point when he said, "Let's get four more wins and really ruin baseball." The Dodgers are getting plenty of help at both ends of the spectrum. My latest column for @sportico.bsky.social

Touch 'em all George. You'll never hit a bigger homer in your life. Springer joins Joe Carter with the biggest homers in Blue Jays history. On to the World Series vs. Dodgers. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

I witnessed the greatest single baseball performance of all time Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Ohtani pitching 6 innings of scoreless, 2 hit ball with 10 Ks, plus hitting three homers. Here's my story for @sportico.bsky.social

Ohtani's not hitting, but he has the Dodgers' clinching the NLCS on his pitching arm in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium Friday night. Let's see what happens. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social

Here's my take on the state of baseball in Canada today: Tough slog for the Blue Jays to win the ALCS. Even tougher slog to bring an expansion Expos team back to Montreal. My latest column for @sportico.bsky.social

The Yankees know they have a lot of work to do to get back to a championship level. Boone or no Boone they need to build a much better support system around Aaron Judge for the $325.5m they spend. My latest column for @sportico.bsky.social

How life goes around in a circle:I knew Mark Davis's famous father, Al, very well. From "just win baby" after their Raiders won the 1984 Super Bowl to "can you do it again?" after his Aces won their third WNBA title in four years Friday night. My latest for @sportico.bsky.social