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I detected the scent of runaway recency last summer when I read in The Athletic that the 2025 Orioles were “the most disappointing team of modern times” in Major League Baseball, according to a sub-headline in an article authored by Jayson Stark.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 21

Insider claims expansion could shrink 162-game schedule

Major League Baseball’s 162-game schedule could soon be a thing of the past. In a report from Jayson Stark of The Athletic, a club official suggested that expansion would bring an end to what has long been considered the standard season length.

Detroit Tigers News / Athlon Sports / July 7

The Tigers Are Real, Spectacular and Suddenly MLB's Sweethearts

Jayson Stark watched the first half of the MLB season and came away believing in the Detroit Tigers. In fact, The Athletic's columnist was gushing over

Cal Raleigh News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Most home runs by a switch hitter' quiz

A Major League switch hitter has hit at least 35 home runs on 35 occasions in MLB history. How many of the switch hitters to reach that milestone can you name in five minutes?

The 'MLB home run leaders since 1997' quiz

The 'Multiple MLB 30/30 seasons' quiz

The 'MLB home run record by position' quiz

Philadelphia Phillies News / Philadelphia Phillies on SI / July 7

Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Etches Name in History with Near-Flawless Game

Zach Wheeler etched himself into Philadelphia Phillies franchise history after his performance against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Per The Athletic's

Athletics News / Yardbarker

25 MLB players on the brink of stardom in 2026

The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / June 4

The Royals Quarter-Century Team

25 years? Wait, what? Recently, esteemed baseball writer Jayson Stark complied his First Quarter Century baseball team for a story which ran in the Athletic.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / May 26

Rangers Legend Earns Selection to MLB Insider’s All-Quarter Century Team

Competitive breeds greatness. It also makes it hard to select just one player to be considered the best at one position. That’s the task The Athletic’s Jayson Stark (subscription required) recently undertook.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / May 26

Giants’ Odd Pitching Connection to Recent All-MLB Quarter Century Team

Recently the San Francisco Giants had three selections as a publication tried to pitch the best players of the last 25 years. The Athletic’s Jayson Stark (subscription required) selected his MLB all-quarter century team and the Giants were prominent on the team.

MLB News / McCovey Chronicles / May 22

Vibes are the stat killer

Buster Posey gets dismissed by Hall of Fame baseball writer Jayson Stark in favor of Yadier Molina. Make sense? This morning for The Athletic, Jayson Stark, one of the greatest baseball writers in human history, published his All-Quarter Century Team, which proudly declared that Yadier Molina of the St.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / May 22

Yankees Legend Beats Mets Star In All Quarter Century List Decision

When trying to decide who the best shortstop was in the first quarter of this 2000’s century, The Athletic’s Jayson Stark ended up in New York City with a tough choice.

MLB News / True Blue LA / February 22

Dodgers payroll compared to early-2000s Yankees

Andrew Friedman on a podcast this week mentioned the early-aughts Yankees, so let’s see how these Dodgers relative to the league compare to New York from two decades ago.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Los Angeles Dodgers News / True Blue LA / February 8

Notes: MLB salary cap, wind metrics, ESPN TV deal

Spending by the Dodgers has brought renewed discussion for a salary cap in baseball, from other owners, from fans, and even from the MLB commissioner himself.

MLB News / Lookout Landing / December 4, 2024

MLB’s hypothetical “Golden At-Bat” rule is a war crime against good taste and should be laughed out of existence forever

Hey, what if we just ruined baseball for absolutely no god damn reason??? Yesterday, Jayson Stark dropped his report on the Athletic (paywall) about a rumored and/or potential MLB rule change that Commissioner Rob Manfred says is being discussed among team ownership groups.

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The 'SEC football champions since 1992' quiz

The 'Receiving leaders by NFL team' quiz

The '100-scrimmage-yard games since 2023' quiz

The 'Most passing + rushing TD games in a season' quiz

MLB News / Phillies Nation / July 24, 2024

Jayson Stark: ‘Luis Robert is not coming here’

The Philadelphia Phillies are usually pretty good at signaling when they are going to be in on a major star. By the time Bryce Harper and Trea Turner became free agents, it was the worst-kept secret in the world that the Phillies would pursue them.

MLB News / Yardbarker / December 2, 2022

Phillies' interest in free-agent SS Trea Turner could be cooling off

It's no secret the Philadelphia Phillies have significant interest in free agent All-Star shortstop Trea Turner. However, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Phillies are reportedly widening their search for a shiny new shortstop.

Report: Phillies ‘the favorites’ to sign Trea Turner in free agency

Padres reportedly could target rival All-Star in MLB free agency

Orioles reportedly checking in on free agent shortstops

Every member of MLB's 30/30 club

The '30 or more home runs in 2021' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / October 3, 2022