Jason Schwartz
@jasonschwartz.bsky.social
Journalist. Previously at SI, Politico, ESPN and Boston Magazine. We're on to Cincinnati. jasonmschwartz.com
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AJ Dybantsa Isn’t Your Typical Boston Story
He doesn’t drop his r’s, he’s not from Southie, and he’ll never be played by a Wahlberg. Can a kid from Brockton become the new face of Boston?
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AJ Dybantsa doesn't drop his R's, will never be played by a Wahlberg and wasn't raised in Southie, Charlestown or inside a Dunkin Donuts. Can he be the new face of Boston?
I wrote about a very good basketball player and a very complicated city for The Ringer.
www.theringer.com/2025/11/13/c...
I wrote about a very good basketball player and a very complicated city for The Ringer.
www.theringer.com/2025/11/13/c...
Tax money from betting on sports is now being used to fund college sports. I wrote for @nytimes.com about Louisiana's new law and how this trend may be about to spread across the country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/b...
Is Your College Football Team Short of Cash? Sports Betting Can Help.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tax money from betting on sports is now being used to fund college sports. I wrote for @nytimes.com about Louisiana's new law and how this trend may be about to spread across the country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/b...
AJ Dybantsa doesn't drop his R's, will never be played by a Wahlberg and wasn't raised in Southie, Charlestown or inside a Dunkin Donuts. Can he be the new face of Boston?
I wrote about a very good basketball player and a very complicated city for The Ringer.
www.theringer.com/2025/11/13/c...
I wrote about a very good basketball player and a very complicated city for The Ringer.
www.theringer.com/2025/11/13/c...
AJ Dybantsa Isn’t Your Typical Boston Story
He doesn’t drop his r’s, he’s not from Southie, and he’ll never be played by a Wahlberg. Can a kid from Brockton become the new face of Boston?
www.theringer.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
AJ Dybantsa doesn't drop his R's, will never be played by a Wahlberg and wasn't raised in Southie, Charlestown or inside a Dunkin Donuts. Can he be the new face of Boston?
I wrote about a very good basketball player and a very complicated city for The Ringer.
www.theringer.com/2025/11/13/c...
I wrote about a very good basketball player and a very complicated city for The Ringer.
www.theringer.com/2025/11/13/c...
This is an important point by Max: Journalists' outsized Twitter influence was a big power equalizer with management. Much less so with X's decline.
(This also once led to SI's lawyer making fun of me for having a small Twitter following, which was fun.)
(This also once led to SI's lawyer making fun of me for having a small Twitter following, which was fun.)
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is an important point by Max: Journalists' outsized Twitter influence was a big power equalizer with management. Much less so with X's decline.
(This also once led to SI's lawyer making fun of me for having a small Twitter following, which was fun.)
(This also once led to SI's lawyer making fun of me for having a small Twitter following, which was fun.)
Long live baseball!
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Long live baseball!
Never a good sign when the feds have a nickname for you that Basketball Reference doesn't
October 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Never a good sign when the feds have a nickname for you that Basketball Reference doesn't
The mafia suddenly in contention for comeback player of the year. Congratulations to the mafia, really battled back. abcnews.go.com/US/miami-hea...
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups charged in illegal poker operation tied to Mafia: Sources
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the mafia, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The mafia suddenly in contention for comeback player of the year. Congratulations to the mafia, really battled back. abcnews.go.com/US/miami-hea...
Tatum recovering from a torn Achilles faster than I am from old man pickup game plantar fasciitis
Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles on May 12.
He posted this on his YouTube channel on Saturday.
He posted this on his YouTube channel on Saturday.
September 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tatum recovering from a torn Achilles faster than I am from old man pickup game plantar fasciitis
Reposted by Jason Schwartz
“I was willing to risk my career. And here we are, married for 10 years with two kids. I guess it all works out how it’s supposed to.”
For Globe Magazine, I wrote about Will and Jenny Dell Middlebrooks, their beginnings, and their chaotic, happy lives. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/17/m...
For Globe Magazine, I wrote about Will and Jenny Dell Middlebrooks, their beginnings, and their chaotic, happy lives. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/17/m...
‘It wasn’t a fling’: Will Middlebrooks, Jenny Dell reflect on their Fenway love story and being a media power couple - The Boston Globe
A reporter. A third baseman. A relationship that began as fodder for the gossip pages comes full circle at Fenway.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“I was willing to risk my career. And here we are, married for 10 years with two kids. I guess it all works out how it’s supposed to.”
For Globe Magazine, I wrote about Will and Jenny Dell Middlebrooks, their beginnings, and their chaotic, happy lives. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/17/m...
For Globe Magazine, I wrote about Will and Jenny Dell Middlebrooks, their beginnings, and their chaotic, happy lives. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/17/m...
Patriots-Dolphins is fun in the way only a game between two bad teams can be. Let’s go!
September 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Patriots-Dolphins is fun in the way only a game between two bad teams can be. Let’s go!
There’s something reassuring about watching a Josh McDaniels offense. Like putting on an old pair of jeans
September 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
There’s something reassuring about watching a Josh McDaniels offense. Like putting on an old pair of jeans
KAWHI, IS THAT YOU IN THERE?
September 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
KAWHI, IS THAT YOU IN THERE?
Had a fun time going on WBUR explaining how Red Sox ownership is planning to RUIN Fenway Park. Don’t do it, John Henry! www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
The case against a seven-story building behind Fenway's Green Monster
Writer Jason Schwartz tells WBUR's Morning Edition that the project will ruin the Green Monster's magic.
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September 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Had a fun time going on WBUR explaining how Red Sox ownership is planning to RUIN Fenway Park. Don’t do it, John Henry! www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
Would North Carolina be favored against Foxboro High?
September 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Would North Carolina be favored against Foxboro High?
Yeah, but he'll have to enter the six-digit code sent to his phone before he's allowed to enter the stadium
August 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Yeah, but he'll have to enter the six-digit code sent to his phone before he's allowed to enter the stadium
Great news. Can't wait for Playmakers season 2!
Roger Goodell reportedly told ESPN employees personally that the NFL would not dictate network coverage.
Roger Goodell tells ESPN employees that NFL will not dictate coverage, per report
Roger Goodell reportedly told ESPN employees this week that the league will not influence reporting on it after taking a stake in ESPN.
dlvr.it
August 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Great news. Can't wait for Playmakers season 2!
Hey John Henry: [sports radio caller voice] DON'T RUIN OUR MONSTAH! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/m...
A planned seven-story building behind Fenway Park could ruin the Green Monster. Don’t do it, Red Sox. - The Boston Globe
Is a monster still a monster if it’s being dwarfed?
www.bostonglobe.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hey John Henry: [sports radio caller voice] DON'T RUIN OUR MONSTAH! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/m...
Hey Siri, what is baseball's problem in a nutshell?
The Nationals finally have a jersey patch sponsor: AARP www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
With AARP deal, Washington Nationals get long-awaited jersey sponsor
The Nationals will debut their AARP jersey patch Tuesday night, when they host the Detroit Tigers.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hey Siri, what is baseball's problem in a nutshell?
Very strange feeling to watch Game 7 of the Finals and have it feel secondary
June 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Very strange feeling to watch Game 7 of the Finals and have it feel secondary
Eternally, the one true owner of the Los Angeles Lakers
June 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Eternally, the one true owner of the Los Angeles Lakers
Sat at a table next to Jason Varitek at the Atrium Mall Cheesecake Factory back when he was still playing. Best meal I ever had
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sat at a table next to Jason Varitek at the Atrium Mall Cheesecake Factory back when he was still playing. Best meal I ever had
Another one: the New York Knicks have requested my daughter to go to bed, but were firmly DENIED
June 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Another one: the New York Knicks have requested my daughter to go to bed, but were firmly DENIED
What even are the Pacers
June 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
What even are the Pacers
Sox still can't win a one run game
June 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Sox still can't win a one run game
Indy: Beat New York
May 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Indy: Beat New York
At last, we can debate whether Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe HOF-eligible as MLB lifts ban
The all-time hit king and Jackson -- both longtime baseball pariahs stained by gambling, seen by MLB as the game's mortal sin -- are now presumably eligible for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame...
www.espn.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
At last, we can debate whether Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...