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Matt Martell

@mattmartell.fangraphs.com

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Associate Editor of FanGraphs. Former Sports Illustrated Baseball Editor. My work has appeared in The New York Times, Men’s Health and The Messenger (RIP). I also write The Martell 100, a newsletter about movies.

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 8h

There's no red bull in there?

Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 9h

“The man told investigators he felt his bosses spied on him too much and that the interrogation over the porn snafu was akin to the ‘Spanish Inquisition.’”

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 20h

Blake Treinen still cannot stop the steal

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 20h

Mookie Betts was one of the guys who had the most plate appearances after an intentional walk in our dataset. He was also the player whose OPS shot up the most following an IBB.

Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 16d

What’s it like to be the batter after an intentional walk? Do you lock in more? Does it lead to more success? Or does the pressure get to you? How does it affect the pitcher?

For the latest @fangraphs.com mailbag, I asked 7 players these questions, and then had @jon-becker.com crunch the numbers:

FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: September 27, 2025

This week, we answer your questions about the psychological effect of batting after an intentional walk, baserunning metrics, the coming labor war, and more.

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🪩 Kiri 🪩 @kirio.bsky.social · 20h

Abner Uribe saw what happened to Orion Kerkering and said, "that ain't gonna be me."

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Aria Gerson @aria-gerson.bsky.social · 23h

Just looked up his Baseball Savant page and I hadn’t realized how much he’d seen declines in sprint speed, arm strength, defense, exit velocity and hard-hit rate over the past three years

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 1d

Wild decision to intentionally walk Cal to face Julio there. I guess the Blue Jays like the matchup, but it also comes at the risk of a big Mariners inning.

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R.J. Anderson @rjandersonwrites.com · 1d

The owners have and will always push for a salary cap, no matter what happens on the field. There’s no amount of competitive balance, perceived or actual, that will deter that—because competitive balance isn’t the actual goal.

Christopher Crawford @crawfordchrisv.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not linking it, you can find it, etc.

But yes, if you think owners aren't going to use back-to-back championships for the Dodgers based on what they've done in the off-season, you're insane.

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 1d

Yes. It’s a combination of less playing time and a fairly significant power decline during the final two seasons of a six-year contract. He’s got a solid floor because of his OBP even as he ages, but the rest falls off.

Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 1d

I had the same reaction when @dszymborski.fangraphs.com sent me the projections. That's why I asked Dan for the contract value for the 75th-percentile projections. I think that's what teams are expecting Tucker's production to be.

Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 1d

I was very proud of this... so thank you!

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nathan mackinnon fan (spooky) (official) @snowdayfan1.bsky.social · 1d

10/10, no notes, not even reading the rest (I will read the rest)

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 1d

The Yankees thought this was their best chance to win their first World Series since 2009. Now, they're once again wondering what went wrong and how they can fix it.

My story for @fangraphs.com on the state of the Yankees and where they go from here:

One Failure After Another

The Yankees thought this best chance to win their first World Series since 2009. Now, they’re once again wondering what went wrong and how they can fix it.

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 3d

the mariners had a camera on the dugout in the middle of the 15th when humpy won the salmon race

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 3d

I am so glad to not have to pay any attention to Penn State today

Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 3d

I’m very glad that game didn’t end on a walk-off walk

Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 3d

Dillon Dingler’s got a hose!

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 3d

When will my husband return from the Mariner’s game

Oil painting of a woman waiting by the sea

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 3d

Shoutout to the dude in baseball pants on top of the Mariners dugout

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3d

Fans of every team besides the Ms and Tigers: Hell of a game

Tigers and Ms fans:

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Meg Rowley @megrowler.fangraphs.com · 8d

neutral fan watching the Tigers/Mariners series: wow, these games! so tense! what fun!
Tigers/Mariners fans watching the Tigers/Mariners series: I have eaten a great deal of my own hair.

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 3d

I’m cat-sitting for my neighbors and Yuzu wants this game to end so she can have the empty crib

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Roger Cormier: Built for Fall @yayroger.bsky.social · 3d

ADAM AMIN: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
ADAM AMIN: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
ADAM AMIN: oh god yes
AJ PIERZYNSKI: shoulda bunted

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Jarrett Seidler @seidler.bsky.social · 3d

Aside from whether it hit bat first, he also very blatantly offered at that. Just a brutal call

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 3d

That’s about as conclusive as the catcher’s interference in Game 3 of the Yankees-Blue Jays series. No idea how neither call was overturned