Matt Martell
@mattmartell.fangraphs.com
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. Penn State/Daily Collegian alum.
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025)
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025)
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there is no way the Colorado Rockies are a serious franchise archive.is/Hv7ab
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
there is no way the Colorado Rockies are a serious franchise archive.is/Hv7ab
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The most vigorous expression of a resolution does not always coincide with the greatest vigour of the resolution itself. It is often flung out as a sort of prop to support a decaying conviction which, while strong, required no enunciation to prove it so. – Thomas Hardy
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The most vigorous expression of a resolution does not always coincide with the greatest vigour of the resolution itself. It is often flung out as a sort of prop to support a decaying conviction which, while strong, required no enunciation to prove it so. – Thomas Hardy
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RIP Michael Ray Richardson, a troubled and gentle soul who provided two of the most memorable quotes in NBA history. Asked during the 1981-82 season about the state of his Knicks, he said, "The ship be sinkin'." Asked how far it could sink, Sugar added: "The sky's the limit." You can't make that up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
RIP Michael Ray Richardson, a troubled and gentle soul who provided two of the most memorable quotes in NBA history. Asked during the 1981-82 season about the state of his Knicks, he said, "The ship be sinkin'." Asked how far it could sink, Sugar added: "The sky's the limit." You can't make that up.
In what world is EIGHT MEN OUT “more like” CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA???
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In what world is EIGHT MEN OUT “more like” CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA???
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Updated my Clase/Ortiz column with the statement from Clase's lawyer
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz Face Federal Indictment
MLB can’t countenance the kind of behavior alleged — players rigging bets, and arranging to do so from the ballpark during games — and survive.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Updated my Clase/Ortiz column with the statement from Clase's lawyer
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Source confirms: Lucas Giolito did not receive the qualifying offer from the Red Sox.
He is a free agent without the QO weighing him down. The Red Sox won't get a bonus draft pick if he signs with another club.
He is a free agent without the QO weighing him down. The Red Sox won't get a bonus draft pick if he signs with another club.
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Source confirms: Lucas Giolito did not receive the qualifying offer from the Red Sox.
He is a free agent without the QO weighing him down. The Red Sox won't get a bonus draft pick if he signs with another club.
He is a free agent without the QO weighing him down. The Red Sox won't get a bonus draft pick if he signs with another club.
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
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Have any questions about free agency and the start of the offseason that you'd like to ask our staff?
If so, send us an email at [email protected], and we may answer it in an upcoming edition of our Weekly Mailbag!
If so, send us an email at [email protected], and we may answer it in an upcoming edition of our Weekly Mailbag!
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Have any questions about free agency and the start of the offseason that you'd like to ask our staff?
If so, send us an email at [email protected], and we may answer it in an upcoming edition of our Weekly Mailbag!
If so, send us an email at [email protected], and we may answer it in an upcoming edition of our Weekly Mailbag!
Surprised John Smoltz isn't calling for the safety squeeze here
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Surprised John Smoltz isn't calling for the safety squeeze here
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Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are warming up in the bullpen right now.
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are warming up in the bullpen right now.
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peak baseball is indistinguishable from the feeling of hitting your head against a cement wall
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
peak baseball is indistinguishable from the feeling of hitting your head against a cement wall
Yes, my slack avatar is Eric Adams in the Mets/Yankees hat from last postseason.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Yes, my slack avatar is Eric Adams in the Mets/Yankees hat from last postseason.
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I called it. @baumann.bsky.social has receipts.
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I called it. @baumann.bsky.social has receipts.
I love a slash bunt play
November 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I love a slash bunt play
That was the best Smoltz statement to be immediately proven wrong of the World Series
November 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
That was the best Smoltz statement to be immediately proven wrong of the World Series
Oh my Vlad! That was the coolest, smoothest 3-6-3 double play I've seen in a long time.
November 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Oh my Vlad! That was the coolest, smoothest 3-6-3 double play I've seen in a long time.
It would be really, deeply funny if Glasnow hit Giménez right now
November 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It would be really, deeply funny if Glasnow hit Giménez right now
Shohei Ohtani, who can barely stand up and keep his eyes open, is somehow 2-for-3 tonight
November 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Shohei Ohtani, who can barely stand up and keep his eyes open, is somehow 2-for-3 tonight
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Has this World Series consistently featured the highest quality of baseball? No. Has it featured the widest array possible of beautiful, weird, specific baseball delights? Yes.
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Has this World Series consistently featured the highest quality of baseball? No. Has it featured the widest array possible of beautiful, weird, specific baseball delights? Yes.
“It’s an important piece of the process—complete with its own politics and plenty of space for idiosyncrasy—and relievers agree: It’s a trip they have to make.” — @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social on relievers when the benches clear, from 2022
‘Everybody Needs Some Oxygen’: What It’s Like to Be a Reliever on the Run
When the benches clear and the brawl begins, those in the bullpen make the long, obligatory sprint to join their teammates in the kerfuffle.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“It’s an important piece of the process—complete with its own politics and plenty of space for idiosyncrasy—and relievers agree: It’s a trip they have to make.” — @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social on relievers when the benches clear, from 2022
How much can you ask of one person, even someone as seemingly superhuman as Shohei Ohtani?
Ohtani gave the Dodgers two scoreless innings. He looked exhausted, clearly wasn't at his best. They have Glasnow and Snell available in the bullpen. One man, not even Ohtani, can win you a World Series.
Ohtani gave the Dodgers two scoreless innings. He looked exhausted, clearly wasn't at his best. They have Glasnow and Snell available in the bullpen. One man, not even Ohtani, can win you a World Series.
November 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
How much can you ask of one person, even someone as seemingly superhuman as Shohei Ohtani?
Ohtani gave the Dodgers two scoreless innings. He looked exhausted, clearly wasn't at his best. They have Glasnow and Snell available in the bullpen. One man, not even Ohtani, can win you a World Series.
Ohtani gave the Dodgers two scoreless innings. He looked exhausted, clearly wasn't at his best. They have Glasnow and Snell available in the bullpen. One man, not even Ohtani, can win you a World Series.
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Kash Patel was angry about his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform so he forced out a senior FBI official overseeing aviation, Bloomberg reports
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November 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Kash Patel was angry about his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform so he forced out a senior FBI official overseeing aviation, Bloomberg reports
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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