Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond
It’s time for Major League Baseball to put some substance behind its intentions and match words with deeds.
Sep 30, 2020 / Peter Dreier and Dave Zirin
Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest
When we remember “Tom Terrific,” let’s not forget the way the Mets great, at the height of his fame, stuck his neck out to oppose the war in Vietnam.
Sep 11, 2020 / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier
Professional Athletes Are Showing America Just How Powerful Labor Really Is Professional Athletes Are Showing America Just How Powerful Labor Really Is
By striking, the players in the NBA, MLB, and beyond have brought their bosses to the table and launched a national conversation.
Aug 27, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice
The decision by the Bucks and Brewers to sit out their games is unprecedented.
Aug 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin
America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back
The season has just begun, but Major League Baseball is already struggling with a large and entirely predictable coronavirus outbreak.
Jul 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Baseball’s Stadium Workers Are Getting Peanuts From the Billionaire Owners Baseball’s Stadium Workers Are Getting Peanuts From the Billionaire Owners
When baseball shut down, 39,000 stadium workers lost their jobs, and the MLB has done little to help them out.
Jul 20, 2020 / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
When the KKK Played Against an All-Black Baseball Team When the KKK Played Against an All-Black Baseball Team
For the white-robed, playing a black team was a gift-wrapped photo op, a chance to show that the Klan was part of the local community—even the black citizens.
Jun 22, 2020 / John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro
Remembering Jim Bouton’s ‘Ball Four’ Remembering Jim Bouton’s ‘Ball Four’
The former Yankees pitcher’s 1970 tell-all has gone down as one of the best sports books of all time.
Jun 18, 2020 / Robert Lipsyte
A Lavender League of Their Own A Lavender League of Their Own
Just in time for Pride Month, a new documentary brings an episode in baseball history out of the closet.
Jun 4, 2020 / Peter Dreier
Baseball’s Plan to Reopen Is All Risk for the Players Baseball’s Plan to Reopen Is All Risk for the Players
The media and the owners are pressuring the players to take a lousy deal and return to the field during a pandemic.
May 15, 2020 / Dave Zirin