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Rob Mains is a writer at Baseball Prospectus.

Rob Mains

Cincinnati Reds CEO Bob Castellini and disgraced Reds legend Pete Rose yuk it up at an event honoring Rose's hit record, in 2010.

What The 2023 Forbes Data Tell Us About The Business Of Baseball

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson looking very sad after making an out against the Royals in July of 2022.

The Detroit Tigers Flipped The Switch And Nothing Happened

Rafi Schwartz

Overexplained Lists

The 10 Dumbest Congressional Caucuses, Ranked

<div id=":g4.ma" class="Mu SP" title="January 26, 2021 at 2:34:42 PM UTC-5" data-tooltip="January 26, 2021 at 2:34:42 PM UTC-5"><a href="https://twitter.com/GoStevenGoldman">Steven Goldman</a> is a former BP editor-in-chief and current consulting editor. He is the author of the Casey Stengel biography <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Forging-Genius-Making-Casey-Stengel/dp/1574888749">Forging Genius</a> and host of the long-running <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/the-infinite-inning/">Infinite Inning podcast</a>, which sits at the crossroads of baseball, history, politics, and culture. He also co-hosts the Bob Dylan career retrospective podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everything-is-broken/id1522797671">Everything is Broken</a>, and is one of the panelists on the ongoing baseball and politics podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/say-it-aint-contagious/id1549209775">Say It Ain&#8217;t Contagious</a>.</div>
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Steven Goldman

Jackie Robinson and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King talk before a press conference as part of their campaign against segregation in 1962.

What Is Baseball History For?

Ginny Searle is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.

Ginny Searle

Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy congratulate each other after another Dodgers win against the Giants, this one on September 17, 2022.

The Dodgers Have Broken The Scale

<a href="https://twitter.com/jaseidler" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jarrett Seidler</a> is the senior prospect writer and evaluation coordinator at Baseball Prospectus. He is a proud Jersey Shore local.

Jarrett Seidler

<a href="https://twitter.com/jeffpaternostro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jeffrey Paternostro</a> is the Lead Prospect Writer at Baseball Prospectus and has spent over a decade waiting for the Mets to develop one fourth-round ACC infielder.

Jeffrey Paternostro

The minor league Tampa Tarpons, under manager Rachel Balkovec, stand for the national anthem in an April 2022 game.

To Form A More Perfect Union

Jack Crosbie

Elder Wisdom

For Your Consideration: Diet Coke For Breakfast

Marc Normandin currently writes on baseball’s labor issues and more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marcnormandin.com/">marcnormandin.com</a>, which you can read for free but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/marcnormandin">support through his Patreon</a>. His baseball writing has appeared at SB Nation, Deadspin, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Sports on Earth, The Guardian, The Nation, and TalkPoverty.

Marc Normandin

Rob Manfred, seen here perhaps inevitably wearing a vest and talking on the phone.

MLB Owners Would Rather Play PR Games Than Negotiate

<a href="https://twitter.com/cdgoldstein">Craig Goldstein</a> is the editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus and the co-host of <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/five-and-dive/">the Five &amp; Dive podcast</a>.

Craig Goldstein

An image of Rob Manfred, blessedly altered to obscure his face.

Artificial Scarcity Is Baseball’s Present, And Our Future

Life Lessons

We Have Confirmed That Headlights Are In Fact Too Bright

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