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This Week in SABR: July 10, 2026

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This Week in SABR: July 10, 2026

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, July 10, 2026.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web. 

Top Headlines

SABR 54: Hear from Bob Kendrick, MLBPA 60th Anniversary Panel
Seeking presentation judges and timekeepers at SABR 54
Analytics Certification courses now available in Spanish
Call for papers: 2027 19th Century Base Ball Conference
Register now for 2026 SABR Northern New Jersey 19th Century Symposium

Research Collection Events Calendar Around the Web

SABR 54 featured speaker: Bob Kendrick of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

SABR 54: Hear from Bob Kendrick, MLBPA 60th Anniversary Panel

SABR’s 54th annual convention is scheduled for July 29–August 2, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Sign up today to join us!

At the SABR 54 Welcome Reception on Wednesday, July 29, we’re excited to welcome Bob Kendrick of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in a “fireside chat” with Cleveland baseball historian Stephanie Liscio.

We’re also excited to announce the 60th Anniversary of MLB Players Association Panel, featuring Ezra Frankel, the MLBPA’s Director of Baseball Economics; award-winning authors and baseball historians Mark Armour and Dan Levitt; University of Wisconsin-La Crosse economics professor Mike Haupert; and moderator Katie Krall, SABR Director and Northwestern University professor.

They will join a Major League-sized lineup of featured speakers that also includes Cleveland Guardians President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti; former Cleveland greats Sandy Alomar Jr., Carlos Baerga, Mike Hargrove, Kenny Lofton, and Charles Nagy; BBWAA Career Excellence Award recipient Paul Hoynes; Major League writer and director David S. Ward; Guardians broadcaster and Ford C. Frick Award recipient Tom Hamilton; Guardians executives Sky Andrecheck, Keith Woolner, and Kyle Burris, and more.

Please note: All speakers are subject to change depending on availability.

Whether you’re attending your first SABR convention or returning as a longtime regular, this is a great year to be part of the experience. Newcomers will find plenty of opportunities to connect and build baseball friendships, while veteran attendees can look forward to a richly layered event. It promises to be an unforgettable week of baseball fellowship in “The Land,” and we hope you’ll join us!

Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more or to view the full convention schedule.

Schedule change for room assignments

Here are a few schedule changes to the room assignments during SABR 54 at the Hilton Downtown Cleveland:

  • All sessions originally assigned to Superior D will now take place in Superior C. This includes any ODD-numbered research presentations, featured panels, and many research committee meetings.
  • All sessions originally assigned to Superior C will now take place in Superior D. This includes any EVEN-numbered research presentations and other committee meetings.

Please check the online schedule at SABR.org for updated room assignments. The printed convention program in your goody bags may include some older room assignments. A QR code to access the online schedule can be found on signage throughout the Hilton hotel and also on everyone’s registration badges. Any sessions scheduled for Superior A or Superior B are unaffected.

Call for on-site volunteers at SABR 54

Anyone who is interested in helping out as an on-site volunteer at the registration area during SABR 54 in Cleveland is encouraged to contact SABR’s Jessica Smyth to sign up. Convention volunteers help to pass out registration badges and goody bags, ballgame tickets, and convention merch. Volunteers will receive a free convention T-shirt if they sign up for a shift.

Seeking research presentation judges and timekeepers at SABR 54

At SABR 54 in Cleveland, we are seeking on-site judges of oral and poster presentations and also room timekeepers to keep the schedule on track.

Winners of the Doug Pappas Award for oral presentations and the Best Poster Award will be determined based on the judges’ evaluations. Judges will submit scores for whichever presentations you choose to attend/view, using forms that will be provided. (If you’re presenting a poster, you can still judge oral presentations and vice versa.) After evaluations for all presentations have been completed, a judges’ meeting will review the outcomes and make the final decisions.

Room timekeepers sit near the podium during a 2-hour block of presentations, and signal to each presenter how much time is left in their session. To volunteer to be a presentation judge or room timekeeper at SABR 54, please contact Neal Traven.

 

 

SABR Analytics Certification

SABR Analytics Certification courses now available in Spanish

SABR is pleased to announce that the first three courses in the SABR Analytics Certification Program are now available in Spanish, expanding access to its online, on-demand curriculum for Spanish-speaking students, coaches, scouts, front-office professionals, and fans around the world.

SABR se complace en anunciar que los primeros tres cursos del Programa de Certificación en Analítica de SABR ya están disponibles en español, ampliando el acceso a su plan de estudios en línea y bajo demanda para estudiantes, entrenadores, cazatalentos, profesionales de oficinas centrales y aficionados de habla hispana en todo el mundo.

The newly translated courses include:

Since its launch, the SABR Analytics Certification Program has helped learners develop practical skills in baseball analytics through expert-led instruction, real-world applications, and portfolio building exercises. By offering these courses in Spanish, SABR is taking an important step toward making high-quality analytics education more accessible to the global baseball community. Translation services were provided by LingoPal AI and José Hernández Lagunes.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

 

 

SABR Shop featured items

Get your SABR merch at our new online shop

SABR is excited to announce the launch of the new SABR Shop, an online store featuring SABR-branded apparel, home goods, prints, and more for baseball fans.

Among the featured items are exclusive prints showcasing cover art from the Baseball Research Journal, along with a growing collection of SABR merchandise celebrating the organization’s worldwide community. Baseball Research Journal posters feature every edition including the artwork of acclaimed artist and SABR member Gary Cieradkowski, with iconic depictions of Babe Ruth and Satchel Paige amongst other legends of the game. Apparel options include hats, shirts, sweatshirts, and pullovers in men’s, women’s, and unisex selections. New merchandise and designs will continue to be added in the coming months, offering fresh options for the SABR fan in your life.

Visit the SABR Shop today at sabr.shop.

 

 

David Rader gives a research presentation at the 2026 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York (Photo: Dixie Tourangeau)

Call for papers: 2027 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference

All SABR members are invited and encouraged to submit a Research Presentation Proposal Abstract on any topic of 19th-century baseball for the 2027 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 18th annual Ivor-Campbell Conference is scheduled for April 16-17, 2027.

The deadline for proposal Abstracts is October 31, 2026. Your abstract must be between 250-500 words for a 20- to 25-minute presentation focused primarily on events taking place prior to 1901. Please include name, title, and contact information and send your proposal as a Microsoft Word or PDF attachment to Peter Mancuso.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

 

 

Register now for 2026 SABR Northern New Jersey 19th Century Baseball Interdisciplinary Symposium

SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee will host the Northern New Jersey 19th Century Interdisciplinary Symposium as a special virtual event on Saturday, November 14, 2026. The focus of this symposium will be on the rich early baseball and related history of the region, which extends from the New York state border south through Monmouth and Mercer counties.

The symposium will be highlighted by a keynote address from Jonathan Mercantini, Associate Provost for Special Projects and Professor of History at Kean University. He is an appointed member of the New Jersey Historical Commission and a Trustee of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. The welcome address will be given by John Thorn, the Official Historian of Major League Baseball and the co-founder of SABR’s Nineteenth Century Committee.  

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

 

 

SABR Research Collection updates

Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.

SABR Research Collection: John Ryan Murphy, Tyler Tolbert, Nolan Ryan

Tyler Tolbert ties AL/NL record with 12 hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances

This week, Tyler Tolbert of the Kansas City Royals tied a little-known record with 12 hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances. In AL/NL history, only Johnny Kling of the 1902 Chicago Cubs and Walt Dropo of the 1952 Detroit Tigers have accomplished this feat. Read more about Kling and Dropo’s careers in the SABR Biography Project.

Mike Higgins of the Boston Red Sox in 1938 and José Miranda of the Minnesota Twins in 2024 also had 12 straight hits in 12 official at-bats, but they were not in consecutive plate appearances. Negro Leagues star Rap Dixon of the Baltimore Black Sox holds the all-time major league record with 14 hits in 14 at-bats during American Negro League games in July 1928. Dixon also reached base in 16 consecutive plate appearances, one shy of the all-time record of 17 by Frank “Piggy” Ward in 1893. 

3 new stories published at SABR Games Project

Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.

 

 

Featured E-Book from the SABR Digital Library

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness, edited by Thomas Kern and Bill Nowlin

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness
Edited by Thomas Kern and Bill Nowlin

Visit SABR.org to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.

 

 

Recent Highlights

Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:

 

 

New Members

Please give a warm welcome to all new SABR members who joined this week! View more Members-Only resources at members.sabr.org or click here to download the Membership Handbook. Find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.

NAME HOMETOWN     NAME HOMETOWN
Ruby Berryman Lancaster, NH     Andrew Lazok Laveen, AZ
Crystal Brockman Hanover, PA     Lucia Marcano-Torres Toronto, ON
Aaron Brown Las Cruces, NM     Luke May Chesterfield, VA
Rick Carter Hudson, WI     Irwin Nahinsky Louisville, KY
Tim Cenna Highland Heights, OH     Craig Persinger Marion, IN
Derek Cohen Austin, TX     Lee Roberts Pompton Plains, NJ
Kevin Guilfoile La Grange, IL     Carlos Serra Grandview, MO
Kavin Jagetia New York, NY     Shaun Stoner Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Rich Kinnunen Frisco, TX     Charles Strite Williamsport, MD

 

 

SABR Events Calendar

SABR's Rocky Mountain Chapter will host a virtual Zoom meeting at 7:00 p.m. MDT on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Our guest speaker is Mike Vaccaro, who has been the lead sports columnist for the New York Post since November 2002. He will join us to discuss his fourth book, “The Bosses of the Bronx: The Endless Drama of the Yankees Under the House of Steinbrenner.”

  • Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
  • Video Replays: This week, we heard from Gary Cieradkowski (2026 Jefferson Burdick Award recipient); Len McKnight (Golden Era Replay Project); Tim Christ (How Boerne Made History and Played on Their Field of Dreams); Paulette Morant (Sam Allen film documentary); and a Diamond Discourse on personal baseball collections from the Elysian Fields and Emil Rothe Chicago chapters. Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

  • July 11: Bob Davids (DC) Chapter Talkin’ Baseball: Dave Bohmer (9:00 AM EDT)
  • July 11: Rice-Russell Nashville (TN) Chapter meeting with Steve Gietschier and Patrick Montgomery (10:00 AM CDT)
  • July 11: Town Ball Committee meeting with Marty Payne (2:00 PM CDT)
  • July 13: Bob Broeg St. Louis (MO) Chapter meeting with Ed Wheatley (6:00 PM CDT)
  • July 14: Elysian Fields (NJ) Chapter meeting with Jeff Cohen and Len Aberman (7:00 PM EDT)
  • July 15: New SABR Member Experience Meeting (8:00 PM EDT)
  • July 16: Boston Chapter meeting with Scott Reich (7:00 PM EDT)
  • July 16: Rocky Mountain Chapter meeting with Mike Vaccaro (7:00 PM MDT)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

  • July 11: Bob Davids/Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Rockville, MD)
  • July 11: Rocky Mountain Chapter book club meeting (Centennial, CO)
  • July 13: Juan Marichal Chapter meeting (Santo Domingo, DOM)
  • July 14: Halsey Hall Chapter All-Star Game watch party (Minneapolis, MN)
  • July 15: Rocky Mountain Chapter monthly lunch (Denver, CO)
  • July 16: Magnolia Chapter “Third Thursday” meeting (Sandy Springs, GA)
  • July 18: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
  • July 18: Dayton Chapter meeting (Dayton, OH)
  • July 18: Halsey Hall Chapter Hot Stove Saturday Morning (Fridley, MN)

To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.

 

 

Research Committee news

Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.

 

 

Regional Chapter news

Sign up for SABR chapter announcements at SABR.org/chapters.

Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.

 

 

Around the Web headlines

Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:

Please note: Some articles may require a separate subscription to view online. SABR does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for, any content that appears on a third-party website.

This Week in SABR is compiled by Jacob Pomrenke. If you would like us to include an upcoming event, article, or any other information in “This Week in SABR,” e-mail jpomrenke@sabr.org. To find past editions of TWIS, click here.

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Originally published: July 10, 2026. Last Updated: July 10, 2026.

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