This Week in SABR: October 2, 2026
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 2, 2026.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
Early registration now open for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
Vote now for SABR’s All-Time Modern Era Team
New book, website launched on Baseball at Manzanar
Free Rapsodo course with SABR Analytics Certification purchase
Bring It Home in 2026 and help shape SABR’s next chapter
1 week left until the 2026 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
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Early registration now open for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
Early registration is now open for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held in person from March 12–14, 2027, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
We’ll bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Register today to join us!
- Registration: Click here to register for the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Early-bird registration is $395 for SABR members, $495 for non-members, and $150 for currently enrolled high school or college students. Student-only virtual registration is $50. Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive the discounted registration link.
- Student Registration: Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive a special link to register at a discounted rate. Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. Both include access to General Session panels and presentations on Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 11. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo Certified Course ($395 value). SABR membership will be fulfilled after event sign-up and access to Rapsodo course will be delivered after the conference.
- Research Presentations: Present your baseball research at the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline to submit an abstract: November 25, 2026.
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Click here to register your team for the 2027 Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Registration is $1,750 per team, which includes admission to all SABR Analytics Conference sessions and a one-year SABR membership for each participant. Chaperones and advisors looking to attend the conference should register themselves separately here.
- Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
- Research Awards: We’re seeking nominations for the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
- Certification Courses: Check out all four courses in the online, on-demand SABR Analytics Certification program, including the newest offering Level Four – Applied Statistics for Baseball. Click here to learn more or to sign up. Purchase any SABR Analytics Certification course through October 29, 2026, and get access to a complimentary Rapsodo Certified course.
Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more or to register.
Submit your presentation abstract for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
SABR is excited to announce the call for research presentations, presented by Teamworks Intelligence, for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held on March 12–14, 2027, in Phoenix, Arizona. Abstracts of proposed research presentations should be no more than 500 words in length, and must include the abstract’s title, review of previous work on the subject, a summary of the research methodology and preliminary and/or final results, and the expected contribution to the field of baseball analytics offered by this work.
Please send all abstracts to this e-mail address: analytics-presentations@sabr.org. The submission deadline for all 2027 SABR Analytics Conference presentation abstracts is 11:59 p.m. MST on Wednesday, November 25, 2026.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four scholarships to high school and college students who wish to attend the SABR Analytics Conference on March 12–14, 2027, in Phoenix, Arizona. This scholarship will pay for registration, transportation and lodging fees associated with the conference up to a total value of $1,250.
All applications must be postmarked or e-mailed to Scott Carter no later than December 18, 2026.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Voting now open for SABR All-Time Modern Era Team (2001–2025)
Throughout the 2026 season, SABR members will have a chance to vote on SABR’s All-Time Eras Teams as we celebrate the 150 years of baseball and American history since the founding of the National League in 1876.
- Cast your vote now for the Modern Era team (2001–2025). Or click here to view the full player list for the Modern Era ballot. All current SABR members are eligible to vote. Voting ends at 11:59 PM MST on Monday, October 19.
- Join us from 8:00-9:00 PM Eastern on Wednesday, October 21 for a special Zoom webinar as we reveal the Modern Era (2001–2025) team, and hear a presentation from ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian. Click here to pre-register for this Zoom event.
Visit SABR.org/all-time-eras-teams to learn more about the project, including the players selected to the 19th Century Era, Deadball Era, Segregation Era, Integration Era, and Free Agency Era teams.
SABR Digital Library: How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942–1945
Within the pages of our new SABR Digital Library book and companion website, How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942–1945, you won’t find names of legendary American baseball heroes like Mickey Mantle or Ken Griffey Jr., but you will most definitely find American heroes. People such as Rosie Maruki Kakuuchi, Pete Mitsui, George Tamura, Jim Morita, and Mary Matsuno Miya didn’t just excel at playing ball. They excelled at perseverance, after having their lives taken away from them to be detained at the Manzanar incarceration camp during World War II.
How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942–1945
Edited by Russ Speiller and James Forr
Associate Editor: Bill Nowlin
Foreword by Dave Roberts, Los Angeles Dodgers manager
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-67-3, $19.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-66-6, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 162 pages
How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942–1945 tells the story of baseball at Manzanar. The volume is illustrated with many historical photos, some taken by Toyo Miyatake, an incarceree who snuck a forbidden lens into the camp and built his own camera, and some by famed photographers Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange. Contributors include over a dozen members of the Society for American Baseball Research and several other key individuals such as Dan Kwong, the son of an incarceree and leader of the effort to restore the baseball field on the Manzanar historic site, and Kerry Yo Nakagawa, founder of the Nisei Baseball Research Project. This team has joined forces to tell the story of how the Japanese Americans incarcerated at Manzanar played the game.
Our special Featured Spotlight web project complements the new Digital Library book. At SABR.org/baseball-at-manzanar, explore the Baseball at Manzanar companion website to find more essays and stories, rare photos, interviews, and multimedia clips with survivors of the camp and their families in their own words, plus special coverage of the reconstruction and reclamation of the Manzanar baseball field leading up to a historic doubleheader played there in 2024 and the ballfield’s grand opening in October 2026.
Visit SABR.org/baseball-at-manzanar to download the free e-book edition, save 50% off the purchase of the paperback, or learn more.
Limited time offer: Free Rapsodo course with SABR Analytics Certification purchase
It’s time to take your skills to the next level with two of the most trusted names in baseball analytics! SABR is excited to partner with Rapsodo, a leading innovator in baseball technology and data analysis, on a special limited time offer:
That’s $395 in added value with the purchase of any SABR Analytics Certification course.
Online and video based, SABR Analytics Certification and Rapsodo courses combine to help learners elevate their baseball data knowledge alongside skills relating to the technical tools used in player development operations.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Bring It Home in 2026 and help shape SABR’s next chapter!
For more than 50 years, SABR members have explored every corner of baseball, researching its history, examining how the game is played, and connecting with others who share their deep passion for baseball. Today, as we work toward becoming the essential community for the world of baseball, SABR brings together researchers, historians, analysts, authors, students, professionals, and fans from around the globe.
You can support SABR’s annual Bring it Home Campaign by making a donation of $150 or more by December 31, 2026. Contributions from thoughtful donors like you help SABR build for the future. Your generosity allows us to expand research resources, develop and deliver engaging programming, and strengthen the community that makes SABR such an essential and unique part of the baseball world.
Visit sabr.org/donate/2026-campaign to learn more.
1 week left to register for the 2026 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Join us next week for the eighth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, which will be held virtually on October 9–11, 2026. All baseball fans are welcome to attend!
We’re excited to welcome Women’s Professional Baseball League players Brittany Apgar, Paloma Benach, and Beth Greenwood for a panel discussion on Saturday, October 10, moderated by Lorene Kennard. Other featured speakers include Gabrielle Augustine of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Becky Brouse Davis of This is Women’s Baseball.
- Click here to register for the 2026 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
- Schedule: Click here for the full schedule of panels and presentations. Zoom sessions will be held from 6:30-7:45 p.m. on Friday, October 9; 10:00 a.m.-8:20 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, and 11:00 a.m.-2:15 p.m. on Sunday, October 11. (All times listed are in the Eastern Time Zone.)
This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — is a virtual Zoom event. The conference will feature research presentations, panels, pylon unveiling, presentation of the Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award, and more.
Visit SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference for complete details.
Announcing finalists for 2026 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2026 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by SABR’s Women in Baseball Committee. Each of these finalists has made important contributions promoting the participation of women in baseball, on the field and off.
- Sarah Langs, Senior Manager, Research and Content at MLB.com, a beloved member of the baseball community, and a leading advocate for ALS research
- Jeneane “Lefty” Lesko, a pioneering figure in women’s baseball and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher
- Maud Nelson, who played, managed, owned, and promoted women’s baseball in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Janet Marie Smith, Senior Vice President of Planning and Development for the Los Angeles Dodgers and an innovative ballparks designer for the past three decades
- Lisa Turbitt, professional baseball umpire who was the first woman to work home plate at an international competition
The winner of the 2026 award will be announced during the SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference on October 9–11, 2026.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
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.
SABR Lahman Baseball Database to modernize, add data categories
SABR’s Lahman Baseball Database is undergoing a significant modernization intended to make the data easier to use and easier to maintain. These changes will be implemented for the next update which will include statistics from the 2026 season. The updated Lahman Database will be available for download in early 2027 at SABR.org/lahman-database.
The update will simplify the schema, reduce legacy and redundant tables, improve support for Negro League and historical data, and add several categories of data that the current structure does not represent well or at all. Because many researchers, applications, and teaching materials rely on the existing structure, we anticipate creating a legacy version that retains the old schema, built from the newer version.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
SABR Board of Directors to host virtual Town Hall on October 22
SABR’s Board of Directors invites all members to join us for a virtual Town Hall meeting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Board President Dan Levitt along with Vice President Allison Levin, Treasurer Pat Filippone, and Secretary Todd Lebowitz will present SABR’s new five-year strategic plan. Other members of the Board of Directors along with SABR CEO Scott Bush will also be available for questions afterward.
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.
- Registration for all SABR members is now open; click here to sign up. The cost is $15 per person. The one-day Zoom event will run from approximately 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time on November 14.
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.
Deadline to submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board is November 1
SABR’s Editorial Board welcomes new project proposals from members to be considered for publication through the Digital Library, SABR.org, or any other multimedia formats. We strongly encourage new proposals that involve collaboration between SABR research committees and/or chapters, and web-based Featured Spotlight projects with an eye toward enhanced multimedia presentation.
- Click here to submit a SABR project proposal
Next deadline: November 1, 2026 (for publication in 2028 or 2029)
SABR seeks to publish 2-4 Featured Spotlight multimedia projects and 6-8 Digital Library books per year. Book projects should be of a scope that can fit in a single volume, typically between 100,000 and 200,000 total words.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.
6 new stories published at SABR Biography Project
- Eddie Burke, by Stephen V. Rice
- Peaches Graham, by David Perrin
- Joe Hughes, by Vincent T. Ciaramella
- John Kerin, by Kurt Blumenau
- Curt Welch, by Gavin Winkler
- Donovan Field (Kingston, NY), by Daniel Torres
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR Biography Project or to get involved.
2 new stories published at SABR Games Project
- May 29, 1882: Metropolitans’ Jack Lynch christens Polo Grounds southeast diamond by ‘Chicagoing’ the White Stockings, by Larry DeFillipo
- October 1, 1978: George Foster captures third straight RBI crown in Sparky Anderson’s Reds finale, by Tim Otto
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
New Team Ownership History: Tampa Bay Rays
The complicated life of the Tampa Bay Rays is the newest addition to the Team Ownership History Project, a joint effort of the BioProject and the Business of Baseball Committee.
- Tampa Bay Rays team ownership history, by Steve Rennie
While the project began to chronicle ownership of the current 30 major league franchises, it has been extended to the Negro Leagues, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball Leagues, and Federal League, as well as teams that disappeared in the 19th century. Interested authors should contact Michael Haupert to get involved.
The Team That Time Won’t Forget: The 1951 New York Giants
Edited by Bill Nowlin and C. Paul Rogers III
Visit SABR.org to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.
Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:
- Find stories, photos, and highlights from SABR 54 in Cleveland
- Save the date! SABR 55 will be in Birmingham in 2027
- SABR Defensive Index rankings released through MLB games of August 9
- Marlene Vogelsang honored as 2026 SABR Founders’ Day Award recipient
- SABR Analytics Certification courses now available in Spanish
- Photos, highlights from Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Memphis
- 2026 executives, college baseball staffs added to SABR MLB Team Employee Database
- New Research Resources portal and member login launched
- Learn more about new SABR Institutional Memberships
- Hundreds of ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
- Find complete collection of SABR-Rucker Archive baseball images online
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeba Barringer | Mount Pleasant, NC | Alexander Rodriguez | Fort Worth, TX | ||
| Leo Burns | Chicago, IL | Chris Romano | Marietta, GA | ||
| Jonah Daiss | Atlanta, GA | John Rosenquist | Los Gatos, CA | ||
| Drew Effertz | New Richmond, WI | Logan Schmitz | La Crosse, WI | ||
| David Farbo | Fort Worth, TX | Jackson Scofield | Downers Grove, IL | ||
| Mark Hernandez | Saint Charles, IL | Pamela Sherman | Fort Worth, TX | ||
| Robb Heugh | Troy, MI | Henry Soule | Quincy, MA | ||
| Connor Hindley | Upper Arlington, OH | Michael Spatz | Linthicum Heights, MD | ||
| Bri Hudson | Fort Worth, TX | Kaden Steen | Puyallup, WA | ||
| Seogab Kim | Bundang-gu, KOR | Shaunaci Stevens | Raleigh, NC | ||
| Michael Macko | Fort Worth, TX | Mark Treichel | Green Cove Springs, FL | ||
| Brett Mizelle | Long Beach, CA | Pranav Uppalapati | Chapel Hill, NC | ||
| Logan Pietig | La Crosse, WI | Clayton Wauneka | Aledo, TX | ||
| Hayden Pries | La Crosse, WI | Jon Witmer | Burbank, CA | ||
| Jason Ramsey | Charlotte, NC | Marissa Zeno | Miami, FL |
Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of September 2026.
| NAME | NAME | |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Babb | Peter Mancuso | |
| Zeba Barringer | Peter Marcus | |
| Jake Bell | Bruce McClure | |
| Dana Berry | Marilyn Miller | |
| D. Bruce Brown | Linda Nichols | |
| Bruce Bumbalough | Andrew North | |
| Jeff Campbell | Bill Nowlin | |
| Ralph Caola | John Ore | |
| Ken Carrano | John Rall | |
| Scott Carter | Charles Roussel | |
| Vincent Comparato | Bob Russon | |
| Chris Dial | Jason Scheller | |
| Mark Drucker | Douglas Schoppert | |
| Mark Dugo | Mary Shea | |
| Helen Edwards | Rob Sheinkopf | |
| Daniel Evans | Thomas Stone | |
| David Firstman | Wesley Story | |
| Adam Foldes | Joseph Thompson | |
| Kevin Hamila | Neal Traven | |
| Leslie Heaphy | Joseph Wancho | |
| Timothy Herlich | Steve West | |
| Rockwell Hoffman | Beach Wires | |
| David Hughes | Jeffrey Wood | |
| Rob Janes | Don Zminda | |
| Donald Jensen |
Want to become a Friend of SABR? Click here to make a recurring monthly contribution or click here to learn more about our Giving Circles to make a one-time contribution.
- Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions; Dan Kahan (“Can a Stadium Full of Monkeys Playing Strat-o-Matic Outmanage Earl Weaver?”); Zak Ford (Beyond the Last Inning); Bill Nowlin (Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum); and Tony Oliver (“Honorary Negro League Baseball Classic”). Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- October 3: Bob Davids (DC) Chapter: Talkin’ Baseball with Zak Ford (9:00 AM EDT)
- October 3: Women in Baseball Diamond Stories with Pam Schaffrath (10:00 AM EDT)
- October 3: Rice-Russell Nashville (TN) Chapter meeting with Larry Hayes, Tim Christ, and Marshall Garvey (10:00 AM CDT)
- October 5: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Dan Linnenberg (7:30 PM EDT)
- October 6: Central Illinois Chapter meeting with Zak Ford (7:00 PM CDT)
- October 7: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting with Melissa Ludtke (7:00 PM EDT)
- October 7: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Ben Alter (7:30 PM EDT)
- October 8: Magnolia (GA) Chapter meeting with Justin Mckinney (7:30 PM EDT)
- October 8: Games and Simulations meeting with Mike Silva and Jamie Marshall (8:00 PM EDT)
- October 9-11: 2026 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- October 3: Halsey Hall Chapter book club meeting (Roseville, MN)
- October 3: Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter: Rygelski Baseball Research Conference (St. Louis, MO)
- October 6: Bob Davids Chapter Virginia Hot Stove Dinner (Arlington, VA)
- October 7: Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter meeting (Tallahassee, FL)
- October 7: Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter fellowship meeting (St. Louis, MO)
- October 10: Casey Stengel NYC Chapter meeting (New York, NY)
- October 10: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting (Baltimore, MD)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Jewish Baseball: Sign up for announcements from SABR’s newest research committee, focusing on Jewish contributions to the game of baseball
- Latino Baseball: Fall 2026 newsletter
- Nineteenth Century: Fall 2026 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Elysian Fields Chapter: Fall 2026 newsletter (Northern New Jersey)
- Hanlan’s Point Chapter: Fall 2026 newsletter (Toronto, ON)
- Tampa Bay Roush-Lopez Chapter: October 2026 newsletter (St. Petersburg, FL)
Sign up for SABR chapter announcements at SABR.org/chapters.
Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.
Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:
- 2027 Ford C. Frick Award ballot finalists are announced (BaseballHall.org)
- Mark Simon: Evaluating The Defense of the 12 Playoff Teams (Sports Info Solutions)
- Tyler Kepner: The Brewers stack wins in a system MLB says is stacked against them. Now for the hard part. (The Athletic)
- Lindsay Dial: What Is Meaningful Baseball? (Baseball Prospectus)
- Ben Lindbergh: MLB Teams Need Too Many Innings From Not Enough Arms (The Ringer)
- Jim Margalus: It’s truly October, and the White Sox look truly ready for it (Sox Machine)
- Jay Jaffe: Yankees Bomb Red Sox Out of the Bronx, Postseason (FanGraphs)
- Sarah Langs: How good was Cam Schlittler this time? 7 wild stats from his Game 1 start (MLB.com)
- Hannah Keyser: The Yankees without Aaron Judge showed why this might be their best chance to win with him (CNN.com)
- Brittany Ghiroli/Eno Sarris: Cubs’ investment in innovative bat technology part of a growing MLB-wide trend (The Athletic)
- Andrew Greif/Rohan Nadkarni: MLB wants a salary cap for competitive balance. Does the playoff field already have it? (NBC News)
- Rob Mains: If MLB Were the NFL (Baseball Prospectus)
- David Laurila: Cade Smith Found the Sweet Spot on a Lethal, Low-Spin Splitter (FanGraphs)
- Zack Meisel: Two coaches, one living room couch, and the bond behind the Cleveland Guardians’ September run (The Athletic)
- Davy Andrews: Rubbing Some Dirt on It Isn’t Working for the Orioles (FanGraphs)
- Derrick Goold: ‘Just the beginning’: Cardinals end rebuild Year 1 encouraged but with gaps to close (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Olivia Young: Robert Fitts turns fascination with Japanese baseball into award-winning writing career (Riverdale Press)
- Gary Ashwill: Youngest Major League Player: Roy Campanella, 1937 Washington Elite Giants (Agate Type)
- Steven Goldman: The Cut That Never Heals (Baseball Prospectus)
- Al Doyle: Baseball’s Bicentennial Bird (RIP Baseball)
- Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Kevin Keating (Baseball and BBQ)
- Jason Schwartz: The Extreme Unlikelihood of Carl Hubbell’s 1934 All-Star Feat (Jason Cards)
- Sam Gazdziak: Obituary: Pat Putnam (1953-2026) (RIP Baseball)
- Jason Schwartz: The Cardboard Genome (SABR Baseball Cards)
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: October 2, 2026. Last Updated: October 2, 2026.