The Long Island Ralph Kiner Chapter serves members in the Long Island area of New York; the chapter leader is Mark Rosenman.

Scott Kiner, son of the late Hall of Fame slugger and beloved New York Mets broadcaster, approved the chapter’s request to honor his father and has expressed interest in supporting the chapter.

SABR’s 84 regional chapters cover 40 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.; plus international chapters in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia), Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Latin America (Venezuela, Dominican Republic), the United Kingdom, Europe (Netherlands), and Italy. For a list of all SABR chapters, visit SABR.org/chapters. A calendar of upcoming SABR meetings can be found at SABR.org/events.

To sign up for chapter email announcements and receive instant notification of upcoming SABR events in your area, click here to select from the list of chapters, then click “Join Group” () at the top of the chapter page. All SABR members are eligible to sign up for announcements from any chapter or committee.

APRIL 9, 2026 — SABR’s 54th annual convention is scheduled for July 29–August 2, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio. SABR 54 will feature a Major League-sized speaker lineup we know you’ll love, alongside an invigorated social experience emphasizing SABR’s ability to unite all of us in baseball fellowship. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Early-bird registration discounts end on May 29, 2026, so sign up today to join us!

We’re excited to welcome more featured speakers at SABR 54:

• Chris Antonetti, Cleveland Guardians President of Baseball Operations
• Tom Hamilton, Cleveland Guardians broadcaster and 2025 Ford C. Frick Award recipient

They’ll join an All-Star lineup of featured speakers that also includes 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; and Guardians executives Sky Andrecheck, Keith Woolner, and Kyle Burris.

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 for more information on early-bird registration, Cleveland Guardians game, Cleveland Baseball History bus tour, and more.

Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners
Edited by Steve Friedman, Eric Vickrey, and Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-62-8, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-63-5, $34.95
8.5″ x 11″, 294 pages

Twenty-five years ago, the Seattle Mariners had a magical season and pennant fever gripped the Pacific Northwest. This SABR Digital Library book collects biographies of every player on the 2001 roster and looks back at key games and moments in their record-setting run—a 116-win season, the best in American League history. Their penchant for comeback victories inspired the catchphrase: “Two Outs, So What!”

The M’s built a large division lead early and never let up. Just as they were about to clinch the AL West Division title, the 9/11 terrorist attacks shocked the nation and interrupted the season. When play resumed a week later, they clinched in front of an emotional Safeco Field crowd.

The offensive attack started with Ichiro Suzuki, a Japanese sensation who posted a historic rookie season. His MVP campaign overshadowed a career year by teammate Bret Boone, who finished third in the MVP voting. The lineup also boasted future Hall of Famer Edgar Martínez, five-tool center fielder Mike Cameron, and steady first baseman John Olerud, all of whom enjoyed All-Star seasons.

The 2001 Seattle Mariners were arguably as well-rounded as any team in major-league history. The roster, constructed by general manager Pat Gillick and piloted by Lou Piniella, dominated the opposition in every facet of the game. The M’s scored more runs than any other team, allowed the fewest, and led the majors in ERA, OBP, and stolen bases. The resulting 116 regular-season wins tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the most wins in a single season.

Seattle’s pitching staff featured soft-tossing southpaw Jamie Moyer, who won 20 games, while a young workhorse named Freddy García produced an All-Star campaign. Out of the bullpen, Arthur Rhodes, Jeff Nelson, and Kazuhiro Sasaki were nearly flawless in the late innings.

Although Seattle fell short of winning the American League pennant, losing to the New York Yankees in the ALCS, the 2001 Mariners and their historic season maintain a special place in the hearts of a long-suffering fan base. This book, released on the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Mariners, represents a collaborative effort of more than 50 SABR members.

Contributors include: Malcolm Allen, Mark Armour, Doug Barker, Gary Belleville, Luis A. Blandón Jr., Brittney Bush Bollay, Ryan Brecker, Thomas J. Brown Jr., Frederick C. “Rick” Bush, Tim Chalberg, Alan Cohen, Philip Cola, Rory Costello, Richard Cuicchi, Amanda Lane Cumming, Larry DeFillipo, John DiFonzo, Helen Edwards, Joey Elledge, Dan Fields, Steve Friedman, Peter Gerken, Andrew Harner, Emily Hawks, Tom Hawthorn, M. Shawn Hennessy, Tim Herlich, Paul Hofmann, Mike Huber, Douglas Jordan, Ryan Keeler, Kevin Larkin, Len Levin, Dan Levitt, Abigail Miskowiec, Bill Nowlin, Tony S. Oliver, Bill Pruden, Carl Riechers, Quentin Sallat, Dan Schlewitz, Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow, Steve Sisto, Mark S. Sternman, Michael Tow, Michael Trzinski, Eric Vickrey, Bart Waldman, Bob Webster, Gregory H. Wolf, Tip Wonhoff, and Greg Zumach.

SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!

• E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners for FREE from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, EPUB/Kindle formats.
• Paperback: Get a 50% discount on the Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners paperback edition from the SABR Store ($19.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

Buy the book

• E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners for $9.99 from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, and EPUB/Kindle formats.
• Paperback: Get the paperback edition of Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners from the SABR Store ($39.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.

• Click here to pre-register for the Zoom meeting on April 16, 2026

Candidates will have a chance to introduce themselves and answer questions about the organization. SABR members will elect two candidates to the Board of Directors, along with one candidate as the Vice President and one candidate as Treasurer. 

Voting for the 2026 SABR Board of Directors election will take place between April 22 and May 6.

Few research articles published by SABR over the past half-century were not improved by Len Levin’s eagle eyes. As the lead copy editor for countless projects since he joined SABR in 1977, he served as a proofreader for thousands of biographies, game stories, journal submissions, and book essays.

Levin brought his real-world experience as a journalist and teacher to the baseball research community and made an outsized impact. He liked to say his job as an editor was to “make bad stories good and good stories better.” Working behind the scenes with first-time authors and award-winning veterans, he treated everyone with the same level of professionalism and respect — but he never failed to correct any mistakes he spotted along the way.

His name appeared on the cover of dozens of SABR Digital Library books as an associate editor. He read nearly every one of the Games Project’s first 5,000 stories before publication. He even wrote a handful of articles himself, although he preferred his more familiar role in the background.

He also served two terms on SABR’s Board of Directors, organized many Southern New England chapter meetings and one national convention in his home of Rhode Island, and was recognized with SABR’s highest honor, the Bob Davids Award, in 1997.

Levin died peacefully at a hospice care facility at the age of 95 on April 6, 2026.

One of Levin’s most lasting contributions was his role in creating and editing the first SABR convention journal in 1984. The convention was held that summer in Providence, Rhode Island, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the first World Series. A vintage game between teams of SABR members dressed as the Providence Grays and New York Metropolitans was staged at Pawtucket’s McCoy Stadium. Levin led an effort to republish a series of articles from the Providence Journal documenting the early history of major league baseball in the city. The journal, titled Days of Greatness: Providence Baseball, 1875-1885, was given out as a souvenir to attendees, beginning an annual tradition that continues to this day.

Born March 4, 1931, in Providence, Rhode Island, Leonard Irving Levin was drawn to journalism from an early age. He grew up in Pawtucket and held leadership roles for his high school and college newspapers, earning his bachelor’s degree in history from Providence College and a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University.

He went to work for the Pawtucket Times, where he helped cover the aftermath of the infamous robbery of a Brink’s Company building in Boston. He later joined the Providence Journal, where he met his wife Linda, a reporter and photo editor who went on to become the journalism department chair at the University of Rhode Island. They had two daughters, Sara and Rachel. Both Len and Linda trained generations of future journalists around the world, and they were each elected to the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2022.

Len spent more than 30 years as a copy editor at the Journal from 1963 to 1996. He also served as New England Chapter president of the Society for Professional Journalists and taught journalism courses at the University of Rhode Island. After leaving the Journal, he worked for 12 years with the Quincy (Massachusetts) Patriot-Ledger. In 2013, Levin was hired as the grammarian for the Rhode Island Supreme Court, editing the judges’ opinions and fixing any errors or typos. He continued working diligently on many projects into his nineties.

The Levin family will hold a private burial service; a larger memorial and celebration of life will be planned later this year. More details will be shared as they are finalized.

All baseball fans are invited to attend. Click here to purchase discounted tickets for the ballgame, which begins at 6:30 p.m. as the Green Wave baseball team takes on the University of Texas at San Antonio. Children of former Negro Leagues pitcher Johnny Wright and owner/promoter Allen Page are scheduled to throw out the first pitches. Profiles of Negro Leagues players will be highlighted between innings on the stadium’s video board.

Check out the SABR booth on the main concourse where chapter members will be giving away 500 gameday posters (see below), along with Negro Leagues baseball cards, baseball books, Cracker Jacks, plus SABR membership forms and information.

The ballgame will be preceded by a Schott-Pelican Chapter meeting from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Metairie, Louisiana. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to Derby Gisclair if you plan to attend.

The New Orleans-based Schott-Pelican Chapter was the recipient of a SABR Local Grant to help fund this event.

• Routine-Oriented Traits and Position-Specific Performance in Collegiate Baseball
  Taku Imaizumi, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Japan
  • This project examines how routine-oriented psychological traits—such as strong adherence to routines and intense cognitive focus—relate to position-specific performance in collegiate baseball. While physical and technical skills have long been central to baseball analytics, the role of psychological traits remains less clearly understood. Using a large-scale dataset of collegiate players, this study investigates how these traits vary across positions and how they contribute to on-field performance, with particular attention to pitchers, whose roles emphasize repetition and structured routines. By integrating psychological measures with performance data, the project aims to provide new insights into player evaluation and to expand baseball analytics to include cognitive and behavioral dimensions.
• Growing Accessible Biomechanics Data and Analysis with Computer Vision
  Hassan Rafique, Assistant Professor in Sport Analytics, Syracuse University
  Jeremy Losak, Associate Professor in Sport Analytics, Syracuse University
  • This project will explore the feasibility of building a publicly accessible repository of baseball biomechanical data using computer vision technology applied to broadcast footage. The resulting data will then be put to work advancing baseball research, with analyses targeting hitting, pitching, and catching — demonstrating the potential of open biomechanical data to deepen our understanding of the game.

SABR Research Grants are intended to support original scholarly work that aligns with our organization’s core mission: fostering the study, discussion, and understanding of all aspects of baseball. We invite proposals that deepen our knowledge of baseball from various disciplines, including (but not limited to) history and the broader humanities, analytics, data science, business, law, biomechanics, and kinesiology. 

SABR Research Grants are open to individual researchers or groups of researchers, with preference given to those with terminal degrees in their field of study and/or demonstrated professional achievement in that field. Applicants do not need to be active SABR members to submit a proposal; however, grant recipients who are not members are encouraged to join to take advantage of SABR’s research resources and community of subject-matter experts. Preference will be given to applicants who indicate they will utilize existing SABR resources and publications in their work.

To learn more, visit SABR.org/research-grants.

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR Bookshelf, a listing of new books that are received at the SABR office.

• Click here to view The SABR Bookshelf listings for Spring 2026

To get your NEW book listed on The SABR Bookshelf, send an e-book file in PDF, EPUB or MOBI format to jpomrenke@sabr.org.

To ensure a listing in The Baseball Index — SABR’s online catalog of baseball research materials at www.baseballindex.org — make sure a review copy is sent to The Baseball Index, 4025 Beechwood Pl., Riverside, CA 92506.

Bolded names indicates that the author(s) is a SABR member.

In addition, check out new books published by SABR at SABR.org/ebooks.

Spring 2026

Click on the link above for more detailed information on each of these books:

• Henry Aaron, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks
• Double Play on the Red Line, by Rajesh C. Oza
• Diamond Classics II: The Best Baseball Books Since 1989, by Mike Shannon
• Baseball’s Most Outrageous Promotions: From Wedlock and Headlock Day to Disco Demolition Night, by Joseph Natalicchio
• Baseball at the Dawn of the Seventies: The Major Leagues in Transition, 1970-1971, by Paul Hensler
• Opening the Door For Jackie: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Integration, by Keith Evan Crook
• Tragedy in Black Baseball: Early Deaths of 136 Negro Leagues, 1871-1950, by Chris Jensen
• Leon Day: A Baseball Life from the Negro Leagues to the Hall of Fame, by Bob Luke
• We Would Have Played Forever: A History of the Coastal Plain Baseball League, Revised Edition, by Robert Gaunt and Chris Holaday
• Crybaby Rebellion: Ossie Vitt and the 1940 Cleveland Indians, by Gary Webster
• Black Baseball’s Heyday: Capturing an Era in Art and Words, by Denny Dressman and Anthony High
• Joe “Flash” Gordon: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Second Baseman, by Judy Gordon and Erik Simpson
• Simulating Satchel: A What-If History of Integrated Major League Baseball in 1934, by John Graf
• Baseball Magic and Mayhem in St. Louis: The 1926 Cardinals, World Series Champions, by Kevin J. Abing
• Baseballisms: A Murderers’ Row of Metaphors and Idioms, by Leonard Skonecki
• Ford Frick: Baseball’s Third Commissioner and his Four Decades Shaping the Game, by Dave Bohmer
• The Legend of Clayton Kershaw, edited by John Cherwa
• Dynasty: The Dodgers Journey to Back-to-Back World Series Titles, edited by John Cherwa
• Spinning the Yarn: A Fun Compendium of Baseball History, by Paul M. Bohannon
• Before They Wore Dodger Blue: Tommy Lasorda and the Greatest Draft Class in Baseball History, by Eric Vickrey
• 7 Swings at 7: Mickey Mantle – The Legend and the Victim of American Culture, by Rob Weir
• Chief: The Three Lives of Gene Locklear, by Jay Thomas and Gene Locklear
• How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History, by Jay Wigley
• Death in the Strike Zone: The Mystery of America’s First Baseball Hero, by Thomas W. Gilbert
• Unhittable: How Technology, Mavericks, and Innovators Engineered Baseball’s New Era of Pitching Dominance, by Rob Friedman
• Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team, by A.M. Gittlitz
• Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark, by Seth S. Tannenbaum
• Kid Gloves: How Baseball Helps Children Overcome 21st Century Problems, by Christopher Dale
• Black Baseball in Cincinnati: A History, by Paul Debono
• Bill Dickey: A Baseball Life, by Lew Freedman
• Beyond the Last Inning: Life and Careers After Playing Professional Baseball, by Zak Ford
• The 1890 Louisville Cyclones: Major League Baseball’s Original Worst-to-First Team, by Perry T. Cooper
• We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball: How the Czech Republic’s Amateur Underdogs Became World Baseball Classic Heroes, by Michael Clair
• Royal Treatment: Jackie Robinson, Montreal, and the Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier, by Sean J. McLaughlin
• Warm Summers and Cold Winters: How Baseball Survived the Korean War, by Steven P. Gietschier
• Baseball’s Outcast: The Story of Ron LeFlore, by Adam Henig
• Delivery: A Novel, by Christopher Hebert
• My 50 Years in California Baseball and the Pacific Coast League, by Mike Fisher
• Stars of 20th Century Japanese Baseball, by Carlos Bauer
• Ebbets to Paradise: O’Malley’s Journey to the Coliseum & Dodger Stadium, by Allen Schery
• The Leadoff Man: The History of, the Evolution of, and Fun with the Greatest Catalyst in Sports, by Matt Snyder
• Baseball Imposters: The Dark Side of Fandom, by Rob Sheinkopf
• Charlie Dressen: A Baseball Odyssey, by David L. Fleitz
• A Dynasty Interrupted: The Rise and Fall of the 1980s Atlanta Braves, by Patrick Montgomery
• The Heyday of Willie, Duke, and Mickey: New York City Baseball’s Golden Age amid Integration, by Robert C. Cottrell
• Battlefields: The Chicago White Sox and the Great War, by Jim Leeke
• How Boerne Made History and Played on Their Field of Dreams, by Tim Christ

To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.

MARCH 26, 2026 — As we celebrate the start of a new baseball season in 2026, the SABR Games Project has published a variety of new stories on memorable Opening Day games. Articles feature defending champions and forfeited games, a Hall of Famer on his way up and another nearing the end of his celebrated career, and the aftermath of tragic deaths.

Throughout the 2026 season, SABR members will have a chance to vote for our All-Time Eras Teams as we celebrate the 150 years of baseball and American history since the founding of the National League in 1876.

The All-Time Eras Teams project is an interactive opportunity for all SABR members to participate in, debate with one another, and learn more about the iconic players and figures from different eras. Each of the six All-Time Eras Team ballots will be released throughout the baseball season, beginning with the 19th Century Era (1876-1900) and Deadball Era (1901-1919) ballots on April 17. Each ballot period will culminate with a virtual Zoom webinar which includes a presentation covering that era of American history prior to the unveiling of the team chosen by our members. Click here to learn more.

Here are new Opening Day stories from the SABR Games Project:

To find more stories from the SABR Games Project, visit SABR.org/gamesproject.

This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — will be a virtual Zoom event that includes panel discussions, research presentations, and the presentation of the Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award.

Visit SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference to learn more.

Click here to watch video highlights from the 2025 conference.