Join us for 2026 SABR Day on Saturday, January 31
Join us on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for our annual SABR Day celebration! SABR Day is a way for all baseball fans to come together, regardless of where they live, and talk about the game we all love.
SABR Day events will include an All-Star lineup of guest speakers, including 2026 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner Paul Hoynes and Zack Meisel of The Athletic in Cleveland; Tom Jacobs, Executive Director of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, in Kansas City; Tim Kurkjian and Jeff Kurkjian, co-hosts of the podcast “Is This A Great Game, Or What?” in Las Vegas; a preview of the new My Father, Dick Allen documentary in Philadelphia; Earl Weaver biographer John W. Miller in Pittsburgh; Bruce the Bat Dog in Rochester, New York; Cardinals executives Rob Cerfolio and Moisés Rodríguez in St. Louis; Padres Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager Josh Stein in San Diego; Athletics television analyst Jessica Kleinschmidt and longtime broadcaster Vince Cotroneo in San Francisco; a panel discussion on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) with attorney Will Hall and Josh Turner and Meg Yariv of Florida State University in Tallahassee; former Blue Jays manager and current Los Angeles Angels bench coach John Gibbons in Toronto; and many award-winning authors and presenters elsewhere.
Many SABR Day meetings are also available for all baseball fans to attend virtually on Zoom. Click here to view full meeting details for each SABR Day meeting:
- Bloomington, IL (Central Illinois Chapter)
- Boston, MA (Boston Chapter)
- Cincinnati, OH (Hoyt-Allen Chapter)
Guest speaker: David Hyland — RSVP for the Zoom link - Cleveland, OH (Jack Graney Chapter)
Guest speakers: Paul Hoynes, 2026 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner; Zack Meisel of The Athletic; Scott Longert (Love and Loss: The Short Life of Ray Chapman); Dan Wallach (The Case for Shoeless Joe Jackson for the Hall of Fame) - * Columbus, OH (Hank Gowdy Chapter)
Guest speakers: Member presentations on The Sporting News baseball cartoons, baseball field architecture and features, the history of Strat-o-Matic baseball, and the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 — RSVP here - Fort Wayne, IN (Kekionga Chapter)
Guest speakers: Geri Strecker (on Indiana-born star Oscar Charleston); Chad Gramling and Dean Jackson (on Indiana major leaguer Rollie Zeider); Tim Tassler (on a Fort Wayne brewery that sponsored an integrated baseball team in 1934) - * Houston, TX (Larry Dierker Chapter)
Guest speakers: Brian Hall and Bailey Hall (“Can AI top Cy?”) — RSVP for the Zoom link - Jacksonville, FL (Pop Lloyd Chapter)
- Kansas City, MO (Monarchs Chapter)
Guest speakers: Tom Jacobs, Executive Director of the College Baseball Hall of Fame; Max Rieper (2026 Royals preview); Michael J. Travis (Kansas Baseball) - Las Vegas, NV (Maddux Bros. Chapter)
Guest speakers: Tim Kurkjian and Jeff Kurkjian, co-hosts of the podcast “Is This A Great Game, Or What?” - * Lexington, KY (Sweet Lou Johnson Chapter)
RSVP for the Zoom link - Middletown, CT (Smoky Joe Wood Chapter)
- Naples, FL (Southwest Florida Chapter)
Guest speaker: Tom Brett (“Baseball Bats & Hitting from 1930 to Hank Aaron) - Nashville, TN (Rice-Russell Chapter)
Guest speakers: Sam Crowl (Shakespeare and Baseball) and John Nogowski (Diamond Duels: Baseball’s Greatest Matchups) — RSVP for the Zoom link - Philadelphia, PA (Connie Mack-Dick Allen Chapter)
Guest speakers: Matt Albertson (“The 1884 Phillies Catchers”); Paul Ember (“Revisiting the 1976 All-Star Game”); Robby Incmikoski (Sacred Ground: MLB Ballparks”); Brian Michael (Barrier Breakers exhibit update); a film screening of “Wampum”, Episode 1 of the new My Father, Dick Allen documentary; Ira Levinton (“All Time Batting Ratings”); Mike Walsh (“tBGR: Xtra Bases Taken by Runners”) — RSVP for the Zoom link - Pittsburgh, PA (Forbes Field Chapter)
Guest speakers: Joe Vogel/Craig Britcher (“Paul Waner and Roberto Clemente”); Ben DiCola (“Mom’s Magnavox); Ron Backer (“Favorite Major League Baseball Stories”); Brian Engelhardt (“1918 Shipyard Game in Reading”); Peter Goldstein (“Replaying the 1899 Cleveland Spiders with Strat-o- Matic and APBA”); Edward Damer (“Study of the Mon Valley’s Rube Parnham”); Pat Ciccozzi (“The Many Varieties of WAR”); John W. Miller (“The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball”) - Portland, OR (Pacific Northwest Chapter)
- Rochester, NY (Luke Easter Chapter)
Guest speakers: Bruce the Bat Dog and professional dog trainer Joshua Snyder of the Rochester Red Wings - St. Louis, MO (Bob Broeg Chapter)
Guest speakers: St. Louis Cardinals Assistant General Managers Rob Cerfolio and Moisés Rodríguez - San Diego, CA (Ted Williams Chapter)
Guest speaker: San Diego Padres Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager Josh Stein - San Francisco/Sacramento, CA (Lefty O’Doul/Dusty Baker Chapters)
Guest speakers: Steve Treder (Bayball); Mark Kahn (Oakland Ballers); Jessica Kleinschmidt and Vince Cotroneo (longtime Athletics announcers) — RSVP for the Zoom link - Seattle, WA (Pacific Northwest Chapter)
- Tacoma, WA (Pacific Northwest Chapter)
- Tallahassee, FL (Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter)
Guest speakers: Panel discussion on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) with Will Hall, Partner at Jones Walker LLP; Josh Turner, Chief Financial Officer of Florida State Athletics; and Meg Yariv, legal advisor to FSU, plus a member presentation from Rick Swaine about his new book, The Integration of Minor League Baseball. - Toronto, ON (Hanlan’s Point Chapter)
Guest speakers: former Blue Jays manager and current Los Angeles Angels bench coach John Gibbons — RSVP for the Zoom link - Tulsa, OK (Oklahoma Chapter)
Guest speakers: Ron Elliott and Howard Johnson (“Hard-luck pitchers”); Jesse Asbury (Oklahoma native “Indian Bob” Johnson) — RSVP for the Zoom link - Victoria, BC (Pacific Northwest Chapter)
* indicates a virtual/Zoom meeting
In addition, these chapters have also scheduled SABR Day meetings in the coming weeks; all baseball fans are invited to attend:
- February 4: Concord, NH (Clyde Sukeforth Chapter)
- February 7: Detroit, MI (Southern Michigan Chapter)
- February 7: Paterson, NJ (Elysian Fields Chapter)
- February 12: Norfolk, VA (Bud Metheny Chapter)
- February 21: Chicago, IL/Milwaukee, WI (Emil Rothe/Ken Keltner Chapters)
- February 21: Vero Beach, FL (Central Florida Chapter)
- March 7: Louisville, KY (Pee Wee Reese Chapter – rescheduled due to inclement weather)
Visit SABR.org/sabrday for more details.
Originally published: January 26, 2026. Last Updated: January 31, 2026.