
Roth: Blue Jays’ lefty knuckleballer took the longest road back to the big leagues
From David Roth at Deadspin on May 21, 2019:On Saturday, in his…

Mains: Coming through in a pinch
From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on May 21,…

Sheinin: Velocity is strangling baseball — and its grip keep tightening
From Dave Sheinin at the Washington Post on May 21, 2019:A flame-throwing…

Yasmany Tomás becomes second minor-league player to hit 4 HRs in a game in 2019
Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Yasmany Tomás became the second…

Petriello: How has a year of ‘the opener’ changed baseball?
From Mike Petriello at MLB.com on May 19, 2019:One year ago today,…

Moehringer: What baseball lost by not expanding sooner
From SABR member Paul Moehringer at The Hardball Times on May…

Armour: Celebrating baseball’s centennial 50 years ago
From SABR member Mark Armour at The Hardball Times on May 20,…

Vote now for the 2019 SABR Overlooked 19th Century Base Ball Legend
Each year, SABR's Nineteenth Century Research Committee selects…

Thorn: Before the Polo Grounds, New York’s first ballpark was built for women’s baseball
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on May 20, 2019:While…

This Week in SABR: May 17, 2019
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Call for papers: 2019 Detroit Stars Centennial Conference
The Detroit Stars were formed in 1919 as an independent black…

Arthur: Baseball’s tracking data is about to get wonky
From SABR member Rob Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on May 17,…

Adler: As her husband’s longest-standing teammate, Amber Sabathia is sorting out the end of her own MLB career
From Lindsey Adler at The Athletic on May 16, 2019:Amber Sabathia…

Kenney: Pirates hit makes it a record 8,020 Padres games without a no-hitter
From Kirk Kenney at the San Diego Union-Tribune on May 17, 2019,…

Stark: An electronic strike zone is coming to the Atlantic League
From SABR member Jayson Stark at The Athletic on May 16, 2019:For…

Jenks: The extraordinary story of Bert Shepard, prisoner of war turned one-legged pitcher
From Jayson Jenks at The Athletic on May 8, 2019:Bert Shepard…

Sarris: MLB moving from Trackman to Hawk-Eye tracking system
From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on May 14, 2019:Five…

Jackson: A Texas two-step at the expansion dance
From SABR member Frank Jackson at The Hardball Times on May 14,…

Roberts: Can minor-league players get paid without a union?
From Sean Roberts at The Hardball Times on May 16, 2019:Players…

McDaniel: The twists and turns of Edwin Jackson
From Rachael McDaniel at FanGraphs on May 16, 2019:It is 2019,…

Laurila: Q&A with Mariners’ Mitch Haniger on hitting
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on May 15, 2019:Hitters…

Jaffe: Injury has interrupted the rare Jose Altuve slump
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on May 14, 2019:A rough…

Mentock: Baseball’s original secret weapon: the spitball
From Andrew Mentock at Ozy on May 7, 2019, with mention of SABR…

Westcott: Remembering Phillies leader David Montgomery
From SABR member Rich Westcott at the Philadelphia Inquirer on…