Stephanie Apstein
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New York, NY, United States
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The Mets Must Win the World Series After Signing Justin Verlander
Justin Verlander signed with the Mets one year after they added Max Scherzer, giving them the best top-two in MLB. They can’t waste this chance to win it all. → Read More
Aaron Judge’s Rejection Relegates Giants to Their Backup Plan
The Giants knew they weren’t the favorites to sign MLB’s most feared slugger. On the heels of his rejection, they must find a less flashy way to improve. → Read More
Justin Verlander Is an Upgrade Over Jacob deGrom for the Mets
After losing a franchise icon, they signed the one pitcher who makes them even better. → Read More
Astros Owner Should Be Ashamed of His Carelessness
Jim Crane has shown a shocking amount of disrespect to two of the men who oversaw Houston’s return to the top. → Read More
The Batting Cage Session That Won the Astros a Title
Houston’s attention to the smallest of details paid off big time in Saturday’s title-clinching Game 6. → Read More
The Astros’ Haters Are Running Out of Ammo
The Astros’ long-standing success can no longer be attributed to a tank job or cheating scandal. → Read More
Three Things That Will Decide Who Wins the Yankees-Guardians ALDS
New York is all about hitting home runs. Cleveland is not. Which team has the edge? → Read More
How MLB’s Most Confounding Team Is (Mostly) Overcoming Decades of Dysfunction
MLB’s most confounding franchise is a normal winning team. Can this possibly continue? → Read More
It’s Getting Late Early for the Free-Falling Phillies
The Phillies are referencing the turnarounds of recent World Series winners, this once-promising team is in worse shape than both the Nationals and Braves. → Read More
Angels Star Shohei Ohtani Is a Legendary Hitter, Pitcher and Prankster
The Angels star is the most talented player in MLB. He’s also a giant goofball. → Read More
Pete Alonso Says He’s O.K. After ‘Really Brutal Car Accident’
He was driving to spring training Sunday when a driver ran a red light and T-boned him. → Read More
MLB Owners Fail to Realize Their Own Foolishness
Baseball team owners seemingly haven’t learned from the past. And it’s causing everyone involved in the lockout, including the fans, to suffer. → Read More
Overshadowed by Controversy and Corruption, the Troubled Beijing Olympics Come to an End
The most contentious and dispirited Games in years concluded with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday evening in China. After 17 days of competition, Sports Illustrated’s team of writers give their final takeaways from Beijing, where the Olympic spirit was undoubtedly overshadowed by doping accusations, ongoing disputes and rising geopolitical tensions. → Read More
Team USA’s Erin Jackson Wins Historic Gold Medal in Speedskating
The American sometimes refers to her job as “skating in circles.” On Sunday, she was crowned best in the world at just that. → Read More
Nathan Chen Caps Four-Year Quest for Redemption with Olympic Gold
The 22-year-old conquered the mounting expectations and the disappointment of the 2018 Games with an out-of-this-world performance in Beijing. → Read More
Our No-Nonsense, Cut-the-Crap Guide to MLB's Labor War
Owners could lock players out as soon as tonight. The fight is over money, but will the game be collateral damage? → Read More
Why Does MLB Still Allow Synchronized, Team-Sanctioned Racism in Atlanta?
Anyone tuning into World Series Games 3, 4 and 5 will be subjected to synchronized racism. And the league and the team will do nothing to stop it. → Read More
Morton's Mystique Grows In Gutty Game 1 Win
Charlie Morton suffered a season-ending broken fibula in Atlanta's World Series opener Tuesday, but he made his mark and expanded an already impressive legacy. → Read More
Dodgers' Bats Leave Little Hope for Another Awakening
Los Angeles is in a 3–1 hole to the Braves in the NLCS for the second straight year. This time, its offense doesn't look up to the task for a comeback. → Read More
Unlikely Offensive Heroes Help Dodgers Even Series
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias drove in Los Angeles's first run of the series and struggling ex-MVP Cody Bellinger broke open Game 2 to help defeat the Giants. → Read More