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Brittany Ghiroli

Brittany Ghiroli

Senior Writer/Senior National MLB Writer/Senior MLB writer at The Athletic

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  • English
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Once an MLB bust, Travis Snider now hopes to change the toxic culture of youth sports - The Athletic

When Travis Snider was 11 years old, playing in the Little League Western Regional Tournament, he suddenly started hyperventilating. Snider had pitched a perfect first inning and hit a home run. Then, in the second inning, he couldn’t throw a strike. His heart rate shot up, and he started crying. He had to be taken out of the game. At the time, the incident was chalked up to sports-induced asthma. Advertisement Only much later would he be able to admit that it had been a panic attack. Snider had…
about 1 year ago
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Jerry Reinsdorf had a chance to change the White Sox — and he blew ...

“A nightmare.” “Embarrassing.” “Disgusting.” “All the bad words you can think of.” That’s how owner Jerry Reinsdorf described the 2023 season last August, which the 88-year-old owner dubbed the worst he’s been through in 43 years in baseball. You wonder, then, what Reinsdorf thinks about the 2024 team, which is only three weeks in and already has major “hold my beer” vibes. The White Sox have lost 22 of their first 25 games, a franchise-worst start to the season. They were shut out eight times…
about 1 year ago
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Orioles’ Jackson Holliday optioned to Triple-A after 10 games: How ...

By Brittany Ghiroli, Sam Blum and Alex Andrejev The have optioned infielder — the No. 1 MLB Draft pick in 2022 — to Triple-A Norfolk after 10 major-league games, the team announced Friday. The Orioles called up Holliday, who ranked No. 1 on for 2024, earlier this month. He’s slashing .059/.111/.059 with two hits and 18 strikeouts through 34 at-bats this season. Additionally, Holliday is missing on 49.2 percent of his swings and 59.4 percent of fastballs he swung at. His in-zone contact rate w…
about 1 year ago
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Astros’ Justin Verlander delivers in season debut, retires first 7 ...

WASHINGTON — The have certainly missed . The 41-year-old, whose mere presence is a big boost for a struggling Houston team, went six innings and allowed two runs in his season debut Friday night against the . The 5-3 victory marked Verlander’s 258th career win. Advertisement Verlander, who was slowed this spring with , retired the first seven batters he faced before Riley Adams’ double and Ildemaro Vargas’ single scored Washington’s first run. Working on a shorter leash than normal — manager Jo…
about 1 year ago
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Ronald Acuña Jr. expected to sign with Bad Bunny-led agency facing ...

star is expected to sign with Rimas Sports, according to sources briefed on the matter, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Rimas, the agency led by Bad Bunny, is facing significant discipline from the MLB Players Association, as The Athletic. Rimas agent William Arroyo had his license revoked and two other employees who were pending certification will not get their licenses, leaving the agency with just one certified agent, Michael Velazquez, and prompti…
about 1 year ago
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Rimas Sports, agency launched by Bad Bunny, facing MLBPA punishment...

Rimas Sports, an agency launched last year by recording artist Bad Bunny, is facing significant punishment from the Major League Baseball Players Association, including at least one license revoked, multiple sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic. The agency launched in partnership with Rimas Entertainment executive Noah Assad and Jonathan Miranda, who was tabbed as president. Rimas employed Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez as a sports ambassador and its client list includes the and , the…
about 1 year ago
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World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg officially retires, reaches sett...

pitcher Stephen Strasburg has officially retired, he announced Sunday. He reached a settlement with the team after months of negotiation, an source confirmed to The Athletic on Saturday. There will be no reduction in the value of Strasburg’s total contract. “I realized after repeated attempts to return to pitching, injuries no longer allow me to perform at a Major League level,” Strasburg said in a statement. Advertisement “Although I will always wish there were more games to be pitched, I find…
about 1 year ago
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Ghiroli: This is the Orioles' new chapter, and it's scary how good ...

BALTIMORE — The phrase was everywhere. On placards placed on the seats, the scoreboard and all over the team’s website: The Next Chapter. For Baltimore, that’s exactly what Thursday’s Opening Day represented, as a new ownership group — led by — was officially unveiled to the media, making a day always charged with emotion one the city will perhaps never forget. Advertisement The reigning American League East champions, with reigning Manager of the Year Brandon Hyde and reigning Executive of th…
about 1 year ago
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Exclusive: New Orioles owner David Rubenstein on his to-do list, re...

BALTIMORE — Last summer on Nantucket, the future of the started to take shape. David Rubenstein, the billionaire co-founder of the Carlyle Group, a global private equity investment company based in Washington, D.C., owns a house on the island. So does John Angelos. For years Rubenstein had been intrigued by the idea of getting into professional sports ownership. Angelos, who took over day-to-day operation of the club in 2018 when his late father, Peter, was in poor health, had long been , which…
about 1 year ago
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What we know about MLB interpreters: Pay, job pros and cons and mor...

There are surrounding the betting scandal involving superstar and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. What we do know, though, is Mizuhara wasn’t just an interpreter. He was Ohtani’s right-hand man, his catch partner, his liaison for on –and off– the field matters because the most successful interpreter-player relationships are built on one thing: unrelenting trust. Advertisement “It’s such a big part (of the job),” Mizuhara told The Athletic last summer of establishing a close connection. “We ar…
about 1 year ago
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Ghiroli: Why are the Nationals picking a fight with World Series he...

When the 2019 won D.C.’s first World Series since the 1924 Senators, was the team’s MVP. Strasburg won Game 2 (six innings, two runs, seven strikeouts, one walk) and a win-or-go-home Game 6 (8 1/3 innings, two runs, seven strikeouts, five hits, two walks) — both on the road. Advertisement The Nationals want to honor Strasburg, one of the organization’s defining stars. That much is clear. But are they willing to pay him the rest of his contract, as it was originally drawn up? That’s where it g…
about 1 year ago