January 20, 2022
1. The Rays are not moving to Montreal
Breaking news, the USA defeats Canada.
2. David Ortiz called Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy an “a**hole”
Hall of Fame ballots are a sensitive topic.
3. The Jorge Soler home run ball is now up for auction
Minimum bid: $25,000.
4. The Athletics might have a path to stay in Oakland after all
From Philadelphia, to Kansas City to Oakland, and maybe the Las Vegas chapter of the Athletics franchise won’t happen, in the end.
5. Is there a reprieve for robot umpires?
From Axios today:
6. Some great “election day” photos, from the Baseball Hall of Fame
7. The wholesome moment of the day, from Jonathan India
A great clip from the Bengals playoff game in Cincinnati, with the N.L. Rookie of the Year.
8. The baseball highlight of the day: These old ladies
Now this is offseason newslettering, people.
9. The question of the day: Yasiel Puig back to MLB?
For now, he’ll be be playing in Korea — but after that, maybe.
10. Greetings from some baseball old-timers, on Twitter
11. The Twins will retire Jim Kaat’s number this year
Joining these seven, already retired:
12. A sad story from a Padres game at Petco Park last year
The authorities have now ruled it a suicide, the incident last summer when a mother leapt from a Petco Park balcony during a game, with her young son (who tragically also died).
13. A discussion on more retired numbers from the Mets
After the recent announcement that Keith Hernandez’s #17 will be enshrined at Citi Field this coming season.
14. And lastly, here’s the Rockies mascot skiing today
Pretty good technique for #00.
