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Matt Martell

@mattmartell.fangraphs.com
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Associate Editor of FanGraphs. Former Sports Illustrated Baseball Editor. My work has appeared in The New York Times, Men’s Health and The Messenger (RIP). I also write The Martell 100, a newsletter about movies. Penn State/Daily Collegian alum.

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Got my flu shot this morning, chatting and writing about the Phillies this afternoon. A big day for being pumped full of substances that were a massive threat to public health for most of human history
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Friends, we have arrived at the promised land
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Scott Spratt @scottspratt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 28/09/2026
That's a terrible call — should be an interception! Just cost us the game.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 16/09/2026
Petey Halpin, who entered today 1-for-35 this season against left-handed pitching, just demolished a left-on-left, three-run, go-ahead dinger with first place on the line. Guardians 5, White Sox 3 in the 6th inning. Baseball rules!
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today I put in a long day at the baseball stats factory, writing an article that included the initialism "BLTR". Cracked open my mailbox, saw the paper of record had come, and was scandalized to find the following
Onion article headlined "Baseball Analysts Call for New Stat Called B.L.E.P.H" that quotes a fictional FanGraphs contributor named Derek Gardner
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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I hope there's a sign for folks dropping off people at the airport that says "D.PARTON"
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Shohei Ohtani not being able to pitch hurts the Dodgers a trivial amount. Ohtani only being able to hit the way he's hit recently is a massive problem
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Shohei Ohtani Might Also Be Too Hurt To Hit
With Ohtani’s body being one gastrointestinal butterfly short of a game of Operation, he’s no longer hitting like the Indomitable God-Emperor of Baseball.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 28/08/2026
I find it so funny that MLB says these proposals for transaction periods are contingent on a salary cap, as if the league thinks a free-agent window would make the players more willing to agree to a cap. The players don’t want transaction windows either
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 20/08/2026
You’re all welcome for my photo cropping skills
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 19/08/2026
Baumann just accused me of being a fetus in 2004 in the company slack. Someone report him to Appelman. Plz and thx
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 17/08/2026
Reading Roger Angell’s “Voices of Spring” essay right now in “Late Innings,” and if any of you wants to write me a 162-stanza epic poem on the Red Sox’ season, my email is matt.martell@fangraphs.com.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 16/08/2026
Corbin Carroll 20/20/20/20 Tracker: 26 doubles, 15 triples, 18 home runs, 16 stolen bases
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Zach Crizer @zcrizer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is deranged!
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 14/08/2026
Baumann just slacked this exact thing to me when I notified him about it
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 12/08/2026
The Giants, who entered today's game with a worst-in-baseball 7.0% walk rate, have drawn three walks in the first inning against the Astros.
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Chris Almeida @chrisalmeida.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
For @washingtonian.com, I spent the last few months talking to the influencer Tony P in DC and trying to figure out why we chase after attention even when it hurts us.
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Guess What? Tony P Hates You, Too.
Online ridicule helped DC influencer Anthony Polcari go viral—and make money. As his social-media star wanes, he’s looking to jump to television. But can he afford to leave his snarkiest followers beh...
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Alex Prewitt @alexprewitt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In which Chris deftly, insightfully shows blog.
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FanGraphs Baseball @fangraphs.com · 03/08/2026
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 03/08/2026
As rumors swirl about catchers ahead the trade deadline at 6 PM today, you should read my 2023 piece for the @nytimes.com on why catchers are rarely dealt at the deadline:
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A Relationship That Transcends Analytics (Published 2023)
Adding a new catcher at the trading deadline is a fairly rare occurrence. One reason for that is the time it takes to bond with a pitching staff.
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Jesse Raub @jesseraub.online · 02/08/2026
bringing my blind girlfriend to the vet so she can touch a tiger. i’m… probably not gonna kill her
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Matt Trueblood @matrueblood.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I do want to remind everyone that the Dodgers are our first repeat champions since the 1998-00 Yankees. Between those runs, the following teams won back-to-back titles: 2000-02 Lakers 2004-05 Patriots 2009-10 Lakers 2012-13 Heat 2017-18 Warriors 2022-23 Chiefs
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 02/08/2026
The Dodgers’ getting Skubal is not about salary — the Brewers were willing to pay all of Skubal’s remaining salary — but prospects. No salary cap could change that.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 01/08/2026
Adam Driver is here at Citi Field, and to tee up his appearance on the jumbotron, the Mets showed a scene from… The Rise of Skywalker????
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 30/07/2026
A "Fuck the Celtics" chant just broke out here at Citi Field. They've already cycled through a "Jalen Brunson" chant — which one press box wag thought was "David Justice."
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It's Craigin' Time @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · 30/07/2026
"you will not extort us for a pitcher"
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 30/07/2026
Every time I watch Chris Sale pitch, I know I'm watching a Hall of Famer — to the point where I don't even care about the numbers (crazy thing for a FanGraphs editor to say, I know)
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 29/07/2026
In July of the Year of Our Lord 2026, the Mets are playing a 13-year-old video of Matt Harvey singing Christmas Carols on the Jumbotron…
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 26/07/2026
Pop-up vintage stand nearby is selling a DICK TRACY (1990) t-shirt. Should I buy it?
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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
My spot in this week’s @fangraphs.com member newsletter was inspired by Jesse Orosco’s probably-insurmountable total of games pitched, and look what turned up at the Hall of Fame
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 26/07/2026
In the latest FanGraphs Mailbag, I wrote about the reasons to believe in Esmerlyn Valdez and the José Caballero controversy. Plus, @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social on Gunnar Henderson's fastball woes, @baumann.bsky.social on how he'd fix the Angels, and @jayjaffe.bsky.social on the games pitched record
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FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: July 25, 2026
This week, we answer your questions on Esmerlyn Valdez’s heater, Gunnar Henderson’s woes against heaters, how to fix the Angels, and more.
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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Christopher Nolan: Okay, so you're the leader of the suitors. You're not as boorish as them. Robert Pattinson: Got it. Nolan: Great, so in this shot- Pattinson: -I'm going to act like a thousand spiders in a human suit. Nolan: What? Pattinson: Trust me. It'll be the best part of the movie.
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m @em-dash.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
There's just got to be a better way to phrase that bsky.app/profile/matt...
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 22/07/2026
The Pirates were annoyed about it, and after Monday night’s benches-clearing incident, instigated by Dennis Santana, MLB told the umpires to crack down. The Yankees weren’t notified about the change in enforcement. What happened — the violation today — is seemingly what MLB wanted to happen.
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🪩 Kiri 🪩 @kirio.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I think we should push back against, "We were instructed to violate him," as common phrasing in this scenario.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 22/07/2026
Interesting response from Crew Chief Adrian Johnson to the pool reporter on the José Caballero pitch timer violation today: "He's been warned all season. We were instructed not to warn him. We were instructed to violate him. That's what it is. It's a violation."
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Julie Kliegman @juliekliegman.com · 22/07/2026
TRANSGENDER FOR EVERYBODY (August 2026)
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Finding Renée Richards by Julie Kliegman | Astoria Bookshop
"Not to be missed." —Stephanie Howes, Booklist (starred review)A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Summer 2026The candid, definitive biography of professional tennis’s first openly transgender player, ...
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 22/07/2026
Ben Rice clobbers a 3-1 cutter from Carmen Mlodzinski for the most predictable game-tying three-run homer I've seen in a long time. As Rice rounded the bases, a Yankees fan in front of the pressbox tossed his popcorn bucket in the air in celebration.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 22/07/2026
Very intrigued by Don Kelly’s decision to remove Mitch Keller after just 5 scoreless innings and 75 pitches. He'd already faced three batters for a third time, so it probably isn't for third-time-through reasons. The Pirates have a bad bullpen and are playing a doubleheader today.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 22/07/2026
Eight of the nine players in the Pirates’ lineup this afternoon have an OPS above .700. Only four Yankees in today's lineup do.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 14/07/2026
Do you think Bryce Harper would do a Cameo for Rob Manfred if someone paid for it?
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 14/07/2026
The Year of Jordan Walker continues... Wow
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I've spent the past five years disgracefully dodging attempts to dragoon me into chatting. They got me yesterday and I chatted like I was trying not to be invited back.
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This went up late last night so you might've missed it: I am a loser who cares about the draft. There was a time when MLB wanted to entice non-losers to care about the draft. That time seems to have passed.
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The MLB Draft Is Once Again for Diehards Only
I’m a draft sicko. It’s disappointing that the league is no longer trying to create more of us.
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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 12/07/2026
On Episode 2797 of We Live in Hell… The TV in my cab is advertising a WABC talk show hosted by Michael Cohen, titled: “When You Know, You Know.”
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Welcome, my constituency, those who are sick on the inside. We're chatting
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FanGraphs 2026 Day 1 Draft Chat
Join the FanGraphs crew for a Day 1 draft chat live from the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
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Benjamin Hoffman @bhh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
My Norwegian grandmother was 4-10, ate herring out of a jar and drank mugs of boiling water. The Lillehammer Olympics were an absolute delight as she sat there smiling and cracking jokes, all of which had a punchline about how dumb Swedes are. I really wish she was still around to watch Haaland.
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Rob Manfred announces that the White Sox select Roch Cjuluski, Roch Cholowsky's Romanian-American doppelganger, no. 1 overall
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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
he's actually older than wilford brimley in cocoon (16)
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