Ben Blatt, a data reporter for The Upshot, dreams up inventive ways to answer questions like: “Is Taylor Swift actually increasing N.F.L. ratings?”
Category: Baseball
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Finding Trends in Sports Stats and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Puzzles
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Canada-U.S. Tensions Stay on Baseball Field During Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series
At Game 1 of the World Series in Toronto on Friday, overt politics were absent. Unity between the two nations was on display before the first pitch.
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Still Cashing In on the ‘Field of Dreams’
For nearly four decades, the Iowa baseball field used as the set of the beloved Hollywood movie has been trying to find its next act.
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A Vineyard Baseball Field Where Immigration Fears Fade Away
As ICE raids stoke anxiety in California, Latino men find solace at a baseball field built in the middle of a Sonoma County vineyard.
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Want to See Opera in the Home of Baseball? Get a Room.
In Cooperstown, N.Y., fans of the Glimmerglass Festival, a celebration of music, are finding it hard to compete for hotel space with other fans there to watch a legend — their 12-year-old.
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Joe DePugh, Pitcher Who Inspired Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Glory Days,’ Dead at 75
A gifted athlete, he gave a clumsy teenage Bruce Springsteen his first nickname, Saddie. Years later, the Boss returned the favor, memorializing him in a song.
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How ‘Moneyball’ and ‘Sugar’ Altered the Baseball Movie
Two contemporary films reimagined the stories we tell about the sport.
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Japan Reaches Peak Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers and Cubs Open MLB Season
The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 active sponsorship deals at any time.
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Bounty for Paul Skenes Topps Rookie Card Inspires Treasure Hunt
The Pittsburgh Pirates offered 30 years of season tickets in exchange for a Paul Skenes rookie card, and collectors say it could sell for $1 million. First, someone has to find it.
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9 Great Songs That Mention Baseball Stars
The playlist to get you through Major League Baseball’s long offseason.
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For the World Series, Fans Found Creative Ways to Reach Dodger Stadium
Anticipating the mess of traffic and parking at Dodger Stadium, many of the people who attended the first two games of the World Series found creative ways to get there.