Jonah BirenbaumMLB’s promise to combat racial inequality is as hollow as it is unsurprisingFinally, more than a week after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, an unarmed black man, for being black, sparking…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Jonah BirenbaumThere will never be another IchiroIn 2001, his first season in the big leagues, Ichiro Suzuki was wholly incongruent — a speedy and lithe, if undersized, interloper plopped…May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Jonah BirenbaumThe Blue Jays should sign Jonathan Lucroy to the Matt Wieters dealAs baseball’s marquee free agents uniformly stared at their unringing phones, the Toronto Blue Jays spent the first two months of the…Jan 9, 2018Jan 9, 2018
Jonah BirenbaumFly away, Goose: Baseball continues to evolve and the game’s better for itIf Goose Gossage had his way, presumably, baseball would consist primarily of bunts and brawls, with maybe a run or two mixed in, and only…Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017
Jonah BirenbaumSign Jose Bautista already, Blue JaysThe roof at Rogers Centre was, quite understandably, closed on April 9 as the Blue Jays hosted the Red Sox in their second home game of the…Dec 15, 2016Dec 15, 2016
Jonah BirenbaumWhy I won’t use Cleveland’s team name throughout the ALCSIt’s racist.Oct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016
Jonah BirenbaumJosh Donaldson keeps getting betterLast year, in deliciously prophetic fashion, fans at Rogers Centre started serenading Josh Donaldson with “M-V-P” chants before the…Jun 30, 2016Jun 30, 2016