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Stephanie Apstein

Stephanie Apstein

Former senior writer

About Stephanie Apstein

Stephanie Apstein was a senior writer covering baseball and Olympic sports for Sports Illustrated, where she started as an intern in 2011 and has since covered a dozen World Series and three Olympics. She has twice won top honors from the Associated Press Sports Editors, and her work has been included in the Best American Sports Writing book series. She graduated from Trinity College with a bachelor’s in French and Italian, and has a master’s in journalism from Columbia University.

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MLBOLYMPICS

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

15+

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Tampa Bay is among the lightest-hitting teams in baseball, yet has the best record in the AL thanks to a philosophy from a bygone era.
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New York (26–12) was one of just two American League teams with a winning record entering Thursday. What's behind the Bombers' fast start?
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The recently fired manager of the Red Sox should move upstairs ... somewhere.
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After the original sin of the Mookie Betts trade in 2020, Boston’s owner has overseen a number of missteps that have left the franchise in disarray.
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New York snapped its 12-game losing streak on Wednesday, but an injury to Francisco Lindor means the last-place club has a long way to climb out of the cellar.
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New York’s inexplicable skid reached 12 games on Tuesday in excruciating fashion. Juan Soto’s expected return from injury Wednesday likely won’t fix everything.
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San Diego’s story could be a model for the rest of the league, if only those other teams wanted it to be.
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The three-time MVP looks like his old self at the plate. Angels manager Kurt Suzuki thinks it may be because Trout is back in center field.
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New York’s manager has heard the calls for blood when dealing with his players’ mistakes. But he says appeasing them amounts to weakness.
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