Marc Carig
@marc-carig.bsky.social
Senior managing editor, MLB, The Athletic. Ex-baseball writer and former Roundtablehead.
should of spell checked
Scratches head. Did you mean “baseball” and “World Series”?
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
should of spell checked
Reposted by Marc Carig
A World Series hasn’t cut through to the mainstream like this since 2016. Great to see
November 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A World Series hasn’t cut through to the mainstream like this since 2016. Great to see
I can’t remember the last time the Internet was this into base ball. There’s a lot of funny internetting out there after the World’s Series.
November 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I can’t remember the last time the Internet was this into base ball. There’s a lot of funny internetting out there after the World’s Series.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677... Isiah Kiner-Falefa was told to stick to third. Did it cost the Blue Jays a ring?
Isiah Kiner-Falefa was told to stick to third. Did it cost the Blue Jays a ring?
The Blue Jays had plenty of chances to win their first World Series since 1993. But none will be more scrutinized than IKF in the ninth.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677... Isiah Kiner-Falefa was told to stick to third. Did it cost the Blue Jays a ring?
what a great freaking sport, this base ball.
November 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
what a great freaking sport, this base ball.
Whole squad here. www.nytimes.com/athletic/622...
Who will win the 2025 World Series? Our staff predicts the MLB champions, MVP and Cy Young
The Los Angeles Dodgers may be preseason favorites to repeat — but the majority of our 33 writers picked other teams to win it all.
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March 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Whole squad here. www.nytimes.com/athletic/622...
The Chiefs really need the refs to step up here.
February 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The Chiefs really need the refs to step up here.
Every big anthem should be done by Fergie.
February 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Every big anthem should be done by Fergie.
Do you like sports? Do you like games? Do you like being good at sports games? Do you incessently boast about your skill to friends and aquaintences despite their social cues telling you to stop?
Well, you’re in luck pal.
Introducing Connections: Sports Edition.
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Well, you’re in luck pal.
Introducing Connections: Sports Edition.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/con...
February 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Do you like sports? Do you like games? Do you like being good at sports games? Do you incessently boast about your skill to friends and aquaintences despite their social cues telling you to stop?
Well, you’re in luck pal.
Introducing Connections: Sports Edition.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/con...
Well, you’re in luck pal.
Introducing Connections: Sports Edition.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/con...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607... The Ichiro Collection: 6 stories from our archives as Cooperstown beckons
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607... The Ichiro Collection: 6 stories from our archives as Cooperstown beckons
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Wrote about Bob Uecker and what he meant to baseball. www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...
Brisbee: How Bob Uecker, ‘Mr. Baseball,’ personified the fun of the game
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January 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Wrote about Bob Uecker and what he meant to baseball. www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/606... Pete Alonso’s market heats up; Blue Jays in mix, Mets also talking to others
Pete Alonso’s market heats up; Blue Jays in mix, Mets also talking to others
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January 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
www.nytimes.com/athletic/606... Pete Alonso’s market heats up; Blue Jays in mix, Mets also talking to others
Hall of Fame ballot reveal day at The Athletic. Here’s mine: www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
January 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Hall of Fame ballot reveal day at The Athletic. Here’s mine: www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
The Toronto Blue Jays have entered the chat. www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
Roki Sasaki, the Blue Jays’ latest big-name pursuit, had meetings in Toronto: Sources
The Blue Jays have seemingly been linked to every big name — and have landed none of them. Could their Sasaki pursuit prove different?
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January 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays have entered the chat. www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
Still can’t believe it.
Rickey Henderson, the Hall of Famer who colorfully combined style, flash and an unrivaled brilliance on the basepaths to become one of the defining players of his generation, died on Friday, according to the Athletics.
Henderson was 65.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
Henderson was 65.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
December 22, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Still can’t believe it.
Was talking to a fellow voter this morning about Billy Wagner — a Hall of Famer in my book — and somehow we took a wrong turn and wound up on the corner of James Shields and Jeff Suppan.
December 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Was talking to a fellow voter this morning about Billy Wagner — a Hall of Famer in my book — and somehow we took a wrong turn and wound up on the corner of James Shields and Jeff Suppan.
Foot ball is an extremely annoying sport.
November 29, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Foot ball is an extremely annoying sport.
Shohei Ohtani wants his baseball cards back. www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
Shohei Ohtani asks judge for baseball cards seized from former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara
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November 28, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Shohei Ohtani wants his baseball cards back. www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
Mark the date: Nov. 25. For the first time, a player on our big board changes teams. Also, Tim Britton’s projection nailed the exact years and money for Yusei Kikuchi.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
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November 25, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Mark the date: Nov. 25. For the first time, a player on our big board changes teams. Also, Tim Britton’s projection nailed the exact years and money for Yusei Kikuchi.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/594... Seven intriguing new names on MLB’s free-agent market after non-tender deadline
Seven intriguing new names on MLB's free-agent market after Friday's non-tender deadline
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November 23, 2024 at 1:42 PM
www.nytimes.com/athletic/594... Seven intriguing new names on MLB’s free-agent market after non-tender deadline
Here’s a good one from Evan. Roki Sasaki’s agent calls rumors of Dodgers handshake deal ‘poor sportsmanship’
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Roki Sasaki’s agent calls rumors of Dodgers handshake deal ‘poor sportsmanship’
NEW YORK — In the last year, as anticipation built that highly coveted Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki could sign with a Major League Baseball team this offseason, front-office executives have continuous...
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November 21, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Here’s a good one from Evan. Roki Sasaki’s agent calls rumors of Dodgers handshake deal ‘poor sportsmanship’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
Mike Tyson would probably beat the piss out of another 58 yo boxer tho.
November 16, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Mike Tyson would probably beat the piss out of another 58 yo boxer tho.