Michael Silverman
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Wow, quite the motherlode of spicy communiques between and from 'mole' agent, MLB leadership & MLBPA
“F the players,” Murray responded, according to the MLBPA documents. “I’m still so pissed off I can’t see straight.”
“We need them to be kissed (sic) off at their leadership,” Courtney replied.
“Believe me, it is priority for me,” Murray said.
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“We need them to be kissed (sic) off at their leadership,” Courtney replied.
“Believe me, it is priority for me,” Murray said.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Inside the text messages of the agent who became a ‘mole’ for Rob Manfred and MLB
The MLB Players Association says that in 2020 negotiations, agent Jim Murray “acted as a ‘mole’” for Manfred and his top lieutenants.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Wow, quite the motherlode of spicy communiques between and from 'mole' agent, MLB leadership & MLBPA
Reposted by Michael Silverman
How Pete Alonso would fit with the Red Sox, and other observations from my first season covering the Red Sox: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/s...
How Pete Alonso would fit in Boston, and other observations from a reporter’s first season covering the Red Sox - The Boston Globe
Alonso, one of the preeminent sluggers of the decade, is looking for a new contract and perhaps a new team.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
How Pete Alonso would fit with the Red Sox, and other observations from my first season covering the Red Sox: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/s...
Reposted by Michael Silverman
A secret weapon for Red Sox pitchers?
Alex Bregman’s baseball mind.
All season, healthy or injured, he has shown a desire — and ability — to help the hurlers.
Consider it part of The Alex Bregman Experience.
“One of his superpowers.”
New story: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/s...
Alex Bregman’s baseball mind.
All season, healthy or injured, he has shown a desire — and ability — to help the hurlers.
Consider it part of The Alex Bregman Experience.
“One of his superpowers.”
New story: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/s...
A secret weapon for Red Sox pitchers: Alex Bregman’s baseball mind - The Boston Globe
The Red Sox third baseman's preparation goes beyond what he'll face at the plate.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A secret weapon for Red Sox pitchers?
Alex Bregman’s baseball mind.
All season, healthy or injured, he has shown a desire — and ability — to help the hurlers.
Consider it part of The Alex Bregman Experience.
“One of his superpowers.”
New story: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/s...
Alex Bregman’s baseball mind.
All season, healthy or injured, he has shown a desire — and ability — to help the hurlers.
Consider it part of The Alex Bregman Experience.
“One of his superpowers.”
New story: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/s...
Well-told and fresh take on what you might think is going to be a familiar, same-old tale of a sports team’s turnaround. From @rustindodd.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
Before the Super Bowls, the Chiefs were at rock bottom. One blueprint changed everything
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August 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Well-told and fresh take on what you might think is going to be a familiar, same-old tale of a sports team’s turnaround. From @rustindodd.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
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New reporting today from @michaelsilverman.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com:
Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is working with Steve Pagliuca and new Celtics owner Bill Chisholm to broker a deal to bring the Connecticut Sun to Boston ... if the Mohegan Tribe sells. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/s...
Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is working with Steve Pagliuca and new Celtics owner Bill Chisholm to broker a deal to bring the Connecticut Sun to Boston ... if the Mohegan Tribe sells. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/s...
August 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New reporting today from @michaelsilverman.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com:
Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is working with Steve Pagliuca and new Celtics owner Bill Chisholm to broker a deal to bring the Connecticut Sun to Boston ... if the Mohegan Tribe sells. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/s...
Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is working with Steve Pagliuca and new Celtics owner Bill Chisholm to broker a deal to bring the Connecticut Sun to Boston ... if the Mohegan Tribe sells. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/s...
Happy birthday, Joe!
July 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday, Joe!
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Interested in the Ceddanne Rafaela/Pete Crow-Armstrong comparison?
“There’s so many parallels,” said Craig Breslow, who knows both well.
Hear from Rafaela, PCA, Breslow, Cora, Lawson: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/s...
“There’s so many parallels,” said Craig Breslow, who knows both well.
Hear from Rafaela, PCA, Breslow, Cora, Lawson: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/s...
The Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admiration - The Boston Globe
This season, especially lately, Rafaela has been great. Crow-Armstrong has been even better.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Interested in the Ceddanne Rafaela/Pete Crow-Armstrong comparison?
“There’s so many parallels,” said Craig Breslow, who knows both well.
Hear from Rafaela, PCA, Breslow, Cora, Lawson: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/s...
“There’s so many parallels,” said Craig Breslow, who knows both well.
Hear from Rafaela, PCA, Breslow, Cora, Lawson: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/s...
Boston Legacy FC unveils plan for $27 million privately funded performance center and team headquarters in Brockton
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Boston Legacy unveils plans for Brockton performance center, with hopes for an August groundbreaking - The Boston Globe
The $27 million privately-funded project about 2 1/2 miles north of downtown was approved, with conditions, unanimously by the city’s planning board earlier this month.
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July 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Boston Legacy FC unveils plan for $27 million privately funded performance center and team headquarters in Brockton
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/14/s...
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Within: The Boston Globe’s Linda Henry is no longer an investor in Boston Legacy
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WNBA star Aliyah Boston joins investment group of NWSL’s Boston Legacy FC - The Boston Globe
Boston, who starred at Worcester Academy, was the No. 1 pick in the 2023 WNBA draft. Boston said the city "helped raise me" and that "Boston repping Boston just felt right."
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July 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Within: The Boston Globe’s Linda Henry is no longer an investor in Boston Legacy
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/14/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/14/s...
Journalists’ catnip: Lifting the cape on the industry’s ultimate conflict of interest
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/a...
Superman’s Other Secret Weakness? Journalism Ethics.
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July 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Journalists’ catnip: Lifting the cape on the industry’s ultimate conflict of interest
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/a...
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How can you not love baseball? What a wild walk-off.
July 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
How can you not love baseball? What a wild walk-off.
The Roman Anthony effect is real.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/10/s...
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Red Sox ticket and merchandise sales see an immediate spike after call-up of top prospect Roman Anthony - The Boston Globe
NESN also said more than 80 percent of NESN 360 subscribers tuned in at some point to see Anthony’s first game.
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June 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Roman Anthony effect is real.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/10/s...
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Delighted that @timbhealey.bsky.social has joined forces with us at the @bostonglobe.com! He'll be a fantastic contributor to our coverage moving forward. Here he is on Walker Buehler returning to Yankee Stadium, where he closed out the 2024 World Series: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/05/s...
Walker Buehler is new to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, but not to breaking Yankees fans’ hearts - The Boston Globe
Friday will mark Buehler's return to Yankee Stadium, where he closed Game 5 to clinch the World Series for the Dodgers last season.
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June 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Delighted that @timbhealey.bsky.social has joined forces with us at the @bostonglobe.com! He'll be a fantastic contributor to our coverage moving forward. Here he is on Walker Buehler returning to Yankee Stadium, where he closed out the 2024 World Series: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/05/s...
... and Charlie Baker on pending NCAA issues:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/s...
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One-on-one with Charlie Baker: NCAA president talks NIL, transfer portal, House settlement, and more - The Boston Globe
Baker shared his perspectives on NIL, the transfer portal, federal oversight, and more in an interview with the Globe.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
... and Charlie Baker on pending NCAA issues:
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Charlie Baker rules out running for office anytime soon — he’s got too much important, unfinished business left to oversee at an NCAA job he enjoys
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After two years on the job, Charlie Baker remains focused on his role as NCAA president — not on running for office - The Boston Globe
Any chance Baker could challenge Senator Ed Markey next fall? "You can shut the door on that one."
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June 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Charlie Baker rules out running for office anytime soon — he’s got too much important, unfinished business left to oversee at an NCAA job he enjoys
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/s...
Pushy parents have muscled their way to the top of the list of reasons of what makes high school coaches miserable about a job they otherwise love
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/s...
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Demanding parents. Stressed-out students. Pressure to win. Welcome to life as a high school coach. - The Boston Globe
Gone are the days of "my way or the highway." X's and O's are trumped by managing personalities when athletes aren't used to direct feedback. And all the challenges make it hard for coaches to stick a...
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May 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Pushy parents have muscled their way to the top of the list of reasons of what makes high school coaches miserable about a job they otherwise love
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/s...
Some Boston Legacy FC-White Stadium-City of Boston-Gillette Stadium-NWSL-Mayor Michelle Wu-Josh Kraft news
White Stadium will not be finished in time for Boston Legacy FC to debut there in its first NWSL season. Instead, the team will play its entire home slate of games at Gillette Stadium, according to two league sources.
NWSL’s Boston Legacy FC to play first season of home games at Gillette Stadium as White Stadium won’t be ready in time - The Boston Globe
The team will share Gillette Stadium with the New England Revolution, as well as work around seven FIFA World Cup matches scheduled there in June and July 2026.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Some Boston Legacy FC-White Stadium-City of Boston-Gillette Stadium-NWSL-Mayor Michelle Wu-Josh Kraft news
like something out of a novel
Of the 15 books published on syndicated summer reading lists by the Chicago Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer, only five were real. The rest?
Created by AI.
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Created by AI.
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How two major newspapers published a summer reading list with books that don’t exist - Poynter
Of the 15 books in a list published by the Chicago Sun-Times and Philadelphia Inquirer, only five were real. The culprit? AI, of course.
www.poynter.org
May 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
like something out of a novel
The only story in town tonight:
City of Boston & Boston Legacy FC not happy with Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s appeal Friday of last month’s verdict that was supposed to have cleared the path forward for the White Stadium renovation.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/s...
City of Boston & Boston Legacy FC not happy with Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s appeal Friday of last month’s verdict that was supposed to have cleared the path forward for the White Stadium renovation.
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Emerald Necklace Conservancy going back to court to block renovation of White Stadium - The Boston Globe
The intent of the renewed legal battle is to show that the Superior Court ruling issued by Judge Matthew Nestor last month did not address key issues introduced during the three-day trial.
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May 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The only story in town tonight:
City of Boston & Boston Legacy FC not happy with Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s appeal Friday of last month’s verdict that was supposed to have cleared the path forward for the White Stadium renovation.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/s...
City of Boston & Boston Legacy FC not happy with Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s appeal Friday of last month’s verdict that was supposed to have cleared the path forward for the White Stadium renovation.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/s...
10 years!
All the thanks to Pedro for the opportunity to work with him on this project.
Making it happen and putting it together was the fun part.
All the thanks to Pedro for the opportunity to work with him on this project.
Making it happen and putting it together was the fun part.
May 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
10 years!
All the thanks to Pedro for the opportunity to work with him on this project.
Making it happen and putting it together was the fun part.
All the thanks to Pedro for the opportunity to work with him on this project.
Making it happen and putting it together was the fun part.
Reposted by Michael Silverman
Some good news to share: The Globe has hired Tim Healey to be our new Red Sox beat writer. Tim is a New Englander who graduated from BU, worked for the Globe as a part-timer coming up and covered the Mets for Newsday for 7+ seasons. He's a big get for us and will really enhance our coverage.
May 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Some good news to share: The Globe has hired Tim Healey to be our new Red Sox beat writer. Tim is a New Englander who graduated from BU, worked for the Globe as a part-timer coming up and covered the Mets for Newsday for 7+ seasons. He's a big get for us and will really enhance our coverage.
Game prep for tonight: Two Celtics stories, one from Adam Himmelsbach, the other from @leungboston.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/05/s...
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‘We’ve got to do this’: How a week in the jungle with a chess prodigy helped Joe Mazzulla become the coach the Celtics needed - The Boston Globe
Josh Waitzkin, whose childhood was immortalized in "Searching for Bobby Fischer," took Mazzulla on a life-changing trip in Costa Rica in the summer of 2023.
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May 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Game prep for tonight: Two Celtics stories, one from Adam Himmelsbach, the other from @leungboston.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/05/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/05/s...
Following the runners who influence the runners
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Meet Boston’s most-popular running influencers ahead of Marathon Monday - The Boston Globe
Spread out mainly across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook, influencers have gathered millions of followers eager to see and hear what’s on their minds, and on their bodies.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Following the runners who influence the runners
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/16/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/16/s...
For a pre-Boston Marathon piece:
Any joggers, runners, marathoners out here in Bluesky country who follow running influencers?
Which ones?
And, why — for their gel pack recommendations?
The get-out-the-door inspiration? The hip flexor stretching tips?
The laughs?
Any joggers, runners, marathoners out here in Bluesky country who follow running influencers?
Which ones?
And, why — for their gel pack recommendations?
The get-out-the-door inspiration? The hip flexor stretching tips?
The laughs?
April 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
For a pre-Boston Marathon piece:
Any joggers, runners, marathoners out here in Bluesky country who follow running influencers?
Which ones?
And, why — for their gel pack recommendations?
The get-out-the-door inspiration? The hip flexor stretching tips?
The laughs?
Any joggers, runners, marathoners out here in Bluesky country who follow running influencers?
Which ones?
And, why — for their gel pack recommendations?
The get-out-the-door inspiration? The hip flexor stretching tips?
The laughs?
City & team celebrate White Stadium courtroom win at what’s left of White Stadium.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/s...
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on White Stadium renovation: ‘We deserve this’ - The Boston Globe
When the project is complete, it will serve as the new home for Boston Public Schools Athletics
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April 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
City & team celebrate White Stadium courtroom win at what’s left of White Stadium.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/s...