Seth S. Tannenbaum, PhD
@sethstannenbaum.bsky.social
Historian and Assistant Professor of Sport Studies at Manhattanville University. Philadelphian by birth and world view.
I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark, is now available for preorder!
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark, is now available for preorder!
I spoke to NBC 4 in New York about the importance of Jen Pawol's impending debut as the first woman to umpire a regular season MLB game. Watch the full segment here: www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air....
August 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I spoke to NBC 4 in New York about the importance of Jen Pawol's impending debut as the first woman to umpire a regular season MLB game. Watch the full segment here: www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air....
I wrote about MLB's first female umpire, Jen Pawol, in the Examiner News. Check it out! www.theexaminernews.com/local-baseba...
Local Baseball Scholar: Jen Pawol’s MLB Debut Is Historic — But Can She Survive MLB’s Macho Umpire Culture? | The Examiner News
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August 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I wrote about MLB's first female umpire, Jen Pawol, in the Examiner News. Check it out! www.theexaminernews.com/local-baseba...
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In #TWC45, @sethstannenbaum.bsky.social contextualizes the disproportionately low Black fandom at MLB games by turning to the past in "The Historical Marginalization of Black Fans at Major League Baseball Games." Read it here:
The historical marginalization of Black fans at Major League Baseball games | Transformative Works and Cultures
There are many explanations of the decline in Black American baseball players and some explanations of the decline of Black American fans at Major League Baseball (MLB) games, but few of those…
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March 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In #TWC45, @sethstannenbaum.bsky.social contextualizes the disproportionately low Black fandom at MLB games by turning to the past in "The Historical Marginalization of Black Fans at Major League Baseball Games." Read it here:
Depending on if Ask Me Another (RIP) counts, I made my first podcast appearance last night. Check it out! rotb.podbean.com/e/05-02-rotb...
05-02 ROTB-SETH TANNENBAUM & BRIAN SHEEHY | The Roller Out the Barrel Podcast
Brian Sheehy of the Essex BBC and Seth Tannenbaum, Assistant Professor of Sports Studies at Manhattanville College! Brian and Seth are leading a symposium for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American ...
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February 21, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Depending on if Ask Me Another (RIP) counts, I made my first podcast appearance last night. Check it out! rotb.podbean.com/e/05-02-rotb...
I happy to announce that my article, “How Major League Baseball Parks Reveal the White Middle-Class’s Views on Cities,” was published in the most recent issue of the Journal of Sport History. Check it out! muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
Project MUSE - How Major League Baseball Parks Reveal the White Middle-Class's Views on Cities
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February 7, 2024 at 6:16 PM
I happy to announce that my article, “How Major League Baseball Parks Reveal the White Middle-Class’s Views on Cities,” was published in the most recent issue of the Journal of Sport History. Check it out! muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...