Benjamin Royer
@thebenroyer.bsky.social
Sports scribe for hire | UCLA, USC Annenberg M.A. alum | words in The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, The New York Times, Fan Nation, UCLA Blueprint | forever: Daily Bruin | rt ≠ endorsement
Expect the unexpected.
August 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Expect the unexpected.
I just sent in America’s Care Package (oh, those were the days…)
August 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I just sent in America’s Care Package (oh, those were the days…)
also, imagine Rachel and Keanu attached to each other
August 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
also, imagine Rachel and Keanu attached to each other
Was just thinking that we haven’t had a ridiculous task that requires someone being awake at 3 am in a while.
August 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Was just thinking that we haven’t had a ridiculous task that requires someone being awake at 3 am in a while.
Feels like Jerry is probably a lock should they do a Celeb season in the Winter.
August 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Feels like Jerry is probably a lock should they do a Celeb season in the Winter.
I just said this on the other app 😭. Ashley is such #TeamFunFeeds
August 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I just said this on the other app 😭. Ashley is such #TeamFunFeeds
Don’t even get me started on how he interrupted Ava/Lauren — putting to end an interesting convo to reiterate the same “advice”
July 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Don’t even get me started on how he interrupted Ava/Lauren — putting to end an interesting convo to reiterate the same “advice”
Anyone who knows me knows I’ve been working on these stories for a long while, going back to the first thesis meeting for my master’s degree. More than thrilled to see the final product end up with @latimes.com
I hope you will give them a read, and ponder the findings found beneath baseball’s soil.
I hope you will give them a read, and ponder the findings found beneath baseball’s soil.
July 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Anyone who knows me knows I’ve been working on these stories for a long while, going back to the first thesis meeting for my master’s degree. More than thrilled to see the final product end up with @latimes.com
I hope you will give them a read, and ponder the findings found beneath baseball’s soil.
I hope you will give them a read, and ponder the findings found beneath baseball’s soil.
Part two: MLB is no longer in its steroid era. But what would it take for the league to exit the “arms race”?
The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers can (unexpectedly) tell us a fraction of the story. And a leading team physician tells all.
On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/story...
The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers can (unexpectedly) tell us a fraction of the story. And a leading team physician tells all.
On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/story...
Is there a way to mitigate pitching injuries? The Rays (and Dodgers) may shed some light
Keith Meister has been outspoken about pitching injuries in baseball and what needs to change. He points to how the Tampa Bay Rays are using their pitchers as a possible path forward.
www.latimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Part two: MLB is no longer in its steroid era. But what would it take for the league to exit the “arms race”?
The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers can (unexpectedly) tell us a fraction of the story. And a leading team physician tells all.
On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/story...
The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers can (unexpectedly) tell us a fraction of the story. And a leading team physician tells all.
On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/story...
Rivals butterflies.
a man is wearing a red headband and a striped tank top
ALT: a man is wearing a red headband and a striped tank top
media.tenor.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Rivals butterflies.