Jon Heyman
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Jon Heyman, who came to The New York Post this year as a baseball columnist, has been covering the sport for 35 years. At The Post, he is half of “The Show,” a baseball podcast with Joel Sherman, and does Inside Baseball notes that appear Fridays. He has worked as an insider at MLB Network since its inception in 2009 and is an Audacy baseball expert after more than a decade at WFAN, where he appeared on Mike and the Mad Dog and the Joe and Evan shows. Heyman worked at Newsday for 16 years, first as Yankees beat writer, then baseball columnist and finally as general sports columnist before going to Sports Illustrated, CBSSports.com and the startup FanRag. After graduating Northwestern University’s Medill School in 1983, he started at the Moline (Ill.) Daily Dispatch. Shortly thereafter, he moved to California, where he covered the Los Angeles Raiders before transferring to the California Angels, one team that moved twice and another that pretended to move once (they are still in Anaheim). Heyman went to Lawrence High School in the 5 Towns of Long Island.
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Marlins might not be done selling after Luis Arraez-Padres shocker
May 9, 2024 | 8:09pmThe Luis Arraez trade may be just the beginning for Miami.
Yankees, Dodgers stars are MVP front-runners to start 2024
May 9, 2024 | 7:54pmIt says here Mookie Betts is still MVP, though, since he’s playing an adequate shortstop and putting up offensive numbers just behind Shohei Ohtani.
Early look at stars that could become targets ahead of MLB trade deadline
May 9, 2024 | 7:23pmThings can change depending on who’s contending and who’s fading, but here’s our first list of stars who could possibly be on the move.
Aaron Judge's ejection was my last straw — it's time for drastic MLB umpire change
May 7, 2024 | 8:54pmIt’s finally time for the so-called Robo Umps, also called ABS for Automated Ball-Strike System. (And by the way, there’s a chance a modified version of Robo Umps will be...
Juan Soto is a perfect Yankees fit
May 4, 2024 | 5:11pmJuan Soto is the almost perfect Yankee, talented and tough, not to mention 25.
Top MLB pitching prospect's heavily-anticipated call-up should happen 'soon'
May 2, 2024 | 8:08pmMLB’s top pitching prospect Paul Skenes is dominating the minors like almost no one before. In six starts at Triple-A he has a 0.37 ERA and has thrown 89 pitches...
A's phenom rookie -- MLB's hardest thrower -- could prompt trade deadline bidding war
May 2, 2024 | 7:58pmRival execs are split on whether the A’s would dare trade a big star who has six years to go before free agency.
Young Red Sox rotation surprisingly delivering early-season dominance
May 2, 2024 | 6:35pmThere were some big April shockers, but absolutely no one saw such mastery coming from the Red Sox rotation, not after Boston practically sat out the winter.
Why Mets' strong start is better than it looks
April 28, 2024 | 8:34pmSay this for the Mets, they look pretty good, and better than most folks (including me) expected. And there’s plenty of reason to believe David Stearns’ assessment was dead-on accurate.
Astros not worried despite brutal start to season
April 25, 2024 | 7:09pmThe Astros, seven straight times in the ALCS, stand 7-19, and just two teams have risen from similar starts to make the playoffs.
These White Sox could be historically bad
April 25, 2024 | 7:02pmThe White Sox look like a threat to unseat the 1962 Mets as the worst team ever.
Shohei Ohtani should drop his veil of mystery
April 25, 2024 | 6:29pmWe don’t need to learn about his love life, but it would be better for baseball if he wasn’t almost exclusively limiting interviews to after games and about games.
Why Mets reliever's out-of-nowhere emergence is anything but
April 21, 2024 | 9:28pmGarrett, who didn’t make the Mets out of spring, leads the majors with 21 strikeouts out of the bullpen in 10 ²/₃ innings (an Edwin Diaz-like rate) and carries a...
The secret to Mets' early-season success
April 21, 2024 | 5:54amDay after day, the surging Mets are continuing to make it feel like it’s a long way from the travesty that was 2023.
Mets star to undergo surgery for torn ligament in thumb in injury nightmare
April 20, 2024 | 7:56pmThe Mets did not get the news they wanted on Francisco Alvarez.
Mets' $341 million man seeing approach pay off after breakout from struggles: 'Got to be me'
April 20, 2024 | 2:10pmIf the Mets are going to confound the critics and ace their 2024 season of supposed transition, they are going to need star shortstop Francisco Lindor to be himself.
Mets knock around the star that got away in win
April 20, 2024 | 3:58amThe Mets got their first up close and personal view of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and they knocked him around.
Surging Mets suddenly look comparable to Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers in early-season shock
April 19, 2024 | 8:59pmIn the tale of the tape between MLB’s two best-paid teams, the transition-time Mets look shockingly comparable to the World Series-favored Dodgers.
Darryl Strawberry deserves praise for attending Dwight Gooden's special Mets day
April 18, 2024 | 10:02pmA gold star and purple heart go to Mets legend Darryl Strawberry, who ignored doctor’s orders and flew to be at Dwight Gooden’s No. 16 retirement.
Marlins, Red Sox managers could be top candidates available in offseason
April 18, 2024 | 9:35pmIn addition to the Marlins starting 4-15, their great manager Skip Schumaker looks like a short-timer. Alex Cora could leave the Red Sox, too.