The lull between Christmas and New Year’s Day is the perfect time of the year to be reflective. In planning out a video looking back at the Oakland A’s 2019…
Matt Smith
Matt Smith
Matt Smith is the editor and lead writer at BaseballGB. An Oakland A's fan, Matt has been following baseball since 1998 and started writing about the sport in 2006. He is the current Chair of the British Baseball Hall of Fame.
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A week ago I wrote the following: “The MLB Winter Meetings have begun in San Diego and plenty of people are speculating about what big free agent news will be…
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The MLB Winter Meetings have begun in San Diego and plenty of people are speculating about what big free agent news will be announced over the next few days (likely…
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As the Thanksgiving weekend continues in the States, spare a thought for Jonathan Villar. On the one hand it looks like he’s about to lose several million dollars; on the…
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Dom, Hannah and I have had the great pleasure of being featured in an article on The Athletic. Alex Coffey has recently been appointed as their A’s beat writer and…
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There was always going to be a casualty or two on Wednesday when the A’s had to make decisions on their 40-man roster. With no spaces left and at least…
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New York Yankees fans have been front and centre in hunting down video evidence for the ongoing investigation into the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing. This public service, surely not motivated by…
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The Oakland A’s Mike Fiers doesn’t look like a trouble-maker, weird facial hair shenanigans aside. However, his decision to not only talk to The Athletic about the Houston Astros’ use…
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Four new members join the British Baseball Hall of Fame The 2019 elections to the British Baseball Hall of Fame have introduced four new inductees, increasing the class to 38.…
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Who knows what was in the water at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California, when Nolan Arenado and Matt Chapman attended? If you could bottle the stuff it…