Arizona-Florida baseball rivalry goes well beyond spring training
What gives Florida the edge over Arizona? It's not spring training so much as a history of producing MLBers, Pedro Moura writes.MARCH 2, 2022 • FOX SPORTS
JAKE MINTZ
FOX SPORTS MLB ANALYST
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United States of baseball: The data behind the rankings
Jake and Jordan go deep on the data behind their 50 states of baseball rankings, from MLB representation to Division III powers.FEBRUARY 28, 2022 • FOX SPORTS
Ranking every state in the U.S. based on its baseball background
From California to Wyoming, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman rank all 50 states according to their significance in the baseball world.FEBRUARY 28, 2022 • FOX SPORTS
When does the Yankees' World Series drought become a curse?
With Bronx pre-teens having never seen their team win a title, Jake Mintz wonders when the Yankees' drought becomes a curse.FEBRUARY 17, 2022 • FOX SPORTS
Catcher's interference: The most bizarre rule in baseball
Jake and Jordan go deep on catcher's interference, including who's the best at it, who's the worst and what makes it so odd.FEBRUARY 1, 2022 • FOX SPORTS
Billy Wagner went from Div. III to MLB with ‘magic’ fastball
With Billy Wagner on the Hall of Fame ballot, Jake Mintz looks back at one of the greatest college pitching careers ever.JANUARY 19, 2022 • FOX SPORTS
José Siri, Yermín Mercedes, Robinson Cano star in LIDOM playoffs
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down what you need to know to follow the four-team Dominican Winter League playoffs.DECEMBER 27, 2021 • FOX SPORTS
Where are the splash hits for every MLB ballpark?
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman determine just how far out of every MLB park a ball would have to travel to land in a body of water.DECEMBER 22, 2021 • FOX SPORTS
MLB lockout creating strange dynamic for players, teams
Weeks into the MLB lockout, Jake Mintz looks at how the work stoppage is creating a strange dynamic for players and team employees.DECEMBER 21, 2021 • FOX SPORTS
Home run derby in the Bahamas offers a picturesque celebration of baseball
MJ Melendez won this year's Home Run Derby in Paradise. Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap the Bahamian tradition.DECEMBER 20, 2021 • FOX SPORTS
Baseball in the Bahamas: How Jazz Chisholm, other pros are helping grow the game on the islands
Thanks to Jazz Chisholm and a wave of Bahamian talent, the game is taking off at a historic pace in the islands.DECEMBER 17, 2021 • FOX SPORTS
Who hit the most irrelevant home run of the 2021 MLB season?
Using a highly scientific criteria, Jake Mintz determines which MLB player hit the home run that mattered least in 2021.DECEMBER 15, 2021 • FOX SPORTS
Confusion over MLB CBA abounds as Dominican Winter League continues business as usual
Even as LIDOM continues, the MLB lockout creates an increasingly sticky situation, both stateside and abroad, Jake Mintz writes.DECEMBER 8, 2021 • FOX SPORTS
Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant top list of five most interesting free agents as MLB enters lockout
As the hot stove freezes over, Jake Mintz examines the post-lockout markets for Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant and more.DECEMBER 3, 2021 • FOX SPORTS
