Features for CBS Sports

Why baseball's next unionization effort could come from MLB front offices (May 1, 2023): “You really wonder why you went into the sports industry.” (Story link)

Michael Jordan's baseball teammates explain why he could've reached MLB and what M.J. was like in Double-A (May 10, 2020): “I was in awe, I'm like, 'Hi, Mr. Jordan, my name is Mike Bertotti. He's like, 'yeah, Michael Jordan,' I go, 'Yeahhh, I know who you are.'“ (Story link)

The year of catcher concussions and MLB's battle to do better with head trauma (September 28, 2017): “I couldn't eat any kind of meat for like two weeks, just because my jaw was clicking and sore and it hurt.” (Story link)

How MLB pushed back the Atlantic League mound and pushed fed-up players to the brink of a work stoppage (August 26, 2021): “That's all they care about, ruining the game of baseball, but getting as much money as they can." (Story link)

The business behind MLB expansion: Portland, Montreal and Raleigh taking different approaches to landing a team (July 17, 2019): “"The greatest misconception about sports stadiums and arenas is that they make money.” (Story link)

Why MLB has a brain drain problem in front offices; and how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated it (October 5, 2020): “I started preparing my résumé that weekend.” (Story link)

Superstition is the way for MLB players, and that includes haunted hotels (September 7, 2018): “Ballplayers get used to the idea that logic does not explain what they experience all the time.” (Story link)

Why front offices are frustrated with 2021's late draft and July's compressed calendar (July 22, 2021): “You're ramping up guys … who the hell knows what's going to happen after that?” (Story link)

Baseball's next Moneyball concept: Turning internet writers into prospect scouts (March 29, 2017): “The lure of the championship ring is strong. But the idea of [messing] up my marriage because I’m on the road two-thirds of the time is not ideal.” (Story link)