My career in journalism began in 2014, thanks to a lifelong love of writing and a spark of inspiration from George Plimpton’s “Paper Lion.” Over the span of that decade, I have covered professional sports (and athletes) from up close and afar. Most recently, I spent five seasons covering the New York Yankees for The Athletic and am currently a national baseball writer for the Wall Street Journal. 

My interest in reporting and writing comes from a nagging curiosity about what drives human behavior, and I have found that professional athletes are one of the best vectors through which to examine how people handle success, failure, and the inconvenient hurdles that come with being a human, not a robot.

Sports, despite being an infinite field of interesting personalities, are one of many passions for me. In addition to knowing too-granular elements of baseball, I am an avid reader of literary non-fiction, a modern and contemporary art enthusiast, a devotee of the 1980s punk scene, and a fan of the hallmark sports of my native California (skateboarding, surfing, rock climbing). 

In addition to these cultural interests, I own a dog and many tote bags.