Block's Corner

Benjamin Block is a sports columnist in New York and Block's Corner is your home for interesting, unique and exclusive conversations with athletes and industry leaders. blockscorner.substack.com

Block's Corner is a sports podcast hosted by Benjamin Block, with 29 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Benjamin Block hosts Block's Corner, a sports show with 29 episodes published.

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  Day 476...

  Dec 25, 20243 minS0

  <p>On the eve of Chanukah 2024, the New York Yankees are building a roster for the impending 2025 season, and for the first time in a long time, some of the major pieces are jewish. </p><p>Pitcher Max Fried and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt — both acquired this offseason — join a Yankees club heavily reliant on them in pursuit of championship number 28.</p><p>Fried and Goldschmidt add to a presence of jewish heritage in the Yankees clubhouse, along with bullpen specialist Scott Effross and bench coach Brad Ausmus.</p><p>And with free agent star Alex Bregman being courted by suit...

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  Day 466...

  Dec 15, 20242 minS0

  <p>I remember being in the throws of my Yankee fandom in the late ‘90s, so the name Bellinger is familiar.</p><p>In 1999 it was Clay Bellinger, a 30-year-old Yankee rookie, who at first mention back then elicited reactions of, “Clay who?” And “what position does he play?” </p><p>That Bellinger — who spent the first 10 years of professional baseball as a full-time minor leaguer — would end up helping the Yankees win the World Series in ‘99 and 2000. And to stay in the Bronx, he just about played every position besides pitcher and catcher.</p><p>About 25 years later, Bellinger’s now 29-year-old...

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  460 days...

  Dec 9, 20242 minS0

  <p>Juan Soto is officially a New York Met.</p><p>The contract signed by Soto and his handlers late Sunday evening was for $765 million over 15 years.</p><p>The contract offer from the incumbent Yankees that he spurned was for $760 million over 16 years.</p><p>The Red Sox offer came in around $700 million over 15 years, and the Dodgers made their offer in the $600 million neighborhood.</p><p>What Soto’s decision says to me is that there was enough of an overall monetary gap where he only seriously considered the Yankees and Mets as potential landing spots.</p><p>Al...

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  Day 458...

  Dec 7, 20242 minS0

  <p>I don’t know Jon Heyman personally, but I became a fan of his Friday evening. </p><p>It was about 8:30pm on the east coast. He was about ten minutes into a radio guest spot with WFAN host Keith McPherson when Heyman had enough.</p><p>“To say I’m getting a cut because I have a relationship with an agent [Scott Boras], it’s outrageous,” Heyman lectured the radio host.</p><p>McPherson a few minutes earlier — trying to add some entertainment value to the program — had asked Heyman: “What’s the percentage of the Juan Soto contract that you’...

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  Issue no. 22: Hopes Of American Man Winning US Open Still Alive

  Sep 3, 20242 minS0

  <p>As the US Open forges on with the second week of the year’s final major, men’s quarterfinal matches beginning Tuesday include two Americans.</p><p>With that, comes the annual reminder that an American man has not won the US Open since Andy Roddick last did so in 2003.</p><p>So for the 20 years that have come and gone, every loss and every win by an American has carried a lot of weight.</p><p>However, the hope and expectation that an American will be the last man standing this year are as close to realistic as fans...

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