Erica Block
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Sports journalist + researcher | Video producer w/ NYPost Sports | Previously: YES Network, Jomboy Media 🙋🏻♀️ she/her
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The Women's Pro Baseball League boardroom saga continues.
This morning, WPBL CEO Keith Stein fired Mina Kim from the board.
Kim was pushing for WPBL financial records in court. This effectively ends her case before the judge issued a ruling.
frontofficesports.com/article/keit...
This morning, WPBL CEO Keith Stein fired Mina Kim from the board.
Kim was pushing for WPBL financial records in court. This effectively ends her case before the judge issued a ruling.
frontofficesports.com/article/keit...
WPBL CEO Fires Board Member After $600K Offer to Drop Case
The WPBL’s largest investor wanted financial records from the CEO. Before a judge ruled on her request, the CEO fired her from the board.
frontofficesports.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The Women's Pro Baseball League boardroom saga continues.
This morning, WPBL CEO Keith Stein fired Mina Kim from the board.
Kim was pushing for WPBL financial records in court. This effectively ends her case before the judge issued a ruling.
frontofficesports.com/article/keit...
This morning, WPBL CEO Keith Stein fired Mina Kim from the board.
Kim was pushing for WPBL financial records in court. This effectively ends her case before the judge issued a ruling.
frontofficesports.com/article/keit...
Giancarlo Stanton's 18 HR in 48 postseason games is NUTS
MLB Postseason: Most HR w/ fewer than 50 games played:
18 HR - Giancarlo Stanton (48 GP)
15 HR - Babe Ruth (41 GP)
12 HR - Randy Arozarena (45 GP)
11 HR - Juan Soto (43 GP)
11 HR - Shohei Ohtani (33 GP)
11 HR - Duke Snider (36 GP)
MLB Postseason: Most HR w/ fewer than 50 games played:
18 HR - Giancarlo Stanton (48 GP)
15 HR - Babe Ruth (41 GP)
12 HR - Randy Arozarena (45 GP)
11 HR - Juan Soto (43 GP)
11 HR - Shohei Ohtani (33 GP)
11 HR - Duke Snider (36 GP)
September 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Giancarlo Stanton's 18 HR in 48 postseason games is NUTS
MLB Postseason: Most HR w/ fewer than 50 games played:
18 HR - Giancarlo Stanton (48 GP)
15 HR - Babe Ruth (41 GP)
12 HR - Randy Arozarena (45 GP)
11 HR - Juan Soto (43 GP)
11 HR - Shohei Ohtani (33 GP)
11 HR - Duke Snider (36 GP)
MLB Postseason: Most HR w/ fewer than 50 games played:
18 HR - Giancarlo Stanton (48 GP)
15 HR - Babe Ruth (41 GP)
12 HR - Randy Arozarena (45 GP)
11 HR - Juan Soto (43 GP)
11 HR - Shohei Ohtani (33 GP)
11 HR - Duke Snider (36 GP)
Lowest Postseason ERA as a Yankee (SP since 1980):
1) 1.26 Cam Schlittler (2 Gm)
2) 1.93 Dave Righetti (3 Gm)
3t) 2.64 Tommy John (5 Gm)
3t) 2.64 Orlando Hernandez (14 Gm)
4) 2.81 Hiroki Kuroda (2 Gm)
5) 2.93 Gerrit Cole (12 Gm)
1) 1.26 Cam Schlittler (2 Gm)
2) 1.93 Dave Righetti (3 Gm)
3t) 2.64 Tommy John (5 Gm)
3t) 2.64 Orlando Hernandez (14 Gm)
4) 2.81 Hiroki Kuroda (2 Gm)
5) 2.93 Gerrit Cole (12 Gm)
September 28, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Lowest Postseason ERA as a Yankee (SP since 1980):
1) 1.26 Cam Schlittler (2 Gm)
2) 1.93 Dave Righetti (3 Gm)
3t) 2.64 Tommy John (5 Gm)
3t) 2.64 Orlando Hernandez (14 Gm)
4) 2.81 Hiroki Kuroda (2 Gm)
5) 2.93 Gerrit Cole (12 Gm)
1) 1.26 Cam Schlittler (2 Gm)
2) 1.93 Dave Righetti (3 Gm)
3t) 2.64 Tommy John (5 Gm)
3t) 2.64 Orlando Hernandez (14 Gm)
4) 2.81 Hiroki Kuroda (2 Gm)
5) 2.93 Gerrit Cole (12 Gm)
My impression, as I examine multiple legal briefs and replies filed so far in this case:
When it comes to financial, spending and investment decisions, there is little meaningful difference between WPBL as a business and CEO Keith Stein as an individual
When it comes to financial, spending and investment decisions, there is little meaningful difference between WPBL as a business and CEO Keith Stein as an individual
Per Mina Kim's pre-trial reply brief filed on 9/24, Kim was offered $600K to abandon her case to inspect WPBL's financial records. She rejected the offer
The brief doesn't specify who or what entity offered her $600K - if it was CEO Keith Stein personally, the league, or a 3rd party
The brief doesn't specify who or what entity offered her $600K - if it was CEO Keith Stein personally, the league, or a 3rd party
When legal drama at the Women's Pro Baseball League recently became public, I started asking questions.
I spoke with people close to the league as well as the CEO at the center of the controversy. Here's my investigation into the WPBL's "power struggle:"
frontofficesports.com/article/wpbl...
I spoke with people close to the league as well as the CEO at the center of the controversy. Here's my investigation into the WPBL's "power struggle:"
frontofficesports.com/article/wpbl...
September 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
My impression, as I examine multiple legal briefs and replies filed so far in this case:
When it comes to financial, spending and investment decisions, there is little meaningful difference between WPBL as a business and CEO Keith Stein as an individual
When it comes to financial, spending and investment decisions, there is little meaningful difference between WPBL as a business and CEO Keith Stein as an individual
Per Mina Kim's pre-trial reply brief filed on 9/24, Kim was offered $600K to abandon her case to inspect WPBL's financial records. She rejected the offer
The brief doesn't specify who or what entity offered her $600K - if it was CEO Keith Stein personally, the league, or a 3rd party
The brief doesn't specify who or what entity offered her $600K - if it was CEO Keith Stein personally, the league, or a 3rd party
When legal drama at the Women's Pro Baseball League recently became public, I started asking questions.
I spoke with people close to the league as well as the CEO at the center of the controversy. Here's my investigation into the WPBL's "power struggle:"
frontofficesports.com/article/wpbl...
I spoke with people close to the league as well as the CEO at the center of the controversy. Here's my investigation into the WPBL's "power struggle:"
frontofficesports.com/article/wpbl...
Vicious Infighting Is Jeopardizing the Future of Women's Baseball
The WPBL is the first league of its kind in decades. It’s been beset by corporate infighting since before the first pitch was thrown.
frontofficesports.com
September 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Per Mina Kim's pre-trial reply brief filed on 9/24, Kim was offered $600K to abandon her case to inspect WPBL's financial records. She rejected the offer
The brief doesn't specify who or what entity offered her $600K - if it was CEO Keith Stein personally, the league, or a 3rd party
The brief doesn't specify who or what entity offered her $600K - if it was CEO Keith Stein personally, the league, or a 3rd party
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NWSL, WNBA, PWHL, Unrivaled, WPBL, AUSL
what are the Six Genders? wrong answers only
May 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
NWSL, WNBA, PWHL, Unrivaled, WPBL, AUSL
Most strikeouts by a pitcher after turning 35 yrs old:
1) 2,616 Randy Johnson
2) 1,918 Roger Clemens
3) 1,599 Jamie Moyer
4) 1,263 Charlie Morton
5) 1,238 Justin Verlander
(since 1990)
1) 2,616 Randy Johnson
2) 1,918 Roger Clemens
3) 1,599 Jamie Moyer
4) 1,263 Charlie Morton
5) 1,238 Justin Verlander
(since 1990)
September 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Most strikeouts by a pitcher after turning 35 yrs old:
1) 2,616 Randy Johnson
2) 1,918 Roger Clemens
3) 1,599 Jamie Moyer
4) 1,263 Charlie Morton
5) 1,238 Justin Verlander
(since 1990)
1) 2,616 Randy Johnson
2) 1,918 Roger Clemens
3) 1,599 Jamie Moyer
4) 1,263 Charlie Morton
5) 1,238 Justin Verlander
(since 1990)
Carlos Rodón is one of 5 active lefty pitchers to reach the 1,500 strikeout milestone:
2,769 Chris Sale
1,923 Patrick Corbin
1,872 Robbie Ray
1,838 Jose Quintana
1,500 Carlos Rodón
2,769 Chris Sale
1,923 Patrick Corbin
1,872 Robbie Ray
1,838 Jose Quintana
1,500 Carlos Rodón
September 22, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Carlos Rodón is one of 5 active lefty pitchers to reach the 1,500 strikeout milestone:
2,769 Chris Sale
1,923 Patrick Corbin
1,872 Robbie Ray
1,838 Jose Quintana
1,500 Carlos Rodón
2,769 Chris Sale
1,923 Patrick Corbin
1,872 Robbie Ray
1,838 Jose Quintana
1,500 Carlos Rodón
The Yankees have shutout the Rays twice this season:
5/24/2026 (Aaron Judge walkoff HR)
9/22/2026 (Bellinger 2-run HR)
Both were home games, both wins w/ 2-0 score, both wins via 2-run HR
5/24/2026 (Aaron Judge walkoff HR)
9/22/2026 (Bellinger 2-run HR)
Both were home games, both wins w/ 2-0 score, both wins via 2-run HR
September 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The Yankees have shutout the Rays twice this season:
5/24/2026 (Aaron Judge walkoff HR)
9/22/2026 (Bellinger 2-run HR)
Both were home games, both wins w/ 2-0 score, both wins via 2-run HR
5/24/2026 (Aaron Judge walkoff HR)
9/22/2026 (Bellinger 2-run HR)
Both were home games, both wins w/ 2-0 score, both wins via 2-run HR
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"Bill Belichick was a complete and total a-hole to you. It was absolutely ridiculous."
awfulannouncing.com/college-foot...
awfulannouncing.com/college-foot...
Stormy Buonantony's VSiN co-host calls out 'a-hole' Bill Belichick: 'I'm glad you lost the game'
Stormy Buonantony's VSiN co-host, Jonathan Von Tobel, had some harsh words for Bill Belichick following their curt interview on Saturday.
awfulannouncing.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"Bill Belichick was a complete and total a-hole to you. It was absolutely ridiculous."
awfulannouncing.com/college-foot...
awfulannouncing.com/college-foot...
Amid WPBL infighting this past spring, CEO Keith Stein signed Yasiel Puig to his semipro baseball team for an undisclosed amount of $$$
Puig's salary is private, per his Maple Leafs contract i.e. his salary cannot be made public in Puig's recent bankruptcy filing.
torontosun.com/sports/baseb...
Puig's salary is private, per his Maple Leafs contract i.e. his salary cannot be made public in Puig's recent bankruptcy filing.
torontosun.com/sports/baseb...
September 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Amid WPBL infighting this past spring, CEO Keith Stein signed Yasiel Puig to his semipro baseball team for an undisclosed amount of $$$
Puig's salary is private, per his Maple Leafs contract i.e. his salary cannot be made public in Puig's recent bankruptcy filing.
torontosun.com/sports/baseb...
Puig's salary is private, per his Maple Leafs contract i.e. his salary cannot be made public in Puig's recent bankruptcy filing.
torontosun.com/sports/baseb...
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So much content to consume from my kitchen!
September 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
So much content to consume from my kitchen!
In April, Toronto Maple Leafs owner Keith Stein signed Puig to the largest contract in Canadian Baseball League history
Keith Stein is also CEO + Co-founder of Women's Pro Baseball League. WPBL board member Mina Kim recently accused Stein of impeding her access to WPBL financial documentation 👀
Keith Stein is also CEO + Co-founder of Women's Pro Baseball League. WPBL board member Mina Kim recently accused Stein of impeding her access to WPBL financial documentation 👀
Congratulations to Yasiel Puig, once a well-loved major leaguer and now with serious gambling-related legal problems, who set the Intercounty League record for single season homers yesterday (I do not recognize a “Canadian Baseball League”, ICBL forever)
www.reddit.com/r/CBLbasebal...
www.reddit.com/r/CBLbasebal...
From the CBLbaseball community on Reddit: [Highlight] Yasiel Puig breaks the CBL single season home run record
Explore this post and more from the CBLbaseball community
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August 27, 2026 at 7:39 PM
In April, Toronto Maple Leafs owner Keith Stein signed Puig to the largest contract in Canadian Baseball League history
Keith Stein is also CEO + Co-founder of Women's Pro Baseball League. WPBL board member Mina Kim recently accused Stein of impeding her access to WPBL financial documentation 👀
Keith Stein is also CEO + Co-founder of Women's Pro Baseball League. WPBL board member Mina Kim recently accused Stein of impeding her access to WPBL financial documentation 👀
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Mina Kim's legal filing suggests two WPBL board members--Shauna Stein + Mark Prosterman--are related, but failed to disclose that to investors
they seem to be siblings, per this obit
Shauna's husband is Keith Stein (CEO of WPBL). So WPBL CEO's wife and bro-in-law comprise 2 of 6 WPBL board members
they seem to be siblings, per this obit
Shauna's husband is Keith Stein (CEO of WPBL). So WPBL CEO's wife and bro-in-law comprise 2 of 6 WPBL board members
August 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Mina Kim's legal filing suggests two WPBL board members--Shauna Stein + Mark Prosterman--are related, but failed to disclose that to investors
they seem to be siblings, per this obit
Shauna's husband is Keith Stein (CEO of WPBL). So WPBL CEO's wife and bro-in-law comprise 2 of 6 WPBL board members
they seem to be siblings, per this obit
Shauna's husband is Keith Stein (CEO of WPBL). So WPBL CEO's wife and bro-in-law comprise 2 of 6 WPBL board members
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Stolen bases are down again this year. We need to cut this trend off at the source. Meg, to my absolute shock, let me put the word "bastards" on her Internet
blogs.fangraphs.com/we-cant-let-...
blogs.fangraphs.com/we-cant-let-...
We Can’t Let Baseball’s Fun-Hating Dorks Kill the Stolen Base Again
Everyone in MLB should be relieved that Rickey Henderson isn’t around to be disappointed by the state of his once-beautiful game.
blogs.fangraphs.com
August 20, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Stolen bases are down again this year. We need to cut this trend off at the source. Meg, to my absolute shock, let me put the word "bastards" on her Internet
blogs.fangraphs.com/we-cant-let-...
blogs.fangraphs.com/we-cant-let-...
Upholding a phantom hit by pitch
Pete Alonso's very real HR discounted
Yankees-O's game providing plenty of examples why MLB replay challenge process needs to be overhauled
Pete Alonso's very real HR discounted
Yankees-O's game providing plenty of examples why MLB replay challenge process needs to be overhauled
August 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Upholding a phantom hit by pitch
Pete Alonso's very real HR discounted
Yankees-O's game providing plenty of examples why MLB replay challenge process needs to be overhauled
Pete Alonso's very real HR discounted
Yankees-O's game providing plenty of examples why MLB replay challenge process needs to be overhauled
Solid reporting from Frankie and Jen that articulates the frustrations and feelings I have toward the WPBL, a league that needs to succeed and needs to do better
the #WPBL has offered so many women the opportunity to play pro — but alongside that is a lot that has yet to be remedied. my latest for Defector, w @thefrankiedlc.news (🎁) defector.com/the-new-wome...
The New Women's Pro Baseball League Offers Hope—And Frustrations | Defector
For most women who play baseball in the United States, playing America’s pastime in a professional league has been little more than a dream. Yet for a select group of women, that dream is becoming a r...
defector.com
August 19, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Solid reporting from Frankie and Jen that articulates the frustrations and feelings I have toward the WPBL, a league that needs to succeed and needs to do better
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the finances of the league are also still a giant question mark, especially with a $95,000 salary cap placed on each team. defector.com/the-new-wome...
August 19, 2026 at 2:37 PM
the finances of the league are also still a giant question mark, especially with a $95,000 salary cap placed on each team. defector.com/the-new-wome...
If check swings get defined, I wonder if the rule will consider a batter's intent, in addition to geometrical parameters?
MLB ump Dale Scott once told me a bat's physical movement can be deceiving when calling check swings:
“Sometimes the bat moves very little but he offered...
(1/2)
MLB ump Dale Scott once told me a bat's physical movement can be deceiving when calling check swings:
“Sometimes the bat moves very little but he offered...
(1/2)
Checked swings has NEVER been defined in 150 years of baseball
Strike zone HAS been defined as stance-based for 140 years, changed to height: no one says boo
If/when Checked Swings are defined at MLB level, the "controversy" will last an entire off-season, plus one week of play
Strike zone HAS been defined as stance-based for 140 years, changed to height: no one says boo
If/when Checked Swings are defined at MLB level, the "controversy" will last an entire off-season, plus one week of play
August 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
If check swings get defined, I wonder if the rule will consider a batter's intent, in addition to geometrical parameters?
MLB ump Dale Scott once told me a bat's physical movement can be deceiving when calling check swings:
“Sometimes the bat moves very little but he offered...
(1/2)
MLB ump Dale Scott once told me a bat's physical movement can be deceiving when calling check swings:
“Sometimes the bat moves very little but he offered...
(1/2)
lfg @baseball-reference.com ftw
A lot of you have reached out to me already about this because you already searched for it and saw we were working on it. We recently added WPBL stats on Baseball Reference, and also added AAGPBL stats. www.baseball-reference.com/register/wom...
www.baseball-reference.com
August 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
lfg @baseball-reference.com ftw
A few guys in the Yankees lineup are providing a majority of the team's offense in August
Since Aug 1:
Trent Grisham:
12 H (16% of team total)
9 XBH (26% of total)
7 R (19% of total)
Ryan McMahon:
9 H (12% of total)
4 R (11% of total)
George Lombard:
8 H (10.5% of total)
6 R (16.2% of total)
Since Aug 1:
Trent Grisham:
12 H (16% of team total)
9 XBH (26% of total)
7 R (19% of total)
Ryan McMahon:
9 H (12% of total)
4 R (11% of total)
George Lombard:
8 H (10.5% of total)
6 R (16.2% of total)
August 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A few guys in the Yankees lineup are providing a majority of the team's offense in August
Since Aug 1:
Trent Grisham:
12 H (16% of team total)
9 XBH (26% of total)
7 R (19% of total)
Ryan McMahon:
9 H (12% of total)
4 R (11% of total)
George Lombard:
8 H (10.5% of total)
6 R (16.2% of total)
Since Aug 1:
Trent Grisham:
12 H (16% of team total)
9 XBH (26% of total)
7 R (19% of total)
Ryan McMahon:
9 H (12% of total)
4 R (11% of total)
George Lombard:
8 H (10.5% of total)
6 R (16.2% of total)
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For those asking: here is the complete #WPBL postgame from last night, starting with Justine Siegal's comments on the Boston Hunters' managerial change. youtu.be/pga_ILq6Gc4
WPBL Commissioner Justine Siegal talks Boston Hunters managerial change; New York, Boston postgame
YouTube video by The IX Sports
youtu.be
August 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
For those asking: here is the complete #WPBL postgame from last night, starting with Justine Siegal's comments on the Boston Hunters' managerial change. youtu.be/pga_ILq6Gc4
Not announcing who the team managers would be until the day before the season started and then firing Foulke 3 days later adds to the WPBL's embarrassing roll out
they need real marketing, leadership, PR, communications, admin help. everything feels so disorganized and amateur
they need real marketing, leadership, PR, communications, admin help. everything feels so disorganized and amateur
August 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Not announcing who the team managers would be until the day before the season started and then firing Foulke 3 days later adds to the WPBL's embarrassing roll out
they need real marketing, leadership, PR, communications, admin help. everything feels so disorganized and amateur
they need real marketing, leadership, PR, communications, admin help. everything feels so disorganized and amateur