Joel Sherman
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Joel Sherman has worked at the New York Post since 1989 -- for seven years as the New York Yankees beat writer and since 1996 as the Baseball Columnist. He has also worked at MLB Network as an on-air Insider for nearly a decade. Joel grew up in Brooklyn, NY and attended NYU. Beginning late in his junior year, he started as a summer intern in the United Press International Sports department and was able to turn that into a full-time job until joining The Post in 1989.
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Mets have to consider female GM after sudden Marlins split
October 16, 2023 | 1:14pmSuddenly Stearns has to at least contemplate if Ng would be a fit and an upgrade for the Mets.
ALCS gem latest reminder of puzzling Yankees decision
October 16, 2023 | 3:19amIf the regular season were not enough, the postseason is now trolling the Yankees as well.
Astros are MLB's best team since dynasty Yankees — cheating be damned
October 15, 2023 | 5:15pmThese Astros are the first team since those Yankees to not fall prey to what is so often referred to now as the postseason crapshoot.
Dodgers' failures can remind Yankees of a World Series quest’s fragility
October 14, 2023 | 1:11pmThe Dodgers are the Yankees’ greatest alibi.
Hal Steinbrenner doesn't sound ready for any Yankees overhaul
October 11, 2023 | 9:02pmSteinbrenner has aversion to firing employees and this sounds like a man ready to prune the bushes rather than uproot them.
What the Yankees need from a vital young trio — and the history they're fighting
October 10, 2023 | 7:55amWe can play in fantasyland where the Yankees sign Cody Bellinger and Shohei Ohtani and trade for Juan Soto. I do not believe they will acquire any of them.
Blue Jays’ puzzling decision the latest sign of MLB’s fading improv
October 7, 2023 | 11:36amWhy is this so complicated? It doesn’t need to be.
MLB begins investigation into Billy Eppler's IL use
October 6, 2023 | 9:17pmCiti Field became an oversized interrogation room Friday, when interviews began concerning alleged misuses of the injured list this season.
MLB investigating Billy Eppler as he unexpectedly resigns as Mets GM
October 5, 2023 | 7:56pmThe Mets’ new era of hope has begun with a dash of familiar chaos.
Yankees should bring Buck Showalter home
October 3, 2023 | 7:57pmThe Yankees should hire Buck Showalter.
Guardians eye Yankees bench coach in manager search
October 3, 2023 | 4:28pmMendoza has coached in the Yankee organization since 2009, including the last four as Aaron Boone’s bench coach.
Exploring Anthony Volpe's rookie slowdown is the kind of review the Yankees need
October 3, 2023 | 1:00pmFor the Yankees to return to the playoffs next year, internal improvement is vital, and perhaps there is no player that is more true about than Volpe.
David Stearns is Mets' next great hope for elusive fairytale ending
October 2, 2023 | 7:30pmThe list of the names that have led the Mets' baseball operations since David Stearns was an intern in 2008 is a lengthy one.
David Stearns' first flex of Mets power played out in most awkward way possible
October 1, 2023 | 5:30pmThis was a hit job in the classic way — ordered from someone who was not present at its execution.
Mets let plenty of their biggest need walk away
September 30, 2023 | 10:32amFive thoughts at the conclusion of the regular season from the Post's columnist Joel Sherman.
How to fix the Yankees, Part II: Free-agent and trade options that can make a difference
September 29, 2023 | 6:52pmNew York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, with owner Hal Steinbrenner's blessing, needs to be smart about offseason moves.
Postponed game complicates important Mets plans
September 29, 2023 | 10:04amOne of the collateral damage elements of the Mets and Marlins having their game suspended Thursday night with one out in the top of the ninth inning is that it...
How to fix the Yankees, Part I: An internal clean-up
September 28, 2023 | 4:27pmThe Yankees have steadily dug themselves into this hole over years of dubious moves. There is not one magic move that is going to fix this.
How the recent history of big-ticket free-agent signings show it's not easy to get what you pay for
September 26, 2023 | 6:30amAs you look at these deals, you'll understand why the Giants and Red Sox have to find difference-making players, but also why it's so perilous.
Yankees in dire need of a front-office evolution
September 25, 2023 | 9:11pmThe absolutism locked them into philosophies that have disserved them in areas such as who they hire, how they construct rosters, and what they teach and value.