J.P. Hoornstra

@jphoornstra

National Baseball Writer for Newsweek Sports The Big Lead Sometimes SportsNetLA BBWAA Dad to 凯禮思, 爱佳 Husband to 懐葳 Tips/corrections: jp.hoornstra@newsweek.com Author of “The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All Time”

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J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· 16d

How is this not the subject of a blues album

Roe Skidmore, whose only major league at-bat resulted in a single for the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 17, 1970

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· 17d

Um ... Chicago folks. Did this actually air on WGN?

An apparent screenshot from an actual WGN News broadcast in Chicago using a shallowfake Twitter/X image of San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, in a hospital bed and wearing a red 49ers hat and collared plaid shirt with Elaine Chao at his bedside, in the style of every deepfake Mitch McConnell hospital bed image. The Twitter/X user (@EastBayChris) can't believe an actual major metropolitan news outlet fell for it, writing "Holy shit. The local news in Chicago aired this image."
Buddy, you're not alone.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· 17d

Every basketball scouting report ever written about me:

Blue Jays minor leaguer Will Brick's player page on milb.com

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· 29d

Probably a bad idea to play with this kind of heat with so much wildfire smoke in the air.

Roki Sasaki: two 100-mph fastballs to punch out Paul Goldschmidt

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jul 15

Ah, yes. Maybe leave such "sharp questions" as "who won?" to sports writers next time. Stick to policymaking.

Lede from TheHill.com: "Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, faced sharp questions from Democratic senators Wednesday about Trump’s attempts to revive investigations into the 2020 election."

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jul 10

Ohtani hurt; Hurt replaces Ohtani

The Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on July 10, with opener Kyle Hurt replacing Shohei Ohtani, who is leading off and DHing.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jul 5

Good day. I managed to work America’s most famous 250-year-old, Connie Mack, into today’s #immmaculategrid

Nine men who have never been in my kitchen

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jul 1

We live in an era when you can ask a 20-something to make a graphic for anything

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jul 1

New MLBPA proposals just dropped. Team executives will hate #3.

Expanding MLB active rosters from 26 to 28 (14 pitcher maximum) for the first 15 days of the championship season—designed to protect player health in the lead up to and just after Opening Day, and provide additional major league job opportunities for players coming out of Spring Training.

Allow for placement of players on the 60-day IL as early as the November tender deadline—designed to open additional 40-man roster spots for clubs to utilize in their offseason, particularly to replace players with known and lengthier injury recovery timelines.

Reduce the number of permissible in-season optional assignments per player from five to three—designed to combat roster churn and promote full-time jobs at the MLB level throughout the year.

Accelerate eligibility for the Rule 5 Draft and ensure a Rule 5 Draft will be held in 2026 and each year of the next CBA—designed to provide minor league prospects with earlier and continued opportunities to be added to MLB rosters.

Provide MLB service time and salary protections to pitchers who are optioned to the minors over the All-Star break and/or immediately after a game where they met certain performance thresholds—designed to reduce roster manipulation and protect players (often middle relievers and spot-starters) who are optioned but expected to 'stay hot’

Enable all players to access club-collected non-proprietary performance data and video—designed to increase transparency and allow players to track their work with the same information management is using.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 29

Will there be another "asset" featuring dejected Guardians/Marlins players suggesting the need for a floor?

An image of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrating on the field around Freddie Freeman in Game 3 of the 2025 World Series, in black and white, in the background of white all-caps text that reads "SINCE 1998, MLB'S TOP TWO SPENDING TEAMS HAVE THE BEST RECORD."

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 29

A.J. Hunch only goes with his gut

"A.J. Hunch" is listed at +300 to be the next MLB manager fired on one of the betting websites. I have a hunch this is not a real person.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 28

Which team could it be?

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 27

Here’s the press release:

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 25

The jobs that Jobs built

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 22

Dasan and Talan at Uriah

Dathan from Star Trek:TNG. If I have to explain it, it's not for you.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 20

Nope. That’s not how sports work.

“Cheer on your team with ChatGPT” says the email headline before it gleefully glissandos into the trash

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 18

I looked it up

An explanation of "zot," the UCI cheer. It's funny.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 12

When the Mercedes breaks down before you can drive it off the lot

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 12

The Cubs are awasth in sthortsthops

MiLB.com player page for Stharling De Los Santos, 18-year-old shortstop for DSL Cubs Blue. Stharling.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 5

NL West standings

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· Jun 2

He’s not *that* Anthony Rendon, but I’ll take the unexpected Easter Egg at the end of my California ballot.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 25

The serial drama about my home town revolves around champerty. What ancient European legal doctrine would the story of your town be about?

A Cupertino CITY LIMIT sign circa 196x-197x.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 22

My passion is ministering to the imprisoned population at Disneyland Jail. It was empty today so I took my kids on a bunch of rides instead.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 19

Just an amazing screw you to every journalism professor who insists headlines must contain at least one active verb. The top A1 headline here has three — but none of them are acting as verbs. Bravo.

“Pastor in governor write-in bid” says the headline. I’m here for the pedantry.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 13

You can't just run back the first season. The audience demands new characters, plot twists, etc. apnews.com/article/murd...

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 10

There isn’t much the Dodgers can do to shock me, but yielding this 1977-ass line from a starting pitcher in 2026? The Polymarket odds on such a thing would be astronomical.

Justin Wrobleski: 8.2 IP, 7 R/ER, 100 pitches!

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 9

RIP Bobby Cox. Here he is as a Yankees coach in 1977 (age 35/36).

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 9

Jim Jarvis is a time traveler who played for Russ Nixon

Jim Jarvis. The mullet. The name. Ted Turner sent him to us from beyond the grave.

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 8

Service time, a B-R page, and a hug!

San Diego Padres catcher Rodolfo Duran and family on the field at Petco Park after his MLB debut

J.P. Hoornstra@jphoornstra· May 6

My 6-year-old: “I think every team should do this, except the Astros.”