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Zach Crizer

  • Data Storyteller and Insights Specialist, Connexity, Inc.
  • Baseball Writer, Freelance
New York
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Covers:  sports, baseball, statistics, college football, the Internet, crime, politics
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Writer at Baseball Prospectus.

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Tobacco farmer's long legacy of work imperiled by family split

Tobacco farmer's long legacy of work imperiled by family split

The children of a tobacco farming patriarch, who overcame a segregated society and the plight of the industry…

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They Couldn't Light It, So Instead They Tried To Fight It. | Stry.us

They Couldn't Light It, So Instead They Tried To Fight It. | Stry.us

Which way will the wind blow when one of America’s most conservative cities heads to the polls with the chanc…

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Low and slow: Shoemaker emphasizing splitter

Low and slow: Shoemaker emphasizing splitter

Examining a starting pitcher giving an offspeed pitch an outsized role: Matt Shoemaker.

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Delayed opening of King School of Medicine illustrates tension within tobacco commission

Delayed opening of King School of Medicine illustrates tension within tobacco commission

The King grant, among the largest in the 15-year history of the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Communit…

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Tobacco commission's origin removes it from close oversight

Tobacco commission's origin removes it from close oversight

For reasons that have ranged from pragmatic to paranoid, the tobacco commission in its 15-year history has la…

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Rifts divide Presbyterians

Rifts divide Presbyterians

In hallowed halls across the Roanoke Valley and the country, Presbyterians are in the throes of hushed confli…

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The scoreless innings record is in play

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By Zach Crizer
| Ghost
— 9 min read OK! We’re back. A lot of things happened while I was traipsing around the picturesque villages and dining destinations of Europe, but we’ve gotta talk about one thing that definitely did not happen: Scoring against Cristopher Sánchez. The Phillies ace hasn’t let a run cross the plate since April. Up to 44 2/3 innings, Sánchez’s scoreless streak is already among MLB’s all-time top 10.
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How the Yankees’ Surprising Shortstop, Others Are Proving to Be Clutch in 2026

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By Zach Crizer
| The Analyst
Opta has new metrics to indicate clutch MLB players and how they perform in high-leverage situations. In 2026, Jose Caballero and others are proving to be clutch. Sometimes timing is everything. In baseball, timing can transform a good swing from a couple points of batting average to a couple runs – a simple crack of the bat into the roar of a game won. Runners on base, the score, the inning. Game situations alter the impact of an at-bat, and often the difficulty level for the participants.
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Jacob Latz’s Future Is Skip Schumaker’s First Big Decision As Rangers Manager

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By Zach Crizer, Mike Piellucci 
| D Magazine
You can understand why the Rangers chose to bump Jacob Latz to the bullpen. He’s 30 years old, a late bloomer only recently established as a major leaguer. He stumbled to an 8.04 ERA in spring training. And the alternative would have risked stifling the growth of Kumar Rocker, a No. 3 overall pick. You can also understand how that decision might come back under the microscope for Skip Schumaker sooner or later.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Outside of my school paper, I did an internship with The New York Post. First one out of college was the long-form project Stry.us

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

It's allowing us to create engaging news environments where informing readers is a conversation, not dictation.

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