Chelsea Janes

Washington, D.C.

National baseball writer

Education: Yale University, B.A. History and International Studies, Stanford University, Master's in Communication

Chelsea Janes is the national baseball writer. She covered the 2020 presidential campaign, and was the Post's Washington Nationals beat writer from 2014 to 2018. Before working at The Post, she interned at USA Today and the San Francisco Chronicle and covered the San Diego Padres as an associate reporter for MLB.com.
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Latest from Chelsea Janes

The Commanders scored a naming rights deal. Why haven’t the Nationals?

The Nationals are the only MLB team without a stadium naming rights deal or jersey patch sponsorship, but they are making a new push to reach such agreements.

August 31, 2024

Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs in 2022. He is even better now.

The Yankees slugger is having another historic season at the plate, just two years after his last one.

August 29, 2024

The Astros regret to inform MLB that their dynasty is not dead

After falling to their lowest point in the standings in 10 years, the Astros leaned on what they knew from a decade of success and worked their way back to first place.

August 24, 2024
Alex Bregman and the Astros are banged up and getting older, yet are still finding ways to win. (Terrance Williams/AP)

MLB has no elite teams. Here’s what’s holding each contender back.

Even the best teams in baseball have significant flaws as a wide-open season reaches the stretch run.

August 22, 2024

Nobody told Red Sox players this was a rebuilding year

Boston’s front office acted like a rebuilding team this offseason. Now the Red Sox are in the wild-card hunt.

August 16, 2024

Billy Bean was a safe space in a sport that couldn’t find a safe space for him

The openly gay former Major Leaguer and senior vice president dedicated himself to making baseball more inclusive. Where does it go from here after his death?

August 15, 2024
Billy Bean, MLB’s senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, died Aug. 6.

Jarren Duran suspended two games by Red Sox for using homophobic slur

The Boston outfielder will begin serving his suspension Monday night.

August 12, 2024

MLB will play a game inside a NASCAR speedway. How will that work?

The Atlanta Braves will face the Cincinnati Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway in a regular season game next August.

August 9, 2024
A rendering of the aerial view of the field at the MLB Speedway Classic, which is set to be held next year at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. (Courtesy of MLB)

The White Sox narrowly avoided a record losing streak. They’re still a mess.

Chicago snapped a 21-game losing streak late Tuesday night but is on pace for the most losses in MLB history.

August 7, 2024
Andrew Vaughn drops his bat after striking out looking Tuesday night against the Athletics. The White Sox snapped a 21-game losing streak but are having one of the worst seasons in MLB history. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP)

Blake Snell had never pitched into the ninth. Then he threw a no-hitter.

Snell is a two-time Cy Young Award winner, but no elite pitcher of his generation complicates dominance quite like him.

August 3, 2024