Evan M. Thompson, Editor-in-chief

Evan M. Thompson, Editor-in-chief

Evan is the owner and sole contributor of Thompson Talks, a website discussing the Big Four North American Pro Sports as well as soccer. He also is a credentialed member of the Colorado Rockies press corps. His first and biggest love is baseball.

Evan lives in Gilbert, Arizona and loves history, especially of sports. He is the treasurer for the Hemond Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and also is a USSF and AIA soccer referee. He released his first book, Volume I of A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs, in October of 2021.

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Evan's Articles

Rockies Winter Meetings
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2024 Winter Meetings: A Day One Q&A with Rockies GM Bill Schmidt

2024 Winter Meetings: Rockies GM Bill Schmidt Q&A, Day One DALLAS (Dec. 9) ­— Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt sat down for a question-and-answer session with the Rockies writers in attendance at the Winter Meetings. We learned much from Schmidt in the half-hour meeting about the Rockies’ current roster situation and goals. Position Updates […]

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2024 MVP (NL) Shohei Ohtani and 2024 MVP (AL) Aaron Judge
Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) (Right) CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 17: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after a two run home run during the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game Three of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 17, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images

Judge, Ohtani Both Deserved to Be 2024 MVP

Judge, Ohtani Both Deserved to Be 2024 MVP The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) announced its 2024 MVP voting results Thursday night. As expected, New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge is the AL winner, and Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is the NL winner. Both were unanimous. Every year, the MVP […]

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Alex Vesia and Will Smith celebrate the Dodgers winning Game Two of the 2024 World Series over the Yankees
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World Series: Dodgers Take 2–0 Lead over Yankees, Ohtani Hurt; Series Shifts to New York

Dodgers 4, Yankees 2 The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees, 4–2, in Game Two of the World Series Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles to take a 2–0 Series lead. It might have been a pyrrhic victory, however, as superstar Shohei Ohtani left the game with an injury after making […]

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Aaron Judge of the Yankees running out his home run in Game 2 of the 2024 ALCS against the Guardians
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ALCS: Yankees Take 2–0 Series Lead over Guardians as Series Shifts to Cleveland

Yankees 6, Guardians 3 The New York Yankees took advantage of their opponents’ mistakes and missed opportunities en route to a 6–3 win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game Two of the ALCS Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium in New York. Gleyber Torres went 3-for-5 for the Yankees to lead the offensive charge, notching a […]

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Two Yankees celebrating a win over the Guardians in Game One of the 2024 ALCS
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ALCS: Home Runs, Wild Pitches Propel Yankees Past Guardians

Yankees 5, Guardians 2 A pair of home runs, a sacrifice fly, and a pair of wild pitches gave the New York Yankees the offensive punch they needed to defeat the Cleveland Guardians, 5–2, in Game One of the 2024 ALCS Monday night at Yankee Stadium in New York. Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon held […]

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The Mets celebrate their Division Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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NLDS: Lindor Slams Mets Past Phillies into first NLCS since 2015

Mets 4, Phillies 1 A sixth-inning grand slam by Francisco Lindor led the New York Mets to a 4–1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night at Citi Field in New York. The win gave the Mets a 3–1 series victory over the rival Phillies, sending the Mets to their ninth NLCS and first since […]

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The Phillies celebrate a walk-off win over the Mets in Game 2 of the 2024 NLDS.
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NLDS: Phillies Walk Off Mets in Wild Game Two, Even Series

Phillies 7, Mets 6 A walk-off single by Nick Castellanos with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 7–6 win over the New York Mets, evening the best-of-five NL Division Series at one game apiece. The single capped off a see-saw battle at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, a […]

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The Dodgers celebrating a run against the Padres
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NLDS: Dodgers Outlast Padres, Take Game One

Dodgers 7, Padres 5 The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame two multi-run deficits to defeat the San Diego Padres, 7–5, Saturday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Key hits included a three-run homer by Shohei Ohtani and a two-run single by Teoscar Hernandez. “The first inning wasn’t ideal as far as striking first,” Dodgers manager […]

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