EditorialDarren Waller, Pro Bowl tight end, at Interscope Records in Santa Monica, Calif., April 21, 2023. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialDarren Waller, Pro Bowl tight end, at Interscope Records in Santa Monica, Calif., April 21, 2023. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialPham Thanh Hong trims his dragon fruit trees, which are strung with lights to induce off-season flowering, in the village of Ham Hiep, Vietnam, Jan. 28, 2022. (Linh Pham/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Mets pitcher Jacob DeGrom during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field in New York, Aug. 13, 2022. (Michelle Farsi/The New York Times)
EditorialOutfielder Brandon Nimmo was drafted by the Mets in 2011 and has been with the major league team since 2016. He is eligible for free agency this off-season. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialWhile the Padres have brought in reinforcements, so have the Dodgers. Mookie Betts, left, came to the team in a 2020 trade and Freddie Freeman, right, signed as a free agent this past off-season. (Kyle Grillot/The New York Times)
EditorialOutfielder Brandon Nimmo was drafted by the Mets in 2011 and has been with the major league team since 2016. He is eligible for free agency this off-season. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialOutfielder Brandon Nimmo was drafted by the Mets in 2011 and has been with the major league team since 2016. He is eligible for free agency this off-season. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialOff-season Nordic skiers practice "land skiing" on the day of Vermont’s state primary elections in Norwich, Vt. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
EditorialOff-season Nordic skiers practice "land skiing" on the day of Vermont’s state primary elections in Norwich, Vt. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
EditorialLarry Fitzgerald Jr. practices during a broadcast workshop at the NFL's West Coast headquarters in Inglewood, Calif., April 6, 2022. (Michael Owens/The New York Times)
EditorialA contentious lockout came in the middle of an off-season with record spending. The gaps between the richest and poorest clubs have only grown wider. (Andrea Levy/The New York Times)
EditorialPham Thanh Hong trims his dragon fruit trees, which are strung with lights to induce off-season flowering, in the village of Ham Hiep, Vietnam, Jan. 28, 2022. (Linh Pham/The New York Times)
EditorialLine judge Mark Stewart didn?t wear gloves (in the off-season he?s a rancher in Nebraska). He stared down the line of scrimmage, legs wide. Sometimes he shuffled sideways, sometimes he blew his whistle, or flipped the ball to the other game officials. His ears started to turn pink. (Elisha Cooper/The New York Times)
EditorialLine judge Mark Stewart didn?t wear gloves (in the off-season he?s a rancher in Nebraska). He stared down the line of scrimmage, legs wide. Sometimes he shuffled sideways, sometimes he blew his whistle, or flipped the ball to the other game officials. His ears started to turn pink. (Elisha Cooper/The New York Times)
EditorialAtlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman, center, celebrates their World Series championship over the Houston Astros in Houston on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Annie Mulligan/The New York Times)
EditorialReid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offers tips to his younger brother and fellow long snapper, Blake, as they train together at a high school near the house they share in Smyrna, Ga. on May 16, 2020. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)
EditorialReid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offers tips to his younger brother and fellow long snapper, Blake, as they train together at a high school near the house they share in Smyrna, Ga. on May 16, 2020. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)
EditorialReid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offers tips to his younger brother and fellow long snapper, Blake, as they train together at a high school near the house they share in Smyrna, Ga. on May 16, 2020. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)
EditorialReid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offers tips to his younger brother and fellow long snapper, Blake, as they train together at a high school near the house they share in Smyrna, Ga. on May 16, 2020. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)
EditorialReid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offers tips to his younger brother and fellow long snapper, Blake, as they train together at a high school near the house they share in Smyrna, Ga. on May 16, 2020. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)
EditorialReid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offers tips to his younger brother and fellow long snapper, Blake, as they train together at a high school near the house they share in Smyrna, Ga. on May 16, 2020. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)
EditorialReid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offers tips to his younger brother and fellow long snapper, Blake, as they train together at a high school near the house they share in Smyrna, Ga. on May 16, 2020. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)
EditorialReid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offers tips to his younger brother and fellow long snapper, Blake, as they train together at a high school near the house they share in Smyrna, Ga. on May 16, 2020. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)