![Jason Mastrodonato is a sports reporter for the Bay Area News Group.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/headshot.jpeg?w=85)
Jason Mastrodonato
Jason Mastrodonato is a Bay Area News Group enterprise/general assignment sports reporter covering the Giants, Warriors, 49ers and more for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. A Northeastern University graduate with a BA degree in business administration, Jason began his career as a co-op covering high school sports at the Boston Globe in 2009. He spent 12 years on the Red Sox beat for MLB.com, MassLive.com and the Boston Herald before he joined the Bay Area News Group in 2023. He's a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America and votes for the National Baseball Hall of Fame starting in 2023.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Affiliation: Baseball Writers' Association of America
Expertise: All sports, with extensive experience covering MLB
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![This Sunday, ice cream shops across the Bay Area will be giving away free or discounted ice cream. Some have gotten particularly creative with their promotions. This Sunday, ice cream shops across the Bay Area will be giving away free or discounted ice cream. Some have gotten particularly creative with their promotions.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OCR-L-SALT-STRAW-JG_01.jpg?w=129)
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National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 21: Where to find deals in the Bay Area
![Eight years ago, there were no Mister Softee ice cream trucks in the Bay Area. Today there are 14 trucks, all easy to locate at the touch of a screen. Eight years ago, there were no Mister Softee ice cream trucks in the Bay Area. Today there are 14 trucks, all easy to locate at the touch of a screen.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-ICECREAM-0721-08.jpg?w=132)
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With the Mister Softee app, Bay Area ice cream trucks have never been easier to find
![Look around a book-themed SoMa cocktail bar, aptly named Novela after the Spanish word for novel, and you’d see glasses of punch at almost every table. Look around a book-themed SoMa cocktail bar, aptly named Novela after the Spanish word for novel, and you’d see glasses of punch at almost every table.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MAG-L-NOVELA-0715-20.jpg?w=128)
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Inside Novela, a San Francisco book-themed bar takes you back in time
![Whatever your obsession – Julia Morgan’s architectural papers? 1906 earthquake recovery efforts? The wit of 19th century wags? – chances are good you’ll find those treasures here. Whatever your obsession – Julia Morgan’s architectural papers? 1906 earthquake recovery efforts? The wit of 19th century wags? – chances are good you’ll find those treasures here.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MAG-L-BANCROFT-0730-16.jpg?w=124)
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At the Bancroft Library in Berkeley, new treasures are still being uncovered
![Three years ago, Jones finished 43rd out of 45 in Olympic trials for the 200m backstroke, his signature event. Now he is keeping pace with Cal alum and six-time Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy as they train for Paris. Three years ago, Jones finished 43rd out of 45 in Olympic trials for the 200m backstroke, his signature event. Now he is keeping pace with Cal alum and six-time Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy as they train for Paris.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BNG-L-JONES-0707-1.jpg?w=132)
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How Cal’s Keaton Jones became a wild-card medal contender at Paris Olympics
![Ranked No. 2 in the world in his 80-kg weight class, CJ Nickolas aims to be the first American man to win a gold medal in taekwondo since 2004. Ranked No. 2 in the world in his 80-kg weight class, CJ Nickolas aims to be the first American man to win a gold medal in taekwondo since 2004.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BNG-L-NICKOLAS-0709.jpg?w=132)
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How East Bay taekwondo fighter CJ Nickolas became a gold medal contender at the Paris Olympics
![A trio of East Bay clubs are at the forefront of NorCal's influence on the U.S. Olympic roster, and some coaches are seeking to uproot the increasingly expensive system. A trio of East Bay clubs are at the forefront of NorCal's influence on the U.S. Olympic roster, and some coaches are seeking to uproot the increasingly expensive system.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BNG-L-BAYPOLO-06XX-6.jpg?w=132)
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Bay Area’s Olympians explain why the region is a water polo hotbed
![Dom Parrish didn't start wrestling until her sister's heart attack as a seventh-grader. Now they inspire each other. Dom Parrish didn't start wrestling until her sister's heart attack as a seventh-grader. Now they inspire each other.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/USA04795.jpg?w=132)
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Olympics: How Scotts Valley wrestler Dom Parrish overcame family tragedy to rise up U.S. wrestling ranks
![An Oakland high schooler helped inspire Kara Kohler to compete again. She is now a medal contender at this summer's Paris Olympics. An Oakland high schooler helped inspire Kara Kohler to compete again. She is now a medal contender at this summer's Paris Olympics.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BNG-L-OLYROWING-XXXX-3.jpg?w=132)
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Olympics: Rowing broke Kara Kohler’s heart; a high schooler helped her piece it back together
![Prolific goal scorer Maggie Steffens, a former Stanford and Monte Vista High star, might already be the best ever. Just don't mention it to her. Prolific goal scorer Maggie Steffens, a former Stanford and Monte Vista High star, might already be the best ever. Just don't mention it to her.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BNG-L-STEFFENS-0615-1.jpg?w=130)