Emma Baccellieri is a staff writer who focuses on baseball and women's sports for Sports Illustrated.
She previously wrote for Baseball Prospectus and Deadspin; and has appeared on BBC News, PBS NewsHour and MLB Network.
Emma has been honored with multiple awards from the Society of American Baseball Research, including: SABR Analytics Conference Research Award in historical analysis (2022), McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award (2020) and SABR Analytics Conference Research Award in contemporary commentary (2018).
A graduate from Duke University, she’s also a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
After a controversial week, Chicago let its play do the talking in a rocking homecoming for Reese.
MLB
Negro Leagues Legend’s Descendant Working to Give Players Dignity in Death
Many Negro Leagues players don’t have anything to mark their burial spot. Josh Gibson’s great-grandson, Sean, aims to change that.
WNBA
Meet the WNBA’s Oldest Rookie
Having played in nine other countries before a shot with the Mystics, 31-year-old Julie Vanloo isn’t your typical newcomer.
WNBA
The WNBA Has the Opportunity of a Lifetime This Season
The league’s biggest question is no longer where it might find a pathway for growth but instead what it might do to navigate the clear road it has in front of it.
College
March Madness Bracket 2024: NCAA Women’s Tournament Is Primed for Drama
Iowa’s stacked region, what to do with so much Pac-12 talent, South Carolina’s familiar foes and more from Selection Sunday.
College
A Fitting Farewell to Pac-12 Women’s Basketball
The final Pac-12 tournament saw a highly competitive display the conference has long been known for in the sport.
College
PAC-12 Women’s Basketball Is Having a Moment
The Pac-12 tournament has served as a showcase for a group of teams, headlined by Stanford and USC, that look poised to make a Final Four run.
College
This Year’s South Carolina Team Might Be the Best Dawn Staley Has Ever Coached
Despite losing all of last year’s starters, the Gamecocks coach has quietly turned a cast of freshmen and bench starters into another undefeated threat.