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| editor = Rick Cerrone (May 2018)

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| frequency = 6 per year

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| company = Grandstand Publishing, LLC

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| firstdate = August 1942

| country = United States

| based = Orlando, Florida

| language = English

| website = {{URL|https://baseballdigest.com/}}

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Baseball Digest is a baseball magazine resource, published in Orlando, Florida, by Grandstand Publishing, LLC. It is the longest running baseball magazine in the United States.{{cite news|title=Baseball Digest Still Enthralling Fans in Eighth Decade|url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/baseball-history/baseball-digest-still-enthralling-fans-in-eighth-decade|access-date=January 24, 2022|work=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|date=January 22, 2022}}

History and profile

The magazine was created in 1942 by Herbert F. Simons, a sportswriter for the Chicago Daily Times. Simons first published the magazine in August 1942,{{cite news|title=List of Top 10 Best Sports Magazines of All time|url=http://www.sportyghost.com/list-top-10-best-sports-magazines-time/|access-date=February 11, 2016|work=Sporty Ghost|date=March 3, 2015|archive-date=February 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216025011/http://www.sportyghost.com/list-top-10-best-sports-magazines-time/|url-status=dead}} and served as its editor-in-chief until 1963. In 1981, Joan Whaley was published as its first female contributor.

After publishing on a 9 or 12 issue per year schedule, in 2009 the magazine was scaled back to six issues.

In March 2012, Baseball Digest merged with the professional scouting service ProScouts LLC.[http://mrmagazine.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/you-dont-know-america-if-you-dont-know-baseball-and-you-dont-know-baseball-if-you-dont-know-baseball-digest-magazine-the-mr-magazine-interview-with-norman-jacobs-publisher-of-base Mr Magazine] This relaunch included major changes to the magazine's format, as it was published in full color for the first time and was made available in more locations.

Other current features include batting, pitching and fielding statistics, a "fans speak out" letters section, player profiles, quizzes, previews, rules reviews, a crossword puzzle, season-ending awards, and analysis of upcoming prospects.

In May 2018, Rick Cerrone, former Public Relations Director with the New York Yankees (and not to be confused with the Yankees catcher of a similar name), became the fourth editor in the magazine's history. Cerrone was tasked with re-imagining the publication.[https://baseballdigest.com With the Sept/Oct 2018 issue of Baseball Digest, former New York Yankees Public Relations Director Rick Cerrone has become only the fourth editor in the history of the magazine and has taken editorial originality to a new level.] Starting with the January/February 2019 issue, the magazine changed to a heavier paper stock and increased the number of pages.

On July 4, 2019, Grandstand Publishing, LLC, announced the introduction of BaseballDigestArchive.com,[https://baseballdigestarchive.com BaseballDigestArchive.com] a web-based subscription service featuring every issue of Baseball Digest.

In May 2021, ProScouts LLC, headed by entrepreneur David Fagley, purchased the remaining outstanding shares held by long-time publisher Norman Jacobs, who remains as Publisher Emeritus.{{cite web | url=https://baseballdigest.com/about/ | title=About }}

''Baseball Digest'' Player of the Year

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''Baseball Digest'' Pitcher of the Year

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''Baseball Digest'' Lifetime Achievement Award

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  • 2021: Willie Mays{{cite news |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=Mike |title=Say Hey, kid! Willie Mays wins lifetime achievement award |url=https://apnews.com/article/mlb-new-york-baseball-new-york-mets-willie-mays-d623ce63b03db79fc79487530e76747b |access-date=May 10, 2024 |work=AP News |date=April 22, 2021}}
  • 2022: Vin Scully{{cite news |title=Vin Scully wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/vin-scully-wins-baseball-digest-lifetime-achievement-award/ |work=CBS News |agency=KCAL News |date=April 12, 2022}}
  • 2023: Joe Torre{{cite news |title=Joe Torre wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36304191/joe-torre-wins-baseball-digest-life-achievement-award |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=April 27, 2023}}
  • 2024: Dusty Baker{{cite news |title=Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest's 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dusty-baker-lifetime-achievement |work=MLB.com |date=April 25, 2024}}
  • 2025: Bob Costas{{cite news |title=Bob Costas wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/2025/04/24/bob-costas-lifetime-achievement-award/57614d62-2125-11f0-b141-90a412b995ee_story.html |work=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |date=April 24, 2025}}

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See also

References

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External links

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  • [https://baseballdigest.com/ Official website]
  • [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/books/baseball_digest.shtml Baseball Digest covers] at Baseball Almanac

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