👤 Ronald Blum

29 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
29
2026-09-18 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
33
945 extracted in total
Hedged claims
4%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,221
characters
Writes for The Independent, Toronto Star.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Sports
90%
Entertainment
7%
Technology
3%
Most-tagged topics
NEW YORKWorld SeriesYankeesBrewersTampa BayMILWAUKEEMilwaukeeRays

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2 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.23 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star · Sports
Milwaukee's William Contreras wins World Series MVP with .381 average, 10 ABS overturns
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star · Sports
The Miz caps a likely Cy Young season with poise in Brewers' World Series clincher
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star · Sports
Charming, cantankerous Pat Murphy at age 67 leads Brewers to first World Series title
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · The Independent · Sports
Charming, cantankerous Pat Murphy at age 67 leads Brewers to first World Series title
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star · Sports
Two of MLB's smallest spenders will meet in the World Series for first time since 1991
8 outlets covered this event
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star · Sports
Frelick and Pratt lift Brewers to 5-4 comeback win over Rays and 2-0 World Series lead
6 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-18 · Toronto Star
Peter de Caluwe to become Salzburg Festival artistic director in October 2027
🔮 Peter de Caluwe will become artistic director of the Salzburg Festival in October 2027, assuming one of the arts world’s most influential jobs after an innovative tenure at Brussels’ La Monnaie known for world premieres and provocative programming. assertive
2026-09-24 · Toronto Star
Ben Rice tops Aaron Boone's preseason prediction of 39 homers, hitting 40th and then 41st
🔮 Boone predicted during spring training that Rice would finish with 39 home runs this season. assertive
2026-09-28 · Toronto Star
Aaron Judge hopes to persuade Yankees to put him in lineup against Red Sox in Wild Card Series
🔮 He was sidelined by a fractured rib from May 31 to Sept. 8 and played in just seven games before the latest injury. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
Yankees and Red Sox, who produce some of baseball's most memorable melodrama, meet in playoffs again
🔮 Payton Tolle starts Tuesday night’s opener for Boston and Cam Schlittler will be on the mound for the Yankees. assertive
2026-09-30 · Toronto Star
Sonny Gray was booed out of the Bronx. He's back and trying to save the season for the rival Red Sox
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — Sonny Gray will have to save Boston’s season on the mound where his big league career derailed. assertive
2026-10-01 · Toronto Star
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
🔮 New York will face AL East champion Tampa Bay in an AL Division Series starting Saturday. assertive
2026-10-02 · Toronto Star
Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls in ABS debut as teams learn to time appeals
🔮 Houston’s Jose Altuve topped batters with 5.6 projected runs gained, followed by Seattle’s Cal Raleigh (4.6), Colorado’s Kyle Karros (4.5) and Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart (4.4) and JJ Bleday (4.1). assertive
2026-10-02 · Toronto Star
Yankees rookie Spencer Jones strikes out twice (and scores) in one wild inning
🔮 “I couldn’t believe he was there,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. assertive
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star
Rays beat Yankees 4-3 for 3-game Division Series sweep behind Mesa homer, fan interference call
🔮 A video review determined the ball would not have cleared the fence but would not have been caught by Mesa. assertive
2026-10-09 · Toronto Star
Singing `New York, New York,' Rays revel in recognition as they head to AL Championship Series
🔮 Fresh off a three-game sweep of the Yankees in their Division Series, the Rays on Monday will host an ALCS game at Tropicana Field for the first time since 2008 — their 2020 seven-game win over Houston was played at San Diego’s Petco Park because of the coronavirus pandemic. assertive
2026-10-09 · Toronto Star
Yankees end 17th straight season without a title. Imagine how George Steinbrenner would've reacted
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — George Steinbrenner would be firing people. assertive
2026-10-12 · Toronto Star
Hitters are winning more ABS challenges in the postseason, and teams are challenging more overall
🔮 “Maybe a little more cautious,” Rays catcher Liam Hicks said. assertive
2026-10-15 · Toronto Star
Berlin Philharmonic planning to vacate Philharmonie for renovation from 2032-40
🔮 “It will be quite a challenge in Berlin, but yes, we are already in negotiations and I think very soon we will have a sort of, a preliminary result.” assertive
2026-10-17 · Toronto Star
Two of MLB's smallest spenders will meet in the World Series for first time since 1991
🔮 When the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the mighty, monied Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, it set up the first World Series between two of baseball’s smallest spenders in 35 years — just as team owners are arguing that such clubs need a salary cap to compete consistently. assertive
2026-10-23 · Toronto Star
Move over, bat flips. Baseball's slow home run trots could have their World Series moment
🔮 Baseball is in a bat-flipping golden era, where players are encouraged to soak up their turns in the spotlight, and Junior Caminero, Yandy Diaz and William Contreras are taking bat tossing and slow celebratory trots to new levels this October. assertive
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
Union head calls MLB's salary cap proposal 'nuclear bomb' ahead of World Series opener
🔮 Baseball’s labour contract expires Dec. 1, and management is expected to immediately lock out the players. assertive
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
Balls glancing off gloves, runners thrown out trying to steal sink Rays in World Series opener
🔮 MILWAUKEE (AP) — A few inches here and some smarter baserunning by Victor Mesa Jr. there, and the Tampa Bay Rays might have won the World Series opener. assertive
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star
Frelick and Pratt lift Brewers to 5-4 comeback win over Rays and 2-0 World Series lead
🔮 Tampa Bay, which won the AL pennant by forcing opponents into mistakes, committed one error, made two other misplays that could have been charged as errors, and had a runner thrown out at the plate. assertive
2026-10-29 · The Independent
Charming, cantankerous Pat Murphy at age 67 leads Brewers to first World Series title
🔮 A month shy of his 68th birthday, Murphy could soon become the first person to win a Manager of the Year award in three straight seasons. assertive
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star
Milwaukee's William Contreras wins World Series MVP with .381 average, 10 ABS overturns
🔮 William Contreras became the eighth catcher voted the World Series MVP after lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series championship. assertive
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star
The Miz caps a likely Cy Young season with poise in Brewers' World Series clincher
🔮 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski pitched with poise when he couldn’t overwhelm with punishing heat, overcoming Tampa Bay batters and the Tropicana Field mound to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series title. assertive
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star
Charming, cantankerous Pat Murphy at age 67 leads Brewers to first World Series title
🔮 A month shy of his 68th birthday, Murphy could soon become the first person to win a Manager of the Year award in three straight seasons. assertive
2026-10-30 · Toronto Star
MLB's 2027 season threatened with lockout looming when labor deal expires Dec. 1
🔮 When Jake Bauers gloved the final out of the Milwaukee Brewers’ first World Series triumph, it might have ended the last Major League Baseball game for a long time. assertive
2026-10-30 · Toronto Star
Marlins exercise Alcantara option, King leaves Padres and Bichette stays with Mets
🔮 Starting pitchers Sonny Gray and Nick Martinez also will become free agents after their teams declined mutual options. assertive
2026-11-03 · Toronto Star
Bednar, Suzuki and Arozarena are among 8 MLB players receiving $23.15 million qualifying offers
🔮 Players could start negotiating terms with all teams at 5 p.m. Eastern Monday. assertive
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