
Jon Heyman
Jon Heyman is a columnist at the New York Post.
Background
Jon, who came to The New York Post this year as a baseball columnist, has been covering the sport for 35 years. At The Post, he is half of “The Show,” a baseball podcast with Joel Sherman, and does Inside Baseball notes that appear Fridays. He has worked as an insider at MLB Network since its inception in 2009 and is an Audacy baseball expert after more than a decade at WFAN, where he appeared on Mike and the Mad Dog and the Joe and Evan shows. Heyman worked at Newsday for 16 years, first as Yankees beat writer, then baseball columnist and finally as general sports columnist before going to Sports Illustrated, CBSSports.com and the startup FanRag. After graduating Northwestern University’s Medill School in 1983, he started at the Moline (Ill.) Daily Dispatch. Shortly thereafter, he moved to California, where he covered the Los Angeles Raiders before transferring to the California Angels, one team that moved twice and another that pretended to move once (they are still in Anaheim). Heyman went to Lawrence High School in the 5 Towns of Long Island.
After graduating Northwestern University’s Medill School in 1983, he started at the Moline (Ill.) Daily Dispatch. Shortly thereafter, he moved to California, where he covered the Los Angeles Raiders before transferring to the California Angels, one team that moved twice and another that pretended to move once (they are still in Anaheim). Heyman went to Lawrence High School in the 5 Towns of Long Island.
Latest Articles
Lights-out Mets group continues to back up front office's faith
May 17, 2025 | 7:22pmJuan Soto gave the Mets a lineup top to match anyone’s except maybe that of the Dodgers. But undeniably, it’s the pitching that’s carrying them now.
There was never any escaping the Juan Soto of it all in this Subway Series
May 17, 2025 | 12:38amThis storyline of this Subway Series is a beauty, and the star of this story was ready for what was to come his way.
Padres have their pick of pair of free agent starters
May 15, 2025 | 8:52pmWord is the one they’ll likely target the one that has a scout saying he sees similarities to Greg Maddux.?
Ex-Pete Rose teammate not dwelling on Hit King's mistakes
May 15, 2025 | 8:26pm“Pete was always trying to win and doing what he’d have to do to win — that’s a Hall of Famer,” he said.?
Ex-high school teammates Kyle Tucker and Pete Alonso on different paths to MLB paydays
May 15, 2025 | 7:04pmIn quite a coincidence, the top two free agent position players might be former high school teammates.
Juan Soto ready to walk into Yankee Stadium lion's den after Mets decision that even shocked his inner circle
May 15, 2025 | 12:05pmYankees fans truly couldn’t believe he made the choice he did. And truth be told, even some in the Soto camp were suitably surprised. They believed the Yankees had the...
Pete Rose deserves shot at Hall of Fame vote he'll never get
May 13, 2025 | 8:11pmMany of us longtime baseball people were heartened to hear on Tuesday that Pete Rose finally has a chance to get into baseball’s Hall of Fame. But does Rose really...
Mets star's humble greatness is bizarrely underappreciated — and it needs to stop
May 11, 2025 | 8:37pmHe is an early MVP candidate again, even if Juan Soto and Pete Alonso are garnering most of the spring headlines.
Cardinals hurler could be trade deadline's most coveted closer
May 8, 2025 | 8:08pmThe best reliever available is expected to be Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley, who’s a free agent after the year.
Marlins ace could once again complicate team's trade deadline plans
May 8, 2025 | 3:09pmEveryone was figuring the top starting pitcher to move at the deadline would be the great Sandy Alcantara.
Reliever's early struggles already raising big Yankees trade questions
May 8, 2025 | 2:51pmWhile Williams doesn’t look especially comfortable either on the mound or in interviews, he’s been professional, and more to the point, is showing positive signs.
Surprising Yankees offense erasing any post-Juan Soto worries
May 7, 2025 | 8:26pmNo Soto, no problem. No Giancarlo so far, same thing. The Yankees are without two probable Hall of Famers from their 2024 World Series team, and the offense somehow is...
Why Mets may struggle to plug their new area of need
May 1, 2025 | 7:39pmThe Mets look great but are suddenly in serious need of left-handed relief help with their two main pen southpaws, A.J. Minter and Danny Young, revealed to have injuries that...
Even with potential reinstatement, Pete Rose's Hall of Fame candidacy comes with a catch
May 1, 2025 | 6:48pmCommissioner Rob Manfred is weighing whether to remove the late Rose from the restricted list. And he should do so.?
Concern for injury-riddled Dodgers is entirely misplaced
May 1, 2025 | 6:26pmTony Gonsolin’s winning return Tuesday after 620 days away reduced the number of injured Dodgers pitchers from an MLB high 12 or 13, depending on whether all-everything, three-time MVP Shohei...
We were all so wrong about the Mets' supposed biggest weakness
April 30, 2025 | 11:24amThe Mets rotation was supposed to be their big weakness. That’s what we were told. Or rather, that’s what we told you.
It's like these Mets can do no wrong as Party Citi vibes grow
April 29, 2025 | 11:29pmGames have transformed into parties at Citi Field, where the Mets are 13-1. It’s like they can do no wrong.
Yankees are out of excuses after decisively addressing biggest problem
April 27, 2025 | 8:47pmThe Yankees have a few obvious flaws — the current back end of their rotation, their now ex-closer and their weatherman come to mind — but this team could still...
Aaron Judge has wrenched Shohei Ohtani's baseball crown away — for now
April 25, 2025 | 8:41pmThe impossibly great Shohei Ohtani seemed to have a lock on the title of World’s Best Baseball Player. That’s what we thought, anyway.
Potential extensions for Pete Alonso, Kyle Tucker won't come easy
April 24, 2025 | 6:49pmSigning Pete Alonso to that two-year, $54M deal (plus opt-out) might be the smartest thing the Mets did. But considering the difficulty the Mets had forging a deal with their...