Reporter, Sports

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter to cover Major League Baseball, serving as the primary national beat writer on a sport that is at a critical moment in its history. The position requires a deep understanding about how the game has evolved in recent years and a strong handle on where baseball is going as it attempts to re-establish its place in American culture. The sport’s focus on analytics has created a sport that many say is less exciting on the field, creating a challenge to baseball as it seeks to retain and expand its audience. You should have the desire to develop original enterprise reporting about topics on and off the field, pursue smart features that can’t be found anywhere else and seek deep sourcing around the league in order to break agenda-setting news.