Jon Heyman

Jon Heyman

Background

Jon Heyman, 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.

Latest Articles

Aaron Judge's salary won't limit Juan Soto's payday

Here’s why Juan Soto will get more per year even on a significantly longer deal.

No easy contract comps for Pete Alonso and Mets

Mets president David Stearns is viewed as preferring long-term deals for free agents in their mid 20s but many believe this may be one case where Steve Cohen defers to...

Managerial seats getting hotter all around MLB

Only one more managerial situation is basically certain to change, and that is the unique case of 2023 Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker and the Marlins.

Sean Manaea has made himself a Mets priority

The Mets made several prescient free agent calls last winter, and the one to try to bring back Manaea should be easy.

It's time to start worrying about the Mets

The Mets wasted many chances on what turned out to be an otherwise beautiful Sunday at Citi Field. And they wasted their greatest opportunity of the season over 12 early...

Padres have grand plans for 2024 and beyond as playoff push heats up

Yu Darvish is working out now and the hope is Darvish – one of the best people in the game -- can return to the red-hot Padres in September.

Handicapping the Juan Soto sweepstakes: Where Yankees, Mets stand

Everything’s going great for Juan Soto in the Bronx, as Soto is putting together yet another MVP-type season before adoring, often sellout crowds.

Experts predict potential historic Juan Soto contract

The Post polled 13 experts for their prediction of Juan Soto's upcoming contract.

Mets aren't going to beat Braves in playoff race by playing like this

The Mets have one of their best opportunities in recent years to finally take down the banged-up Braves, their forever nemesis. But they certainly can’t do it like this.

It's time to stop underrating Aaron Judge

Oh, you say, Judge already receives significant praise? I say not enough. Not even close to enough. 

Pete Alonso has plenty of fits outside Queens

It’s been a great six years in Queens with Alonso, but at this point, I might not bet against the Cubs, who need a bopper.

Blake Snell was there for the taking at the trade deadline

Even with the Yankees making top hitting prospect Jasson Dominguez untouchable, it’s thought the Giants would have done other deals, provided a top-100 prospect was included.

White Sox's historic losing splits feelings among inaugural Mets

The nine living 1962 Mets have witnessed teams occasionally threaten their unwanted record, but the 2024 White Sox, on pace to lose 123, provide the most serious hope in decades.

Jazz Chisholm is perfect spark Yankees badly needed

Jazz, as in pizazz, turns out to be exactly the right guy.

Aaron Boone’s Gleyber Torres benching won’t solve all of Yankees’ problems

It’s become clear now. Gleyber Torres is taking the phrase “walk year” a little too literally. 

Mets' top prospects were off the table at trade deadline

The Mets made sure to keep top prospects Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert, Ryan Clifford, Luisangel Acuna, Blake Tidwell, Brandon Sproat and others.

How Yankees prospects were viewed at trade deadline — including one scary comp

Some claim the Yankees were handicapped by a weak farm system, but plenty of their young players were popular in trade talks.

Ranking MLB trade deadline's biggest winners

Some say this trade deadline season was deadly dull. But even in the biggest sellers’ market maybe ever, some teams went beyond the incremental and made real impact. 

Breaking down MLB deadline and how Yankees, Mets fared

The Mets and Yankees acquired nine players in these deadline days, and if you’ve heard of five of them, consider yourself a Grade A baseball expert.

Yankees must make major rotation move despite sky-high price

Some marginal moves around the edges, even fun ones like Jazz Chisholm, just aren’t going to cut it. This team needs too much help.