👤 Ronald Blum

13 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
13
2026-09-18 – 2026-10-12
Claims per article
32
412 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,950
characters
Writes for 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
85%
Entertainment
8%
Technology
8%
Most-tagged topics
NEW YORKYankeesBostonNew York Yankeesthe Red SoxALCSAtlantaMLB

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; 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 -0.25 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star · Sports
MLB considers Grand Teton National Park for baseball game site, prompting concern
4 outlets covered this event · centre
2026-10-09 · Toronto Star · Sports
Singing `New York, New York,' Rays revel in recognition as they head to AL Championship Series
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star · Sports
Rays beat Yankees 4-3 for 3-game Division Series sweep behind Mesa homer, fan interference call
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · Toronto Star · Sports
Yankees end 17th straight season without a title. Imagine how George Steinbrenner would've reacted
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-02 · Toronto Star · Sports
Yankees rookie Spencer Jones strikes out twice (and scores) in one wild inning
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-01 · Toronto Star · Sports
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
2 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
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