I am honored and humbled to be recognized, along with my co-author John Racanelli, as one of the winners of the 2025 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award for our book, “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds.” I’d like to offer a heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to our effort! Special thanks to Mark Wendling for nominating our book for the award, Nate Edwards for his contributions on the Japanese baseball video game chapter, and the game designers / programmers who graciously responded to our interview requests: Don Daglow, Eddie Dombrower, Lance Haffner, Mark Lesser, Tom Tippett and Glen Wolfram.
I also would like to congratulate Steve Steinberg, Lyle Spatz and Mitchell Nathanson for their award-winning books!
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“The 2025 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Awards, which honor outstanding research projects completed during the preceding calendar year that have significantly expanded our knowledge or understanding of baseball, have been awarded to:
Steve Steinberg and Lyle Spatz, Mike Donlin: A Rough and Rowdy Life from New York Baseball Idol to Stage and Screen (University of Nebraska Press)
Mitchell Nathanson, Under Jackie’s Shadow: Voices of Black Minor Leagues Baseball Left Behind (University of Nebraska Press)
Derek Bain and John Racanelli, Hardball Retro’s Compendium of
Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds (Self-published)”
Source: SABR – 2025 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced
