Elle Elena
Elle Elena writes about baseball the way a lot of serious fans actually watch it: half Statcast rabbit hole, half “that ball was murdered.” She’s based in Chicago, spends way too much time on Double-A box scores, and will drive out of her way for a Tuesday night MiLB game if the pitching matchup looks weird enough. She grew up trying to play less soccer and more wiffle ball. On 80Grade, she covers prospects, player development, and the stuff you notice if you’re still in the seats in the ninth.
Recent stories
- A Walk in the Park: Tarik Skubal Retires 15 Straight in the Heat as Dodgers Top Braves 5-3 in NLDS Opener
- A Walk in the Park: Grant Taylor Takes the Last 12 Outs as White Sox Blank Guardians 3-0 in ALDS Opener
- The Clubhouse DJ: Contreras' Two-Out Homer Lifts Brewers Past Padres 3-2 in NLDS Opener
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Rasmussen Took the No-Hitter Into the Eighth
- They Handed Cole Game 1 at the Trop
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Painter escapes in relief, Bohm homers in 10th as Phillies edge Braves 4-3 to force Game 3
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Two Massachusetts Kids Shut Out the Red Sox
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Two Young Arms, One Very Old Rivalry
- Elle's Baseball Musings: It Took All 162
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Justin Verlander Went Five and a Third, Twice
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Arizona Kept the Door Open at Petco
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Both Chicagos Booked October on the Same Thursday
- Elle's Baseball Musings: One Year After Game 7, Toronto Ran Out of Road
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Nine Outs from History, Then the East Was Theirs
- Elle's Baseball Musings: Sunday Belonged to Double-A