Zack Pierce

Senior managing editor @TheAthletic. Olympics and more. “I don’t know who this individual is.” — @danbarreiroKFAN

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

@jeff_gluck @Jordan_Bianchi That can’t be Jordan’s arm?

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

I don't like to take credit for mysterious spiritual things I may have had a hand in, but in the three days since I asked @DanHayesMLB and @TheDoof13 if we should be worried about Walker Jenkins, he is 8-for-11 with two homers and absolutely stuffing me in a locker.

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

Carson popped the man's hat off his head. Wild. https://t.co/5iPW9kIEw9

[Jordan Bianchi @Jordan_Bianchi]

Ryan Blaney punches Carson Hocevar.

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

@JonKrawczynski I said the same thing to a bunch of 8-year-olds at my daughter’s birthday party. They agreed.

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

New @TwinCitiesShow with @DanHayesMLB and @TheDoof13: Walker Jenkins tells us to stop worrying. Taj Bradley fantastic ... after the first. Yoendrys Gómez struggling. Elimination is nigh.

YT: https://t.co/upUsX66Rb7
Spotify: https://t.co/D4dxKmFrDf
Apple: https://t.co/kuDsf6tWS1

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

@atrupar Next time go with a Kwik Trip gift card.

[Doug Haller @DougHaller]

A tip. An assignment. A discovery.

The 2001 World Series turned when the Diamondbacks learned Andy Pettitte was tipping his pitches. How they figured it out before Game 6:

(Story unlocked) ⤵️

https://t.co/vA6jB5mmGM

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

@TheDoof13 @TwinCitiesShow @DanHayesMLB There’s still a chance. #81and81

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

I remember being enthralled by the 2001 World Series. Watched every pitch. For a long time, the only one I’d allow to be mentioned in the same tier as ‘91. I never knew this remarkable story about it, and @DougHaller crushes it.

https://t.co/x1eWjjKeyg

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

What is that silver truck doing?! That’s too tight a space! @DanHayesMLB please investigate.

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

New @TwinCitiesShow with @DanHayesMLB and @TheDoof13: Time to worry about Walker Jenkins? Latest on Kaelen Culpepper's injury. And Emmanuel Rodriguez's electric start.

YT: https://t.co/ciET9f3DJ9
Spotify: https://t.co/u50BJ9EgYt
Apple: https://t.co/ZBNYZZtlcu

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

New @TwinCitiesShow with @DanHayesMLB and @TheDoof13: Time to worry about Walker Jenkins? Latest on Kaelen Culpepper's injury. And Emmanuel Rodriguez ... superstar?

YT: https://t.co/ciET9f3DJ9
Spotify: https://t.co/u50BJ9EgYt
Apple: https://t.co/ZBNYZZtlcu

[DanHayesMLB @DanHayesMLB]

Top prospect Walker Jenkins on his 1-for-33 slump: "I'm going to figure it out." #MNTwins
https://t.co/GNoBc6L4Wb

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

Hey, the #MNTwins cannot lose ground in the wild-card race tonight.

[Doug Haller @DougHaller]

I spent the weekend at the Dillon Brooks Youth Basketball Camp, where the NBA’s biggest villain taught antics such as elbowing in the post and how to get under an opponent’s skin.

Or something like that.

(Story unlocked) ⤵️

https://t.co/j6ARCfKOIt

[Alec Lewis @alec_lewis]

U.S. Bank Stadium is special for so many reasons.

But the way it harnesses energy in a 4th-quarter avalanche might be its most underrated trait.

The Vikings rode the wave Sunday against the Packers. The big win allows for major adjustments with a smile: https://t.co/p8WuwC16LE

[Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski]

There have been a lot of crazy occurrences in the 65-year rivalry between the Vikings and Packers. The flag-filled drive that put Minnesota in front on Sunday belongs in the conversation.

Opportunism, resilience and a little luck as well.
(Free read)

https://t.co/DTNeKFq7xB

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

New @TwinCitiesShow with @DanHayesMLB and @TheDoof13. Even my rosiest-colored glasses can't see a path to the playoffs now. On the all-but-official end to the #MNTwins' 2026 hopes.

YT: https://t.co/4thGq3a0bL
Spotify: https://t.co/CJ25xixgy3
Apple: https://t.co/kSx92l42kJ

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

All is right in the world.

[Zack Pierce @ZPathletic]

Never a doubt. #skol