The New York Times Narrated

Is He Baseball’s Most Brilliant Owner, or a Failure?

Episode Summary

Stu Sternberg used quantitative wizardry to turn the Tampa Bay Rays into a perennial contender. But the fans were the one equation he could never solve. To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/magazine/tampa-rays-stu-sternberg-baseball.html By Bruce Schoenfeld Read by Eric Jason Martin Narration produced by Tanya Pérez Engineered by Ted Blaisdell

Episode Notes

Stu Sternberg used quantitative wizardry to turn the Tampa Bay Rays into a perennial contender. But the fans were the one equation he could never solve.

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/magazine/tampa-rays-stu-sternberg-baseball.html

By Bruce Schoenfeld
Read by Eric Jason Martin
Narration produced by Tanya Pérez
Engineered by Ted Blaisdell