Matt Snyder

CBS Sports Writer /

Snyder's Soapbox: Your argument for greatest living baseball player is being ruined by nostalgia

Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose and Sandy Koufax were all-time greats. They were never the greatest

Dodgers shut down Clayton Kershaw due to 'lingering soreness' in shoulder

Kershaw had shoulder surgery last offseason and has made one rehab start

WATCH: Phillies turn triple play with rare combination not seen since 1929

The Phillies got a 1-3-5 triple play in the third inning Monday

Giants to all wear No. 24 jerseys to honor Willie Mays in first home game since Hall of Famer's death

All uniformed personal will sport Mays' number Monday night

MLB Power Rankings: Phillies dethrone Yankees for No. 1 spot, plus Red Sox and Mets make moves

With the Yankees having lost six of eight, we need a new No. 1 in the Power Rankings this week

Fernando Tatis Jr. injury update: Padres star leaves game after taking pitch in elbow

Tatis was hit in the left elbow and initially stayed in the game

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani launches two-run home run in first game against Angels

Ohtani went deep in his first ever game against the Angels

AL East odds breakdown: Yankees, Orioles pulling away from pack, any value on Red Sox making playoffs?

Who will win the AL East? Let's take a look at the odds and make a pick

Where to watch MLB Rickwood Field game: TV channel, Giants vs. Cardinals live stream online, time, prediction

The two clubs will be playing in a game to honor the Negro Leagues in Birmingham

Guardians' Steven Kwan flirting with .400 batting average as MLB approaches the season's halfway point

Major League Baseball hasn't seen a qualified .400 hitter since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941

Jasson Domínguez injury update: Top Yankees prospect expected to miss eight weeks with oblique strain

Domínguez suffered the injury during a Triple-A game over the weekend

Who is now the greatest living MLB player? Cases for Barry Bonds, Mike Schmidt, Roger Clemens and more

Willie Mays was the obvious choice until earlier this week. Who takes the mantle now?

Willie Mays' case as baseball's GOAT: 24-time MLB All-Star was the perfect five-tool superstar

Mays died Tuesday at 93

Snyder's Soapbox: Statistics like exit velocity and launch angle are data points, not MLB's bogeymen

Why do words scare people?

MLB Power Rankings: Mariners open up baseball's biggest division lead, plus Yankees hold off Orioles at No. 1

The Yankees remain on top this week while the Orioles leapfrog the Phillies, but how about those Mariners?

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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