The Athletic has promoted Marc Craig to senior managing editor for its MLB vertical. He wrote on X/Twitter:
“I’m thrilled for the opportunity to lead this staff of writers and editors. It’s an incredible collection of people who demonstrate every day their commitment to covering this great game.”
Craig joined The Athletic in January 2018 as a New York Yankees beat writer. Since then, he has served as a senior writer for Major League Baseball, deputy managing editor for talent development and deputy managing editor for the MLB vertical.
He served as a Mets beat writer at Newsday Media Group, where he worked for more than five years, and as a Yankees beat writer at The Star-Ledger.
He also held the posts of Maryland beat writer and Baltimore Orioles beat writer at The Washington Post.
Craig has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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