Fred Frommer

Fred Frommer is a historian and writer, and author of several books, including You Gotta Have Heart: Washington Baseball from Walter Johnson to the 2019 World Series Champion Nationals. He is a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, and has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Politico Magazine, and CNN.com. Fred is a former longtime Associated Press journalist, where he worked as a reporter and editor. Follow him at @ffrommer.

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Group shot of the 1919 White Sox. They would after this year be known as the "Black Sox Scandal" team, due to the allegation that eight members of the team accepted bribes to lose the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.

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7 of Baseball’s Biggest Scandals

Baseball has seen its share of scandals in its long history as America’s national pastime, from gambling to performance‑enhancing drugs to cheating. Often these scandals have reflected what was happening in American society at the time, and critics have faulted baseball players for failing to be role models—especially to children. For example, during baseball’s steroid […]

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