Emma Baccellieri

Staff Writer

About Emma Baccellieri

Emma Baccellieri is a staff writer focused on women’s basketball for Sports Illustrated. She previously covered MLB. She has also written for Baseball Prospectus and has been honored with multiple awards from the Society of American Baseball Research. A graduate of Duke University, she lives in Washington, D.C.

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