Thomas Boswell

Washington, D.C.

Sports columnist

Education: Amherst College, BA in English literature

Tom Boswell began his career at The Washington Post in November 1969 as a copy aide. After his stint there, he became a general assignment reporter for 12 years, covering such sports as baseball, golf, college basketball, tennis, boxing and local high school sports. In 1984, he became a columnist. Tom graduated from Amherst College in 1969 with a major in English literature. He was born in Washington, D.C., and went to St. Stephen's School in Alexandria, Va. He has written many books, including “Game Day,” “The Heart of the Order,” “Strokes of Genius,” “Why Time Begins on Opening Day” and “H
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These Washington Nationals are scrappy, fun — and on their way back up

The Nationals have hope again, and what happens next could be a blast.

May 12, 2023

The pitch clock is saving baseball — by returning it to the past

Get ready for a shock: Baseball now looks as it did 40, 50 and 60 years ago.

March 28, 2023

Think Taylor Heinicke is just a backup? Think again.

Taylor Heinicke has earned the chance to prove he’s more than just a backup.

November 4, 2022

The combined no-hitter isn’t a sign of baseball’s decay. It’s the opposite.

Don Larsen pitched in one sport. Cristian Javier pitches in another. Both accomplished something worth celebrating.

November 3, 2022

Joey Meneses seems too good to be true. What if he’s for real?

The Nationals' 30-year-old rookie came out of nowhere. But he might not be going away.

September 29, 2022

Bill Russell really was the greatest of all time

Need one basketball player, with everything on the line? It's Bill Russell, now and forever.

August 5, 2022

The Juan Soto trade ends an era. A new one will start sooner than you think.

The Nationals dissolved in a brutal blink. Now let's watch them rise.

August 2, 2022

Life was a ball with Roger Angell. How lucky we were to read about it.

Roger Angell, the literary legend and celebrated baseball essayist, died at age 101.

May 22, 2022

The joy of sports can’t quite be explained, but you can happily spend a lifetime trying

At their highs and at their lows, Thomas Boswell writes in his goodbye column, sports are a gift, a refuge and a mystery. That’s why someone might write on such a subject for 52 years.

June 30, 2021

Ask Boswell: NFL, MLB, NBA and Washington sports

June 28, 2021