Jonah Keri Explained

Jonah Keri
Birth Date:20 September 1974
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:Journalist, Columnist
Genre:Sports, Entertainment, Business

Jonah Keri (born September 20, 1974) is a Canadian former journalist, sportswriter, and editor. He is currently serving a prison sentence after pleading guilty to multiple counts of domestic violence offences.

Early life and education

Keri is from Montreal, Quebec. Growing up, Keri was a fan of the Montreal Expos, something he attributes to his grandfathers' love of baseball.[1] He remains one[2] despite the team's 2005 relocation to Washington to become the Washington Nationals.

Keri worked as a summer intern at the Montreal Gazette. He graduated from Concordia University's journalism program in 1997.

Career

Keri is mostly known for writing about baseball, though he has also covered other sports as well as business and entertainment. His writing has appeared on ESPN.com,[3] The Wall Street Journal,[4] FanGraphs,[5] GQ,[6] The Huffington Post,[7] The New York Times,[8] Bloomberg Sports,[9] Baseball Prospectus,[10] Investor's Business Daily,[11] Sports Illustrated,[12] Grantland,[13] FiveThirtyEight,[14] CBSSports.com, The Athletic,[15] and Sportsnet.[16]

Keri co-wrote and edited the book Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong.[17] He also wrote the New York Times Bestseller The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First, about the Tampa Bay Rays.[18]

In March 2014, he published Up, Up, and Away: The Kid, the Hawk, Rock, Vladi, Pedro, le Grand Orange, Youppi!, the Crazy Business of Baseball, and the Ill-fated but Unforgettable Montreal Expos,[19] which details the franchise history of the Expos. The book was a No. 1 Canadian bestseller.[20]

Keri hosted a podcast, where he interviewed notable personalities from sports and entertainment, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau[21] and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal.[22] The Jonah Keri Podcast was found at CBSSports.com[23] and on iTunes.[24]

Keri also appeared as himself during the first season of the IFC series Brockmire in the episode titled "Old Timers Day."[25] [26]

Domestic violence charges and conviction

Keri was arrested for assaulting his wife on July 18, 2019.[27] He was granted bail the next day after being charged with three counts of assault causing bodily harm and uttering death threats. Court documents said the alleged attacks took place in July 2018, May 2019, and July 2019.[28] Hours after his court appearance, The Athletic suspended Keri "pending further information.”[29]

Keri was arrested again on November 27, 2019, and charged with violating his bail conditions.[30] Keri was arrested for a third time on December 10, 2019, and charged with eight new counts of domestic violence-related charges including assault, assault of a minor (presumably his infant son), and criminal harassment.[31] Keri had at least three court appearances in early 2020 (January,[32] March,[33] and April[34]) related to all 13 criminal charges. He pleaded guilty on August 30, 2021.[35]

On March 23, 2022, Keri was sentenced to 21 months in prison, more than prosecutors had requested.[36] [37] Keri must also serve two years probation and will be prohibited from possessing weapons for 10 years. Quebec Court Justice Alexandre Dalmau also prohibited Keri from contacting his victims or coming within 50 metres of them.[38] In August 2022, his first request for parole was rejected.[39]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herb . Zurkowsky . Business, not politics, will drive potential Expos return: Jonah Keri . Montreal Gazette . November 15, 2017 . March 1, 2018.
  2. Web site: Baseball Prospectus - Au Revoir, Mes Amours. Baseball Prospectus. September 29, 2004 .
  3. News: Flying Fish . Jonah . Keri . ESPN.COM . May 22, 2011 .
  4. News: Does Baseball Need Umpires? . Jonah . Keri . . October 14, 2009 . Recent Bad Calls Have Critics Howling for Better Umps, But Maybe It's a Job for Machines .
  5. News: Manny Ramirez's Legacy, and the Fate of the Rays . Jonah . Keri . FanGraphs . April 8, 2011 .
  6. News: Balls Out Guest of the Day: Jonah Keri On Why Boston Was Right To Trade Kendrick Perkins . Jonah . Keri . . May 26, 2011 .
  7. News: The Pedro I Know . Jonah . Keri . The Huffington Post . October 29, 2009 .
  8. News: To Hang In, a Series Winner Must Learn to Let Go . Jonah . Keri . The New York Times . November 21, 2009 .
  9. News: The Bloomberg Sports Fantasy Squad . Jonah . Keri . Bloomberg Sports . April 4, 2010 .
  10. News: Chat . Jonah . Keri . Baseball Prospectus . November 18, 2003 .
  11. News: Retail ETFs Packing A Powerful Punch . Jonah . Keri . Investor's Business Daily . October 11, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101015041514/http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/550018/201010111808/Retail-ETFs-Packing-A-Powerful-Punch.aspx . October 15, 2010 .
  12. News: Crawford's playing like an MVP, but is this his last hurrah in Tampa? . Jonah . Keri . Sports Illustrated . August 10, 2009.
  13. Web site: Jonah Keri Stories, Blogs, Podcasts - Grantland . July 17, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921181728/http://www.grantland.com/contributor/_/name/jonah-keri . September 21, 2013 .
  14. Keri, Jonah, and Neil Paine, "For Some MLB Playoff Teams, There's No Place Like Road," FiveThirtyEight, September 16, 2014
  15. Web site: Jonah Keri – The Athletic . Theathletic.com . March 1, 2018.
  16. Web site: Jonah Keri, Author at . Sportsnet.ca . November 9, 2017 . March 1, 2018.
  17. Book: Keri . Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong . March 1, 2007 . Basic Books . 978-0-465-00547-5 .
  18. Book: Keri . Jonah . The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First . March 8, 2011 . ESPN . 978-0-345-51765-4 .
  19. Jonah Keri, Up, Up, and Away: The Kid, the Hawk, Rock, Vladi, Pedro, le Grand Orange, Youppi!, the Crazy Business of Baseball, and the Ill-fated but Unforgettable Montreal Expos, Random House Canada, 2014, .
  20. Web site: Paul W. . Bennett . For Expos fans, Big O still field of dreams | The Chronicle Herald . Thechronicleherald.ca . May 3, 2014 . March 1, 2018.
  21. Web site: Keri . Jonah . Jonah Keri sitdown with Justin Trudeau: Canada's Prime Minister talks sports, immigration, Montreal and more . CBSSports.com . April 24, 2017 . March 1, 2018.
  22. Web site: The Jonah Keri Podcast #19: Shaquille O'Neal . Nerdist . May 6, 2016 . March 1, 2018.
  23. Web site: Jonah Keri Podcast - CBS Sports . CBSSports.com . March 1, 2018.
  24. Web site: The Jonah Keri Podcast by CBS Sports on Apple Podcasts . Itunes.apple.com . March 1, 2018.
  25. Web site: "Brockmire" Old Timers Day (TV Episode 2017). .
  26. Web site: 'Brockmire' Review . April 3, 2017 . Hollywood Reporter . March 1, 2018.
  27. Web site: Sportswriter Jonah Keri granted bail following assault charges . CTV News Montreal . July 19, 2019. July 19, 2019 .
  28. Web site: Baseball Writer Jonah Keri Arrested, Charged With Assault On His Wife . July 19, 2019 . Deadspin . July 19, 2019.
  29. Web site: Sportswriter Jonah Keri suspended from The Athletic after being charged with assaulting his wife . New York Daily News . July 19, 2019.
  30. Web site: Sportswriter Jonah Keri is re-arrested, lawyer says pocket dial to blame for breaking release condition. Boshra. Basem. ctvnews. en. December 2, 2019. November 27, 2019.
  31. Web site: Expos author Jonah Keri charged with assaulting wife and a minor Montreal Gazette. Feith. Jesse. Montreal Gazette . December 12, 2019. en. December 17, 2019.
  32. Web site: Montreal sportswriter Jonah Keri to return to court Jan. 14 to face assault charges. Rachel. Lau. November 13, 2019. Montreal.
  33. News: Expos author wants to settle domestic assault charges without trial. montrealgazette.
  34. BWH . BWH85 . 1248343723320029184 . April 9, 2020 . looks like ol' Jonah is due back in court next week.... It's been like a year since he got arrested. They sure take their sweet ass time with these things up in Canada. Not sure what "Proces decl. som." means though https://t.co/9FrfyvaRmb . en . January 4, 2021.
  35. Web site: Montreal Expos author Jonah Keri pleads guilty to domestic assault charges . Montreal Gazette . January 1, 1970 . August 30, 2021.
  36. Web site: Former sports reporter Jonah Keri sentenced to 21 months in domestic violence case Globalnews.ca . 2022-03-23 . Global News . en-US.
  37. News: Baseball writer Jonah Keri sentenced to 21 months for assaulting, threatening ex-wife . 23 March 2022 . montrealgazette . en-CA.
  38. News: Disgraced Montreal sports writer Jonah Keri sentenced to 21 months for domestic abuse charges . 23 March 2022 . Montreal . 23 March 2022 . en.
  39. News: Baseball writer Jonah Keri denied parole while he serves 21-month sentence . 28 November 2022. 22 August 2022 . montrealgazette . en-CA.

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