Laura Bernstein is a New York–based baseball writer and analyst who has covered Major League Baseball for seven years. Raised in Manhattan in a family where summer nights meant keeping score in the living room and falling asleep to John Sterling on the radio, she grew up a lifelong Yankees fan with a deep appreciation for the history and rhythm of the game. Today, Bernstein covers the Yankees and Mets, blending modern analytics with the human side of baseball. When she’s not at the ballpark or studying pitching metrics, she can be found searching New York for the city’s best bagel.