Claire Smith (born July 1, 1954) is an American sportswriter, who covered Major League Baseball for the Hartford Courant, The New York Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She is currently a news editor for ESPN. Smith was the first woman to be honored with the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Clare Smyth MBE (born 06 September 1978) is a Northern Irish chef. She is the Chef Patron of three Michelin starred Core by Clare Smyth which opened in 2017.

Mar 24, 2022 · As we celebrate Women's History Month, Inside the Phillies highlights the life and career of baseball writer Claire Smith, the first female beat reporter in MLB history.

Claire Smith, KLN ‘79, assistant professor of practice and founding executive director of the Claire Smith Center for Sports Media at Klein College of Media and Communication is a pioneer in the sports media industry. She was the first woman to cover Major League Baseball full time, the second woman to be honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame and the first Black woman to win …

Aug 1, 2017 · Claire Smith is the first woman and just the fourth African-American writer to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Claire Smith has been a pioneer within the baseball community for 40 years. She was the first female to cover a major-league baseball beat full-time, covering the New York Yankees for the Hartford Courant for half a decade before becoming the …

Apr 9, 2025 · Claire Smith was asked to step in until he returned. Smith interviewing CC Sabathia, who will enter the Hall of Fame this summer. Once Clemson Smith was cleared to return, Jim Smith, the sports editor at the Courant, told Claire Smith he would lose his job if he took her off the beat. So, Clemson Smith became the beat writer for the Celtics ...

Claire Smith may refer to: Claire Smith (archaeologist) (born 1957), Australian archaeologist; Claire Smith (journalist) (born 1954), American sportswriter; Claire Smith (equestrian) (born 1963), Canadian equestrian; Claire Bidwell Smith (born 1978), American therapist and author

Jul 29, 2017 · Claire Smith, the first woman voted into the sportswriters’ wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame, broke barriers in ways similar to her inspiration, Jackie Robinson.

Apr 6, 2023 · She is the first African American woman to win the award, given annually by the Associated Press Sports Editors to a writer or editor who has made major contributions to sports journalism. Smith is the sixth woman and fourth Black journalist to win the award.