John Helyar (born 1951 /ref>) is an American journalist and author. He is a graduate of
Boston University
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. He is married to ''The Wall Street Journal''’s Betsy Morris. Helyar has worked for ''
The Wall Street Journal
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ESPN.com
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History
Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including ...
,
ESPN The Magazine
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and
Bloomberg News
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. He is the author of the 1994 book, ''Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball''.
His reporting with
Bryan Burrough
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