Growing up, Keri was an avid fan of the Montreal Expos, something he attributes to his grandfathers' love of baseball. He remains one today 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, The Wall Street Journal, FanGraphs, GQ, The Huffington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg Sports, Baseball Prospectus, Investor's Business Daily, Sports Illustrated,Grantland, FiveThirtyEight, CBSSports.com, The Athletic and Sportsnet. Keri co-wrote and edited the book Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong. He also wrote the New York Times BestsellerThe Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First, about the Tampa Bay Rays. 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, which details the franchise history of the Expos. The book was a No. 1 Canadian bestseller. Keri hosts a podcast, where he interviews notable personalities from sports and entertainment, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal. The Jonah Keri Podcast can be found at CBSSports.com and on iTunes. Keri also appeared as himself during the first season of the IFC series Brockmire in the episode titled "Old Timers Day."
Arrest and criminal charges
Keri was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife on July 18, 2019. 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. The couple married in July 2018. Hours after his court appearance, The Athletic announced Keri was suspended "pending further information." Keri was arrested again on November 27, 2019 and charged with violating his bail conditions Keri was arrested for a third time on December 10, 2019 and charged with 8 new counts of domestic violence related charges including assault, assault of a minor, and criminal harassment. Keri had at least 3 court appearances in early 2020 related to all 13 criminal charges. He is due back in court in September 15th, 2020 and is facing up to two years in prison
