About Barry Svrluga

By Kyle Melnick

Barry Svrluga grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and went on to attend Duke University.

Upon graduation, he landed a job at The Leader in Corning, New York.

From there, Svrluga wanted to keep moving his way up to bigger newspapers like The Portland Press Herald and The News & Observer.

Eventually, Svrluga interviewed for the Washington Post and eventually was offered a position.

He initially covered Maryland football and basketball before securing the Nationals’ beat when they moved from Montreal in 2004.

Svrluga covered the Nationals until 2008, then moved to the Redskins beat until 2011.

He worked as a general assignment reporter from 2012-13 before being promoted to national baseball writer.

During his time as a national baseball writer, he wrote the book “The Grind: Inside Baseball’s Endless Season,” which explores the difficulties of playing a 162-game baseball season. In December 2016, Svrluga was promoted to sports columnist.