Matt Chandler MATT CHANDLER is a former newspaper journalist and six-time New York Press Association award winner. The author of more than 55 nonfiction books, he has written extensively about all types of sports and athletes. His Sports Illustrated Kids book, Side-by-Side Baseball Stars: Comparing the Game's Greatest, was selected by the American Society of Journalists and Authors for its 2015 Young Adult Outstanding Book Award. Learn more about his work at www.mattchandlerwriting.com.