Boswell, whose 52-year career at The Washington Post included coverage of 44 World Series, will receive career excellence award in Cooperstown, New York.

After an iconic 52-year career at The Washington Post that ended in 2021, Thomas Boswell was elected the winner of the 2025 BBWAA Career Excellence Award on Tuesday. The annual honor, in its 76th year,

Boswell joins a prestigious cavalcade of writers previously honored, including such luminaries as Ring Lardner (1963), Grantland Rice (1966), Damon Runyon (1967), Fred Lieb (1972), Shirley Povich (1975), Red Smith (1976), Jim Murray (1987), Wendell Smith (1993), Roger Angell (2014) and Claire Smith (2017).