John Racanelli

John Racanelli is a Chicago lawyer with an insatiable interest in baseball-related litigation. When not rooting for his beloved Cubs (or working), he is probably reading a baseball book or blog, planning his next baseball trip, or enjoying downtime with his wife and family. He is probably the world’s foremost photographer of triple peanuts found at ballgames and likes to think he has one of the most complete collections of vintage handheld electronic baseball games known to exist.

John is membership director for the Emil Rothe (Chicago) SABR Chapter, founder and Co-Chair of the SABR Baseball Landmarks Research Committee, and a regular contributor to the SABR Baseball Cards Research Committee blog.

His series of articles “Death and Taxes and Baseball Card Litigation” was a 2023 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award winner. On August 25, 2023 John gave the keynote address at the dedication ceremony for a historical marker placed in honor of Lewis Robert “Hack” Wilson in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.