Jim Caple (1962 – October 1, 2023) was an American columnist and senior writer for ESPN.com.^[1] He worked previously with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.^[2][3]

Caple was born in 1962.^[4] He attended R.A. Long High School in Longview, Washington.^[5][6] He graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, where he reported for and later became an editor of the school newspaper, The Daily.^[7][8] He worked at the Post-Intelligencer and the Pioneer Press before spending 17 years with ESPN. His time at ESPN included writing articles for its Page 2 website, which took a more comedic look at sports. He last wrote for The Athletic.^[2][3]

Caple covered 20 World Series and 12 Olympic Games.^[2][8] Caple wrote the book The Devil Wears Pinstripes. He also co-wrote the book Best Boston Sports Arguments with fellow sportswriter Steve Buckley and wrote a novel, The Navigator, which was partially based on his father's stint as a B-24 navigator in World War II.^[2]

On October 2, 2023, his wife Vicki wrote that he died the previous day. At the time of his death, he suffered from ALS and dementia. He was 61.^[2]

• The Devil Wears Pinstripes. Penguin Group. 2005. ISBN 9780452285989.
• Caple, Jim; Buckley, Steve (2006). The Best Boston Sports Arguments. Sourcebooks. ISBN 9781402249976.
• The Navigator. JaCol Publishing. 2019. ISBN 9781946675453.