The skinny on ... Ken Rosenthal
by FOX Sports
In March of 2005, he was the only media member named an "Up and Coming Power Broker" by Baseball America, which at the time wrote: "One of the most experienced members of a new breed of baseball reporters who combine passion for the game with knowledge about the new ways people are analyzing it."
He spent the majority of his professional career as a baseball writer and columnist at the Baltimore Sun from 1987 to 2000. Simultaneously, he was a contributor to Sports Illustrated from 1990 to 2000, serving as one of 12 national writers providing weekly notes during baseball season. Rosenthal was named Maryland Sportswriter of the Year five times while at the Sun.
In addition to his written pieces, Rosenthal has significant experience as an electronic journalist, and is no stranger to FOX. He's a weekly contributor to the FSN Baseball Report, and made frequent appearances on FSN Across America. Rosenthal also provided daily baseball news and commentary for Sporting News radio since 2001, had a 14-year run as a radio personality in Baltimore on WJFK-AM and is a long-time contributor to WBAL-AM in Baltimore.
Rosenthal also has authored or contributed to three books. Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul, was released in 2001, while Best of the Best-35 Major League Superstars, which was produced in partnership with and licensed by MLB Properties, Inc., was published in 1998. His third book, I Remember Dean Smith, was published in 2001. His claim to fame: His laptop once got smashed by a Cal Ripken foul ball.
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