Ken Rosenthal (born September 19, 1962) is an American sportswriter and reporter. He serves as a field reporter for ''

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'' since 2005, and was an in-studio reporter for

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from 2009 to 2022. Since August 2017, he is a senior baseball writer for ''

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''.

Career

Beginnings

Rosenthal graduated from the

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in 1984. After serving as an intern covering sports for ''Newsday'' on Long Island, he began his career at the ''

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'' in 1984. He moved on to the '' Courier-Post'' in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for two years before landing a full-time job with The '' Baltimore Sun'', where he was named Maryland Sportswriter of the Year five times by the

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during his tenure from 1987 to 2000. Rosenthal simultaneously contributed to ''

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'' from 1990 to 2000, providing weekly notes during baseball season. He then spent five years at ''

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'' until 2005.

Fox Sports

Rosenthal joined

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in 2005. He regularly wears a

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when appearing on Fox Sports telecasts in support of various charitable organizations. In 2015 and 2016, Rosenthal won the

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for Outstanding Sports Reporter for his work with Fox Sports and MLB Network. In June 2017, FoxSports.com eliminated its writing staff to focus only on video, leaving Rosenthal without an editorial home. He began posting stories on his Facebook page. He, however, continues to contribute to Fox Sports as a field reporter for their baseball coverage.

The Athletic

Rosenthal joined ''

'' in August 2017 as a senior baseball writer. On November 12, 2019, Rosenthal and Evan Drellich were the first to break the news on the

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, reporting that during the 2017

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season, the

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used a camera in center field to see what signal the catcher was giving, then banged on a metal trash can to relay it to the batter. MLB quickly launched an investigation following this.

MLB Network

Rosenthal joined

in 2009 as a "baseball insider." With MLB Network, Rosenthal contributed to Trade Deadline and National Baseball Hall of Fame coverage, as well as the offseason weekday morning show Hot Stove. Rosenthal's contract was not renewed by

in January 2022, reportedly for his criticisms of

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References

External links

Rosenthal's stories on ''The Athletic''Rosenthal's stories on FoxSports.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenthal, Ken 1962 births Living people American reporters and correspondents Major League Baseball broadcasters MLB Network personalities Jewish American sportswriters People from Oyster Bay (town), New York University of Pennsylvania alumni 21st-century American Jews