Ken Rosenthal
Encyclopedia
Kenneth H. Rosenthal is an American sportswriter and reporter.
Rosenthal has served as lead field reporter for Major League Baseball on Fox since 2005. After serving as an intern covering sports for Newsday on Long Island, he began his full-time career with The Baltimore Sun, where he was named Maryland Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
. Rosenthal simultaneously contributed to Sports Illustrated
from 1990 to 2000, providing weekly notes during baseball season.
In June 2009, Rosenthal was involved in a controversial segment of ESPN
's Outside the Lines
. He took a hard stance against a blog
ger from the Midwest Sports Fans
blog, who raised suspicions about the sharp uptick in Raúl Ibáñez
's power numbers that year.
Rosenthal has served as lead field reporter for Major League Baseball on Fox since 2005. After serving as an intern covering sports for Newsday on Long Island, he began his full-time career with The Baltimore Sun, where he was named Maryland Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, or NSSA, is an organization of sports media members in the United States. It constitutes the American chapter of the International Sports Press Association ....
. Rosenthal simultaneously contributed to Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
from 1990 to 2000, providing weekly notes during baseball season.
In June 2009, Rosenthal was involved in a controversial segment of ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's Outside the Lines
Outside the Lines
Outside the Lines, or also referred to as OTL, is an American television program on ESPN that looks "outside the lines" and examines critical issues in American sports on and off the field of play....
. He took a hard stance against a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger from the Midwest Sports Fans
Midwest Sports Fans
Midwest Sports Fans is a weblog, which was launched by Jerod Morris in August 2008. The site primarily focuses on professional and college teams and athletes relevant to the Midwest....
blog, who raised suspicions about the sharp uptick in Raúl Ibáñez
Raúl Ibáñez
Raúl Javier Ibáñez is an American Major League Baseball outfielder.Over his career, Ibáñez, who did not make 500 plate appearances until the age of thirty, has batted .280 with 377 doubles, 252 home runs and 1054 runs batted in over sixteen Major League seasons...
's power numbers that year.