Jayson Stark

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Jayson Stark
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education Syracuse University
Occupation Baseball Writer
Title Senior Baseball Writer for ESPN.com
Notable credit(s) ESPN.com
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jayson Stark Blog Official website

Jayson Stark (born July 19, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American sportswriter who mainly covers baseball. He attended Syracuse University, where he earned a degree in newspaper journalism.

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He now is a senior writer for ESPN.com. He makes weekly appearances on Mike and Mike in the Morning on Tuesday mornings. He also contributes to SportsCenter, ESPNews, Baseball Tonight, and a weekly segment during baseball season with WHB 810 in Kansas City . He is currently a resident of a suburb of Philadelphia, and lives with his wife and three children.

Prior to joining ESPN in 2000, Stark covered the Philadelphia Phillies for The Philadelphia Inquirer, and was twice named Pennsylvania's Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

In 2007, Stark wrote his first book called The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History. His second book, Worth The Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies, tells the tale of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies from the perspective of a Philadelphian.

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