Ken Rosenthal

Ken Rosenthal is an Emmy Award-winning insider appearing across MLB Network's programming, including the flagship studio show MLB Tonight. Throughout the year, Rosenthal contributes to MLB Network's Trade Deadline coverage and National Baseball Hall of Fame coverage, as well as the offseason weekday morning show Hot Stove.

In addition to his role at MLB Network, Rosenthal is a field reporter for MLB on FOX, a contributor to FOXSports.com, and a senior writer at The Athletic. Rosenthal covers the All-Star Game and World Series for FOX Sports, and he is a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

The early part of Rosenthal's professional career as a baseball writer and columnist was spent at The Baltimore Sun from 1987 to 2000. Simultaneously, Rosenthal 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. Rosenthal also spent five years as senior baseball writer at The Sporting News, writing a weekly column for the magazine, as well as breaking news and writing features for its website.

Rosenthal is a contributor to FOX Sports Radio, and had a 14-year run as a radio personality in Baltimore on WJFK and WBAL.

Rosenthal also has authored and 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 produced in partnership with and licensed by MLB Properties, Inc., was published in 1998. His third book, Dean Smith: A Tribute, was published in 2001. One claim to fame: His laptop once got smashed by a Cal Ripken, Jr. foul ball.

In 2016 and 2015, Rosenthal won a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Reporter for his work with MLB Network, FOX and FS1.