Jayson Stark

Jayson Stark is a sports analyst and baseball reporter for ESPN. Prior to joining ESPN, Stark was a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Jayson Stark spent 21 years with the "The Philadelphia Inquirer", starting as a beat writer for the Philadelphia Phillies. From 1983-1999, he was the author of the Baseball Week in Review column for the paper. He also wrote for ESPN Magazine, Baseball America and several other publications.ESPN Mediazone: Jayson Stark Bio Jayson Stark joined ESPN as an analyst in 1999. He's also been featured on "NFL Films" and "Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia".ESPN Mediazone: Jayson Stark Bio He received the Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year award twice while with the Philadelphia Inquirer. ESPN Mediazone: Jayson Stark Bio

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• 1951: Born on July 19

• 1973: Graduates from Syracuse University

• 1978-1999: Philadelphia Phillies beat writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer

• 1983-1999: Author of Baseball Week In Review column

• 1999-: ESPN baseball reporter

• 2005: Appears on "ESPN SportsCentury"

• 2005: Appears in "The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame..."

• 2006: Appears on "ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly"

• 2007: Writes his first book, The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players In...