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Jonathan Hacohen – Founder & Lead Baseball Columnist 

I have been following and writing about baseball for almost 20 years.  I founded “MLB reports” in 2010.  I enjoy reporting and discussing all aspects of baseball, including MLB and MiLB.  My daily articles are posted and updated at MLBreports.  The site has a focus on direct interviews with MLB players and MiLB prospects, combining analysis with opinions.  I like to cut to the heart of the stories and to keep fans up-to-date with all the baseball details they can handle… and more.  I reside in Toronto and cover many Blue Jays games…but my heart ultimately is in Detroit.  I bleed Tiger Orange and Blue- my 2nd home is Comerica Park!

Feel free to reach me on Twitter (@JHacohen).  You can also e-mail me your comments and questions at mlbreports@me.com

Douglas ‘Chuck’ Booth:  Baseball Writer

Chuck Booth is a Guinness Book of World Records Holder, for being the Fastest person ever to see all 30 MLB home ball parks in only 23 days!  Chuck accomplished this feat in 2012 after first establishing the mark with a 24 days submission in 2009. Chuck is also going to work as a travel mentor to several people that will attempt to break or set individual records in this same category in 2013 and 2014. Chuck has created his own dedicated page at the Reports that will focus solely on road trips such as this by extreme ballpark chasers, for more info click here.

Chuck is also a baseball author and has written a book on the traveling to all 30 MLB Parks, you can view the book and see a preview right here. Please feel free to check out his own personal website to follow him more.  http://www.fastestthirtyballgames3021.wordpress.com

Chuck prepares weekly articles (usually Mondays, Wednesdays and a travel blog each Friday) on the Reports.  Anything and everything baseball is covered in his posts!  You can reach Chuck anytime on Twitter (@ChuckBooth3024)

Lori Martini:  Baseball Writer

Just recently Martini’s song “I’m Not Perfect” was placed and featured on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms Miami.”  It has created quite the buzz and has been inspiring young women including the quoting of the lyrics and the covering of the song on YouTube.  Lifetime is now going to feature the song on their site and on their network as well as on a soundtrack.  Angel Armas and Victor Smalley, choreographers from “Dance Moms Miami” and “So You Think You Can Dance” called the song EPIC.

To say Lori is a baseball fan is somewhat of an understatement.   She is an actress who got her start by talking her way into a Hugh Grant film that just happened to be shooting at Shea Stadium.   She plays on several softball teams, has been to every Major League baseball stadium in the country(to our knowledge, Lori is the first female to accomplish this feat in 2005 before re-certifying every time a new park opens), plus she has her own bobblehead doll, and she has written, produced and stars in a short film called “Caught” which centers around, you guessed it,  softball.   She raised the money to make this film by selling Mets and Cyclones tickets.  “Caught” is now making the rounds of film festivals and has already garnered a “best actress” award for Lori, and a “best  drama short” award.  If that were not enough, she was recently cast in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial where she plays a Mets fan.  The spot aired April 2, 2012 and will run throughout the 2012 baseball season. Lori was interviewed as a ‘baseball expert’ at Citi Field by MLB Reports Writer Douglas ‘Chuck Booth’ who himself has been to every Major League baseball stadium and holds the Guinness World Record of visiting 30 stadiums in 23 days!  She had accompanied him to 7 of the stadiums and was featured on SNY and interviewed by the Cleveland Indians.  Her mission is to not only try and set the Guinness World Record for women, but to have her song “Believe” played at each MLB Stadium.

“Caught” has been shown at several film festivals —  Staten Island Film Festival (WINNER: Best Actress); CT Film Festival (WINNER: Best Drama Short); The Garden State Film Festival in NJ; The Women’s International Film & Arts Festival in Miami; The Boston International Film Festival (WINNER: Special Recognition Award); The Buffalo Niagara Film Festival; and The Litchfield Hills Festival in New Milford, CT (June 28-July.1 2012).  Caught has just been invited to the NY Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) Screening Series at Anthology – June 26th, with more details to follow.  In addition, Lori was interviewed at Citi Field by “Break Thru Films” producer Annie Sundberg about R.A. Dickey, for their documentary “Knuckleball” which premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.

To learn more about Lori Martini and her story click here (www.lorimartini.com). You can also follow Lori on Twitter (@shortfilmcaught, or @lorimartini) and check out her song ‘Believe’ here on Youtube (Justin Turner of the Mets has recently used this as his  walkup song and it was also recently heard on VH1′s House of Consignment.) 

Sam Evans – Baseball Writer

Sam Evans is a high school student from the Seattle area.  He is a longtime Mariners fan, and has been an off-and-on season ticket holder for the last five years.  Sam enjoys interacting with readers and digging beneath the surface to find the truth in baseball.  Sam was our 2nd Intern who has graduated to the position of  Baseball Writer.  You can follow Sam on Twitter (@RJA206)

Peter Stein – Fantasy Baseball Analyst

Peter Stein is a life-long avid White Sox fan, despite growing up in Maine surrounded by Red Sox fans. Peter’s favorite players are Mark Buehrle and Juan Uribe. As the Fantasy Baseball Analyst, he writes a weekly column with a fantasy angle. Not a fan of stats like ERA and RBI, Peter is an avid supporter of sabermetrics and its ability to predict the future performance of a player. Although an educator today, he ultimately hopes to work in baseball.  You can follow Peter on Twitter (@PeterWStein)

Bryan Sheehan – Baseball Writer

Bryan Sheehan loves baseball. A lifetime Phillies fan, he’s seen some pretty bad ball in his teenage existence, as well as some pretty great baseball. He also writes about prospects and Phillies’ minor leaguers for PhightingOn.com, and tweets constantly @BaseballHipster. His favorite players include Matt Stairs, Sal Fasano and Roy Halladay.

Rob Bland – Baseball Writer

“Growing up in North Bay, Ontario, a small hockey-heavy community in Northern Ontario, Canada, there weren’t many people who would spend 5+ hours a day throwing a ball around.  Days on the diamond, hitting off a tee, throwing crate after crate of balls into a fence is where I developed my work ethic.  Coming from a military background, discipline and ethics were instilled in me at a young age.  I always strived to be the best, and wanted to prove to anyone who doubted me that I was.

As a thin, wiry shortstop at 14, I was approached to play in the illustrious Team Ontario program, where I stayed until after I graduated high school.  (At 15, it was discovered I wasn’t much of a hitter, so I moved to the mound).  I moved onto the Junior National Team, coached by Greg Hamilton.  Losing to Cuba in the semi-finals of the World Championships may have been one of the lower points of my career, but I was able to move on to the University of Kentucky on a scholarship.  After two hard years, I transferred to High Point University (NC) which was coached by Sal Bando Jr., son of former Brewers great Sal Bando.  In my junior year, I required Tommy John Surgery and never quite made it back to form.  It was then that I realized coaching and the executive side of baseball was a huge passion for me.

I began my coaching career at the Bullett Proof Baseball Academy in Welland, Ontario.  It is owned and operated by former Major Leaguer Scott Bullett.  Coaching there for a couple of years, I decided to be closer to family, in which case a move to British Columbia was in order.  I was the pitching coach of an up and coming program in the great BC Premier Baseball League.  Wanting to finish my education, I moved to the Greater Toronto Area to obtain my diploma in Sports Management at Durham College.  Baseball has taken me to many places.  I am always grateful for every opportunity I have been given, even if I didn’t always show it.”

Rob was originally our very first Intern.  He is now a Baseball Writer on MLB reports and prepares weekly articles analyzing and reviewing all aspects of the game.  You can follow Rob on Twitter (@blandy12)

Ryan Ritchey – Baseball Writer

I am a high school senior, play second base and plan on studying sports journalism in college. I am a huge fan of Barry Larkin and Brandon Phillips. Have been a baseball fan my whole life and have been writing about baseball since my freshman year.  You can reach me on Twitter (@Ryan13Ritchey)

Robert Whitmer – Baseball Writer

So it’s me, Robert Whitmer.  I am just your normal, or at least what I see as normal.  I grew up in a military house and with having a military dad comes moving every three to four years.  I have lived in Oregon, Connecticut, Alaska, Philly, Boston, Arizona, and ended up in the Austin, TX area.  I love baseball and have been to Fenway twice.  Unfortunatley I have only been to 3 professional stadiums.  I have a beautiful wife and five kids who are my life and inspiration.  I try to teach them to love the game for the game and not any other reason.  All of us but one bleed Red Sox blue.  My wife says she likes the Yankees just to mess with me.  I love to write about anything baseball related.  I look forward to spending time with my readers as they get insight to my life through my articles.  If you like what you read, follow me on Twitter (@rwhitmer).  I reply to everyone who takes their time to ask me questions.

Dedrick Hendrix – Baseball Writer & Facebook Admin 

Dedrick Hendrix is a Baseball Writer & Facebook Admin with MLB reports. He is currently a college student at Ivy Tech Community College majoring in communications. Dedrick is a long time Mariners fan and major Ichiro Suzuki fan. He began getting into baseball his junior year in high school when he made the varsity team and played DH/RF. Dedrick loves writing about baseball and hopes to become a great and successful writer. You can follow Dedrick Hendrix on Twitter (@DedrickHendrix)

Bernie Olshansky – Baseball Intern

Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, I’ve experienced some exciting times with the local baseball teams—the Giants winning the World Series being the most memorable highlight. Some of my favorite players include Felix Hernandez, Tim Lincecum, and Cliff Lee among others. I played baseball up through my freshman year of high school and transitioned into being a full time fan. I regularly attend major and minor league games when I have free time. I enjoy working at a baseball store. I’m finishing up my junior year of high school and hope to major in Journalism or Sports Administration in college.  Follow Bernie on Twitter (@BernieOlshansky)

Brendan Henderson – Baseball Intern

Growing up and living in the rich basketball state of Indiana, baseball is usually not the favorite sport of an Indiana resident, it is for Brendan Henderson though. Brendan Henderson is a baseball blogger and die-hard baseball fan; he enjoys watching all levels of baseball including Little League, High School, College, MILB and mainly MLB. Brendan loves watching almost every Cincinnati Reds game, he doesn’t follow any other team in particular but he enjoys watching whatever MLB game is on TV. Brendan spends most of his time writing about baseball, watching baseball, reading about baseball, baseball is basically life for Brendan.

He loves the stat aspect of the game; he enjoys looking up, studying, and reading about baseball statistics. He also enjoys following top prospects on their way to the big leagues, he especially likes following Reds’ prospects. Brendan spends most of his time writing about baseball, watching baseball, reading about baseball, baseball is basically life for Brendan. Brendan’s favorite baseball teams include the Cincinnati Reds, Indianapolis Indians, and Louisville Bats. Brendan’s favorite players include Brandon Philips, Joey Votto and several others.

Brendan also loves Twitter; he tweets about baseball all the time on his Twitter account (@HenduBlog). Feel free to tweet him if you want to talk baseball. Brendan also has a personal baseball blog.

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