Meet Our Team
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Jonathan Hacohen – Lead Baseball Columnist & Editor
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@gmail.com.
Chris Swauger: MLB Blogger
Welcome to Swags’ Hotspot: After several features on our site, Chris Swauger (AKA Swags) has found a home on MLB reports! The St. Louis Cardinals Prospect and future stand-up comedian has his own dedicated Page on the Reports. Check back often for our exclusive Swags MLB Blog entries. Swags played for the Springfield Cardinals (AA) in 2011 and recently returned from Panama and his Winter Ball experience. In Swags’ Hotspot, Chris Swauger will be sharing his insights as a professional baseball player. Get an inside look at what makes a ballplayer tick. We will be featuring regular MLB Blog entries by Swags, as he chronicles his climb up the St. Louis Cardinals organizational ladder. One of the funniest guys we know, Swags never stops making us laugh. Think of Swags’ Hotspot as the perfect marriage of baseball and comedy.
Swags loves fan interaction and encourages your comments and feedback. Actually, he demands it! You can leave your comments at the bottom of this page and each blog post. We love to see great baseball discussions going! You can also reach Swags anytime on Twitter (@CSwag8).
Fasten your seatbelts. You are about to enter the mind of Swags. Enjoy the ride!
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 24 days! Chuck accomplished this feat in 2009. Chuck is a baseball author and has written a book on the record. Please feel free to check it out at Chuck’s site: http://www.fastestthirtyballgames.com/
Chuck pepares weekly articles (usually Mondays and Fridays) on the Reports. Anything and everything baseball is covered in his posts! You can reach Chuck anytime on Twitter (@ChuckBooth3024)
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)
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 Intern
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 @Sheehan99. His favorite players include Matt Stairs, Sal Fasano and Roy Halladay.
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good stuff. love the feature on Sanchez, a local guy for me. keep it up