About Jayson Stark

By Alex Murphy

Jayson Stark was born in Philadelphia in 1951.

Stark attended Syracuse University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Newhouse School of Communications in 1973.

In 1979, Stark began writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer as the beat writer for the Philadelphia Phillies.

He worked at the paper until 2000, when he transitioned to ESPN. Stark became the first MLB writer on ESPN.com and worked for them for 17 years before moving to The Athletic.