John Perrotto

Expertise:
MLB, Baseball
Education:
Geneva College
Location:
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Experience

John Perrotto covers Major League Baseball for Heavy.com.

An award-winning sports reporter, he has covered MLB since 1988 and is a National Baseball Hall of Fame voter.

John is a columnist for Pittsburgh Baseball Now, a contributor to The Associated Press and Baseball Digest, and the student media advisor at Robert Morris University. His work has also been featured at Forbes, USA Today, Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus.

He was also named the National Baseball Writer of the Year in 2001 by SportsTalk.com (now ESPN+).

Education

John Perrotto earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Geneva College, where he is a member of the school's athletic Hall of Fame.

Latest Articles From John Perrotto

Giants’ Injury Woes Mount With Jung Hoo Lee Surgery

Giants’ Injury Woes Mount With Jung Hoo Lee Surgery

How Will Struggling Angels Replace Injured Mike Trout?

How Will Struggling Angels Replace Injured Mike Trout?

MLB Plans to Fix Uniform Problem, But Maybe Not Right Away

MLB Plans to Fix Uniform Problem, But Maybe Not Right Away

MLB RBI Leader Wants to Finish Career With Atlanta Braves

MLB RBI Leader Wants to Finish Career With Atlanta Braves

Six-Time Division Champ Braves Vulnerable in Eyes of Rival Executive

Six-Time Division Champ Braves Vulnerable in Eyes of Rival Executive

MLB Scout Sees Giants Pitcher as Dark Horse Cy Young Candidate

MLB Scout Sees Giants Pitcher as Dark Horse Cy Young Candidate

Detroit Tigers Not Caught Up in Outside Expectations

Detroit Tigers Not Caught Up in Outside Expectations

Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson Playing ‘Looser’ in 2nd Season

Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson Playing ‘Looser’ in 2nd Season

Jordan Montgomery Turns The Boras Four Into The Boras Three

Jordan Montgomery Turns The Boras Four Into The Boras Three

Injury News Keeps Getting Worse for Beleaguered White Sox

Injury News Keeps Getting Worse for Beleaguered White Sox

Who Will Kentucky Hire to Succeed John Calipari as Coach?

Who Will Kentucky Hire to Succeed John Calipari as Coach?

Some Notable MLB Free Agents Still Looking for Homes

Some Notable MLB Free Agents Still Looking for Homes

Oakland to Offer Athletics 5-Year Lease With Extension Fee: Report

Oakland to Offer Athletics 5-Year Lease With Extension Fee: Report

New Mets Manager Believes He Is Prepared for Rigors of New York

New Mets Manager Believes He Is Prepared for Rigors of New York

Orioles Send Baseball’s Top Prospect Back to Minor Leagues: ‘Very Close’

Orioles Send Baseball’s Top Prospect Back to Minor Leagues: ‘Very Close’

Mets Lure 6-Time All-Star Slugger With Unique Contract

Mets Lure 6-Time All-Star Slugger With Unique Contract

Aaron Judge’s Exit Velocity Lets Yankees Breathe Easy

Aaron Judge’s Exit Velocity Lets Yankees Breathe Easy

Identity of Mrs. Shohei Ohtani Revealed in Instagram Post

Identity of Mrs. Shohei Ohtani Revealed in Instagram Post

Braves Have Advantage Few Other MLB Teams Possess

Braves Have Advantage Few Other MLB Teams Possess

Top Prospect Jackson Holliday Talks About What Grounds Him

Top Prospect Jackson Holliday Talks About What Grounds Him

Yankees Manager Aaron Boone on Hottest of Seats in Oddsmakers’ View

Yankees Manager Aaron Boone on Hottest of Seats in Oddsmakers’ View

Manager Reveals Secret Ingredient to Phillies’ Success

Manager Reveals Secret Ingredient to Phillies’ Success

Aaron Boone Has His Reasons to Expect Yankees’ Bounce Back

Aaron Boone Has His Reasons to Expect Yankees’ Bounce Back

Rangers’ Dangerous Lineup Now Has Co-AL RoY Favorites

Rangers’ Dangerous Lineup Now Has Co-AL RoY Favorites

MLB Insider Predicts 2 Free Agents to Sign With Rangers

MLB Insider Predicts 2 Free Agents to Sign With Rangers

Giants Set Sights on Cy Young Winner After Adding Matt Chapman

Giants Set Sights on Cy Young Winner After Adding Matt Chapman

Shohei Ohtani Is Off the Market — for a Second Time

Shohei Ohtani Is Off the Market — for a Second Time

Curse-Breaking Executive Favored to be Next MLB Commissioner

Curse-Breaking Executive Favored to be Next MLB Commissioner

Brandon Crawford’s Departure Signals Changing of Guard for San Francisco Giants

Brandon Crawford’s Departure Signals Changing of Guard for San Francisco Giants

Southern Cities Favored to Land MLB Expansion Teams by Oddsmakers

Southern Cities Favored to Land MLB Expansion Teams by Oddsmakers

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