Mike Shalin

Mike Shalin (1954 - 2020) was a sportswriter known for covering the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox from 1980 to 2005 and being the Red Sox official scorer at Fenway Park since 2005.[1]

Shalin wrote for both the New York Post in the 1980s and the Boston Herald from 1983 to 1995, bridging "the New York/Boston divide."[2][3] Before writing for the New York Post, Shalin wrote for United Press International in the 1970s.[1] His first sportswriting was covering hockey games, he wrote Tales from the New York Rangers Locker Room about the experience in 2016.[4] Shalin wrote a regular column for the New Hampshire Union Leader called Working Press on Sundays and weekdays.[1]

Shalin was an eligible voter at the Baseball Hall of Fame.[5] He wrote a book with his brother Neil about players they believed should have been in the Hall of Fame but weren't called Out by a Step: The 100 Best Players Not in the Baseball Hall of Fame.[6]

Personal life

Shalin was married to his wife Mary and the couple had three sons.[7]

Bibliography
  • Mo Vaughn: Angel on a Mission (1999) ISBN 9781582610467
  • Drew Bledsoe: Patriot Rifle (1999) ISBN 9780585359878
  • Nomar Garciaparra: High 5! (1999) ISBN 9780585048406
  • Pedro Martinez: throwing strikes (1999) ISBN 9781582610474
  • Out by a Step: The 100 Best Players Not in the Baseball Hall of Fame (2002) ISBN 9781888698442
  • Donnie Baseball: The Definitive Biography of Don Mattingly (2011) ISBN 9781600785368
  • They Call Me Oil Can: Baseball, Drugs, and Life on the Edge (2012) ISBN 9781600786822
  • Alex Rodriguez: A+ Shortstop (2012) ISBN 9781613212493
  • Tales from the New York Rangers Locker Room: A Collection of The Greatest Rangers Stories Ever Told (2016, with Gilles Villemure) ISBN 9781613219034
  • The Hometown Team: Four Decades of Boston Red Sox Photography (2018) ISBN 9781683580942

References
  1. Brown, Roger (December 5, 2020). "Mike Shalin's love of sport was boundless". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. Luciano, Michael. "Red Sox Official Scorer Revealed to Be Recovering From Brain Surgery". MSN Sports. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. McLaughlin, Sean (2011-07-13). "A Conversation with Veteran Sports Writer Mike Shalin". Monroe, CT Patch. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. "Mike Shalin". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  5. Delcos, John (July 25, 2004). "Author: Hall Should Find More Room". The Journal News. White Plains, NY. p. 29. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. McCarthy, Jack (December 13, 2002). "Author lauds player who didnt' make the cut". Chicago Tribune. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. "A statement from the Red Sox regarding the passing of Mike Shalin". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
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