Mel Antonen

Joined: Dec 11, 2013

Mel Antonen, a freelance writer in Washington, D.C., has done baseball features for SI.com since 2010, including how the Washington Nationals have gripped top lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate, a look at the 1983 Pine Tar Game, and a profile of Rafael Palmeiro as he approached his first chance to make the Hall of Fame. Antonen is an analyst for MLB Network Radio at Sirius-XM and MASN-TV, the network that covers the Orioles and Washington Nationals. He is a native of Lake Norden, S.D., and a graduate of Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. He started his career at the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, covering high school sports and then agriculture and politics.

Cubs legends on what a World Series title would mean to them and the city of Chicago

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The Baltimore Orioles are playoff-bound thanks in part to hidden gems like Steve Pearce.

Davey Johnson's baseball journey comes to an end after 60 years

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Mel Antonen, a former USA TODAY baseball writer, is a baseball analyst for Sirius-XM Radio and MASN-TV in Washington and Baltimore.

Span taking the lead to fill area of need for Nationals

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WASHINGTON -- A few minutes before his first pre-game workout in his new home ballpark last month, outfielder Denard Span emerged from the clubhouse and stood

Hope and nerves for Hall candidates Smith, Morris and Raines

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Lee Smith had a fabulous Christmas and a fun New Year's, but the post-holiday period has brought a tinge of anxiety because friends and family are asking about