Sunday, July 21, 2019

Mitch Bannon Realizes a Lifelong Passion



Brady Williams, SYRACUSE, N.Y.- Sports have been a part of Mitch Bannon’s life ever since he was a toddler. Playing hockey from the time he was three years old, he carried the passion his father instilled in him all throughout his youth. Over time he developed an affinity for baseball that culminated in his first sports writing experience in high school.

Bannon realized that he had a knack for fantasy baseball, and with the help of his teachers who identified his talent for writing, he began writing analyses of some of the best players in Major League Baseball. He started honing his skills with small blog posts and by writing for his school paper before changing focus when college arrived.

Mitch completed four years of a history and political science degree; however, halfway through his undergraduate stories, he knew he needed to return to sports writing. In his second year, he couldn’t resist taking courses like baseball history and set his mind on journalism. By the time summer arrived last year, he learned where he wanted to go.

Bannon and his father were visiting Cooperstown when they met one of the owners of the Syracuse Mets. He relayed his passion for sports journalism when the baseball insider told him about Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. As the Mets’ owner explained the prestige the program held, Mitch set his mind on getting his master’s degree in Syracuse, New York. 

That very night he intended to apply, and a few months later, he was accepted. Now, he’s three weeks into the magazine, newspaper, and online sports program, and he’s ready to finally make a living doing what he loves.


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