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Tim Kurkjian - Age, Family, Bio

Author

Rachel Acosta

Updated on February 17, 2026

Baseball reporter best known for his decades of work as a Major League Baseball journalist and analyst with ESPN. He has authored several book on baseball, including Is This a Great Game, or What? (2007) and I'm Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies (2016). 

Before Fame

He played baseball and basketball at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland. He later studied journalism at the University of Maryland

Trivia

He became a popular person to imitate, inspiring vocal impressions from such MLB players as Tim Dillard and J.P. Arencibia.

Family Life

He married lawyer Kathleen Patrick, with whom he has a daughter named Kelly. He is the cousin of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Kurkjian. 

Associated With

He has been a weekly contributor to The Dan Le Batard Show.