Joshua Stephen Chetwynd (born September 11, 1971) is a British-born American journalist, broadcaster, author, sports agent and former baseball player.
His writing has also appeared in such publications/websites as The Wall Street Journal,[1] The Times (of London),[2] Chicago Tribune,[3] MLB.com,[4] Harvard Negotiation Law Review,[5] The Observer Sport Monthly,[6] and Variety.
[9] Between 2002 and 2008, Chetwynd served as a baseball analyst for the British television network Five, primarily alongside presenter Jonny Gould on MLB on Five.
[12] In October 2006, Chetwynd also took over hosting duties on Five's Monday night coverage of the NFL for a season, replacing Colin Murray.
During the 2013 post season, Chetwynd served as the program's primary host, anchoring the BBC's World Series studio show with former Major League pitcher Jason Hirsh filling the analyst's role.
[15] As part of the coverage, Chetwynd has also done live color-commentary, on-site at the World Series with Simon Brotherton providing play-by-play in 2011 and 2012.
[18] In September of that year, Chetwynd was the on-air analyst for television broadcasts of the World Baseball Classic - Qualifier 2 in Regensberg, Germany.
More than a decade after the original was written, this volume features approximately 80 new interviews and 70 new photos and images, updating the histories of baseball in more than 40 European countries.
"[26] Totally Scripted: Idioms, Words, And Quotes From Hollywood To Broadway That Have Changed The English Language was released in February 2017.
Pat Sajak wrote: "Josh Chetwynd has created a furiously fast, funny, fantastic read."
Actor Gary Sinise said: "Totally Scripted by Josh Chetwynd entertains and educates on the origin of words, lines and phrases that have become a part of our everyday lives.
Tony-nominated director Jason Moore added: "Totally Scripted is a wonderful, insightful read, packed with fascinating anecdotes and knowledge that will delight and inform everyone who loves the stage, film and TV.
"[30] The Huffington Post wrote: "Chetwynd explores being nice through chapters on gestures, songs, words, characters and offerings that spread the love and does so with wit and intelligence.
[34] The Secret History of Balls: The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce and Bat was released in May 2011 to very positive reviews.
"[35] The Denver Post wrote: "[Chetwynd] shows us how the evolution of the ball has had a profound influence not only on each athletic activity we play but on much larger issues such as technology, language and culture.
"[40] He also co-wrote the 2007 book British Baseball and the West Ham Club: History of a 1930s Professional Team in East London.
[55] Chetwynd negotiated the largest international amateur free agent contract for a European player, a $1.3 million deal with the Kansas City Royals for Italy's Marten Gasparini.
[56] Chetwynd also served as an agent for Gift Ngoepe, who became the first-ever African player to reach the Major Leagues.
That year, the rink competed in the USA Men's Challenge Round in the hopes of earning a spot at the U.S. National Championships.
[72] For his work at the LSE, he received the 2009 Brian Keelan Memorial Prize for excellence in the study of dispute resolution in a commercial context.