Dayn Perry

Dayn Perry (born 1972) is an author and baseball journalist. He was also a special consultant for the San Diego Padres from 2001–2003.

Journalism

His journalism can be found on FanGraphs online journal NotGraphs. He formerly published with ESPN, BaseballProspectus.com and at Foxsports.com. He has also contributed articles to Washington Monthly, ESPN Magazine, The Miami Herald, The Montreal Gazette, Reason, and The New York Sun.

ESPN and Sportstalk

Perry began his sportswriting career with sportstalk.com as an intern. When the site was bought out by ESPN, he moved along with the website and continued his writing with ESPN.

Baseball Prospectus

At Baseball Prospectus he wrote a regular "Can of Corn" column from July 2003 to July 2008. With Baseball Prospectus, in addition to his regular column, Perry contributed to many of the annual books as well as to Baseball Between the Numbers (ISBN 0465005470).

Fox Sports

Dayn joined Foxsports.com as a frequent contributor in 2002 and would later become one of Fox Sports senior baseball writers (or "experts," along with Ken Rosenthal.) He continued to contribute to Fox Sports in a staff that included Rosenthal, Jon Paul Morosi, Tracy Ringolsby and Bob Klapisch until July 2011.