Antonio Puesan

Antonio Puesán
Antonio Puesán
Born (1974-03-19) March 19, 1974
Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality Dominican
Occupation Baseball analyst

Antonio José Silva Puesán (born 19 March 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela), professionally known as Antonio Puesán, is a baseball analyst, writer, television and radio personality based in Miami, Florida and a native of the Dominican Republic. He is a baseball analyst for "El Locker Room 1050"[1] on ESPN Deportes Radio's WEPN 1050 AM. He also works as a digital creative strategist in marketing, focused on sports brands and events in social media.

Earlier in his career, Puesán was a creative art director. He was a Kansas City Royals minor league pitcher from 1993 to 1995.

Early life and education

Puesán was born in Caracas, Venezuela, three years after which he was raised in the Dominican Republic by his grandparents. In February 1977, he became a Dominican citizen. Puesán started to play baseball in March 1983, and at age 10 developed a heart condition caused by rheumatic fever.

Puesán finished high school at 17 and served with José Antonio Mena as a commentator at the 1991 Little League World Series qualifier between the Dominican Republic and Taiwan. In 1992, he began studying advertising at the Universidad Católica Santo Domingo.

Baseball career

Puesán was signed as an amateur free agent by the Kansas City Royals in May 1993 by Diómedes Castellanos and regional scout Luis Silverio. He pitched in the Dominican Summer League at the rookie level in Salcedo. After dealing with many injuries he was granted an unconditional release in 1995.

Creative art director

In 1997, Puesán went to La Escuela de Diseño (the school of design), an affiliate of the Parsons School of Design in Altos de Chavón at La Romana, Dominican Republic.

Television journalism

In 2005, Puesán began as a sports analyst with Alberto Rodríguez for "Antesala Capitaleña" on Telecentro Canal 13. In 2010, he joined the "Out 37 TV" crew at CDN 37, a nationwide Dominican TV station. After that he became a commentator with Radhamés González for the Tigres del Licey international broadcasts. He participated in several TV sports shows as a baseball analyst for the winter league baseball draft in 2014. He served as commentator with Hansel Coste at the Dominican Summer League All Star Game in 2014.

Radio journalism

Puesán's first opportunity in radio was in 2006 while working on an interactive sports talk show. In 2011, he joined the "Out 37 Radio" team on 92.5 FM at CDN La Radio on weekdays. He joined ESPN Deportes Radio Dominican Republic 104.5 FM as a sports analyst at "Desayuno Deportivo" (breakfast sports), an early sports talk show with Melvin Bejarán, Orlando Méndez and José Luis Mendoza.

In 2012, Puesán produced "Sobre el Diamante Radio" (on the diamond radio) with Carmen Sarah Mota at digital online radio station UniK Radio in 2012, but it failed to attract sponsors and stopped after six months. With Yohanna Nuñez and Alexander Gómez, he is a current member of "Ligas Menores en Acción" (minor league in action) Saturdays on Licey TV. In 2015, Puesán became a baseball analyst for "El Locker Room 1050" with Rafael Bello on ESPN Deportes Radio 1050 AM New York.

Online career

Puesán has very active social media accounts, writing about sports (particularly baseball) and digital marketing. In 2012, he was nominated as a Deportista Tuitero (sports tweeter) in the Dominican Republic TwitAwards. In 2013, he was nominated for Cronista Tuitero (chronicler-tweeter).[2]

Puesan is currently a social media coordinator for Toros del Este, a professional winter league baseball team in the Dominican Republic.

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN NY Radio Presents Weekends Bilingual Show El Locker Room 1050". ESPN MediaZone. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Presentación oficial de Los Nominados a Twit Awards 2013". YouTube. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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