Chelsea Brooke Parker is a prep sports journalist in her home town of Paducah, Kentucky for The Paducah Sun. She is a member of the United Cardinals Bloggers, IBWAA, and SABR. Chelsea has worked with Prep Baseball Report as a scout and photographer as well as a staff writer for Pitcher List, FanSided, Prospects Live, and many others.
Growing up in close proximity to St. Louis, Missouri, you would expect to hear all about her childhood memories of Big Mac and the Cardinals – but Mrs. Parker grew up as a New York Mets fan with a deep love and appreciation for Hall of Fame Catcher Mike Piazza.
Not only does Chelsea single-handedly run Dugout Dish’s site and social media – she covers high school athletics full-time for her career and runs her own photography business on the side.
Press and Other Writings.
- KSDK News St. Louis: “Interview | How a passion for baseball and writing led Chelsea Ladd to start Dugout Dish.”
- Romantic About Baseball: “Forbidden Loves: Right Player, Wrong Uniform.”
- Ballpark Vibes: “Get to Know the St. Louis Cardinals.”
- Prospects Live: “The Age Old Question? What is Independent Baseball?”
Featured Podcasts.
- The High and Inside Podcast: “Dishing about them dugouts with Chelsea Ladd.”
- The High and Inside Podcast: “Dugout Dish creator and podcaster Chelsea Ladd.”
- Everyone Has A Sports Podcast: “Episode 47: Jesus Loves Baseball (With Chelsea Ladd of Dugout Dish.)”
- The High and Inside Podcast: “Listen to this, because what else do you have to do.”
- Two Birds on a Bat: “Will Fans Finish Last Again?”
- Two Birds on a Bat: “Stands with No Fans, Do You Care?”
- Mansplain Baseball Elsewhere: “The Queen of the Cardinals.”
- OD on Sports: “Waiting on Baseball featuring Chelsea Ladd from Dugout Dish.”
- The High and Inside Podcast: “The Independent Episode with Chelsea Ladd.”
Social Media.
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