| Jim Callis | |
| Birth Date: | October 15, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Writer at MLB.com |
Jim Callis (born October 15, 1967) is a baseball writer who currently covers the MLB Draft and prospects for MLB Pipeline and MLB.com.[1] He was formerly the executive editor[2] of the Durham, North Carolina–based magazine Baseball America and its website BaseballAmerica.com, where his contributions included weekly updates to their website and major contributions to their signature publications, The Baseball America Almanac and The Baseball America Prospect Handbook.[3]
Callis was born in Falls Church, Virginia, on October 14, 1967. He grew up in Northern Virginia, mainly in Oakton. He attended the University of Georgia, where he covered the Georgia Bulldogs baseball team for The Red and Black, the university's school paper.[4] He graduated in 1988 with a degree in journalism.
Callis began working for Baseball America directly out of college in 1988. In 1997, he moved to Chicago to work for STATS, Inc. In 2000, Callis was lured back to Baseball America, where he is Baseball Americas executive editor.[5]
Callis moderated a weekly Baseball America themed online chat on the sports website Espn.com.[6] His chats on ESPN were always concluded by his signature lightning round, where he answered a high number of questions in a rapid fire style. Callis would frequently follow up his answers given during the lightning round in his weekly "Ask BA Column" on the Baseball America website.[7]
In addition to providing baseball themed information during his chats, Callis often shared his views on popular culture topics, including Madden NFL video games, television shows such as 24, and actresses Jessica Alba and Anne Hathaway.[8]
Callis was a contributor to ESPN's television coverage of the 2008 MLB Draft.[9]