About Danny

Danny Wild works as a writer, editorial producer and photographer for Major League Baseball in New York City.  Dan joined MLB.com on Opening Day 2007 and has worked primarily covering the Minor Leagues for MiLB.com.

Dan joined the baseball community in 2005 when he interned for the Class A Hudson Valley Renegades in Wappingers Falls, NY, a Minor League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.  He covered Josh Hamilton’s comeback to baseball and Evan Longoria’s quick rise to the Majors from the Gades’ dugout.

Dan interned and later freelanced as a reporter and photographer in 2006 with New York’s oldest newspaper, the Poughkeepsie Journal, and joined CBS Sports’ high school website, MaxPreps, in 2007 as a freelance photographer and writer.

In 2009, Dan became a contributing, volunteer photographer for the United States Military Academy at West Point, covering Army football games for the nation’s top college, along with West Point’s other Division I programs.  He was recently published by Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com.

Dan earned a journalism degree with honors from SUNY New Paltz in 2006, where he continues to serve as the university’s on-call photographer.  He lives in Rockland County, NY.

* Disclaimer: This blog does not reflect the views of MLB.com, USMA or anyone other than Danny Wild, it is simply a means of showcasing some of Danny’s continuously-growing photography and writing portfolio. Thanks for stopping by!