Background
Krasner grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island, where he played varsity basketball and baseball at Cranston High School W.
Krasner grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island, where he played varsity basketball and baseball at Cranston High School W.
He is best known for covering the Boston Red Sox for The Providence Journal, which he did from 1986 until his retirement from the newspaper in 2008. He has freelanced for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network-Boston.com and is Executive Director of Rhode Island Write on Sports. In 1975, he earned his bachelor"s degree in English at Columbia University, earning team captain and Most Valuable Player honors on the baseball team during his senior year.
He was sports editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator.
Krasner joined The Providence Journal in 1975 and covered many notable sports events, including three no-hitters and a number of World Series, baseball All-Star games, and Super Bowls. He was covering the 1989 World Series at Candlestick Park when it was interrupted by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake.
He is a voter for the Baseball Hall of Fame and was a longtime advocate for the inclusion of Jim Rice, who was elected in his final year of eligibility in 2009. From 2010 to 2013 Krasner covered the Red Sox and the New England Patriots on a freelance basis for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network-Boston.com.