Jack Fritz

John Ross Fritz (born March 15, 1994), nicknamed "Jackie Baseball", is an American sports radio personality who is currently a co-host of the WIP Afternoon Show on 94.1 WIP. He is also the host of High Hopes, a podcast covering the Philadelphia Phillies. A graduate of Bloomsburg University, Fritz played as a pitcher on the school's baseball team.

Early life and education Fritz was born on March 15, 1994, in Media, Pennsylvania, and grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended West Chester Rustin High School, where he played on the school's baseball and golf teams, and graduated in 2012.

In high school, Fritz was the #45 pitching prospect in Pennsylvania, and committed to Bloomsburg University. Fritz however struggled as a pitcher in college, and left the team after his sophomore season to pursue a career in sports radio, interning at WPEN. He graduated from Bloomsburg in 2016.

Career After graduating from Bloomsburg in 2016, Fritz initially drove for Uber and worked for his family's dog bone company.

In 2016, Fritz created High Hopes, a podcast about the Philadelphia Phillies. Additionally, WIP announced that Fritz would host pregame and postgame coverage of Phillies games during the weekdays. This came during the midst of Turner's poor start to his first season with the team and a series against the Miami Marlins where he went 1-for-16 and made a key defensive mistake to cost the Phillies a game. The next day, Turner was greeted with another standing ovation and, with the Phillies trailing the Kansas City Royals by a score of 6–5 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Turner hit a three-run, go-ahead home run. The Phillies won the game by a score of 9–6. On the WIP Afternoon Show, Fritz is most known for his daily segment at 5:00 p.m. known as the "Top 5 at 5", where Fritz creates a Top 5 list based on a subject relating to Philadelphia sports or WIP. Co-host Spike Eskin frequently refers to the segment as "everyone's favorite part of the WIP Afternoon Show".

Fritz has also served as an occasional producer for the Phillies Radio Network.

Personal life Fritz married his wife, Jill Tatios, in August 2018. The couple has two children and live in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Fritz's father owns Four Fingers Brewing Company in Aston, Pennsylvania.