MLB's Lauren Shehadi Dons Shiny Rock On Ring Finger In 2018, Engaged, Married, Or Single?
American sportscaster Lauren Shehadi had kept her private life under wraps until one day she spilled the tea, albeit unintentionally, and fans finally connected the dots.
At present, she hosts MLB Central with 16-year MLB veteran turned sports contributor Mark DeRosa and American sports journalist Robert Flores. The show provides the latest news in the game, in-depth analysis with baseball-related guests, and entertaining on-field highlights.
The 35-year-old Virginia native has gained recognition as a sportscaster for the Major League Baseball (MLB) network. She has completed seven years of her career hosting and reporting for MLB.
Her skilled reporting and omnipresent appeal have made her a fan-favorite among the audiences of the network.
That's why, in 2010, she was nominated for Playboy’s ‘Sexiest Sportscaster’ contest where other sportscasters, including Molly Sullivan, Bonnie Bernstein, Charissa Thompson, and Erin Andrews, were also nominated.
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Out of all the beautiful contestants, Erin Andrews ended up claiming the title and winning the contest.
Lauren Shehadi's Bio: Mixed Ethnicity, Age
The MLB sportscaster was born on May 23, 1983, in McLean, Virginia. As for her ethnicity, she has a mixed ethnic heritage: part Lebanese and part American. Replying to a fan’s question on Twitter in 2013, she revealed that her last name had its roots in Lebanon.
She received her high school degree from Langley High School in 2001. After graduation, she enrolled at the University of Florida. There she got her initiation into the world of sports media.
While in college, Shehadi had hosted an online web show GatorZone, where she covered the University of Florida's football team, Florida Gators.
Well, it was not her college that pushed her on being a sportscaster. She was all set to be in the sports industry from a rather young age. She fell in love with baseball at the age of 12.
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Before joining MLB Network in 2012, the University of Florida applied her trades as a weekend sports anchor for KXMC-TV in Minot, North Dakota.
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Later, her brief stint at CBS Sports Network & CBSSports.com saw her host the ATL games, The SEC Tailgate Show, and Fantasy Football Today as a reporter and anchor.
For the reputed network, she was also a contributor to the 2011 College World Series Home Run Derby in Omaha. Her pre-CBS work experience includes working as a producer at SNN-Channel 6 in Sarasota, Florida, and behind-the-scenes at Comcast Sportsnet Washington.
As a host of The Rundown on MLB Network, she was paired with Matt Yallof. Later, American sports broadcaster Kelly Nash replaced her in 2015 as the host of the show.
In January 2018, she hosted a podcast titled The Podium, a joint venture between NBC Sports Group and Vox Media, which reported the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Is Lauren Married Or Engaged? Husband's Identity?
Given the fact that Lauren has been notoriously secretive about her private affairs, her fans have been discussing her love life for years.
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So when she posted the photo of her promoting a non-profit, Project Sunshine, on Instagram on February 9, 2018, her fans were quick to notice a nice rock on her left hand ring finger. It didn’t take much time before they started to speculate she had gotten engaged.
Masked With Ring!: Lauren is pictured wearing a ring on her left ring finger on an Instagram post dated February 9, 2018 (Photo: Lauren Shehadi's Instagram)
Four days before the post, a fan who claimed to have felt aggravated after seeing her flaunt the 'possible engagement ring' asked her if she had gotten married.
However, the MLB sportscaster is yet to comment on the rumors, leaving her fans more anxious than ever.
But, she somehow made it clear that she was engaged. Even after three months of speculations thanks to the the engagement ring in February, she was seen wearing the same ring on her engagement finger.
The ring was spotted again when she posted a video on her Instagram on May 23 where she was interviewing New York Yankees' designated hitter, Giancarlo Stanton.
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Besides this, there are other couples of other videos on her Instagram wall where she has flaunted her engagement ring.
Married or engaged, one thing's for sure: her partner will be the envy of baseball fans the world over, and rightly so. Unless, she keeps them in the dark about her relationship status, be it with a fiancé, boyfriend, or husband.
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