Phillies’ Alex Agostino Selected as New York Professional Scout’s Association Scout of the Year

By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor

Through a mailed ballot among its members, the New York Professional Scout's Association has selected Philadelphia Phillies Northeast Scouting Supervisor Alex Agostino as its Scout of the Year, according to the Canadian Baseball Network's Bob Elliot.

The results of the ballot, revealing Agostino as the Scout of the Year, were announced at the Association's December meeting Friday afternoon in Union Township, New Jersey. Agostino will be honored at the Association's 54th annual Hot Stove League Dinner on Friday, January 25, 2019, in Great Neck, New York.

A scout since 1995, Agostino worked for the Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins before assuming his current position with the Phillies.

Many players have been discovered by Agostino, including catcher Russell Martin, right-hander Jesen Therrien, and current Phillies southpaw prospect Nick Fanti, among others.

Agostino is acclaimed for success and influence as a professional pitcher, coach, and now scout in Quebec, Canada, notes Softball Canada:

His numerous experiences included contributing his professional knowledge to Baseball Quebec as technical director. Furthermore, he won, in 1990, the Canadian Championship with the Quebec junior team as the assistant coach and was appointed head coach for the national team in 1994, with whom he got to the World Championship. It is worth noting that Mr. Agostino also worked as a coach for the Major League Baseball, where he was tasked with developing baseball in Europe. In parallel to his coaching positions, he also worked on expanding Sport Studies programs, which significantly contributed to baseball’s influence in Quebec.

Agostino is so well-respected in Quebec, that its Saint-Bruno youth baseball association named the 13th edition of its tournament after him. For the past five years, Agostino has run a Baseball Empire academy for Saint-Bruno players.