President
(Scout, Toronto Blue Jays)
Tom has been president of the Mid Atlantic Scouts Association since 2007.
Prior to his scouting career, Tom was baseball coach at Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pa. from 1988-1994. During his tenure at Bishop McDevitt High School, he compiled an impressive overall record of 96 wins and 44 loses.
Tom rejoined the Toronto Blue Jays scouting department in 2018. Previously, he scouted for the Anaheim Angels (1995-2003), Toronto Blue Jays (2003-2013), San Diego Padres (2013-2015), Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau (2015-2018), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2018). Tom has done amateur scouting, pro scouting, and international scouting. His international scouting included assignments in Spain, the Bahamas, and Uganda.
Among the numerous professional players Tom Burns has scouted and signed are Major leaguers Scott Schoenweis (Anaheim Angels 1996), Mike Colangelo (Anaheim Angels 1997), and Brett Cecil (Toronto Blue Jays 2007).
Tom was named Anaheim Angels Scout of the Year in 2000, Scout of the Year by Mid Atlantic Scouts Association in 2003, Toronto Blue Jays Scout of the Year in 2006 and was named scout of the year in 2012 by New York Hot Stove.
Tom Burns lifetime dedication to the game of baseball and profession of scouting earned him one of the greatest honors that can be bestowed upon a scout in 2009 when he was inducted into the Professional Scouts Hall of Fame.
Tom was inducted into the Mid Atlantic Scouts Association Hall of Fame in 2014.
Vice President
(Scout, Miami Marlins)
Alex Smith is a scout with the Miami Marlins. He previously scouted for the Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, and Seattle Mariners
Alex was named the Mid Atlantic Scouts Association (MASA) Scout of the Year Award in 2004 and inducted into the MASA Hall of Fame in 2017.
Among the 50+ professional players Alex Smith has scouted and signed are Major leaguers Ryan Zimmerman, Justin, Maxwell, Mike O'Connor of the Washington Nationals and Daryl Thompson and Bill Bray now playing with the Cincinnati Reds.
Alex finished his professional baseball playing career in 1989 as a member of the AAA Richmond Braves.
He was ranked #1 in fielding percentage for 3B in 1988 in the (AAA) International / American Association League, and ranked 2nd in hitting in the (A)Carolina League in 1987 just behind Leo Gomez of the Baltimore Orioles.
During a nine inning game in 1986 of his first season of professional baseball , Alex tied a Professional record with Renne Stennet of the Pittsburgh Pirates and broke a (A) South Atlantic record by going 7 for 7.
Alex Smith possesses a Bachelor of Science in Recreation from Indiana University located in Bloomington, Indiana 1986.
He's also the Co-Owner of Diamond Pros Baseball in which he actively instructs and teaches all aspects and fundamentals of Pitching, Hitting, and Fielding.
Treasurer
James Fisher
(scout, Milwaukee Brewers)
James began his professional baseball career as an intern in the group sales department of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2013. He moved into the baseball ops department in 2014 and served in a variety of roles. He took over the role of mid atlantic area scout for the Brewers in 2016 and has been residing in Richmond, Va ever since. James drafted Alec Bettinger in the tenth round of the 2017 draft. Bettinger was pitching out of the Brewers bullpen four years later. James was selected mid atlantic scout of the year in 2020 by his fellow MASA members.
Front Office
"Promoting the game of baseball and developing fellowship among scouts."
Mid Atlantic Scouts Association
