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NBC will hire another ‘Sunday Leadoff’ play-by-play voice

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Matt Vasgersian is not calling every Sunday Leadoff game this season, and NBC’s executive producer Sam Flood made clear Monday that the network already has a plan for when he can’t. On NBC Sports’ MLB preview media conference call, Flood confirmed that a second play-by-play announcer has agreed to handle the Leadoff dates Vasgersian won’t Read more... The post NBC will hire another ‘Sunday Leadoff’ play-by-play voice appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Jason Benetti explains how he left Fox early to become NBC’s MLB play-by-play announcer

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After months of speculation that he was the leading candidate to become NBC’s lead MLB play-by-play announcer, Jason Benetti was officially announced for that role earlier this month. Benetti, who is also the TV voice of the Detroit Tigers, had been doing play-by-play work for Fox Sports since 2002. However, when he got the call Read more... The post Jason Benetti explains how he left Fox early to become NBC’s MLB play-by-play announcer appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Orel Hershiser, Luis Gonzalez to call MLB Opening Day for NBC

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NBC promised to feature MLB analysts with ties to the teams they would cover in its broadcasts, and it has followed through on its Opening Day coverage teams. MLB Network analyst and former New York Mets pitcher Al Leiter and former Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker are serving as the game analysts for the Read more... The post Orel Hershiser, Luis Gonzalez to call MLB Opening Day for NBC appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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