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List of MLB on Fox broadcasters

Main article: MLB on Fox

Commentators (as of 2023) edit

Play-by-play edit

Color commentators edit

Field reporters edit

Studio hosts edit

Studio analysts edit

Pairings history edit

1990s edit

1996–1997 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Bob Brenly
  2. Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly[7]
  3. John Rooney/Jeff Torborg[8]
  4. Josh Lewin/Ken Singleton

1998 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Bob Brenly
  2. Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly
  3. John Rooney/Jeff Torborg
  4. Josh Lewin/Frank Robinson

1999 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Bob Brenly
  2. Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly
  3. Chip Caray/Jeff Torborg
  4. Josh Lewin/Frank Robinson or Kevin Kennedy

2000s edit

2000 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Bob Brenly
  2. Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly
  3. Josh Lewin/Kevin Kennedy
  4. Chip Caray/Jeff Torborg

2001–2005 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal (2005)
  2. Thom Brennaman/Steve Lyons
  3. Josh Lewin/Regional Weekly Hire
  4. Kenny Albert/Regional Weekly Hire

2006 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Thom Brennaman/Steve Lyons
  3. Josh Lewin/Lou Piniella
  4. Kenny Albert/Regional Weekly Hire

2007 edit

2008 edit

Matt Vasgersian was a regular announcer. Dick Stockton and Josh Lewin were also regular fill-in announcers. Leo Mazzone was a fill-in color commentator.

2009 edit

Dick Stockton[9] and Josh Lewin were also regular fill-in announcers.

2010s edit

2010 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal (All-Star Game, NLCS, World Series)
  2. Thom Brennaman/Mark Grace (regular season only)
  3. Kenny Albert/Eric Karros

Josh Lewin filled-in during the NHL and NBA playoffs and NFL season.

2011 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Thom Brennaman/Eric Karros (regular season only)
  3. Kenny Albert/Mark Grace

Matt Vasgersian, Dick Stockton, and Josh Lewin were also regular fill-in announcers.

2012–2013 edit

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver[10]
  2. Thom Brennaman/Eric Karros or Tom Verducci
  3. Kenny Albert/Regional Weekly Hire
  4. Dick Stockton/Regional Weekly Hire (night game weeks only)

Dave Sims[11] and Eric Karros called Philip Humber's perfect game on April 21, 2012.

2014 edit

  1. Joe Buck or Kenny Albert/Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci/Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews
  2. Thom Brennaman/Eric Karros (April–August) or Matt Vasgersian/John Smoltz/Jon Paul Morosi (September-postseason)
  3. Justin Kutcher/Regional Weekly Hire
  4. Kenny Albert/Regional Weekly Hire

2015 edit

  1. Joe Buck, Kenny Albert, or Aaron Goldsmith/Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Matt Vasgersian/John Smoltz/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Kenny Albert/Eric Karros
  4. Joe Davis/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Justin Kutcher/Regional Weekly Hire

A. J. Pierzynski joined Vasgersian/Smoltz/Morosi for the 2015 ALDS.[12]

2016 edit

  1. Joe Buck or Matt Vasgersian/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Kenny Albert/Harold Reynolds/Tom Verducci/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Matt Vasgersian/Eric Karros
  4. Joe Davis/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Justin Kutcher/Regional Weekly Hire
  6. Aaron Goldsmith/Regional Weekly Hire

2017 edit

  1. Joe Buck or Matt Vasgersian/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
  2. Kenny Albert or Joe Davis/A. J. Pierzynski/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Matt Vasgersian or Justin Kutcher/Eric Karros
  4. Joe Davis/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Justin Kutcher/Regional Weekly Hire
  6. Aaron Goldsmith/Regional Weekly Hire

David Cone, who served as a color commentator on select games for the New York Yankees on the YES Network, joined Davis/Pierzynski/Morosi for the 2017 ALDS.[13]

2018 edit

  1. Joe Buck (NLCS, World Series, All-Star Game, select regular season games) or Joe Davis (Division Series, most regular season games)/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
  2. Kenny Albert, Kevin Burkhardt or Don Orsillo/A. J. Pierzynski/David Cone/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Justin Kutcher/Eric Karros or C. J. Nitkowski
  4. Joe Davis/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Aaron Goldsmith/Regional Weekly Hire

2019 edit

  1. Joe Buck (ALCS, World Series, All-Star Game, select regular season games) or Joe Davis (Division Series, most regular season games) /John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
  2. Kenny Albert or Len Kasper/A. J. Pierzynski and/or Joe Girardi/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Justin Kutcher or Jeff Levering or Eric Collins/Eric Karros and/or C. J. Nitkowski, or John Farrell
  4. Len Kasper or Don Orsillo/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Aaron Goldsmith/Regional Weekly Hire

Joe Davis filled-in for Buck during Game 4 of the ALCS while Buck called Thursday Night Football.

2020s edit

2020 edit

  1. Joe Buck (select regular season games, NLCS, World Series) or Joe Davis (NLDS, most regular season games, NLCS Game 7) or Kevin Burkhardt (select regular season games)/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
  2. Kevin Burkhardt or Adam Amin (NLDS)/A. J. Pierzynski and Adam Wainwright (NLDS)/Tom Verducci (NLDS)
  3. Don Orsillo or Adam Amin or Aaron Goldsmith or Kevin Burkhardt/Eric Karros/Jon Paul Morosi

Joe Davis called Game 7 of the NLCS for Joe Buck, who was in Tampa Bay, working the Packers-Buccaneers game on the same day.

2021 edit

  1. Joe Buck, Aaron Goldsmith, or Joe Davis/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Adam Amin or Kevin Burkhardt/Eric Karros/Tom Verducci
  3. Kevin Burkhardt, Joe Davis, Aaron Goldsmith, Adam Amin, Len Kasper, Alex Faust, Kevin Kugler, or Brandon Gaudin/A. J. Pierzynski or Mark Sweeney or Hunter Pence

2022 edit

  1. Joe Davis or Aaron Goldsmith or Adam Amin/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Adam Amin or Kenny Albert or Don Orsillo/A. J. Pierzynski or Eric Karros/Tom Verducci
  3. Aaron Goldsmith, Len Kasper, Alex Faust, or Brandon Gaudin/Mark Sweeney

2023 edit

  1. Joe Davis or Adam Amin/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Adam Amin or Kenny Albert or Don Orsillo/A. J. Pierzynski or Eric Karros/Tom Verducci
  3. Jason Benetti or Len Kasper or Kevin Kugler/Mark Sweeney

Studio edit

Commentators edit

Current edit

Play-by-play edit

  • Kenny Albert (play-by-play, 2001-2019; fill-in play-by-play, since 2022)
  • Adam Amin[14] (#2 play-by-play, since 2020)
  • Jason Benetti (play-by-play, since 2023)
  • Kevin Burkhardt[15] (studio host, since 2014), (fill-in play-by-play, since 2015)
  • Joe Davis[16] (lead play-by-play, since 2022), (play-by-play, since 2015), (fill-in lead play-by-play, 2018-2021)

Game analysts edit

  • Eric Karros[17] (game analyst, since 2007)
  • A. J. Pierzynski[18] (#2 game analyst, since 2017), (postseason game analyst, 2015), (postseason studio analyst, 2011-2013)
  • John Smoltz[19] (lead game analyst, since 2016), (#2 analyst 2014-2015)
  • Tom Verducci[20] (postseason field reporter (LCS and World Series) since 2016), (co-lead analyst 2014–2015), (#2 analyst, 2016)

Field reporters edit

  • Jon Morosi[21] (#2 field reporter, since 2014)
  • Ken Rosenthal[22] (lead field reporter, since 2005)
  • Tom Verducci[23] (postseason field reporter (LCS and World Series) since 2016), (co-lead analyst 2014–2015), (#2 analyst 2016)
  • Tom Rinaldi (Since 2021)

Studio hosts and analysts edit

  • Kevin Burkhardt[24] (studio host, since 2014), (fill in play-by-play, since 2015)
  • Chris Myers[25] (postseason field reporter, 2004–2012), (play-by-play, 2012–2013), (fill-in studio host, 2014–present)
  • Matt Vasgersian[26] (fill-in postseason studio host 2022-present, fill-in lead play–by–play 2016–2017, #2 play–by–play 2014-2015, play–by–play 2006–2008, studio host 2012–2013)
  • Derek Jeter (studio analyst, since 2023)
  • David Ortiz[27] (postseason studio analyst, since 2017)
  • Alex Rodriguez[28] (studio analyst, since 2017), (postseason studio analyst, 2015-present)
  • Nick Swisher[29] (studio analyst, since 2017)
  • Dontrelle Willis[30] (studio analyst, since 2015)

Former edit

Play-by-play edit

Game analysts edit

Studio hosts edit

Studio analysts edit

Field reporters edit

Current and former fill-in broadcasters edit

Play-by-play edit

Game analysts edit

Other broadcasters edit

Additional notes edit

  • In 2001, Jeanne Zelasko[74] became the first woman in more than a decade to regularly host Major League Baseball games for a network. The network canceled the pre-game show (as a cost-cutting measure) following the 2008 season.

See also edit

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