ESPN To Carry World Series Coverage, Analysis On Radio, Television

Posted on October 20, 2020 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN Radio will carry full coverage of the World Series as the championship battle begins tonight.

Coverage is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET. Along with airing on the radio, it will also stream online through ESPNRadio.com, the ESPN App, and Sirius XM’s Channel 80.

ESPN’s Dan Shulman will anchor the coverage for the 10th consecutive year. Jessica Mendoza will make history as she becomes the first woman to serve as an analyst during ESPN Radio’s coverage. Chris Singleton rounds out the network’s broadcast team for the coverage.

ESPN Senior MLB Insider Buster Olney will provide all of the game’s latest headlines. His reports will come remotely.

ESPN Radio’s coverage of the 2020 MLB World Series will come from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, CT as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Pre-game coverage is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET with Mark Kestecher anchoring and various analysts joining him.

This year marks the 23rd consecutive season that ESPN Radio has carried coverage of the World Series.

ESPN Radio’s broadcast schedule for the 2020 MLB World Series is noted below.

2020 World Series schedule

Date	Game
Tue, Oct. 20	World Series Game 1
Wed, Oct. 21	World Series Game 2
Fri, Oct. 23	World Series Game 3
Sat, Oct. 24	World Series Game 4
Sun, Oct. 25	World Series Game 5* if necessary
Tue, Oct. 27	World Series Game 6* if necessary
Wed, Oct. 28	World Series Game 7* if necessary

Over on the television side, Baseball Tonight will preview each game of the World Series at 7 p.m. ET. The program’s broadcast schedule is noted below.

Baseball Tonight schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Platform
Tue, Oct. 20	7 p.m.	ESPN, ESPN App
Wed, Oct. 21	7 p.m.	ESPN, ESPN App
Fri, Oct. 23	7 p.m.	ESPN2, ESPN App
Sun, Oct. 25*	6 p.m.	ESPN, ESPN App
Tue, Oct. 27*	7 p.m.	ESPN2, ESPN App
Wed, Oct. 28*	7 p.m.	ESPN, ESPN App

More information on ESPN’s upcoming MLB broadcasts is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at:

Website: http://www.espn.com

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/espn

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Twins-Cubs Matchup Added To ESPN’s ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ Schedule

Posted on September 4, 2020 by philspicks

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The Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs will go under the lights later this month live on ESPN.

The cross-conference showdown is scheduled to take place Sept. 20 as part of the 2020 season of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell.

Coverage is expected to start at 7 p.m. ET. Matt Vasgersian will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined by analyst and World Series Champion Alex Rodriguez for additional commentary. ESPN Senior MLB Insider Buster Olney will have all of the game’s headlines.

The Sept. 20 game will simulcast on ESPN Radio nationwide. Jon Sciambi will anchor the broadcast. Analyst Chris Singleton will provide additional commentary.

The upcoming matchup between the Twins and Cubs will mark the first time in a decade that Minnesota has appeared live on Sunday Night Baseball. The last time the Twins appeared on the program was Aug. 22, 2010 against the Los Angeles Angels.

ESPN’s upcoming Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell is actually the second game in what will be a double header day of baseball on the network. The Oakland Athletics will host the San Francisco Giants in the first of the day’s games.

Coverage of the game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET. Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown will precede the afternoon game at a special time of 3 p.m. Local blackout restrictions will apply for both games.

More information on ESPN’s Major League Baseball coverage is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at:

Website: http://espn.go.com/mlb

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPNBaseballTonight

Twitter: http://twitter.com/BBTN

ESPN Adds Two More Cubs Games to ‘SNB’ 2019 Broadcast Schedule

Posted on December 23, 2018 by philspicks

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ESPN announced two more games this week, for its 2019 Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell broadcast schedule.

The network announced Friday the the Chicago Cubs will host back-to-back games on May 5 and 12 live on ESPN. The first game will see the Cubs host their National League Central opponents, the St. Louis Cardinals. The second will pit the Cubs against another NL Central foe in the form of Milwaukee.

Matt Vasgersian will have the call for each game. He will be joined in the booth by analysts Alex Rodriguez and Jessica Mendoza — who recently reached an agreement with ESPN on a multi-year contract extension — for additional commentary. Reporter Buster Olney will also be on hand for all of the games’ latest news and interviews.

Each game will be preceded by Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet at 6 p.m.

ESPN’s announcement of the Cubs’ SNB appearances is just the latest. The network previously announced that the Cubs will also play live under the lights on June 15 against yet another NL opponent, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Los Angeles. The team will also visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 18 for the 2019 MLB Little League Classic.

More information on ESPN’s Major League Baseball coverage is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at:

Website: http://www.espn.com/mlb

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espn

Mendoza, ESPN Reach Contract Extension Agreement

Posted on December 15, 2018 by philspicks

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Another member of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcast team will be back with the group this spring.

Jessica Mendoza reached a new multi-year contract extension with ESPN this week. The announcement came only a day after fellow ESPN MLB broadcast team member and MLB vet Mark Teixeira was announced to return.

Mendoza said in a news release from the network that she is glad the two sides came to terms on the contract.

“I’m beyond excited to continue to contribute analysis to ESPN’s signature MLB platform — Sunday Night Baseball — alongside Alex Rodriguez, Matt Vasgersian and Buster Olney,” Mendoza said. “I look forward to continue helping grow the sports of softball and Major League Baseball through our second-to-none coverage by utilizing cool technology, offering exciting insights and doing it all with passion.”

ESPN Senior Vice President of Production and Remote Events Mark Gross shared Mendoza’s thoughts.

“Jessica’s preparation, expertise and work ethic are among the many attributes that make us proud to have this trailblazer with us for years to come,” Gross said. “She forms tremendous relationships in the sports with executives, managers and players, and those connections help us inform our telecasts and make them better. Her passion for the sport is contagious.”

Mendoza made history in 2015 when she joined ESPN’s SNB broadcast team. It made her the first woman to ever serve as a national analyst for Major League Baseball games. She also became the first woman to serve as an analyst for an MLB post season game on Oct. 15 when the Yankees and Astros faced off in the American League Wildcard Game live from Yankee Stadium.

According to ESPN’s news release, Mendoza is considered “one of America’s greatest softball players.” A graduate of Stanford University, she holds records in categories, such as batting average, hits, runs, home runs stolen bases and slugging percentage.

She helped lead the U.S. Softball team to gold in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She also won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Additionally, she will be inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame next year as a member of the class of 2019.

Along with her continued duties on SNB, she will also make appearances on ESPN’s MLB studio program Baseball Tonight, and will make regular appearances on SportsCenter and Get Up! according to the network’s release.

More information on this and other news from ESPN is available online now at:

Website: http://www.espn.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espn

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Teixeira, ESPN Reach Agreement On Contract Extension

Posted on December 11, 2018 by philspicks

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Mark Teixeira is sticking with ESPN.

The MLB great, who is a three-time American League All-Star and member of the 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees, has signed a new multi-year agreement with ESPN. The network made the announcement in a news release sent Monday.

Teixeira’s new deal ensures that he will remain an analyst on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown for the foreseeable future. The program precedes ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball each week throughout Major League Baseball’s season. The contract also ensures he will serve as analyst for other ESPN baseball programs, such as Opening Day, Winter Baseball Meetings and World Series.

Teixeira was humble as he talked about his new contract in a recent interview.

“I have the coolest job in baseball,” Teixeira said. “I’m fortunate to work with so many great colleagues and friends at ESPN, who are deeply committed to covering the sport we all love with passion and expertise. I’m so happy to be part of this team.”

ESPN Vice President, Production Seth Markman shared Teixeira’s positive thoughts.

“Mark is a consummate professional who elevates our show every time he appears,” Markman said. “He’s smart, cadid and an excellent communicator, and his passion for the game is evident. We’re proud to have Mark here at ESPN.”

Along with his work on ESPN’s MLB coverage, Teixeira will also contribute to SportsCenter and will make appearances on ESPN Radio’s programming, including ESPN Radio 98.7’s The Michael Kay Show.

Over the course of his Major League Baseball career, Teixeira — a switch-hitting First Baseman — hit 409 home runs, batted in 1,298 runs and won five Golden Gloves. He retired at the end of Major League Baseball’s 2016 season and joined ESPN’s on-air roster at the start of the league’s 2017 season.

More information on ESPN’s Major League Baseball coverage is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at:

Website: http://www.espn.com/mlb

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espn

Astros, Indians Look To Take Weekend Series Tonight Live On ESPN

Posted on May 20, 2018 by philspicks

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In just a few hours, the Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians will finish their three-game weekend series, and the series’ rubber match will be broadcast live tonight on ESPN.

The American League Central-leading Indians (22 – 22) take on the American League West-leading (and defending World Series Champion) Houston Astros (29 – 18) in the closer of the teams’ series as part of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell. Broadcast of tonight’s game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.

Matt Vasgersian will have the call for tonight’s game. He will be joined in the booth by analysts Jessica Mendoza and Alex Rodriguez for additional commentary. Reporter Buster Olney will be on hand for all of the latest in-game news and interviews.

Tonight’s broadcast will be preceded by Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet. The pre-game broadcast starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Carlos Carrasco (5 – 2 so far on the season) is expected to get the start for Cleveland. His last time taking the mound was May 14 against Detroit. He took the loss in that 6 – 3 loss to the Tigers, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 home run, 2 walks (one being intentional), and four strikeouts. While those numbers are not bad, Carrasco will be looking to get a fresh start tonight when he takes the mound for the Indians.

Lance McCullers, Jr. (5-2) is expected to start for Houston. He was also last on the mound May 14. In his case, his last game was against the Angels, who won that game 2 – 1 against the Astros. McCullers allowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings in that game, as well as 2 earned runs and 2 walks. He struck out 6 batters over that time. Since he has had time to rest up, he will be looking for his own fresh start tonight.

Tonight’s game is another one that could go either way in looking at the numbers. the Astros have played far better on the road so far this season, going 16 – 7 on the road while the team has been more tepid at home, going 13 – 11. The Indians meanwhile have been better at home (13 – 9) than on the road (9 – 13).

Houston has gone 7 – 3 in its last 10 games while Cleveland has gone 5 – 5 in its last 10 games, with its most recent being a win against Houston.

More information on tonight’s broadcast and all of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell games is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at http://www.espn.com/mlb.

Cubs, Cards To Play Live June 17 on ‘SNB’

Posted on May 19, 2018 by philspicks

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ESPN has added another key rivalry game to its Sunday Night Baseball broadcast schedule.

Network officials announced Thursday that the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will face off Sunday, June 17 live on Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell. The game will be the closer in the teams’ 3-game weekend series, with first pitch set for 8:15 p.m. ET.

Matt Vasgersian will have the call for the game. He will be joined in the booth by analysts Alex Rodriguez and Jessica Mendoza for additional commentary. Reporter Buster Olney will be on-field with all of the latest in-game news and interviews.

The game’s broadcast will be preceded by Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet at 7 p.m. ET.

Since the game (and series) is so far out, starting lineup have not yet been announced. Currently, St. Louis sits third in the National League Central standings with the Cubs close behind at 23 – 18.

More information on the teams’ June 17 matchup is available online along with all of the latest Major League Baseball headlines at http://www.espn.com/mlb.

ESPN Launches MLB Pre-Season Coverage Thursday; To Carry World Baseball Classic Final Tonight

Posted on March 22, 2017 by philspicks

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ESPN kicks off its Major League Baseball pre-season coverage Thursday afternoon.

The Yankees and the Rays face off in the first of the network’s pre-season broadcasts beginning at 1 p.m. Jon Sciambi will have the call for the Grapefruit League game. He will be joined by analysts Rick Sutcliffe and Doug Glanville in the booth for additional commentary.

The Dodgers and Angels follow at 7 p.m. on ESPN in a Cactus League showdown. The Angels currently sit fourth in the league while Los Angeles sits seventh. Dan Shulman, the voice of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, will have the call for the game. He will be joined in the booth by his SNB cohorts Jessica Mendoza and Aaron Boone. Reporter Buster Olney will also be on hand for all of the latest in-game news and interviews.

Karl Ravech and Tim Kurkjian will have a wrap of up the day’s action on the diamond at 10 p.m. on Baseball Tonight on ESPN.

Before ESPN launches its Major League pre-season coverage Thursday, it will broadcast live the World Baseball Classic Final tonight at 9 p.m. The United States and Puerto Rico will face off for this year’s title live on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. The broadcast begins at 9 p.m. ET.

The United States made its way to the Final after defeating Japan 2 – 1 Tuesday. The game marks the team’s first-ever time it has reached the Final.

The re-match against Puerto Rico will not be an easy contest for the Americans. That is because Puerto Rico is undefeated in the tournament at 7 – 0. Marcus Stroman is expected to get the start in tonight’s game for the United States while Seth Lugo is scheduled to take the mound for Puerto Rico.

More information on ESPN’s Major League Baseball coverage is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at:

Website: http://espn.go.com/mlb

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPNBaseballTonight

Twitter: http://twitter.com/BBTN

ESPN Networks To Cover MLB Winter Meetings Live Next Week

Posted on November 29, 2016 by philspicks

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Major League Baseball’s 2017 season is still at least five months away, but that doesn’t mean that there’s no action going on around the league right now.

ESPN announced Tuesday its flagship MLB program will hit the road next week for the league’s 2016 Baseball Winter Meetings. Baseball Tonight will air live Dec. 5 to Dec. 7 live from the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.\

The half-hour broadcast will air at 6:30 p.m. and then again at midnight each day. The broadcasts will air live on ESPN2 except for Monday’s 6:30 p.m. broadcast. That broadcast will air live on ESPNEWS.

ESPN’s Baseball Tonight broadcast team—Karl Ravech, analyst Aaron Boone and ESPN MLB Insiders Aaron Boone and Tim kurkjian—will cover each day’s events. They will be joined by an extensive team of MLB Insiders and reporters including: Keith Law, Jason Stark, Jim Bowden, Jerry Crasnick, Jesse Rogers, Andrew Marchand, Scot Lauber, Adam Rubin, Eddie Matz, Mark Saxon, Doug Padilla and others.

As an added bonus for MLB fans, ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez will be on site through Dec. 8 with updates for SportsCenter, ESPN’s flagship sports newscast.

Baseball Tonight is available online on WatchESPN and the ESPN app.

Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings are the largest annual gathering of baseball executives, staff, and media. They take place at the peak of Major League Baseball’s “Hot Stove,” when many trades and free agent signings are completed.

More information on ESPN’s Winter Meetings coverage is available online now along with all of the latest Major League Baseball headlines at:

Website: http://espn.go.com/mlb

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPNBaseballTonight

Twitter: http://twitter.com/BBTN

ESPN Announces Early Broadcast Schedule For 2017 MLB Season

Posted on November 18, 2016 by philspicks

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The start of the 2017 Major League Baseball season is still many months away, but officials with ESPN have already been hard at work preparing their broadcast schedule for the new season.

The network announced its early broadcast schedule this week for the 2017 season. The network’s broadcast schedule for the 2017 MLB season features seven games in just two days. It all begins with a showdown between the Yankees and Rays on Sunday, April 2 on ESPN.

The World Series Champion Chicago Cubs top off night one on ESPN’s season-opening edition of Sunday Night Baseball when they take on National League Central foes, the St. Louis Cardinals live on ESPN.

The ESPN networks’ current broadcast coverage schedule of Major League Baseball’s 2017 season is noted below.

Opening Day games on ESPN:

Date	Time (ET)	Telecast	Network
Sun, Apr. 2	1 p.m.	New York Yankees* at Tampa Bay Rays	ESPN
	4 p.m.	San Francisco Giants* at Arizona Diamondbacks	ESPN2
	8:30 p.m.	Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals	ESPN
Mon, Apr. 3	1 p.m.	Atlanta Braves at New York Mets*	ESPN
	4 p.m.	San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers*	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers	ESPN
	10 p.m.	Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics	ESPN2

*Indicates game is subject to local blackout (NYY, SFG, NYM, LAD markets)

More information on the networks’ broadcast schedule is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at:

Website: http://espn.go.com/mlb

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPNBaseballTonight

Twitter: http://twitter.com/BBTN

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ESPN To Carry World Series Coverage, Analysis On Radio, Television

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ESPN Adds Two More Cubs Games to ‘SNB’ 2019 Broadcast Schedule

Mendoza, ESPN Reach Contract Extension Agreement

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ESPN Launches MLB Pre-Season Coverage Thursday; To Carry World Baseball Classic Final Tonight

ESPN Networks To Cover MLB Winter Meetings Live Next Week

ESPN Announces Early Broadcast Schedule For 2017 MLB Season