ESPN Inks Deal With MLB Superstar Mark Teixeira

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ESPN has added another big name to its list of superstar analysts.

Network officials announced this week the addition of Mark Teixeira to its staff.  The World Series Champion, 5-time Gold Glove winner, and 3-time All-Star will join the worldwide leader in sports as an analyst on its Major League Baseball programs.

The multi-year deal will see Teixeira contributing to SportsCenter, ESPN’s MLB studio programs, and ESPN Radio broadcasts.  The 14-year MLB veteran’s on-air presence is expected to begin with ESPN’s 2017 MLB Spring Training coverage.

Teixeira was humbled and excited to be the latest addition to ESPN’s roster of superstar staff members.

“I couldn’t be more excited to begin this next chapter of my baseball career with ESPN,” Teixeira said. I’m looking forward to being a part of their al-star rotation of commentators and to share my perspective with the fans.”

Teixeira is no stranger to ESPN.  Along with his on-field work, he has appeared many times in the past as a guest analyst on ESPN’s MLB broadcasts on ESPN Radio. That isn’t all.  He has even guest co-hosted on ESPN’s Mike & Mike.

Teixeira announced his retirement on Aug. 5, 2016.  He played in his final game on Oct. 2, 2016.  In 2009, he was a member of the World Series Champion New York Yankees lineup.  He led the American League in home runs and runs batted in that same year.

He also amassed a total of 409 home runs over the course of his career while playing for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers.

More information on this announcement is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at:

 

 

 

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

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/BBTN

 

 

 

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ESPN Networks Kick Off 206 NFL Draft Coverage Thursday Night On ESPN

Chicago, IL – April 30, 2015 – Auditorium Theatre: Mel Kiper Jr., Jon Gruden, Louis Riddick and Chris Berman on the set during the 2015 NFL Draft Presented by Bose (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)

The countdown to the 2016 – 2017 NFL season officially begins this week.  It all begins Thursday with the annual NFL draft.  And ESPN will have full coverage of this year’s draft.

ESPN launches its coverage of the 2016 NFL draft Thursday night at 8pm ET live from Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University.  ESPN will carry Round one with limited commercial interruption for the fifth consecutive year when it begins Thursday night.  It will be simulcast live on ESPN Radio nationwide.  Before the network’s coverage begins, it will air a special pre-draft SportsCenter broadcast at 7pm ET that looks forward not only to the first round of the draft but all seven rounds.  Speaking of those other rounds, ESPN will carry coverage of Rounds 2 and 3 live Friday evening beginning at 7pm ET from the Auditorium Theatre live on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNRadio.  Rounds 4 – 7 will be covered live Saturday beginning at noon eastern.  ESPN will carry coverage of Rounds 4 – 7 live from Chicago’s Grant Park.

Chris Berman will anchor ESPN’s broadcast of the draft’s first round Thursday evening.  He will be joined at the desk by veteran NFL Draft Analyst Mel Kiper, Jr., ESPN Monday Night Football analyst and Super Bowl-winning head coach Jon Gruden, and NFL Front Office Insider Louis Riddick.  Fellow NFL Insider Adam Schefter will be on hand along with NFL host Suzy Kolber, and a team of NFL reporters from team sites with all of the latest news throughout the first round.

Trey Wingo will anchor ESPN’s coverage of Rounds 2 – 7 over the weekend.  He will be joined by Mel Kiper, Jr., NFL Front Office Insider Louis Riddick, NFL Insider Adam Schefter, and NFL Draft Analyst Todd McShay.  The full broadcast schedule for this weekend’s NFL draft coverage across the ESPN networks is listed below.

 

ESPN NFL Draft Programming Originating from Chicago (April 28-30):

Date	Time (ET)	Event	Network(s)
Thu, Apr 28	6-10 a.m.	Mike & Mike	ESPN Radio, ESPN2
	10-11 a.m.	SportsCenter	ESPN
	10 a.m.-12 p.m.	First Take	ESPN2
	1:30-2:30 p.m.	NFL Insiders	ESPN
	2:30-3:30 p.m.	NFL Live	ESPN
	6-7 p.m.	SportsCenter	ESPN
	7-8 p.m.	SportsCenter Special: Draft Countdown	ESPN
	8-11:30 p.m.	NFL Draft (Round 1)	ESPN, ESPN Radio
	11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.	SportsCenter	ESPN
Fri, Apr 29	6-10 a.m.	Mike & Mike	ESPN Radio, ESPN2
	10-11 a.m.	SportsCenter	ESPN
	10 a.m.-12 p.m.	First Take	ESPN2
	1:30-2:30 p.m.	NFL Insiders	ESPN
	2:30-3:30 p.m.	NFL Live	ESPN
	7-11:30 p.m.	NFL Draft (Rounds 2-3)	ESPN/ESPN2, ESPN Radio
Sat, Apr 30	12-8 p.m.	NFL Draft (Rounds 4-7)	ESPN

 

Along with its domestic coverage of the NFL Draft, ESPN International will carry coverage of the NFL Draft to more than 72 million households in 59 countries and territories throughout Latin America’s Spanish-speaking regions, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.  Canada will have coverage of the NFL Draft via TSN.  Audiences in Mexico and Central America can get full coverage of the draft via ESPN’s ESPNPlay broadband platform.  Audiences in Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil will be able to catch coverage of the NFL Draft online via WatchESPN while audiences in the rest of South America will get live coverage of Round 1 live online via ESPNPlay.

The ESPN networks’ primary draft coverage is just the tip of the iceberg for this year’s events.  There will also be special, additional commentary and more across each of ESPN’s networks and platforms including but not limited to The Mel Kiper Draft Grades –the foundation of SportsCenter Special: Draft Grades on May 1^st at 7pm ET on ESPN.  More information on the ESPN networks’ coverage of this year’s NFL Draft is available online now at:

 

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

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

 

 

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ESPN, Mike & Mike Want Listeners To “Say Hi” To The Mikes

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ESPN Radio and the Mike & Mike show have launched a very special new contest for listeners.  The “Say Hey to the Mikes” contest gives fans the chance to visit ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut and even an all-expenses paid trip to Hawaii.  All fans have to do is listen to Mike & Mike every day for the “winning word or phrase” to cue them to enter.  When listeners hear the “winning word or phrase” they just have to call, text, tweet, or go online to http://www.espnradio.com to register with that day’s winning word or phrase.  One person with the correct “winning word” will be chosen at random each day.  And at the end of each week during the contest’s run, one person will be named the weekly winner.  That person will qualify for a trip to ESPN’s headquarters at Bristol, CT on December 4^th, 2013.  To sweeten the deal, the winner of that contest will even get to appear on the Mike & Mike Show.  And during that broadcast, one lucky person will be announced as the winner of the all-expense paid trip for four to Hawaii from January 24^th – 29^th, 2014.

The contest kicked off Monday, October 7^th and runs through Friday, November 15^th.  The daily “winning word” will be announced every day on the Mike & Mike Show.  Listeners can enter to win by calling 855-ESPN-WIN, texting 777000, or by going online to http://www.espnradio.com/SayHiToTheMikes.  Fans can even enter via Twitter.  Any fan that tweets  #AlohaMikes throughout the contest will be entered for a chance at one of three weekly prize packs.  Those prize packs include a t-shirt and baseball cap.

Audiences can catch Mike & Mike every Monday – Friday from 6am ET – 10am ET on ESPN Radio, espnradio.com, ESPN2, and via mobile internet on the ESPN Radio app.  More information on this contest and all things Mike & Mike is available online at http://www.facebook.com/ESPNMikeandMike, http://www.espnradio.com/mikeandmike, and http://twitter.com/mikeandmike.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.