ESPN’s family of networks will cover more than 20 games in Major League Baseball’s 2020 postseason schedule.
The announcement was made Monday afternoon. The networks’ schedule will start with the 2020 Wild Card Series presented by Hankook Tire. That series is scheduled to start Tuesday and run through Friday. Its games will air on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.
Among the series that the networks will cover are those of the Astros and Twins, Reds and Braves, and Cubs and Marlins. ABC’s Sept. 29 game will mark the first time in 25 years that the network will carry a postseason MLB game.
The Twins and Astros will play in the noted game, which Karl Ravech will anchor. Eduardo Perez and Tim Kurkjian will provide additional commentary.
The Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox will air live at 3 p.m. ET Sept. 29 on ESPN. Dave Fleming will have the call, while Jessica Mendoza and Rick Sutcliffe will provide additional commentary.
The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians will round out Tuesday’s broadcast schedule at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Sunday Night Baseball team of Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez and Buster Olney will cover the game.
ESPN’s weekly MLB pre-game broadcast of Baseball Tonight will air twice Tuesday. The first broadcast will air at 2 p.m. ET and the second at 6 p.m. Kevin Connors will anchor with additional commentary from Mark Teixeira.
The full schedule for the ESPN networks’ 2020 MLB postseason is noted below. Games will be called from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, CT due to COVID-19 restrictions. Analysts will appear remotely.
ESPN television schedule
Date | Time (ET) | Game | Commentators | Platform |
Tue, Sept. 29 | 2 p.m. | Game 1: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins | Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian | ABC, ESPN App |
3 p.m. | Game 1: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics | Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza, | ESPN, ESPN App | |
7 p.m. | Game 1: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera | ESPN, ESPN App | |
7 p.m. | Game 1: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians (Statcast) | Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello, Marly Rivera | ESPN+ | |
Wed, Sept. 30 | 12 p.m. | Game 1: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel | ESPN, ESPN App |
1 p.m. | “Squeeze Play” whiparound coverage | Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello | ESPN+ | |
1 p.m. | Game 2: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins | Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian | ESPN2, ESPN App | |
2 p.m. | Game 1: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs | Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers | ABC, ESPN App | |
3 p.m. | Game 2: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics | Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza | ESPN, ESPN App | |
5 p.m. | Game 1: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres | Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez | ESPN2, ESPN App | |
7 p.m. | Game 2: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera | ESPN, ESPN App | |
10 p.m. | Game 1: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers | Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez | ESPN, ESPN App | |
Thu, Oct. 1 | TBD | Game 2: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel | TBD |
TBD | “Squeeze Play” whiparound coverage | Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello | TBD | |
TBD | Game 3: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins* if necessary | Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian | TBD | |
TBD | Game 2: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs | Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers | TBD | |
TBD | Game 3: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics* if necessary | Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza | TBD | |
TBD | Game 2: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres | Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez | TBD | |
TBD | Game 3: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians* if necessary | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera | TBD | |
TBD | Game 2: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers | Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez | TBD | |
Fri, Oct. 2 | TBD | Game 3: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs* if necessary | Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers | TBD |
TBD | Game 3: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves* if necessary | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel | TBD | |
TBD | Game 3: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers* if necessary | Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez | TBD | |
TBD | Game 3: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers* if necessary
(Statcast) |
Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello, Alden Gonzalez | TBD | |
TBD | Game 3: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres* if necessary | Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez | TBD |
ESPN Radio schedule and commentators (September 29-30):
Date | Coverage Start Time (ET) | Game | Commentators |
Tue, Sept. 29 | 1:45 p.m. | Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins | Kevin Brown, Chris Singleton |
2:45 p.m. | Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics | Jon Sciambi and Jim Bowden | |
4:45 p.m. | Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays | Dan Shulman, Chris Burke | |
6:45 p.m. | New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians | Dave O’Brien, Chris Singleton | |
Wed, Sept. 30 | 1:45 p.m. | Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs | Kevin Brown, Jim Bowden |
3:45 p.m. | Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays | Dan Shulman, Chris Burke | |
6:45 p.m. | New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians | Dave O’Brien, Chris Singleton | |
9:45 p.m. | Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers | Dan Shulman, Jim Bowden |
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