Joseph Angel (born May 5, 1948) is a retired American sportscaster best known for calling

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for several

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teams, including 19 seasons with the

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. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Angel is famous for his proper pronunciation of Latino players' names.

Biography

As a teenager, Angel first emigrated with his family to

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, before eventually settling in the

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. In

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he played

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and football (teaming with O. J. Simpson on the latter), and after graduating from

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began a career in broadcasting. In the 1970s Angel broadcast for the

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(1977–78), as well as Stanford University football and

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. Stints with the Minnesota Twins (1984–86),

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(1988–90, 1992) and

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(1991) followed. In 1993, he left the Orioles to become the

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' first radio voice, and was behind the microphone for the Marlins' first world championship in 1997, which was the same year he took over the television broadcast as well, a position he would hold until 2000. After two years with

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(2000–01), Angel returned to the Giants in 2002 (teaming with former Orioles partner

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); and in 2004 he began a second tenure with the Orioles. In his career, he was also engaged in

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two times as a broadcaster. Angel lives in

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with his wife Antoinette. He has three grown children: Tony, Natalie and Jonathan. Angel's son, Jonathan, was one of the stars of the teen sitcom '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class''. On February 14, 2019, Joe Angel announced his retirement.

Signature calls

*Angel would end every Marlins win with "And the Marlins are in: the Wiiiiiiin Column!" He would later end Orioles wins with the same call. *He also refers to statistics following an Orioles win as the ''"lovely totals,"'' while following an O's loss says the ''"not so lovely totals."'' *He also has 2 notable home run calls, ''"Hasta la vista pelota!"'' as well as ''"Wave that baby bye-bye (player's name)!"'' *His most famous call came in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series as Edgar Renteria singled off of

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: ''"A five-year old child has become king!"''

References

External links

Baltimore Orioles Broadcasters, ''MLB.com''
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