Jon "Boog" Sciambi (; born April 11, 1970) is an American sportscaster for

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and the

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, currently the everyday

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for the

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TV broadcasts. He has worked extensively as a

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play-by-play announcer, calling games for ESPN television and on

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. Sciambi's nickname, "Boog," was given to him owing to his physical resemblance to former major league player

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Early life

Born in

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, Sciambi grew up on

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. He is a graduate of Regis High School in New York City and

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

Career

As Sciambi attended Boston College, he began his sportscasting experience on

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, the school's 1000-watt FM radio station broadcasting to the Greater Boston area. Classmates and fellow broadcasters at WZBC included

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and

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, both of whom also went on to become successful sports announcers. Sciambi was an announcer with the

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from

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to 2004. Sciambi was the play-by-play announcer for the

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and

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from to . He was paired with Joe Simpson. Late in the 2009 season, it was announced that Sciambi would be leaving the Braves and joining ESPN's

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and

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coverage full-time. He formerly worked in South Florida sports radio on 790 The Ticket. Sciambi left the radio show on April 4, 2008, to focus on broadcasting for the Atlanta Braves. Prior to being on 790, Sciambi was a talk show host on

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for several years. On January 4, 2021,

named Sciambi as play-by-play announcer for its

telecasts following the resignation of the former play-by-play announcer,

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. He also continues to call regular-season and postseason games on

; in October 2022, it was announced that Sciambi will take over as the lead announcer for ESPN Radio's postseason coverage in the 2023 season, replacing

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. Sciambi succeeded

Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian ( '; born 1967) is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels, as well as a studio host for MLB Network and FOX Sports. In the past, he has served as an an ...

and took over the main play-by-play calls for the '' MLB: The Show'' video game series starting with ''

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''. There is no information regarding whether or not he will come back for ''MLB The Show 23''. In October 2022, it was officially announced that Sciambi would succeed

's play-by-play announcer for the World Series beginning in

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Philanthropy

Sciambi has been involved in funding research of and direct care for victims of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. In 2006, Sciambi founded Project Main St. with Tim Sheehy, a friend who later died from the disease.

References

External links

Baseball Prospectus Chat with Jon Sciambi

ESPN bio
*https://projectmainst.org/about-us/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Sciambi, Jon 1970 births Living people American people of Italian descent American radio sports announcers American television sports announcers Atlanta Braves announcers Boston College alumni Chicago Cubs announcers College basketball announcers in the United States Florida Marlins announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters People from Roosevelt Island Regis High School (New York City) alumni Sportspeople from New York City Sportspeople from Philadelphia Women's college basketball announcers in the United States