The following is a list of current (as of the
2023 season)
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
broadcasters for each individual team. Some franchises have a regular
color commentator
A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress. The phrase "colour commentator" is primarily used in Canadian English and t ...
while others (such as the
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...
) use two play-by-play announcers, with the primary often doing more innings than the secondary. Secondary play-by-play announcers are noted by bold and the number of innings of play-by-play are listed in "Radio Broadcaster Inning Formats".
In pay television, 14 teams broadcast on
Bally Sports
The Bally Sports Regional Networks are a group of regional sports networks in the United States owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint-venture company of the Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios. The naming rights to the network we ...
affiliates, four on
NBC Sports Regional Networks
NBC Sports Regional Networks is the collective name for a group of regional sports networks in the United States that are primarily owned and operated by the NBCUniversal division of the cable television company Comcast. The networks were origina ...
affiliates and four on
AT&T SportsNet
AT&T Sports Networks, LLC (ATTSN) is a group of regional sports networks in the United States that primarily own and operate AT&T Sports Networks (founded in 2009, as Liberty Sports Holdings, later DirecTV Sports Networks, LLC). It is owned by W ...
affiliates. Meanwhile, the
New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...
are broadcast on
SportsNet New York
SportsNet New York (SNY) is an American regional sports network owned by Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, LLC, itself a joint venture between the Fred Wilpon (which owns a controlling 65% interest) Sterling Equities, Charter Communications thr ...
; the
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
are on
YES Network
The Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) is an American pay television regional sports network owned by Yankee Global Enterprises (the largest shareholder with 26%), Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios (which owns 20%), A ...
; the
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...
are on
Spectrum SportsNet LA
Spectrum SportsNet LA and Spectrum Deportes LA (otherwise known as simply SportsNet LA and Deportes LA and originally known as Time Warner Cable SportsNet LA) is an American regional sports network jointly owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers Major L ...
; the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
are on
Marquee Sports Network
Marquee Sports Network is a regional sports network operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group and the Chicago Cubs, launched on February 22, 2020. It is devoted exclusively to Cubs baseball, replacing a trio of channels (cable channel NBC Sports Chic ...
; the
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...
and the
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...
are on
MASN
The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is an American regional sports network owned as a joint venture between two Major League Baseball franchises, the Baltimore Orioles (which owns a controlling 77% interest) and the Washington Nationals (which ...
and
MASN2
The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is an American regional sports network owned as a joint venture between two Major League Baseball franchises, the Baltimore Orioles (which owns a controlling 77% interest) and the Washington Nationals (which ...
; the
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
are on
NESN
New England Sports Network, popularly known as NESN , is an American regional sports network, regional sports cable television, cable and satellite television, satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which ow ...
; and the
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...
are on
Sportsnet
Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then ...
.
Regional broadcasters
American League
National League
Radio broadcaster inning formats
Under the broadcasters list above, in the secondary play-by-play/color analyst column, the secondary play-by-play broadcaster is bolded if they also do play-by-play (all of which are on radio). Identified below are which innings those broadcasters do play-by-play (including extra innings in bold, if applicable).
American League
*Baltimore: Innings 3–4, 6-7, and even extra innings
*Boston: Innings 3–4, 6-7, and even extra innings
*Chicago White Sox: Innings 4-5 (with Jackson)
*Cleveland: Innings 4-5
*Houston: Innings 3–4, 7, '
*Kansas City: Innings 3–4, 6–7, and even extra innings
*Minnesota: Innings 4–6, and odd extra innings
*Oakland: Innings 3–4, 7, and even extra innings
*Seattle: Innings 3, 6–7, and even extra innings
*Tampa Bay: Innings 3–4, 7–8, and even extra innings (Wills and Freed switch every game so the next game, that broadcaster will do play-by-play in innings 3–4, 7–8, and even extra innings).
*Texas: Innings 3–4, 7, and even extra innings
National League
*Atlanta: Innings 4–6, and odd extra innings when Powell works with Simpson; Innings 3–4, 6–7, and odd extra innings when Ingram works with Simpson.
*Chicago Cubs: Inning 5; innings 3–4, 7 (for spring training games broadcast on MLB.com)
*Cincinnati: Innings 3–4, 7 and even extra innings
*Colorado: Innings 2–3, 6–7, and even extra innings
*Milwaukee: Innings 3–4, 7, and 10-11, 14–15, 18-19 with Uecker and Grindle; innings 4–6, and 10-11, 14–15, 18-19 with Levering and Grindle
*New York Mets: Innings 3–4, 7, and even extra innings
*Philadelphia: Innings 4-5 (home games only)
*St. Louis: Innings 3–4, 7, and even extra innings
*San Francisco: Innings 3–4, 7, and even extra innings
*Washington: Innings 3–4, 6–7, and even extra innings
National broadcasters
Television broadcasters
Regular season
All-Star Game and postseason
Radio broadcasters
Regular season and the All-Star Game
Postseason
International broadcasters
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East and North Africa
Oceania
All-Star Game and postseason
See also
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MLB Network
The MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball, with Warner Bros. Discovery through its sports unit, Comcast's NBC Sports Group, Charter Communications, and Cox Com ...
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MLB.tv
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Major League Baseball on television
Major League Baseball (MLB) has been broadcast on American television since the 1950s, with initial broadcasts on the experimental station W2XBS, the predecessor of the modern WNBC in New York. The World Series was televised on a networked basi ...
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List of current Major League Soccer broadcasters
The following is a list of current (entering the 2023 season) Major League Soccer broadcasters for each individual team.
National video broadcasters
2023-2026
International video broadcasters
2023-2032
MLS Season Pass on Apple TV wil ...
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List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters
The following is a list of current National Basketball Association broadcasters for each individual team entering the 2022-23 NBA season.
Regional broadcasters
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division =Television=
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=Spanish=
=French=
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List of current National Football League broadcasters
This is a list of active NFL broadcasters, including those for each individual team as well as those that have national rights. Unlike the other three major professional sports leagues in the U.S. (Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NHL), all ...
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List of current National Hockey League broadcasters
The following is a list of current (entering 2022–23 NHL season) National Hockey League broadcasters. With 25 teams in the U.S. and 7 in Canada, the NHL is the only one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canad ...
Notes
# Some Cincinnati Reds games also air on
Bally Sports Indiana
Bally Sports Indiana (BSIN) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts local professional and high school sports coverage throughout the state of Ind ...
,
Bally Sports South
Bally Sports South (BSSO) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports Networks. The network carries regional coverage of professional and collegiate sports events from across ...
, and Bally Sports Southeast (channel varies by region).
# Some St. Louis Cardinals games are also available on Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports South, and Bally Sports Southeast
Cardinals Baseball on FSN
/ref> (channel varies by region).
# If Jon Miller of the Giants is off, Duane Kuiper will work the first 3 and last 3 innings on TV while Dave Flemming does the middle 3 innings on TV. On radio, Flemming does the first 3 and last 3 innings of play-by-play on radio and Kuiper does the middle 3 innings on radio.
# If Kuiper is off, Flemming will do the first 3 and last 3 innings on TV, with Miller doing the middle 3 innings on TV. Miller also does the first and last 3 innings on radio and Flemming does the middle 3 innings.
# If Flemming is off, Kuiper does TV for the first and last 3 innings and the middle 3 on radio. Miller does the first and last 3 innings on radio while doing the middle 3 on TV.
# Joe Ritzo fills in on radio if 2/3 of the Giants primary play by play announcers are off.
# Dan Shulman assumes the role of primary play by play for 2022.
References
External links
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Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
Major League Baseball announcers