Uri Berenguer-Ramos (born 1982 in

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) is a play-by-play announcer for the

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Spanish Beisbol Network. Berenguer joined the Spanish Beisbol Network in 2000 as a statistician, engineer, pregame and postgame host, and play-by-play announcer. He had previously worked as a statistician for WEEI and in the Red Sox community relations office. He was mentored by

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, whom he met while a patient at Dana-Farber. They became friends, and years later, he credited Castiglione with helping him to become a broadcaster. At 21, he was one of the youngest full-time broadcasters in the history of the major leagues. In May 2005, Berenguer became the lead announcer following the death of broadcast partner

Juan Pedro Villamán Juan Pedro (J.P.) Villamán (April 5, 1959 – May 30, 2005) was a Dominican- American sportscaster who served as the Spanish language play-by-play announcer for the Boston Red Sox. The youngest of nine children, Villamán fell in love with br ...

. In 2009, Berenguer was one of five announcers used by the

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to call the

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. Berenguer was treated for

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at the

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Clinic at

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from 1985 to 2001. He is a graduate of the

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and Northeastern University. He was a member of Latin Academy's baseball, football and track teams. His uncle

Juan Berenguer Juan Bautista Berenguer (born November 30, 1954) is a former Panamanian long relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for eight teams from 1978 to 1992. Listed at 5'11 , 200 lb. , Berenguer batted and threw right-handed. He was ...

played in the major leagues from 1978 to 1992. On August 6, 2010, Uri made his TV debut alongside

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on NESN Daily. But on November 12, 2010, NESN announced that due to the lack of chemistry with

and the low ratings of the show, he had been removed as co-host of NESN Daily. But he has remained a successful radio announcer, having spent more than two decades on the Spanish-language Red Sox radio network.

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