Prior to joining TSN, Virk studied radio and television arts at Ryerson University in Toronto. While at WTZA, he won 11 New York State Broadcasters Association Awards and five Associated Press Awards for Journalistic Excellence. Newman will continue her broadcast work covering the Orioles for MASN and the Orioles Radio Network. Drafted by the Tigers in the First Round, 10th overall, of the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft, Maybin played for 10 different organizations in his career, including the Tigers (2007, 2016 & 2020), Florida Marlins (2008-10) and San Diego Padres (2011-14). Dan O'Dowd, the longtime Colorado Rockies general manager, is a studio analyst appearing across MLB Network's programming, including the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show MLB Tonight. Report this profile . He is the only pitcher in history to lead the Major Leagues in ERA in five different seasons. Kenny attended St. John's University and the New York Institute of Technology. In 2009, Verducci co-authored Joe Torre's The Yankee Years, chronicling Torre's years as Yankees manager from 1996 to 2007. He is a member of the St. Johns Athletic, Don Bosco Preparatory HS and New Orleans Zephyrs Halls of Fame. DeRosa spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Atlanta Braves (1998-2004) before joining the Texas Rangers (2005-2006), Chicago Cubs (2007-2008), Cleveland Indians (2009), St. Louis Cardinals (2009), Giants (2010-2011), Washington Nationals (2012) and Toronto Blue Jays (2013). In addition to his work at MLB Network, he is also a senior baseball writer at The Athletic and the host of "Baseball Stories" on Stadium TV. Prior to joining SiriusXM and The Athletic, he worked at ESPN. The former relief pitcher and 2005 third round draft pick (102nd overall), Lewis played for the Indians from 200511, spending four seasons (200710) with the big league club. O'Dowd, who is a graduate of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, began his baseball career in 1983 with the Baltimore Orioles organization, where he worked in the player development, broadcasting and marketing departments for five seasons. At age 40, the Houston Astros hired Porter as their manager in 2013, making him the youngest manager in MLB at the time, a position he would have for the next two seasons. During his playing career, Alonso compiled 872 hits with 426 RBI, 181 doubles and 100 home runs in 1072 Major League games. As the 2007 World Series MVP, Lowell was a key member of Boston's second World Series championship in four years, batting .400 with four RBI and six runs scored during the series. MLB Network Radio is an American broadcasting station which broadcasting area is Canada, United States. He finished his professional career with a single season both in Arizona (2012) and with the Chicago Cubs (2013). Before joining MLB Network Radio, Xavier Scruggs was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round. You can connect with X on all social media platforms using the handle @xavier_scruggs. Since retiring in 2020, Pence has contributed analysis to NBC Sports Bay Area and the College Sports station on SiriusXM. Flores joined MLB Network and NHL Network in 2016 from ESPN, where he anchored SportsCenter, ABC's college football studio updates and ESPN2's Fantasy Football Now. After transitioning from news to sports, he anchored Headline Sports and spent time in CNN's international sports division. Morosi also serves as a columnist for MLB.com, an on-air reporter for FOX Sports and FS1, and regularly contributes to SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio, FOX Sports Radio and Sportsnet Radio THE FAN in Toronto. Batters are just 2-23 AB (.087) with nine strikeouts against that pitch across his last two starts. Lidge was a two-time all-star, and he sealed the Phillies 2008 World Series championship by striking out Eric Hinske for the final out of Game 5. The sweepstakes will be available for entry during the live radio show "Inside Pitch" on MLB Network Radio, airing from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") each day during the Entry Period. You can listen on your connected device, on the app, or with our web player. VIDEO: youtube.com. ET Show hosted by Casey Stern and Brad Lidge. His charity, Casey's Clubhouse, founded the Miracle League of the South Hills in Pennsylvania to provide children with a place to play baseball no matter their physical challenges. Russo joined SiriusXM Radio in 2008. He also spent four years pitching in Japan and South Korea. Martinez's work with MLB Network is in addition to his role as a Postseason analyst with Turner Sports, which began in 2013. Costas has been honored as Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (NSSA) a record eight times and was the youngest to receive such an honor when he won the award in 1985. Cameron Maybin, a 15-year Major League veteran and 2017 World Series Champion, is an analyst appearing across MLB Networks programming, including the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show MLB Tonight. Another compelling and personal story Verducci has written for SI is his 1995 cover story The Dead End Kids, in which he profiled Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. In 2018, the Cape Cod Baseball League announced the unveiling of their new "Peter Gammons Award for Excellence and Distinction," which is given to a person or an organization that has made unique and exceptional contributions to the league through development and performance. He regularly appeared onSportsCenter,Cold Pizza,Outside the Lines,and ESPN Radio. Amsinger also hosted the Tour de France and the World Series of Video Games while at CBS. Exclusive channels, sports play-by-play, A-list hosts. The book's net proceeds were donated to B.A.T. Santos was previously a sports anchor and reporter for FOX 10 in Phoenix, Ariz. The Illinois native played for the Cleveland Indians (1991-2002, 2011), Philadelphia Phillies (2003-2005, 2012), Chicago White Sox (2006-2009), Los Angeles Dodgers (2009), Minnesota Twins (2010-2011) and Baltimore Orioles (2012). His previous work has been as a studio analyst, writer, and in-game color analyst for Fox Sports, MLB.com, MLB Network, ESPN.com, Baseball Prospectus, SB Nation, Sports Illustrated, the Associated Press, YouTube, CBS Sports Network, and the NY Yankees and New York Mets Radio Networks. Before joining MLB Network, Plesac was a studio analyst for Comcast Sportsnet's Chicago Cubs Pre- and Postgame Live and a contributor to Chicago Tribune Live. MLB Network Host and Play-by-Play Announcer. Sherman began working at United Press International in 1984, a year before he graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Reynolds, who is part of MLB Network's original on-air talent roster at its launch in 2009, is a three-time Sports Emmy Award winner in the Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst category for his work on MLB Network. Leiter threw the first no-hitter in Marlins franchise history on May 11, 1996, against the Colorado Rockies, and he was the first pitcher to earn a victory against all 30 Major League teams. 14. He also appears on the offseason countdown series Top 10 Right Now. He was honored in 2010 by Penn State's Foster Conference for Distinguished Writers, for his books and other work. . Renowned sports talk personality Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo joined MLB Network in 2014 to host his first TV-based baseball talk show, High Heat with Christopher Russo. Costas hosted NBA Showtime, NBC Sports' NBA pregame show, from 1991 through the 1996 season, and was NBC's top play-by-play man for NBA on NBC game telecasts between 1997 and 2000. Dani Wexelman hosts multiple shows on MLB Network Radio. Pence previously joined MLB Network as a guest analyst during the 2021 Postseason. The Phillies captured the National League East division title in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the first three years under Amaros direction. Throughout the year, Heyman contributes to the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show MLB Tonight as well as MLB Network's Trade Deadline coverage, National Baseball Hall of Fame coverage and the offseason morning show Hot Stove. Alonso has contributed to MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM since retiring from baseball, a role in which he will continue. During the regular season, DeRosa co-hosts MLB Network's weekday morning show MLB Central alongside Robert Flores and Lauren Shehadi. Amsinger joined CBS' College Sports Television (CSTV) in 2003 as its first on-air host and maintained an interactive blog on the CSTV/CBS College Sports website. DAVE O'BRIEN enters his 32nd year of Major League Baseball broadcasting and his seventh in NESN's play-by-play role after nine years with Red Sox radio network. And in his previous stops at ESPN.com and the Philadelphia Inquirer, he was the creator and author of the nationally syndicated "Baseball Week in Review" column, which looked at the sport in a similar irreverent vein. He later served as sports director for WLOI/WCOE in LaPorte, Indiana, and as a sports producer, anchor, and field producer at WGN Radio in Chicago. In addition to his role at MLB Network, Yallof is an active supporter of the National Stroke Association, working to spread awareness, counsel stroke patients and raise funds for care. As a member of the 2019 AL East Division-winning Yankees, Maybin batted .285 with 11 home runs in 82 games. Tom Verducci is an Emmy Award-winning insider and analyst appearing across MLB Network's programming, including the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show MLB Tonight. She'll make her . Called one of the patron saints of baseball, Randall is an evangelist for the game, and thought of as one of the nations preeminent baseball interviewers on television and radio. A renowned baseball writer, Verducci also serves as a senior baseball writer for Sports Illustrated and contributes analysis to SI.com. Newman later acted as the pre-game host, away game co-broadcaster and on-field host for the Mobile BayBears of the Arizona Diamondbacks organization (2014-15). Prior to joining FOX, Kevin spent two years at ESPN Radio as a color analyst. Plesac, who holds a 3.64 lifetime ERA with 158 career saves, played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1986-1992), Chicago Cubs (1993-1994), Pittsburgh Pirates (1995-1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1997-1999 and 2001-2002), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2000) and Philadelphia Phillies (2002-2003). Outside of MLB Network, Costas served as NBC's primetime host for a U.S.-television record 11 Olympic Games - every Olympics on NBC since 1992, including the 2012 London Games, which is the most-watched television event in U.S. history, reaching 217 million viewers - before passing the torch to Mike Tirico in February 2017. Additionally, Verducci is an analyst for FOX's MLB coverage throughout the year. He also appears on the Guardians in-game television broadcasts. ET. He appears regularly on radio stations around the country and formerly hosted "The Jayson Stark Show" on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia. Lowell was also part of the 2003 World Series champion Marlins, hitting 32 home runs and recording 105 RBI during the season to win the NL Silver Slugger Award at third base. The variety you want, where you choose to listen. Sherman's book, Birth of a Dynasty: Behind the Pinstripes with the 1996 Yankees, was published in 2006 and told the detailed story of how the Yankees' dynasty in the 1990s was constructed. Avila, who had a standout career for the University of Alabama, made six different trips to the Postseason, including playing a key role on the 2012 American League champion Tigers. During the regular season, Flores co-hosts MLB Network's weekday morning show MLB Central alongside Mark DeRosa and Lauren Shehadi. After being traded to Detroit on the 2006 Trade Deadline day, Casey quickly became an integral part of Detroit's lineup and helped spur the club to its first American League pennant in 22 years. He has a wife, four children, and a dog named Lefty. Verducci's cover story for SI's 2004 Sportsman of the Year (the Boston Red Sox) was included in The Best American Sports Writing 2005 anthology. In May 2017, Stark was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Martin previously served as the senior team reporter for the San Francisco 49ers, contributing on-camera and written content for the team website and media channels, plus Martin hosted the live in-studio show, 49ers Live. Martins media career included stops with AOL Sports (2014), the Kansas City Chiefs (2016) and the Denver Nuggets (2016-17). Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in Round 16 of the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft then the Reds in Round 1 of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft, before spending his career primarily as a first baseman. He served as the field reporter for FOX Sports 1 telecasts of the 2014 National League Division Series between San Francisco and Washington. Plesac has been part of MLB Network's on-air roster since its launch in 2009. A native of Houston, Texas, Flores earned his bachelor's degree in radio and television from the University of Houston in 1992. In addition to his work at MLB Network, Russo headlines SiriusXM's all-sports talk channel, Mad Dog Sports Radio, and hosts its anchor program, Mad Dog Unleashed, live every weekday afternoon from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Pedro Martinez, a 2015 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, is a studio analyst appearing across MLB Network's programming, including the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show MLB Tonightand MLB Network's special event coverage throughout the year. Prior to SportsNet LA, Rizzo contributed across MLB Networks studio and on-site programming, including Intentional Talk, Quick Pitch, the 2012 MLB All-Star Game and the 2013 MLB All-Star Game. Millar then went on to study business at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. MLB Central features extensive on-field highlights, context on the latest news and interviews with guests, celebrities and insiders from around the league. After his playing career, Bill joined his brother in the formation of Ripken Baseball, a sales and marketing company that handles all business interests of the Ripken's, is a parent company to divisions that work to grow baseball at the youth and professional levels. The slogan of the station is a clear reflection of the format of its programming. Inside Pitch airs weekdays from 2pm to 6pm eastern Sirius 209 . In 2015, she was the first female to provide analysis for a series of NL games in the radio booth. Prior to her time in Phoenix, Santos was a sports anchor for FOX 32 in Chicago (2018-20), and hosted NBC Sports Chicagos Fast Break and In The Loop programs from 2015-18. After playing for Baltimore through 1992 and again in 1996, Ripken played for the Texas Rangers (1993-1994 and 1997), Cleveland Indians (1995) and Detroit Tigers (1998). A native of Monroe, MI, Miller is based in Southern California. Sean Casey, a three-time All-Star and 12-year Major League first baseman, is an analyst appearing across MLB Network's programming, including Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show MLB Tonight, the Spring Training series 30 Clubs in 30 Days and MLB Network's special event coverage throughout the year. For her SportsNet LA work, Rizzo won the 2020 Southern California Sports Broadcasters Associations TV Reporter Award. Ricky represented the American League in the All star game in 2011. Reynolds was also a studio analyst for New York Mets pre- and postgame coverage on SportsNet New York (SNY) in 2008. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, and the leagues achievements and innovations during a time of segregation that were overlooked for decades. He is the recipient of the 2006 MLB.com Defensive Player of the Year Award and the 2006 Jackie Jensen Spirit Award. In addition to his role with MLB Network, Sherman is a national baseball columnist for the New York Post. ET every weeknight (sometimes earlier if there are fewer than three west coast games), 8 P.M. Stanton was an all-star in 2001, and won three World Series titles with the New York Yankees. Friday doubleheader on MLB Network It's the Royals and the Twins at 4:00 p.m. Ron Darling, a 1985 National League All-Star and 13-year Major League pitcher, is an MLB Network offseason studio analyst, where he regularly appears on the Emmy Award-winning flagship show MLB Tonight and the daily offseason morning show Hot Stove. O'Dowd joined MLB Network in February 2015 after serving as a guest analyst during MLB Network's 2014 Winter Meetings coverage in San Diego. He now resides in Southern California with his wife and 3 kids. MLB Network Radio is talking baseball 24/7/365. Defensively, Floyd led all National League outfielders with 15 assists in 2005 while with the New York Mets. ET every Sunday, and after Saturday Night Baseball or MLB Tonight every Saturday. The. Phillies pitchers and catchers will hold their first official workout Feb. 14 in Clearwater, Fla. Lidge, who hosts Inside Pitch weekdays on MLB Network Radio, will be in camp for a period this spring as a guest instructor. Since beginning his broadcasting career in 2000, Darling has won two Emmy Awards for Best Sports Analyst for his work covering the New York Mets on SportsNet New York (SNY), and he works as a game analyst for Turner Sports' MLB regular season and Postseason coverage. Before joining CBS, Shehadi worked as a weekend sports anchor at KXMC-TV in Minot, N.D. Shehadi also worked as a producer at SNN in Sarasota, Fla., and behind the scenes at Comcast Sportsnet Washington. Newman also served as the play-by-play broadcaster for the first-ever, all-female MLB broadcast when the Orioles visited the Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube in August 2021, which MLB Network produced. Grant Paulsen spends his free time hosting Minors and Majors, a weekly live two-hour national sports talk show. This guest driven show provides a great perspective on the future of the game. During his playing career, Floyd batted .278 with 1,479 hits, 233 home runs and 865 RBI as an outfielder and first baseman. Gardner has covered the NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA, college football, college basketball and multiple Super Bowls for CBS Sports, AT&T SportsNet, FOX Sports Ohio, MTV2, ESPN and the Smithsonian Channel. Following his time with Florida, Millar played for the Boston Red Sox (2003-2005), Baltimore Orioles (2006-2008) and Toronto Blue Jays (2009). Launched in April of 2011, Intentional Talk is an open forum where everyone and everything are the subject of discussion and opinion. He reached that final home run milestone in his 8,167th career at-bat, making him the second-fastest, behind only Ruth. As MLB Networks longest-running talk show, Intentional Talk provides a distinctive spin on baseball with a blend of thorough analysis, revealing and entertaining interviews, and an inside look at the humorous side of the game. A Santa Barbara, CA native, Spilborghs was recruited to play baseball at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he was a two-time Big West selection. After being selected by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the MLB 2002 First-Year Player Draft, he spent six seasons as an outfielder for the team, hitting .272 with 42 home runs in 619 games. Known for his outgoing personality, Millar received the Jackie Jensen Award after the 2003 season, presented annually by the Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America to the player who best embodies the spirit and desire of the former Red Sox outfielder. Millar and his wife, Jeana, live with their four children in Austin, Texas. Martinez's .687 winning percentage trails only Hall of Famer Whitey Ford's .690 winning percentage among modern-era pitchers with at least 150 victories. It's going to be entertaining, it's going to be unhinged, it's going to be a little weird, but we . He was also a script consultant and appeared in cameos for the short-lived Pitch which aired on Fox. Prior to joining Fancred Sports, Heyman was a baseball insider for CBSSports.com and a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he wrote the "Inside Baseball" column, and "The Daily Scoop" for SI.com, a twice-daily in-season baseball notes column. Thome is the recipient of the 2002 Roberto Clemente Award for his community service and philanthropic efforts. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Millar batted .274 with 170 home runs and 699 RBI in his 12-year playing career, which began with the Florida Marlins in 1998. The series featured interviews with key players, managers and broadcasters from each game, including Jack Morris and John Smoltz discussing Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, the No. Russo's MLB Network Show is a fast-paced, one-hour weekday discussion on all 30 MLB clubs featuring interviews with players and club personnel. You can only enter this sweepstakes by (i) calling 1-866-652-6696, Costas was inducted into the NSSA Hall of Fame in June 2012 and he received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University in October 2012. Jon Morosi is an insider appearing across MLB Network's programming, including the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show MLB Tonight. Russo joined SiriusXM after nearly 20 years in New York hosting the popular Mike and the Mad Dog show. Floyd was named to the National League All-Star team in 2001, when he batted .317 with 31 home runs and 103 RBI for the Florida Marlins. Pence, who played in the 2006 All-Star Futures Game, was an MLB All-Star in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2019. Martin, who is a Los Angeles native, graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Integrated Marketing Communications. Verducci, who joined MLB Network in 2009, was honored with a Sports Emmy Award in the Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Reporter category for his work on MLB Network and TBS in 2013, 2018 and 2020. And in 2018, Topps issued an actual Jayson Stark baseball card. MLB Network Radio 24/7 MLB Talk & Play-by-Play Channel 89 Channel 89 Channel 89 Expert hosts and knowledgeable insiders cover the bases. Gammons covered the NHL, college basketball and Major League Baseball for Sports Illustrated between 1976 and 1990 and serves as a contributor to Baseball America. Drafted by the Astros in Round 2 of the 2004 MLB Amateur Draft, the right fielder went on to amass 1,791 hits, 942 RBI, 891 runs, 324 doubles and 244 home runs in 1,707 Major League games. Prior to joining MLB Network in 2009, Amsinger worked at CBS Sports Network, where he served as the primary host for their college sports coverage, including Inside College Football and NCAA Basketball. ET (or Pirates vs. Nationals). Steve Phillips was the general manager of the New York Mets (19972003) before joining ESPN as a baseball analyst. Feb 7. In Los Angeles, Santos hosted the nightly sports show Sports Central on KCAL9, as well as pre-game and post-game reports for the all the local teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels. Greg Amsinger is a studio host appearing across MLB Network's programming, including MLB Tonight, MLB Network's Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show. MLB Central features extensive on-field highlights, context on the latest news and interviews with guests, celebrities and insiders from around the league. Jon Heyman is an insider appearing across MLB Network's programming. Gardner graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a political science degree, before becoming a Denver Broncos cheerleader. Brian Kenny is a host appearing across MLB Network's studio programming, including as the host of the analytics-focused panel program MLB Now and as a host of MLB Network's special event coverage and the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show, MLB Tonight. Join Ed Randall and former Red Sox great Rico Petrocelli for wide-ranging conversations on baseball's rich and fascinating history as they talk with legendary players and personalities. Jenny Cavnar is in her fifteenth season covering MLB.