Dennis Lee Eckersley,nicknamed "Eck",is an American former professional baseball pitcher and color commentator. Between 1975 and 1998,he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Boston Red Sox,Chicago Cubs,Oakland Athletics,and St. Louis Cardinals. Eckersley had success as a starter,but gained his greatest fame as a closer,becoming the first of two pitchers in major league history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career.
New England Sports Network,popularly known as NESN,is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group and Delaware North. Headquartered in Watertown,Massachusetts,the network is primarily carried on cable providers throughout New England. NESN is also distributed nationally on satellite providers DirecTV and as NESN National via select cable providers.
Gerald Peter Remy was an American professional baseball player and sports broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for ten seasons—three with the California Angels (1975–1977) and seven with the Boston Red Sox (1978–1984). After retiring from professional play,Remy was a color commentator for televised Red Sox games for 33 years until his death.
Richard Alan Enberg was an American sportscaster. Over the course of an approximately 60-year career,he provided play-by-play of various sports for several radio and television networks,including NBC (1975–1999),CBS (2000–2014),and ESPN (2004–2011),as well as for individual teams,such as UCLA Bruins basketball,Los Angeles Rams football,and California Angels and San Diego Padres baseball.
Joseph John Castiglione is an American radio announcer for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball,an author and lecturer. Castiglione is the recipient of the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award,presented by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster,currently employed by ESPN and the WEEI Boston Red Sox Radio Network.
Edwin Martin III was an American sportscaster,known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1992.
Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He was previously the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts until he left NESN and joined NBC Sports Boston and is currently an anchor for the SportsNet Central.
The Pawsox Radio Network was the radio network of the Pawtucket Red Sox,a Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. There were 12 stations and three F.M. translators in the network,including the flagship and part-time stations. The network last broadcast games for the Pawtucket team in 2019,as the 2020 minor league season was cancelled and the team relocated to Worcester,Massachusetts,becoming the Worcester Red Sox for the 2021 season.
David O'Brien,nicknamed "OB",is an American sportscaster who is a lead play-by-play announcer on the New England Sports Network (NESN) for telecasts of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB),and for college football and college basketball games aired on the ESPN Inc.-owned ACC Network. He has previously broadcast for MLB's Atlanta Braves,Florida Marlins,and New York Mets,and has announced other sports including basketball,football,and soccer.
Joe Allen Simpson is an American former professional baseball player,and has been a radio and television broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1992.
Mark Andrew Grant,nicknamed "Mud",is an American former professional starting pitcher and is the current color commentator for the San Diego Padres' television broadcasts.
David E. Jageler is an American baseball broadcaster. He joined Charlie Slowes in the Washington Nationals radio broadcast booth to call games in 2006.
Glenn Geffner is an American radio play-by-play announcer who recently announced for the Miami Marlins. Geffner joined the Marlins radio broadcast team in 2008. Until 2021,he partnered with Dave Van Horne on the Marlins Radio Network. In addition to his play-by-duties,Glenn hosts the Marlins pre- and post-game shows.
Jon Rish is an American former radio personality,best known for his work in the Boston area.
William Scott Middlebrooks is an American former professional baseball third baseman and is currently a color analyst for the Boston Red Sox broadcast team on NESN. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Boston Red Sox on May 2,2012,and played with them through 2014. He also played in MLB for the San Diego Padres,Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers.
Bally Sports San Diego is an American regional sports network owned as a joint venture between Diamond Sports Group,and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. Prior to the team parting ways with the network in 2023,the San Diego Padres owned a 20% stake. It was launched on March 17,2012.
John Joseph Block is a radio and TV play-by-play announcer who calls games for the Pittsburgh Pirates on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh,KDKA-AM,and KDKA-FM,joining the team in 2016 after 4 years with the Milwaukee Brewers.
