List of Major League Baseball on ABC announcers

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1950s

1953-1954 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week period

1959 National League tie-breaker series

1960s

1960 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week period

1965 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week period

1976-1989 Monday/Thursday NightBaseball period

1989 (Thursday Night Baseball)

2020–present (ESPN productions)

2020 MLB Wild Card Series

Game 1: Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins (9/29)

Games 1 and 2: Miami Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs (9/30, 10/2)

Contents

2021 Sunday Night Baseball

Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs (8/8)

2022 MLB Wild Card Series

Game 1: Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals (10/7)

2023 MLB American League Wild Card Series

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers (10/3-10/4)

Other ABC Major League Baseball announcers

Note: During the spare time of his active career, Reggie Jackson worked as a field reporter and color commentator for ABC Sports. During the 1980s (1983, 1985, and 1987 respectively), Jackson was given the task of presiding over the World Series Trophy presentations.

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References

  1. Shea, Stuart (7 May 2015). Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present. SABR, Inc. p. 371. ISBN   9781933599410.