List of MLB on Fox broadcasters

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Commentators (as of 2023)[edit]

Play-by-play[edit]

Color commentators[edit]

Field reporters[edit]

Studio hosts[edit]

Studio analysts[edit]

Pairings history[edit]

1990s[edit]

1996–1997[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Bob Brenly
  2. Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly[7]
  3. John Rooney/Jeff Torborg[8]
  4. Josh Lewin/Ken Singleton

1998[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Bob Brenly
  2. Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly
  3. John Rooney/Jeff Torborg
  4. Josh Lewin/Frank Robinson

1999[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Bob Brenly
  2. Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly
  3. Chip Caray/Jeff Torborg
  4. Josh Lewin/Frank Robinson or Kevin Kennedy

2000s[edit]

2000[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Bob Brenly
  2. Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly
  3. Josh Lewin/Kevin Kennedy
  4. Chip Caray/Jeff Torborg

2001–2005[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal (2005)
  2. Thom Brennaman/Steve Lyons
  3. Josh Lewin/Regional Weekly Hire
  4. Kenny Albert/Regional Weekly Hire

2006[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Thom Brennaman/Steve Lyons
  3. Josh Lewin/Lou Piniella
  4. Kenny Albert/Regional Weekly Hire

2007[edit]

2008[edit]

Matt Vasgersian was a regular announcer. Dick Stockton and Josh Lewin were also regular fill-in announcers. Leo Mazzone was a fill-in color commentator.

2009[edit]

Dick Stockton[9] and Josh Lewin were also regular fill-in announcers.

2010s[edit]

2010[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal (All-Star Game, NLCS, World Series)
  2. Thom Brennaman/Mark Grace (regular season only)
  3. Kenny Albert/Eric Karros

Josh Lewin filled-in during the NHL and NBA playoffs and NFL season.

2011[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Thom Brennaman/Eric Karros (regular season only)
  3. Kenny Albert/Mark Grace

Matt Vasgersian, Dick Stockton, and Josh Lewin were also regular fill-in announcers.

2012–2013[edit]

  1. Joe Buck/Tim McCarver[10]
  2. Thom Brennaman/Eric Karros or Tom Verducci
  3. Kenny Albert/Regional Weekly Hire
  4. Dick Stockton/Regional Weekly Hire (night game weeks only)

Dave Sims[11] and Eric Karros called Philip Humber's perfect game on April 21, 2012.

2014[edit]

  1. Joe Buck or Kenny Albert/Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci/Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews
  2. Thom Brennaman/Eric Karros (April–August) or Matt Vasgersian/John Smoltz/Jon Paul Morosi (September-postseason)
  3. Justin Kutcher/Regional Weekly Hire
  4. Kenny Albert/Regional Weekly Hire

2015[edit]

  1. Joe Buck, Kenny Albert, or Aaron Goldsmith/Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Matt Vasgersian/John Smoltz/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Kenny Albert/Eric Karros
  4. Joe Davis/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Justin Kutcher/Regional Weekly Hire

A. J. Pierzynski joined Vasgersian/Smoltz/Morosi for the 2015 ALDS.[12]

2016[edit]

  1. Joe Buck or Matt Vasgersian/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Kenny Albert/Harold Reynolds/Tom Verducci/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Matt Vasgersian/Eric Karros
  4. Joe Davis/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Justin Kutcher/Regional Weekly Hire
  6. Aaron Goldsmith/Regional Weekly Hire

2017[edit]

  1. Joe Buck or Matt Vasgersian/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
  2. Kenny Albert or Joe Davis/A. J. Pierzynski/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Matt Vasgersian or Justin Kutcher/Eric Karros
  4. Joe Davis/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Justin Kutcher/Regional Weekly Hire
  6. Aaron Goldsmith/Regional Weekly Hire

David Cone, who served as a color commentator on select games for the New York Yankees on the YES Network, joined Davis/Pierzynski/Morosi for the 2017 ALDS.[13]

2018[edit]

  1. Joe Buck (NLCS, World Series, All-Star Game, select regular season games) or Joe Davis (Division Series, most regular season games)/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
  2. Kenny Albert, Kevin Burkhardt or Don Orsillo/A. J. Pierzynski/David Cone/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Justin Kutcher/Eric Karros or C. J. Nitkowski
  4. Joe Davis/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Aaron Goldsmith/Regional Weekly Hire

2019[edit]

  1. Joe Buck (ALCS, World Series, All-Star Game, select regular season games) or Joe Davis (Division Series, most regular season games) /John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
  2. Kenny Albert or Len Kasper/A. J. Pierzynski and/or Joe Girardi/Jon Paul Morosi
  3. Justin Kutcher or Jeff Levering or Eric Collins/Eric Karros and/or C. J. Nitkowski, or John Farrell
  4. Len Kasper or Don Orsillo/Regional Weekly Hire
  5. Aaron Goldsmith/Regional Weekly Hire

Joe Davis filled-in for Buck during Game 4 of the ALCS while Buck called Thursday Night Football.

2020s[edit]

2020[edit]

  1. Joe Buck (select regular season games, NLCS, World Series) or Joe Davis (NLDS, most regular season games, NLCS Game 7) or Kevin Burkhardt (select regular season games)/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
  2. Kevin Burkhardt or Adam Amin (NLDS)/A. J. Pierzynski and Adam Wainwright (NLDS)/Tom Verducci (NLDS)
  3. Don Orsillo or Adam Amin or Aaron Goldsmith or Kevin Burkhardt/Eric Karros/Jon Paul Morosi

Joe Davis called Game 7 of the NLCS for Joe Buck, who was in Tampa Bay, working the Packers-Buccaneers game on the same day.

2021[edit]

  1. Joe Buck, Aaron Goldsmith, or Joe Davis/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Adam Amin or Kevin Burkhardt/Eric Karros/Tom Verducci
  3. Kevin Burkhardt, Joe Davis, Aaron Goldsmith, Adam Amin, Len Kasper, Alex Faust, Kevin Kugler, or Brandon Gaudin/A. J. Pierzynski or Mark Sweeney or Hunter Pence

2022[edit]

  1. Joe Davis or Aaron Goldsmith or Adam Amin/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Adam Amin or Kenny Albert or Don Orsillo/A. J. Pierzynski or Eric Karros/Tom Verducci
  3. Aaron Goldsmith, Len Kasper, Alex Faust, or Brandon Gaudin/Mark Sweeney

2023[edit]

  1. Joe Davis or Adam Amin/John Smoltz/Ken Rosenthal
  2. Adam Amin or Kenny Albert or Don Orsillo/A. J. Pierzynski or Eric Karros/Tom Verducci
  3. Jason Benetti or Len Kasper or Kevin Kugler/Mark Sweeney

Studio[edit]

Commentators[edit]

Current[edit]

Play-by-play[edit]

  • Kenny Albert (play-by-play, 2001-2019; fill-in play-by-play, since 2022)
  • Adam Amin[14] (#2 play-by-play, since 2020)
  • Jason Benetti (play-by-play, since 2023)
  • Kevin Burkhardt[15] (studio host, since 2014), (fill-in play-by-play, since 2015)
  • Joe Davis[16] (lead play-by-play, since 2022), (play-by-play, since 2015), (fill-in lead play-by-play, 2018-2021)

Game analysts[edit]

  • Eric Karros[17] (game analyst, since 2007)
  • A. J. Pierzynski[18] (#2 game analyst, since 2017), (postseason game analyst, 2015), (postseason studio analyst, 2011-2013)
  • John Smoltz[19] (lead game analyst, since 2016), (#2 analyst 2014-2015)
  • Tom Verducci[20] (postseason field reporter (LCS and World Series) since 2016), (co-lead analyst 2014–2015), (#2 analyst, 2016)

Field reporters[edit]

  • Jon Morosi[21] (#2 field reporter, since 2014)
  • Ken Rosenthal[22] (lead field reporter, since 2005)
  • Tom Verducci[23] (postseason field reporter (LCS and World Series) since 2016), (co-lead analyst 2014–2015), (#2 analyst 2016)
  • Tom Rinaldi (Since 2021)

Studio hosts and analysts[edit]

  • Kevin Burkhardt[24] (studio host, since 2014), (fill in play-by-play, since 2015)
  • Chris Myers[25] (postseason field reporter, 2004–2012), (play-by-play, 2012–2013), (fill-in studio host, 2014–present)
  • Matt Vasgersian[26] (fill-in postseason studio host 2022-present, fill-in lead play–by–play 2016–2017, #2 play–by–play 2014-2015, play–by–play 2006–2008, studio host 2012–2013)
  • Derek Jeter (studio analyst, since 2023)
  • David Ortiz[27] (postseason studio analyst, since 2017)
  • Alex Rodriguez[28] (studio analyst, since 2017), (postseason studio analyst, 2015-present)
  • Nick Swisher[29] (studio analyst, since 2017)
  • Dontrelle Willis[30] (studio analyst, since 2015)

Former[edit]

Play-by-play[edit]

Game analysts[edit]

Studio hosts[edit]

Studio analysts[edit]

Field reporters[edit]

Current and former fill-in broadcasters[edit]

Play-by-play[edit]

Game analysts[edit]

Other broadcasters[edit]

Additional notes[edit]

  • In 2001, Jeanne Zelasko[74] became the first woman in more than a decade to regularly host Major League Baseball games for a network. The network canceled the pre-game show (as a cost-cutting measure) following the 2008 season.

See also[edit]

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