Greg Amsinger

Greg Amsinger (born May 24, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American sportscaster and currently a studio host for MLB Network.

Personal life[]

Amsinger is from a family of seven. He has five brothers and a sister. He and his wife have two children and they live in the metropolitan area of New York City.

Career[]

Before arriving at MLB Network in 2009, Amsinger had worked at CBS College Sports/CSTV and at WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana. A 2001 graduate of Lindenwood University (St. Charles, Missouri), Amsinger worked at numerous part-time radio jobs while in school including two years as producer of the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Radio Network at KMOX.^[1] Other side jobs included play-by-play broadcaster at KSLQ radio and the inaugural voice of the now defunct River City Renegades indoor professional football organization.^{[citation needed]}

CBS College Sports (CSTV)[]

Before signing with MLB, Amsinger was the first and primary studio host for CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV). He hosted numerous shows including Crystal Ball, Inside College Football, The #1 College Sports Show, Generation Next and NCAA March Madness Highlights (the official highlight show of the NCAA men's basketball tournament).^[1] He has done play-by-play for women's college basketball and paintball.

In 2006, he hosted the SEC Preview Show with Gary Danielson and Brian Jones.^[2] In 2007, Amsinger co-hosted the World Series of Video Games with the former MTV host Susie Castillo.^[3] In 2008, Amsinger also hosted the Tour de France for CBS.^[1]

MLB Network[]

Amsinger is a studio host appearing across MLB Network's programming, including MLB Tonight, MLB Network's Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show. Amsinger also hosts MLB Network's exclusive telecast of the MLB Draft as well as its special event coverage of the All-Star Game and World Series.

Big Ten Network[]

During the MLB offseason, Amsinger does play-by-play for select men's college basketball games on the Big Ten Network.

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