List of Major League Baseball on TBS broadcasters
2000s[]
2007 personalities[]
TBS disclosed its initial roster of postseason announcers on September 21, 2007.[1]
Play-by-play[]
- Chip Caray:[2][3][4][5][6] #1 Play-by-play
- Dick Stockton
- Ted Robinson
- Don Orsillo[7]
Color commentators[]
- Tony Gwynn:[5][8][9] #1 color commentator – 2 Braves games during September 2007
- Bob Brenly[5][8]
- Ron Darling[5][8]
- Steve Stone[2][7]
- Joe Simpson
- Buck Martinez
Field reporters[]
- David Aldridge
- Marc Fein
- José Mota
- Craig Sager[3] – 2 Braves games in September of 2007.
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
- Curtis Granderson[5] – guest analyst
- Cal Ripken[5][8][9]
- John Smoltz – guest analyst
- Frank Thomas[5][7][8][9]
2007 playoffs[]
On January 28, 2007, TBS' executive producer Jeff Behnke[9] said that Chip Caray "is definitely going to be TBS' lead play-by-play announcer for division series and LCS games."[10] Indeed, TBS announced in April 2007 that Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who has experience in broadcasting with ESPN and the San Diego Padres, would join Caray in the booth.[11]
Veteran Braves play-by-play man Skip Caray, Chip's father was vocal about not being part of the coverage in comments he made to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[12]
TBS' studio team was Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson along with the other member of the 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Cal Ripken.[11] On September 24, it was announced that the studio show would also include Frank Thomas, who played for the Toronto Blue Jays during the season. Thomas and other active players such as Curtis Granderson and John Smoltz made guest appearances during the playoffs. The studio coverage is titled Inside MLB.
2008 personalities[]
In the 2008 season, Chip Caray, Ron Darling, and Buck Martinez formed the lead broadcast crew for Sunday games on TBS.[13] Darling and Martinez have taken turns as analysts.
Marc Fein, who was the last TBS Braves Baseball studio host, has the same duties here, providing updates throughout the day from other MLB games. Johnson also hosts from time-to-time.
TBS disclosed its initial roster of postseason announcers on September 18, 2008.[14]
Play-by-play[]
- Chip Caray[14]
- Dick Stockton[14] – some regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Don Orsillo[14] – some regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Brian Anderson[14] (first time an announcer broadcast games for the team he was affiliated – the Milwaukee Brewers)
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling[14]
- Buck Martinez[14]
- Tony Gwynn[14] – MLB playoffs only
- Harold Reynolds[14] – select regular season and MLB playoffs
- Joe Simpson[14] – MLB playoffs only
- John Smoltz[14] – MLB playoffs only
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
- Cal Ripken[14]
- Dennis Eckersley[14]
- Curtis Granderson[14] – guest analyst
2009 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Chip Caray
- Don Orsillo – some regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Dick Stockton – some regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Brian Anderson
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- Buck Martinez
- David Wells – select Regular season games
- Dennis Eckersley – 1 or 2 regular season games
- Bob Brenly – MLB playoffs only
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
2010s[]
2010 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Ernie Johnson
- Brian Anderson
- Dick Stockton – select Regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Don Orsillo
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- John Smoltz
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
- Bob Brenly – MLB playoffs only
- Buck Martinez – MLB playoffs only
- Dennis Eckersley – 1 or 2 regular season games
- David Wells – select Regular season games
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
2011 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Brian Anderson
- Dick Stockton – select Regular season games and MLB Playoffs
- Don Orsillo (Playoffs)
- Victor Rojas (Playoffs)
- Ernie Johnson – Because of Johnson stepping aside for the 2011 playoffs to care for his son Michael (who suffers from Muscular dystrophy and was placed in intensive care around the same time as the playoffs), Brian Anderson instead called the 2011 National League Championship Series for TBS, which only by coincidence has the Brewers against the Cardinals; his role was announced before the playoff seedings for the NLDS were fully set.[15]
- Matt Vasgersian – select Regular season games
- Steve Physioc – select Regular Season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- John Smoltz
- Bob Brenly – MLB playoffs only
- Buck Martinez – MLB playoffs only
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
- Dennis Eckersley – 1 or 2 regular season games
- David Wells – select Regular season games
Field reporters[]
- Craig Sager
- Tom Verducci
- Jaime Maggio
- Sam Ryan
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
2012 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Ernie Johnson
- Brian Anderson
- Dick Stockton – select Regular season games and MLB Playoffs
- Don Orsillo
- Steve Physioc – select Regular season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- John Smoltz
- Cal Ripken – MLB playoffs only
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
- Bob Brenly – MLB playoffs only
- Buck Martinez – MLB playoffs only
- Dennis Eckersley – 1 or 2 regular season games
- David Wells – select Regular season games
Field reporters[]
- Craig Sager
- Tom Verducci
- David Aldridge
- Jaime Maggio
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
- Dennis Eckersley
- Cal Ripken
- David Wells
- Shane Victorino – Guest Analyst
2013 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Ernie Johnson
- Brian Anderson
- Dick Stockton – select Regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Don Orsillo
- Matt Devlin – select Regular season games
- Steve Physioc – select Regular season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- Cal Ripken – MLB playoffs only
- John Smoltz
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
- Bob Brenly – MLB playoffs only
- Dennis Eckersley – select Regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Buck Martinez – MLB playoffs only
- Tom Verducci
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
- Pedro Martínez
- Dirk Hayhurst
- Tom Verducci
- Mark DeRosa – Guest Analyst
- Gary Sheffield
- Adam Jones – Guest Analyst
2014 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Ernie Johnson
- Brian Anderson
- Dick Stockton – select Regular season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- Dennis Eckersley – select Regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Cal Ripken – MLB playoffs only
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
Field reporters[]
- Matt Winer
- Jaime Maggio
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
- Gary Sheffield
- Pedro Martínez
- Todd Frazier – Guest Analyst
2015 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Ernie Johnson
- Brian Anderson
- Dick Stockton – select Regular season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- Dennis Eckersley – select Regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Cal Ripken – MLB playoffs only
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
2016 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Ernie Johnson
- Brian Anderson
- Don Orsillo – select Regular season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- Dennis Eckersley – select Regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Cal Ripken – MLB playoffs only
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
2017 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Ernie Johnson
- Brian Anderson
- Don Orsillo – select Regular season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- Dennis Eckersley – select Regular season games and MLB playoffs
- Joe Simpson – MLB playoffs only
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
2018 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Brian Anderson
- Don Orsillo – Don Orsillo replaced Johnson on TBS' 2018 ALDS coverage after Johnson announced[16] that he would not cover the Major League Baseball playoffs as a result of his treatment for the blood clots in both of his legs.
- Ernie Johnson
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- Dennis Eckersley – select Regular season games and MLB playoffs
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
2019 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Brian Anderson
- Don Orsillo – select Regular season games
- Ernie Johnson
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling
- Pedro Martínez – select Regular season games
- Jeff Francoeur – MLB playoffs only
Field reporters[]
- Lauren Shehadi
- Alex Chappell
- Emily Jones – Pre and Postgame Show – (2019 NLDS)
- Hazel Mae – Pre and Postgame Show – (2019 NLDS)
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
- Gary Sheffield
- Pedro Martínez
- Jimmy Rollins – color commentator for select regular season games
- Curtis Granderson – NLCS only
2020s[]
2020 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Brian Anderson – Division Series and Championship Series playoffs
- Don Orsillo – Division Series playoffs
- Rich Waltz – select regular season games and Wild Card series
- Ernie Johnson – select Regular season games
- Joe Simpson – most regular season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling – most regular season games, Division Series, and Championship Series playoffs
- Jeff Francoeur – Division Series and Championship Series playoffs
- Jimmy Rollins – select regular season games and Wild Card series
- Joe Simpson – select Regular season games
Field reporters[]
Studio host[]
Studio analysts[]
2021 personalities[]
Play-by-play[]
- Brian Anderson – most Regular season games, Wild Card series, Division Series and Championship Series playoffs
- Don Orsillo – select Regular season games and Division Series playoffs
- Matt Winer – select regular season games
Color commentators[]
- Ron Darling – most regular season games, Wild Card series, Division Series, and Championship Series playoffs
- Jeff Francoeur – Division Series and Championship Series playoffs and select regular season games.
- Jimmy Rollins – select regular season games
Field reporters[]
- Lauren Shehadi
- Matt Winer
- Alanna Rizzo – Pre and Postgame Show – (2021 ALDS and 2021 ALCS)
- Hazel Mae – Pre and Postgame Show – (2021 ALDS)
Studio hosts[]
- Ernie Johnson – Wild Card Game and NLDS
- Bob Costas – NLCS
Studio analysts[]
- Jimmy Rollins
- Pedro Martínez
- Curtis Granderson – analyst for select regular season games
Announcing teams[]
Season | Event | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) | LDS | LCS |
2007 | 2007 MLB Postseason | Chip Caray | Tony Gwynn and Bob Brenly | Craig Sager | Cleveland vs. New York | NLCS: Arizona vs. Colorado |
Dick Stockton | Ron Darling | Marc Fein | Arizona vs. Chicago | |||
Ted Robinson | Steve Stone | José Mota | Boston vs. Los Angeles | |||
Don Orsillo | Joe Simpson | David Aldridge | Philadelphia vs. Colorado | |||
2008 | 2008 MLB Postseason | Chip Caray | Buck Martinez (Entire series and ALCS) | Craig Sager | Los Angeles vs. Boston | ALCS: Tampa Bay vs. Boston |
Ron Darling (Game 4 and entire ALCS) | ||||||
Dick Stockton | Ron Darling and Tony Gwynn | Tom Verducci | Chicago vs. Los Angeles | |||
Don Orsillo | Harold Reynolds | Marc Fein | Tampa Bay vs. Chicago | |||
Brian Anderson | Joe Simpson and John Smoltz | David Aldridge | Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee | |||
2009 | 2009 MLB Postseason | Chip Caray | Ron Darling (Entire series and NLCS) | Craig Sager | New York vs. Minnesota | NLCS: Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia |
Buck Martinez (Entire NLCS) | ||||||
Don Orsillo | Buck Martinez | Marc Fein | Los Angeles vs. Boston | |||
Dick Stockton | Bob Brenly | Tom Verducci | Los Angeles vs. St. Louis | |||
Brian Anderson | Joe Simpson | David Aldridge | Philadelphia vs. Colorado | |||
2010 | 2010 MLB Postseason | Ernie Johnson | Ron Darling and John Smoltz | Craig Sager | Minnesota vs. New York | ALCS: Texas vs. New York |
Brian Anderson | Joe Simpson | David Aldridge | Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati | |||
Dick Stockton | Bob Brenly | Tom Verducci | San Francisco vs. Atlanta | |||
Don Orsillo | Buck Martinez (Entire Series) | Marc Fein | Tampa Bay vs. Texas | |||
Ron Darling (Game 5) | ||||||
2011 | 2011 MLB Postseason | Brian Anderson | Ron Darling and John Smoltz | Tom Verducci (ALDS) | New York vs. Detroit | NLCS: Milwaukee vs. St. Louis |
Craig Sager (NLCS) | ||||||
Dick Stockton | Bob Brenly (Games 1–4) | Craig Sager | Philadelphia vs. St. Louis | |||
Ron Darling and John Smoltz (Game 5) | ||||||
Don Orsillo | Buck Martinez | Jaime Maggio | Texas vs. Tampa Bay | |||
Victor Rojas | Joe Simpson | Sam Ryan | Milwaukee vs. Arizona | |||
2012 | 2012 MLB Postseason | Ernie Johnson | John Smoltz and Cal Ripken (Wild Card Game and ALDS) | Craig Sager | New York vs. Baltimore | ALCS: New York vs. Detroit |
Ron Darling and John Smoltz (ALCS) | ||||||
Brian Anderson | Ron Darling and Joe Simpson | Tom Verducci | Cincinnati vs. San Francisco | |||
Dick Stockton | Bob Brenly | David Aldridge | Washington vs. St. Louis | |||
Don Orsillo | Buck Martinez | Jaime Maggio | Oakland vs. Detroit | |||
2013 | 2013 MLB Postseason | Ernie Johnson | Ron Darling and Cal Ripken | Craig Sager | Atlanta vs. Los Angeles | NLCS: St. Louis vs. Los Angeles |
Brian Anderson | John Smoltz and Joe Simpson | Rachel Nichols | Boston vs. Tampa Bay | |||
Dick Stockton | Bob Brenly | Matt Winer | St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh | |||
Don Orsillo | Dennis Eckersley and Buck Martinez | David Aldridge | Oakland vs. Detroit | |||
2014 | 2014 AL Postseason | Ernie Johnson | Ron Darling and Cal Ripken | Matt Winer | Los Angeles vs. Kansas City | ALCS: Baltimore vs. Kansas City |
Brian Anderson | Dennis Eckersley and Joe Simpson | Jaime Maggio | Baltimore vs. Detroit | |||
2015 | 2015 NL Postseason | Ernie Johnson | Ron Darling and Cal Ripken | Matt Winer (Wild Card Game and NLCS) | Los Angeles vs. New York | NLCS: New York vs. Chicago |
Sam Ryan (NLDS and NLCS) | ||||||
Brian Anderson | Dennis Eckersley and Joe Simpson | Matt Winer | St. Louis vs. Chicago | |||
2016 | 2016 AL Postseason | Ernie Johnson | Ron Darling and Cal Ripken | Sam Ryan | Cleveland vs. Boston | ALCS: Cleveland vs. Toronto |
Brian Anderson | Dennis Eckersley and Joe Simpson | Matt Winer | Texas vs. Toronto | |||
2017 | 2017 NL Postseason | Ernie Johnson (Wild Card Game and NLDS) | Ron Darling | Sam Ryan | Washington vs. Chicago | NLCS: Los Angeles vs. Chicago |
Brian Anderson (NLCS) | ||||||
Brian Anderson | Dennis Eckersley and Joe Simpson | Lauren Shehadi | Los Angeles vs. Arizona | |||
2018 | 2018 AL Postseason | Brian Anderson | Ron Darling and Dennis Eckersley (Wild Card Game) | Lauren Shehadi | Boston vs. New York | ALCS: Boston vs. Houston |
Ron Darling (ALDS and ALCS) | ||||||
Don Orsillo | Dennis Eckersley | Hazel Mae | Houston vs. Cleveland | |||
2019 | 2019 NL Postseason | Ernie Johnson (Wild Card Game) | Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur (Wild Card Game and NLCS) | Lauren Shehadi | Atlanta vs. St. Louis | NLCS: St. Louis vs. Washington |
Brian Anderson (NLDS and NLCS) | Ron Darling (NLDS) | |||||
Ernie Johnson | Jeff Francoeur | Alex Chappell | Los Angeles vs. Washington | |||
2020 | 2020 AL Postseason | Brian Anderson | Ron Darling (ALDS) | Lauren Shehadi | Tampa Bay vs. New York | ALCS: Tampa Bay vs. Houston |
Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur (ALCS) | ||||||
Don Orsillo | Jeff Francoeur | Matt Winer | Oakland vs. Houston | |||
Rich Waltz | Jimmy Rollins | N/A | Tampa Bay vs. Toronto (Wild Card) | |||
2021 | 2021 NL Postseason | Brian Anderson | Ron Darling (Wild Card and NLDS) | Lauren Shehadi | San Francisco vs. Los Angeles | NLCS: Atlanta vs. Los Angeles |
Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur (NLCS) | ||||||
Don Orsillo | Jeff Francoeur | Matt Winer | Milwaukee vs. Atlanta |
In 2007, Don Orsillo and Joe Simpson called the one game playoff between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres to decide the National League wild card.[19] In 2008, Dick Stockton called the American Central tiebreaker game between the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins with Ron Darling, Harold Reynolds and field reporter Marc Fein. In 2009, Chip Caray, Ron Darling, and field reporter Craig Sager called the one game playoff between the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers for the American League Central title.
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- ^ a b "Ripken, Gwynn to broadcast for TBS". Yahoo! Sports. 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "'Hurt' Caray off postseason team". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2007-09-27. p. D1.
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- ^ "TBS' Ernie Johnson announces he won't cover the Major League Baseball playoffs due to blood clots in his legs". TMZ.com. October 1, 2018.
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External links[]
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