The 2013 MLB season is just around the corner. This week as Opening Day draws near we'll break down each network that covers America's pastime including announcers, schedules, and quick facts about the coverage coming your way this season. First up, ESPN.
Quick Hits
-This will be the 24th season of Major League Baseball on ESPN
-ESPN airs games on Monday, Wednesday (non-exclusive) and Sunday nights (exclusive)
-Baseball Tonight airs nightly at 10 PM & Midnight and Sundays before and after SNB
-ESPN airs coverage of Opening Day and three major holiday telecasts
-The Home Run Derby airs the night before the All-Star Game at Citi Field July 15th
-John Kruk joins Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball
-Entire MLB Postseason can be heard on ESPN Radio
Announcers
Sunday Night: Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser and John Kruk. Reporter – Buster Olney
Monday Night: Dave O’Brien, Aaron Boone and Rick Sutcliffe. Reporter – Tim Kurkjian
Wednesday Night: Sean McDonough, Nomar Garciaparra and rotating cast of analysts*.
*ESPN will be trying something new on their Wednesday night contests. A network spokesman says ESPN will "put play-by-play commentators and analysts on specific games that they have a tie to." This could mean Nomar Garicaparra on Red Sox games or Manny Acta on Indians games and more possibilities with the network's deep stable of analysts.
MLB on ESPN Radio: Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton
ESPN Desportes: Ernesto Jerez and Candy Maldonado
Baseball Tonight
Hosts: Karl Ravech, Jon Sciambi, Chris Berman (occasionally around All Star Weekend), Adnan Virk
Analysts: Barry Larkin, Curt Schilling, Doug Glanville, Chris Singleton, Alex Cora, Manny Acta, Hershiser, Kruk, Boone, Sutcliffe, Garciaparra, Mulder
Reporters: Buster Olney, Tim Kurkjian, Pedro Gomez, Jason Stark
Schedule
Opening Night, Sunday, March 31
Texas Rangers at Houston Astros, ESPN, 8:00 PM
Opening Day, Monday, April 1st
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, ESPN, 1:00 PM
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN, 4:00 PM
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, ESPN2, 7:00 PM
St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks, ESPN2, 10:00 PM
ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, 8:00 PM
March 31 Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
April 07 Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers (ESPN2)
April 14 Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees
April 21 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies
April 28 Atlanta Braves at Detroit Tigers
May 05 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants
May 12 Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox
May 19 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers
May 26 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
July 14 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
July 21New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
A huge tip of the cap to Sammy for our MLB TV Primers!
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