MLB Wild Card viewership sees big jump on day one
Tigers-Astros on ABC averaged 3.19 million viewers, up 44% from last season.
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Tigers-Astros ESPN on ABC broadcast hit major audio issues with both sound and sync
A lot of audio problems showed up for many trying to watch Tigers-Astros on ABC.
ESPN/ABC graphics glitch showed incorrect stats during Tigers-Astros Wild Card game
Die-hard Tigers and Astros fans were quick to notice the issue.
Justin Verlander shares deep MLB pitching insights during game
"The analytics … it's going to be hard to put that genie back in the bottle."
White Sox announcers were hilariously unaware of tradition in road city
"Like it's Halloween and I don't have candy at the door."
Rays broadcasters roast fan during fantasy football punishment
"That's not a happy clown."
Announcer forgets which team he’s calling on home run
"20th of the year for Corey Seager and it gets the Astros out front early."
Pirates announcer usurps Astros broadcast with home run call
"Clear the deck! Cannonball coming!"
Houston radio host blasts Twins fans for cheering José Altuve hit by pitch
"When he gets hit on the wrist or the face, or wherever the f*ck he got hit by, and you cheer, you're a f*cking a**hole."
A.J. Pierzynski critical of MLB’s arbitrary replay rules: ‘This is stupidity’
"We got to be better than this in 2024 with replay."
MLB player makes defensive gaffe while mic’d up
This could have gone better.
Alex Bregman’s son interrupts postgame interview wanting to go to batting cage
"He's been begging all weekend."
Astros’ host Vanessa Richardson discusses getting drenched on TV
"People can see it, so that's why I just acknowledged it. It's raining, and we are drenched."
Julia Morales reflects on first broadcast: ‘What a cool experience’
Houston Astros reporter Julia Morales called her first-ever MLB game on Monday night, making history in the process.
Jenny Cavnar & Julia Morales become first women announcers to call same MLB game
The Astros' TV crew devised a plan to prop Morales into the booth, setting up a historic broadcast on both networks.
Player’s stellar effort confuses announcers, camera operator
Took a while to figure out exactly what happened.
Rangers announcers rip terrible Ángel Hernández calls: Ángel’s got a dinner reservation’
"You have got to be kidding me! What in the world?
Connor Onion making MLB broadcasting debut on FS1 this Saturday
Connor Onion's broadcasting career is leveling up.
Astros announcer Todd Kalas almost shouts himself hoarse calling no-hitter’s final out
"First no-hitter of the 2024 MLB season — with my man Todd Kalas on the call! Nicely done TK!!!!"
Astros’ Jose Urquidy calls Yordan Alvarez’s home run: ‘I want that every day’
"I want that every day. We love him, we love him."
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred leaving legacy of media missteps
"He will be the next villain in the 'Batman' movie. And he’d be a good one."
Al Michaels joked about Astros scandal during ‘TNF’ game
The joke was there for Al Michaels. He took it.
Seven-game ALCS gives Fox best LCS viewership since 2019
Fox's ALCS coverage drew the network's best viewership for the penultimate MLB playoff round since 2019.
Brian Anderson had memorable signoff on historic comeback day: ‘Baseball is not boring. Baseball is great!’
"This is going to go down as one of the all-time great days in postseason baseball history."
David Ortiz savagely mocks A-Rod and Derek Jeter for historic 2004 ALCS collapse
"It’s not over. We lost a series being up 3-0."
