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ESPN Radio’s Jon ‘Boog’ Sciambi: Calling 18-inning World Series Game 3 was a battle of concentration

The schedule and announcers for MLB's Wild Card Series were announced on Sunday night shortly after the regular season ended. Photo Credit: ESPN/YouTube.

Schedule, announcers for MLB Wild Card Series revealed

The postseason begins on Tuesday.

By Michael Dixon OnSep 28, 2025 0
Boog Sciambi on Pablo Torre Finds Out

Boog Sciambi on ex-athletes becoming broadcasters: ‘More often than not, they’re not very good’

"It's hard to be an analyst."

By Drew Lerner OnSep 2, 2025 0

13-year-old umpire superfan stars on Cubs-Cardinals broadcast

"His dad said, 'What are you looking at?' And he said, 'I'm watching the umpires.'"

By Matt Clapp OnAug 9, 2025 0
Justin Turner and friends celebrate a home run. Photo Credit: Marquee Sports Network.

Marquee broadcast shows Justin Turner’s fake testicle home run celebration

"It's you, Justin Turner. You are our fan of the game. Wooo."

By Michael Dixon OnJun 12, 2025 0
Jon "Boog" Sciambi

Jon ‘Boog’ Sciambi hates MLB trade deadline: ‘They all act so conservatively’

"The trade deadline stinks, man."

By Reice Shipley OnAug 22, 2024 3

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Awful Announcing’s 2024 local MLB broadcaster rankings

Despite David Cone's on-air explanation of how legal substances could appear suspicious, Edwin Díaz was ejected from Sunday's game.

David Cone’s analysis lent credence to Edwin Díaz’s sticky situation

"It can definitely make your fingers discolored like that."

By Sam Neumann OnJun 24, 2024 6
Jon "Boog" Jon Sciambi on Meadowlark Media's "Pablo Torre Finds Out."

Jon Sciambi on play-by-play announcers: ‘We all try to sound like a 67-year-old white guy’

"That's not how I speak. I really want to be as far away from that as possible."

By Arthur Weinstein OnMay 16, 2024 5
Jon "Boog" Jon Sciambi on Meadowlark Media's "Pablo Torre Finds Out."

Jon ‘Boog’ Sciambi blasts Pablo Torre, Mina Kimes on Tom Brady: ‘Smart people say dumb things’

"For it to be executed at the highest, highest level, it's two parts — it's diagnosing and articulating."

By Sam Neumann OnMay 14, 2024 3
Jay Williams and Jon Sciambi Photo Credit: ESPN

ESPN’s Jay Williams blames Jon Sciambi for hilarious predicament after UNC comment

"You did this to me. This is your fault."

By Arthur Weinstein OnJan 17, 2024 0
Dan Shulman

Dan Shulman gracious as he leaves ESPN World Series radio booth for Jon Sciambi

Dan Shulman left the ESPN Radio booth for Jon Sciambi for the 2023 World Series, and Shulman was gracious towards Shulman after his exit.

By Chris Novak OnOct 29, 2023 3

Cubs announcers unhappy with stoppage to honor player’s record

"Always been a fan of Jon Sciambi but this is weak."

By Arthur Weinstein OnSep 28, 2023 9
Keith Hernandez, Gary Cohen have fun with Boog Sciambi during Mets-Cubs broadcast

Keith Hernandez, Gary Cohen have fun with Boog Sciambi during Mets-Cubs broadcast

"Boog bought in. He decided that he wanted to be on the broadcast."

By Sam Neumann OnMay 26, 2023 0
Jon Sciambi at the MLB Winter Meetings in 2019.

Jon Sciambi will take over ESPN Radio World Series calls from Dan Shulman next year

In addition to TV work for the Cubs, Sciambi has done a lot of MLB radio work. Now, he'll get to call the World Series for radio as well, beginning in 2023.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 17, 2022 6

Jon Sciambi and Jim DeShaies will remain in the Cubs booth after extensions

Boog and JD deliver everything you could want in a local broadcast.

By Jay Rigdon OnFeb 15, 2022 2
Doug Glanville on a Marquee Cubs broadcast.

Doug Glanville began a Marquee Cubs broadcast solo while Boog Sciambi and Jim Deshaies waited on COVID tests

Glanville wound up flying solo at the start of Marquee's Cubs broadcast Friday.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 3, 2021 0

Bally Sports, Marquee feeds cut out as Cubs’ Willson Contreras hits go-ahead homer in 9th vs D-Backs

On a ball down the line too. This was a rough situation to be put in for Cubs play-by-play man Boog Sciambi, who wasn't even at the stadium.

By Matt Clapp OnJul 17, 2021 1

Marquee Sports Network won’t make Boog Sciambi and Jim Deshaies wear ties on broadcasts

Marquee is loosening its collar for Cubs game broadcasts.

By Ian Casselberry OnMar 31, 2021 3

Chipper Jones delights Jon Sciambi by revealing baseball cards had his measurements wrong

Sciambi: "Shorter and fatter!"

By Jay Rigdon OnSep 30, 2020 0

ESPN’s Jon Sciambi on calling KBO broadcasts: “Smile and have some fun”

Sciambi has been paired with Eduardo Perez and Kyle Peterson for early-morning telecasts.

By Ian Casselberry OnJun 1, 2020 2

Jon Sciambi tells the hilarious story of the time he gave Chipper Jones hitting advice, and Jones stared up at the booth after...

Chipper Jones was not happy that a hitting tip from play-by-play man Jon Sciambi didn't work.

By Matt Clapp OnMay 16, 2019 0
Jon Sciambi

Jon Sciambi started to call a pitch from a different MLB game he was watching on his phone

While broadcasting a Dodgers-Angels clash on ESPN Radio, Sciambi started to call a pitch from the Padres-Diamondbacks game.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 9, 2018 3
Aaron Boone on Sunday Night Baseball

Candidates to replace Dan Shulman on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball taking shape

ESPN has several qualified candidates to replace Dan Shulman.

By Ken Fang OnJan 11, 2018 6

Jon Sciambi just can’t catch a break

Poor Jon Sciambi. The veteran ESPN play-by-play man seems to be the foil for Wednesday Night Baseball analysts Rick...

By Ken Fang OnApr 21, 2016 1

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