Andy Freed (born 1971 in Ellicott City, Maryland) is a radio announcer for the

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baseball team. He and fellow broadcaster Dave Wills shared

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and color commentating duties for the Rays from 2005 until Wills' death in 2023, often alternating roles for several innings at a time during ballgames. In 2016, Freed signed a contract extension with the Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network which will keep him with the team until at least the 2019 season. During baseball's offseason, Freed has done

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broadcasts for ESPN Regional. Freed's radio career has featured work with the

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, the

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, and the St. Lucie Mets in minor league baseball. He also did radio broadcasts for Providence College basketball,

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basketball, College of New Jersey football, and

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soccer. Freed started his broadcast career while still a student at his alma mater,

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, when he covered various sporting events for the university's radio station,

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Personal life

Andy Freed grew up outside of

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as a

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fan. In 1992, he met longtime Orioles and ESPN broadcaster

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, who became a mentor for Freed when he was getting started in the business. Freed and his wife Amy have three children named Sarah, Casey, and Madeline. They also have a dog named Charlie Brown.

References

External links

Official bio at raysbaseball.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freed, Andy 1971 births Living people American radio sports announcers Association football commentators College basketball announcers in the United States College football announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters Minor League Baseball broadcasters Place of birth missing (living people) Tampa Bay Rays announcers Towson University alumni