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WSBK-TV WSBK-TV (channel 38) is an independent television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside CBS owned-and-operated station WBZ-TV (channel 4). Both stations share studios on So ...

televised Friday night games in the

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WBZ-TV WBZ-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, airing programming from the CBS network. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside independent station WSBK-TV (ch ...

televised the

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game; these games were seen on

NESN New England Sports Network, popularly known as NESN , is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which owns a controlling 80% interest, and is the owner of Boston Red S ...

throughout the rest of New England.

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* Leo Egan (1970) *

Gary Thorne Gary F. Thorne (born June 9, 1948) is an American sportscaster. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for Baltimore Orioles games on MASN from 2007 to 2020. He has also worked for ESPN and ABC, including National Hockey League, Major Leagu ...

(1992-1993) *

Brent Musburger Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939) is an American sportscaster, currently the lead broadcaster and managing editor at Vegas Stats and Information Network (VSiN). With CBS Sports from 1973 until 1990, he was one of the original members ...

(1992) * Bob Montgomery (1992-1995) *

Gil Santos Gilbert A. Santos (April 19, 1938 – April 19, 2018) was an American radio play-by-play announcer based in the Boston area. He called games for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and the Boston Celtics of the National Baske ...

(1992) * John Rooke (1995) *

Steve Zabriskie Steven Kenneth Zabriskie (born May 13, 1947 in Palo Alto, California) is a retired American television sports announcer who is best known for calling Major League Baseball and college football. Announcing career Zabriskie was a television sports ...

(1996) * Doug Brown (1997-1998) *

Don Orsillo Don Orsillo (born December 16, 1968) is the play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres on Bally Sports San Diego and for the MLB on TBS. Orsillo was the television voice of the Boston Red Sox on NESN from 2001 to 2015. He was then hired b ...

(2000) * Hector Martinez (1994-2001) *

Jon Rish Jon Rish (born 1973) is an American former radio personality, best known for his work in the Boston area. Career Rish was a radio host for WEEI-FM in Boston. Rish attended Boston College and began his sportscasting experience on WZBC, the school ...

(2010, 2014) *

Eric Frede Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He was previously the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts until he left NESN and joined NBC Sports Boston and is currently an anchor for ...

(2010-2014) * Josh Maurer (2015) * Tom Caron (2016-present) *

Alex Faust Alex Faust (born January 14, 1989) is an American television sportscaster who is currently the television play-by-play voice for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He gained additional fame in 2018 when ''Jeopardy!'' hos ...

(2019) * Will Flemming (2019) * Mike Monaco (2019–present)

Color Commentator

Jerry Remy Gerald Peter Remy (November 8, 1952 – October 30, 2021) was an American professional baseball player and sports broadcaster. Remy played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for ten seasons—three with the California Angels (197 ...

(1992-1995) *

Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck", is an American professional baseball pitcher and former color commentator. Between 1975 and 1998, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, ...

(2003–2021) * Dave Roberts (2009) *

Buck Martinez John Albert "Buck" Martinez (born November 7, 1948) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and is currently the television play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball ( ...

(2009) * Tony Massarotti (2009) *

Rance Mulliniks Steven Rance Mulliniks (born January 15, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Playing career Originally drafted as a shortstop, Mulliniks made his major league debut in for the California Angels, batting .269 in 78 games. He ...

(2009) *

Rex Hudler Rex Allen Hudler (born September 2, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player and color commentator for the Kansas City Royals. He played a total of 14 seasons after being a first round draft pick of the New York Yankees ...

(2009) * Ron Coomer (2009) *

Ken Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal (born September 19, 1962) is an American sportswriter and reporter. He serves as a field reporter for '' Fox Major League Baseball'' since 2005, and was an in-studio reporter for MLB Network from 2009 to 2022. Since August 2017, ...

(2009) * Kevin Kennedy (2009) * Dwight Evans (2009) * Sean Casey (2009) *

Jim Kaat James Lee Kaat (; born November 7, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (–), ...

(2009) *

Gordon Edes Gordon Edes (born Sept. 24, 1954) is an American sportswriter who as a beat reporter covered all four major professional U.S. leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) in the course of a nearly 40-year career that began in 1976 with the '' Chicago Tribune' ...

(2009) * Bob Montgomery (2009) *

Frank Viola Frank John Viola Jr. (born April 19, 1960) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982–1989), New York Mets (1989–1991), Boston Red Sox (1992–1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), and To ...

(2009) * Sean McAdam (2009) * Brian Daubach (2009) *

Rick Dempsey John Rikard Dempsey (born September 13, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player.Gregg Zaun Gregory Owen Zaun (; born April 14, 1971) is an American baseball analyst, public speaker and a former professional baseball catcher. He played for nine teams over 16 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1995 until 2010, winning a World Series ...

(2011) *

Roy Smalley III Roy Frederick Smalley III (born October 25, 1952) is a former professional baseball shortstop, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 through 1987 for the Texas Rangers (1975–76), Minnesota Twins (1976–82; 1985–87), New York Y ...

(2012) * Peter Abraham (2012) *

Nick Cafardo Nicholas Dominic Cafardo (May 8, 1956 – February 21, 2019) was an American sportswriter and sports author. A longtime columnist and beat reporter for ''The Boston Globe'', he primarily covered the Boston Red Sox. In December 2019, Cafardo was ...

(2012–2013) *

Peter Gammons Peter Gammons (born April 9, 1945) is an American sportswriter, media personality, and musician. He is a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Early ...

(2012–2013) *

Jim Rice James Edward Rice (born March 8, 1953), nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and designated hitter. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2009, as the 103rd member voted in by the BBWAA. Rice p ...

(2013) * Rob Bradford (2013) *

(2013–2014) *

Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe (born June 1, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. During his career, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland I ...

(2013) *

Jonny Gomes Jonathan Johnson Gomes (; born November 22, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach. He is the minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He play ...

(2017–2018) * Mike Timlin (2017) *

Wade Boggs Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15, 1958) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He spent 18 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox. He also played for the New York Yankees (1993-1997), and the Tamp ...

(2017) * Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2017) * Lenny DiNardo (2017) *

Todd Walker Todd Arthur Walker (born May 25, 1973) is a former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 to 2007. Listed at and , he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Walker played college baseball at Lo ...

(2017, 2019) * John Valentin (2017) * Carlos Peña (2017) * Ellis Burks (2021–present) * Lenny DiNardo (2021)

Field Reporter

Kathryn Tappen Kathryn Tappen (born April 9, 1981) is an American sportscaster. Tappen works on NBC Sports Group's coverage of the Notre Dame Football, '' Football Night in America'', Golf, as well as the Summer and Winter Olympic Games among others. Early li ...

(2006-2011) *

Jade McCarthy Jade McCarthy (born July 20, 1980) is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports Boston who was a former anchor on ESPN's ''SportsCenter'' and former host of ''NESN Daily'' on NESN. Early life McCarthy was born in Newton, Massachusetts. As a child, ...

(2010-2011) *

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(2011) * Jamie Erdahl (2013–2014) * Jahmai Webster (2017) * Tom Caron (2017;2019)

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* Butch Stearns (1997-1998) *

(2006-2011) *

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(2013–present)

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* Brian Daubach (2009) * Tony Massarotti (2009) *

(2009) *

(2009–2018) *

Ken Ryan Kenneth Frederick Ryan, Jr. (born October 24, 1968), is an American former baseball pitcher. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Professional career After graduating in 1986 from Se ...

(2009) * Lenny DiNardo (2017–present) *

(2017–present) * Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2017) *

(2017) * John Valentin (2017) *

Manny Delcarmen Manuel Delcarmen (born February 16, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 through 2010, mainly for the Boston Red Sox; he was a member of Boston's 2007 World Se ...

(2018)

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* Spike Brown (1970)

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*During the 2013 season,

took a leave of absence after his son, Jared Remy, was arrested for murder. *Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy was off the air indefinitely during the 2009 season while he recovered from complications of cancer. NESN used guest analysts in his absence.

did the majority of home games and Dave Roberts did most of the road games.Boston Herald May 6, 2009 Cancer sidelines voice of Red Sox
/ref> * In 2000, Bob Rodgers replaced Bob Kurtz when he left to cover the

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. Tom Caron replaced Rodgers as studio host. * From 1990 to 2004, Sean McDonough missed Red Sox games while covering events for

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and

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

, making it necessary for the channel he was working for to hire a second announcer to serve as a fill-in.Boston.com Local Search - Boston Globe Archives
/ref> For games when Bob Montgomery served as the play by play announcer, NESN analyst Jerry Remy would serve as color commentator. * Dave O'Brien misses Red Sox games due to his work on

. * Dave Martin joined the Red Sox radio broadcast crew in June 1972 when John MacLean left due to illness * In 1970, announcers

Ken Coleman Kenneth Robert Coleman (April 22, 1925 – August 21, 2003) was an American radio and television sportscaster for more than four decades (1947–1989). Early life Coleman was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1925, the son of William (a salesma ...

Ned Martin Edwin Martin III (August 9, 1923 – July 23, 2002) was an American sportscaster, known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1992. Broadcasting career Martin was born in Wayne, Pennsylvani ...

, and

Johnny Pesky John Michael Pesky (born John Michael Paveskovich; February 27, 1919 – August 13, 2012), nicknamed "The Needle" and "Mr. Red Sox", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He was a shortstop and third baseman during a ...

refused to cross the picket line of

WHDH-TV WHDH (channel 7) is an independent television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by Sunbeam Television alongside Cambridge-licensed CW affiliate WLVI (channel 56). WHDH and WLVI share studios at Bulfinch Place (nea ...

's electrical workers. During the strike, Leo Egan called games on television and Spike Brown handled the radio broadcasts. * Don Gillis filled in most for most of the 1957 season while Curt Gowdy was out with a bad back. * The only game broadcast in 1926 was opening day * Bill Kulik was only a part-time broadcaster * Juan Oscar Baez joined Spanish radio crew in June after J.P. Villaman's death * On July 25, 2008, WTTT swapped call signs with sister station WWDJ in

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* Jon Rish resigned during the 2013 season. He was replaced by Sean Grande and Lou Merloni

References

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Boston Red Sox broadcasters

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