Aaron Goldsmith (born August 29, 1983) is an American sportscaster who leads play-by-play for Root Sports Northwest for the

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. In the

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, he provides play-by-play for Pac-12 basketball on

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Early years

Goldsmith was born in

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, but grew up in

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. He obtained a History degree from

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Career

Upon graduation, Goldsmith began play-by-play broadcasting as an intern for Gateway Grizzlies games. In 2007, he provided 2-innings of play-by-play for each home game. Goldsmith followed this up with an unpaid internship with the Bourne Braves of the

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, and then a similar position with the

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. In all cases, he called select games or innings, and often found himself starving after calling games. After a brief time with the Sea Dogs, Goldsmith worked as the play-by-play voice for the

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. He also served as the team's manager of broadcasting and public relations. Goldsmith remained with the RoughRiders for two seasons. During his time with the RoughRiders, Goldsmith proposed to his wife, Heather, and she accepted. In 2012, Goldsmith was hired to be the play-by-play voice for the Pawsox Radio Network, provided play-by-play for every game that season, a first for himself. Goldsmith admits he joined the PawSox because of their history of producing big-name announcers; he knew that was not guaranteed. In 2013, Goldsmith joined the Mariners announcing team alongside Rick Rizzs. Goldsmith and his family now live in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland. Goldsmith's play-by-play style is often attributed to an adaptation of

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, but Goldsmith attributes his style to his work with Eric Nadel and Dave O'Brien. On December 26, 2021, he was a last-minute substitution for Gus Johnson, teaming with Aqib Talib for an

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game in Seattle between the

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and the

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. Goldsmith has yet to win the Washington State Sportscaster of the Year award, three times losing out to long-time Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims. In January 2023, Goldsmith elected to remain with the Mariners after being the St. Louis Cardinals' top candidate for their lead TV job. Goldsmith became the Mariners' full-time TV broadcaster after Sims, who Goldsmith had split time with in the role since his hiring, left Seattle to replace John Sterling as the radio voice of the

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following the 2024 season.

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