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Brooke Fletcher (born May 16, 1992) is an on-air talent for
Bally Sports FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports) is a group of regional sports networks in the United States owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group). The networks carry regional broadcasts of sporting events from variou ...
,
Chicago Sports Network Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) is an American regional sports network owned by Standard Media, the Wirtz Corporation, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, and Jerry Reinsdorf, owner of the Chicago Bulls and White Sox franchises. It launched after t ...
, and the
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. She co-hosts the Bally Sports show ''The Rally'' and previously covered the
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,
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, and
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for
Bally Sports Detroit FanDuel Sports Network Detroit is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. It provides coverage of local sports teams in the st ...
. Her father is Scott Fletcher, who played 15 seasons in
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including his final season for Tigers in 1995. He’s currently a minor league instructor for the Tigers. Her brother-in-law is
Gordon Beckham James Gordon Beckham III (born September 16, 1986) is an American former professional baseball infielder who serves as a fill-in sportscaster for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Wh ...
, who played for the Tigers in the 2019 season. She married
Padres {{About, the Roman Catholic priests' organization, other uses, Padres (disambiguation) ''Padres Asociados para Derechos Religiosos, Educativos, y Sociales'' ( Spanish for "Priests Associated for Religious, Education, and Social Rights") is a Chica ...
infielder Jake Cronenworth on January 18, 2025.


Early life and college

Fletcher was born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
while her dad was playing for the
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. Her family moved to
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when she was two. She graduated from Starr's Mill High School in 2010, and went to
Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a tota ...
. She majored in business marketing and minored in Spanish, was in a sorority,
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and was involved in Auburn’s television station, Eagle Eye TV.


Career


Pageantry

She was
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in 2015 and Miss Georgia Teen USA in 2009, and first runner-up for Miss Teen USA 2009. In
Miss USA 2015 Miss USA 2015 was the 64th Miss USA pageant, held at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 12, 2015. All fifty states and the District of Columbia competed. Nia Sanchez of Nevada crowned her successor Olivia Jo ...
, Fletcher competed against fellow future sportscaster Katie George of Kentucky.


Sports reporting

Fletcher started her career at
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in production then covered college sports on
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and the
SEC Network SEC Network (SECN) is an American multinational sports network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and Hearst Communications (which hold ...
. In 2018, she joined
Bally Sports Detroit FanDuel Sports Network Detroit is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. It provides coverage of local sports teams in the st ...
as a host and reporter on
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, Red Wings, and
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broadcasts. She left Bally Sports Detroit in 2022 to co-host ''The Rally'' on
Bally Sports FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports) is a group of regional sports networks in the United States owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group). The networks carry regional broadcasts of sporting events from variou ...
. She also joined
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for its coverage of the
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...
games and the
Big Ten Network Big Ten Network (BTN) is an American sports network based in Chicago, Illinois. The channel is dedicated to coverage of College athletics, collegiate sports sanctioned by the Big Ten Conference, including live and recorded event telecasts, news ...
for their college football coverage in 2022. In 2025, Fletcher joined
Chicago Sports Network Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) is an American regional sports network owned by Standard Media, the Wirtz Corporation, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, and Jerry Reinsdorf, owner of the Chicago Bulls and White Sox franchises. It launched after t ...
to cover the
Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...
, one of the teams her father Scott Fletcher played for.


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