March 15, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; FS1 announcer Jason Benetti during the game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Washington State Cougars at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Jason Benetti has been selected as the play-by-play broadcaster for NBC and Peacock’s newly acquired ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ package, it was announced Wednesday.
Benetti is scheduled to get the call on March 26 when the two-time World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers open their season against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
He previously served as a live voice actor for NBC Sports’ MLB Sunday Leadoff on Peacock in 2022, and was in charge of baseball broadcasting for the 2021 NBC Tokyo Olympics.
“After Jason joins us for the 2022 baseball season, if we ever get MLB back, he will be my first call,” said NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood. “Jason is one of the best play-by-play announcers in the business, and we are thrilled to have him return full-time to NBC Sports starting with ‘Sunday Night Baseball.’”
NBC also announced that rather than having the same color commentator each week, analysts connected to the participating teams would join Benetti on each broadcast.
Benetti will remain as the Detroit Tigers’ play-by-play television broadcaster in addition to his NBC role. He is entering his third season in Detroit after spending the previous eight seasons as the television voice of the Chicago White Sox.
He has also joined Fox Sports’ national broadcasts starting in 2022, calling NFL, MLB, college football and college basketball games.
“I’m excited to rejoin the NBC Sports family,” Benetti said. “… It’s truly an honor to be a part of the dawn of ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ on NBC Sports. It will be a new and unique experience with analysts bringing different perspectives on the game each week.”
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