And if one of those teams offered him a special assistant, advisor or other type of job with a significant voice he would be interested. Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Twitter and Facebook. Pre- and post-game host Rich Hollenberg, and radio broadcasters Andy Freed, Neil Solondz and Dave Wills have all been used in last two years. 40-Man Roster; Non-Roster Invitees; Depth Chart; Coaches; Red Sox Top 30 Prospects; Starting Lineups; Transactions; Injury Updates; Draft . Want more of our free, weekly newslettersinyourinbox? 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He also served as assistant program director for WRIV in Providence, R.I., for three years, and as a sales executive for Telemundo Tampa from 2011-13. (Warriors at Rest). Posted at 9:50 AM, Feb 08, 2022. and last updated 6:50 AM, Feb 08, 2022. Subscribe to our free Rays Report newsletter. List of Tampa Bay Rays broadcasters Broadcasters for the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team. This makes that look stable. Theres no anything. Staats relates the concept of positivity to his own career, to baseball and to the world at large. Burkhardt, who primarily calls NFL games and hosts Foxs baseball studio show, will work 20 or so road games veteran play-by-play man Dewayne Staats is scheduled to take off on the Fox Sports Sun broadcasts. [1] During baseball's offseason, Freed has done college basketball broadcasts for ESPN Regional. Tampa Bay Rays transferred CF Kevin Kiermaier from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Odds & lines subject to change. Become a member today and receive all the best benefits to see the Rays at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays are currently playing the Baltimore Orioles in a four-game series. NCAAF - Georgia is a top football dynasty with resounding CFP title victory. Tampa Bay Rays pitchers Ryan Yarbrough (48) and Ryne Stanek embrace after giving an interview after . Should T-shirts be allowed on The Villages golf courses? Unfortunately, the regional sports network that carries Rays broadcasts Bally Sports denied Rays fans from seeing their local woman broadcaster honored as well, per the Tampa Bay Times: The historic game could have had more of a local angle, as Rays in-game reporter Tricia Whitaker was invited to be part of the crew but was not allowed due to Bally Sports Sun rules. * Cash and staff met with MLB officials Joe Torre, Peter Woodfork and Chris Young to discuss potential rule changes and similar issues, but said there was nothing definitive. He also said his unexpected June 7 firing as Angels manager, with a 27-29 record amid a 12-game losing streak, ended his relationship with the organization he called home for 33 years, including his first 30 before returning as manager in 2020. Infielder Matt Duffy is going to be out a couple days in a preventative measure after feeling tightness in his left hamstring during baserunning drills Wednesday. Todd's ball was thrown to former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt, who, like Todds father, is also in the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame. It will be the first time in MLB history where the broadcasters for a game are all women. NFL - Cardinals fire HC Kliff Kingsbury, GM Steve Keim to step away. Tricia Whitaker denied opportunity to appear on MLBs historic all-women broadcast by Bally Sports, 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Boston Red Sox Boston New York Yankees NY Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Toronto Blue Jays Toronto. He remains one of three Rays players born in St. Petersburg, along with Casey Kotchman and Ryan Weber. He has compiled a 1,382-1,216 (.532) record over parts of 19 seasons with the Rays, Cubs and Angels, winning the jinx-breaking 2016 World Series with Chicago. Theres only so much time.. He also fills in as pregame host for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Tampa Bay Times reached out to Bally Sports twice for clarity or comment, and the silence might speak for itself. In 2017, Doug and his Bally Sports Sun crew won a Suncoast Sports Emmy Award for "Demo Day," a one-time special program that aired during a Rays home game. Because the manager has so many voices in the back of his head by the time the game begins, its not his game like it had been. Greg joined the BallparkDJ team in February of 2019. He and his wife, Jill, reside in St. Petersburg with their three children: Jason, 17; Lindsey, 15; and Bryan, 11. He also appeared as a regular contributor on Solamente Pelota (Only Baseball) on SiriusXM, hosted his own show on WQBN 1300 AM and has been a guest analyst on USF Spanish broadcasts and on baseball broadcasts and talk shows in Managua, Nicaragua. She is a two-time Emmy Award recipient, receiving accolades for hosting 2020s Salute to the Troops pregame special, as well as for a 2018 production on the legacy of Peyton Manning. He said he also will remain a part of the Tampa Bay baseball community. The video is no longer on Barstool's site, but Kevin Draper of Deadspin found the entire clip (warning: NSFW language). [4] Staats has been a broadcaster for several teams over his 40+ year career. Austen called Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love "a little bitch" several times, noted she "didn't even know Mexicans were that smart" and said the "Chinese guy is always the smartest guy in math class.". 40-Man Roster Depth Chart Non-Roster Invitees Coaches Top 30 Prospects Transactions Front Office Broadcasters Player Search Pronunciation Guide Minor League Affiliates. Breaking News. He enthusiastically works with the ALS Association. The tense thriller Fall gripped audiences last year with its epic heights and intense plot of two women stranded on top of a radio tower, Lego has announced some new sets for Disneys 100th anniversary including 18 adorable collectable minifigures. Before he left for the Astros, former pre- and post-game host Todd Kalas was the regular fill-in. [1], Kalas graduated from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1988 with a degree in broadcast journalism. That could include taking a family summer trip that previously had been unworkable, and even more since a son-in-law is former big-league reliever Dan Wheeler, who played through the 2013 season. Or was the decision made in order to distance Sinclair Media from an event that celebrates an historic accomplishment by women, and therefore toes the line too close to feminism? "You thought things were crazy with (former owner Vince) Naimoli. Want more of our free, weekly newslettersinyourinbox? [6][7], On September 29, 2019, it was announced by the Astros that they had extended Kalas contract through the end of the 2021 season, along with that of his TV-broadcasting sidekick, color-man Geoff Blum.[8][9]. Tricia Whitaker is widely respected in the industry, in the Rays organization, among Rays players, and by the fans but not, evidently, by her employer. He was chosen from more than 300 applicants for the No. That would mean one, or a combination, from the group of Bally pregame host Rich Hollenberg, and radio broadcasters Andy Freed, Neil Solondz and Dave Wills. FanSided.com FanSided MLB Sites 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. Sign up for the Rays Report weekly newsletter to get fresh perspectives on the Tampa Bay Rays and the rest of the majors from sports columnist John Romano. That the Angels are heading to an eighth straight season of missing the playoffs and seventh straight losing record, despite having one of the games best players in Mike Trout and another in Shohei Ohtani (the past five seasons) is strange and frustrating, Maddon said. It is appalling that any employer would deny their employee this honor, and the local media should not allow Bally Sports to remain silent on the matter. Rays were fearless on the bases in 2022. Im around family and friends. The milestone for the sport has been widely lauded, and the women involved rightfully praised for their accomplishments. Her professional career began as a web reporter with the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever. The idea is that youre anticipating that theyll be in the race, and by taking a couple road trips off, youll be refreshed and ready to fire until the end there, he said. Its at the point where some GM should really just put a uniform on and go down to the dugout, or their main analytical membrane, he should go down to the dugout, he said. Orestes Destrade is out after 11 seasons, saying he was very thankful and very appreciative for the opportunity from the network, as well as the connection he made with the team and bond with the fans. Maddon said he is going to bed earlier (9-9:30 p.m.), getting up earlier (5-5:30 a.m.) and making the most of each day as a civilian. He is spending time with his soon to be 90-year-old mother, Beanie, who is in an assisted living facility, and still cracking jokes. So were staying in touch.. 197679Announcer, Marquis Downs and Regina Exhibition Park (May-Oct.) 1977-84Announcer, assistant racing secretary, Portland Meadows . Im excited about the opportunity to call games for one of the most underrated teams in baseball and cant wait to watch the Rays in action this season, he said in a release. NFL - Bills' Damar Hamlin released . Doug is a St. Petersburg native and graduate of Northeast High School. Tampa Bay Times columnist Tom Jones offers up the best and worst from a weekend of televised sports. Freed started his broadcast career while still a student at his alma mater, Towson State University, when he covered various sporting events for the university's radio station, WTMD. But he wouldnt take just any job, given his disdain for how many teams are currently structured, insisting on having mutual trust with his boss You just cant shut it down because you go through a losing streak, he said and a commonality of purpose. He has broadcast more than 6,000 MLB games in his career, including nine no-hitters. Theres no emotion anymore. . He has also worked locally as a sportscaster for Mira TV Tampa. It isnt just an issue in Anaheim, Maddon said. So its not anything really that different; almost everybody in the business is doing something like this now.. He did say there are a couple guys running teams he wouldnt say who that he appreciates and respects for having the kind of strong balance between the old and the new that he finds appealing. Grandkids are growing quickly, Staats said. Bill Couch, the original and only public-address voice of the Devil Rays, was fired Tuesday. Early life and education [ edit] 1975Announcer, Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Dewayne anchors the Emmy Award-winning Bally Sports Sun telecast this year, his 46th season broadcasting major league baseball and 24th with the Rays. Secure your game tickets today. Prior to being selected out of high school by the Devil Rays in the third round of the 1999 Amateur Draft, he had signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of South Florida. Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Boston Red Sox Boston New York Yankees NY Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Toronto Blue Jays Toronto. There comes a point where I obviously still want to do it and enjoy doing it and all that, but if I could get off the road once in a while, I think Ill do that, said Staats, 70. Im having I dont want to say the best time of my life its just something I have not done, Maddon said. Andy was named 2015 Florida Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Brian has four children: Rylyn Mae, 16; Jackson James, 14; Harper Marie, 5; and Baker James, 2. 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Destrade, who was limited to occasional duty last season because of serious medical issues with his wife and a son, will be involved with the upcoming World Baseball Classic in Miami, and with several projects in Japan, where he played five seasons and remains very popular. Andy returns to the booth for his 17th season with the Rays broadcast team, which was voted tops in the American League by subscribers of The Athletic in 2020. Sure, he will miss being at Tropicana Field with the Angels this week, visiting old friends from his 2006-14 tenure leading the Rays, catching up with other bay area buddies, grabbing lunch or a late dinner at the Ava restaurant in South Tampa that he co-owns. I carried a lot of water for this franchise when they've had very bad baseball teams. I still text with a lot of the players, I text with a lot of the staff. Want more of our free, weekly newslettersinyourinbox? Heriberto Hernandez is the 26th ranked prospect by the community. He is a part of the University of South Florida basketball radio broadcast team. Dewayne has also handled play-by-play for FOX Sports national baseball coverage. He and his wife, Amy, reside in Bradenton, Fla. with their daughter Sarah, 18, twins Casey and Maddie, 11, and rescue dog, Charlie. And thats where this tremendous disconnect is formed., Maddon said he hasnt given much thought to what hell do next if its not managing, noting his days are filled with fun: Ive got the three Gs golfing, gardening and grilling.. In 1975-76 he was sports director at KPLR TV in St. Louis and received an Emmy nomination. At Syracuse, he worked at WAER radio to call Syracuse Orange sports.[2][3]. Bally officials said the exact number of games Staats will skip has not been finalized, as some will be shown exclusively on national networks. Letsgetstarted. Neil begins his 10th season on the Rays Baseball Network as host of the pre- and postgame shows, This Week in Rays Baseball, fill-in play-by-play voice and studio analyst. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. In 2004, he was presented a key to the city of St. Petersburg by Mayor Rick Baker. Staats, 66, said he was fine with the move, and has no plans to step down anytime soon, having been with the Rays since their 1998 inception. Carson Williams speaks on his excitement to start the season, improving his game . Tricia graduated from Indiana University with a degree in communications. December 31, 1965 (age 57) Houston, Texas. in 1995, then served as the sports director with Time Warner Cable (now Spectrum Sports) in Clearwater from 1995-97, where he received a CableACE award for the best local sports program. Toward the end of the session, Barstool's Dan Katz told Austen, "We might have to hire you because you're going to get fired.". 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Hiring Burkhardt, 44, who worked previously on Mets telecasts, provides a regular fill-in for Staats. In Daniel Robertsons return to Rays, a clear mind is what matters, Sign up for the Rays Report weekly newsletter, Tyler Glasnow makes life miserable for Rays hitters. * Relief candidate Ian Gibaut is likely to miss most of spring training after a specialist confirmed he has a mild lat strain. Melanie Newman, Sarah Langs, Alanna Rizzo, Heidi Watney and Lauren Gardner spoke to @LesterHoltNBC ahead of their history-making broadcast of the Baltimore Orioles-Tampa Bay Rays game. Tampa Bay's own Rays Baseball Announcer, Orestes Destrade joins us to talk about hte upcoming season for the Rays and what . He has two daughters, Stephanie Wheeler and Alexandra, and three grandchildren: Gabriel, 16; Zachary, 13; and Evie, 10. He came to the Rays after 11 seasons as part of the White Sox radio broadcast team primarily hosting the pre- and postgame shows. Its always nice and then well get a week in and you get over playing games that dont count, he said. His timeline to return to game action is 6-8 weeks. So its all good. Kevin Burkhardt has been calling football games and hosting the Fox baseball show. ST. PETERSBURG Joe Maddon is managing just fine in his first summer without pro baseball in 47 years. Two Bally officials did not respond to requests for comment. In 2016, Freed signed a contract extension with the Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network which will keep . Its the non-sexy stuff that has to get better. 1 prospect Taj Bradley gets a much anticipated Saturday start vs. N.Y. Tickets for Rays Spring Training, presented by Visit Tampa Bay, are on sale now! He and his wife, Sari, reside in Palm Harbor with their daughters, Emily, 14, and Abby, 13. By contrast, Baltimore Orioles sideline reporter Melanie Newman will be part of the broadcast. In the 2013 interview below, Joe Gumm, morning anchor of WTSP-10 News in Tampa, gives us a behind the scenes perspective with Greg on the job in Do My Job: Voice of the Tampa Bay Rays. Its probably more caution on our part but he has had (hamstring issues before) so were going to do everything we can to knock that out of there, manager Kevin Cash said. One of them called me (Friday). Dave served as the pitching coach/recruiting coordinator with Elmhurst (Ill.) College in 1989, and as interim head coach at the University of Chicago in 1990. Organizationally, Im kind of numb to the whole thing. Staats said he is planning to work pretty much all of the games at the start of the season, then begin taking some off around the All-Star break and into the early part of the second half. Even though he lived in Illinois, he began following the expansion Houston Colt .45s as a natural extension of the Westerns he . Andys baseball radio career began as a broadcast assistant with the Orioles flagship station WBAL conducting postgame interviews for all home games during the 1990-93 seasons. And now thats done.. They reside in Lutz. He was also selected by the Diamondbacks as their first pick in the 1997 Expansion Draft. . He spent six years in the majors with the Devil Rays, Marlins and Royals and 11 seasons overall in professional baseball. Fox Sports Florida's Emily Austen, who worked as a sideline reporter on Orlando Magic and Tampa Bay Rays broadcasts, has been taken off the air by the network after she made racist and. He began his baseball career in 1991 with the Louisville Redbirds. Teams. Dewayne was named a finalist for the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, in 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2019. Transaction. Her career experience also includes a two-year stint covering professional and collegiate teams, including the Brewers, for the ABC affiliate in Green Bay. His first play-by-play action came with the Class-A Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League from 1991-95, where he was the franchises first radio voice. Subscribe to our free Rays Report newsletter. He joined GDL to explain what it was like calling the games . Andy Freed (born 1971 in Ellicott City, Maryland) is a radio announcer for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. Single-game tickets for the 2023 regular season are on sale now. Its not just bright, shiny objects they have that. Couch said he received a phone call around 7 p.m. with the news but not much of an explanation. University, where he called basketball, football and lacrosse during his time at school. He joinedthe Rays after serving as the voice of the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox for four seasons. Tampa Bay Rays Broadcasters Television Radio Spanish Radio Television Dewayne Staats Dewayne anchors the Emmy Award-winning Bally Sports Sun telecast this year, his 46th season broadcasting major league baseball and 24th with the Rays. After his father Harry's death on April 13, 2009, Todd, along with his younger brothers Brad and Kane, threw out the first pitch at the first home game in Philadelphia four days later. Austen, a Tampa native, was hired by Fox Sports for Rays and Magic coverage after serving . [4] He is currently teamed with color commentator Brian Anderson. St. Louis acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays in the Randy Arozarena deal, which looked to be a pretty one-sided deal at the time. The Rays are currently 2-0 down in the series after losing 1-5 in the first game and 3-5 in the second game. By leaving the reason up to speculation, Bally Sports is either welcoming the worst interpretations, or hiding from accountability. Rather than returning to Tropicana Field this week, the former Rays skipper is enjoying a summer off and will be selective about taking another managing job. New York Mets (1992-1993) Philadelphia Phillies (1994-1996) Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays (1998-2016) Houston Astros (2017-present) Todd Harry Kalas (born December 31, 1965) is an American sportscaster, employed since 2017 as a television play-by-play announcer for Houston . #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/Wb0K8k3NYO. Sign up for the Rays Report weekly newsletter to get fresh perspectives on the Tampa Bay Rays and the rest of the majors from sports columnist John Romano. Dewayne was inducted into the Tampa Bay Sports Club Hall of Fame in 2018. Gambling problem? Freed's radio career has featured work with the Pawtucket Red Sox, the Trenton Thunder, and the St. Lucie Mets in minor league baseball. He moved to Tampa Bay as sports director at Vision Cable in Clearwater. Following nearly three decades of unsuccessfully trying to gain an expansion . He began his play-by-play career with the St. Lucie Mets of the Class-A Florida State League in 1994-95. He and fellow broadcaster Dave Wills have shared play-by-play and color commentating duties for the Rays since 2005, often alternating roles for several innings at a time during ballgames.
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