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Joe Buck to Call ESPN's Mets–Dodgers Opener on April 15

For now, it is his lone MLB assignment under ESPN’s 30-game slate.

Overview

  • Buck revealed the assignment on the SI Media podcast, saying the plan is still being pieced together and not fully finalized.
  • He described Opening Day and early-season games as more manageable after years away from regular baseball work.
  • He said he would be reluctant to accept midseason or playoff duties without a month of intensive preparation to catch up.
  • This will be Buck’s first national baseball broadcast since being named the Ford C. Frick Award recipient.
  • ESPN’s revamped deal features 30 exclusive, mostly weeknight MLB windows, and the network has not announced its full announcing lineup for those games.