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.