SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBC and Peacock will turn to Syracuse University alum Jason Benetti to lead play-by-play coverage of Major League Baseball.
That’s according to a report from Front Office Sports.
Benetti, 42, a former play-by-play announcer for the minor league Syracuse Chiefs (now the Syracuse Mets) has been a top play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports, ESPN, the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.
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Front Office Sports reports that Benetti will retain his role as the Tigers’ lead play-by-play announcer in addition to his NBC duties.
NBC confirmed Benetti’s role, announcing it Wednesday morning after the Front Office Sports report came out.
“After Jason finished the 2022 baseball season with us, we told him that if we ever got MLB back, he’d be our first call,” said Sam Flood, NBC Sports executive producer. “Jason is one of the best play-by-play announcers in the business and we’re thrilled to have him back on a full-time basis with NBC Sports, beginning with Sunday Night Baseball.”
“I am thrilled to be rejoining the NBC Sports family,” Benetti said. “Rick Cordella, Sam Flood and the whole team at NBC all have a deep appreciation for live sports. It’s a true honor to be part of the dawn of Sunday Night Baseball at NBC Sports. Each week is going to be a new, unique experience with analysts who all have different viewpoints on the game of baseball.”
Benetti is expected to call other sports for NBC and Peacock.
He previously announced the MLB Sunday Leadoff package for Peacock in 2022 and called NBC’s Olympic Games from Tokyo.
Benetti is a nationally known broadcaster who has inspired audiences with his personal experiences with cerebral palsy and a limitless knowledge of the game.
Benetti studied broadcasting at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School and has done play-by-play work for a variety of sports, including baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, hockey and wrestling.
He worked in the broadcast booth for the Chiefs from 2005-2006 and 2009-2014 and worked a side job with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse, helping with disability policy research.
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