The World Baseball Classic begins next week and once it gets going there will be wall-to-wall meaningful games that blend right into the next one. This tournament is far more of a sprint than a marathon and a rare treat every three years for fans to binge on high-tension baseball with an international twist.
Fox Sports has the rights to the WBC and is putting its top broadcasting teams on the job. They announced their announcing roster for the event on Thursday and it includes all the familiar names people have come to expect to be associated with the biggest games.
Game Coverage
Coverage of World Baseball Classic pool play be handled by a rotating group of Major League Baseball announcers posted internationally. For games involving Team USA, Fox's top booth of Joe Davis and John Smoltz will be on the call and this group will call both semifinals as well as the finals. They will be joined by reporter Ken Rosenthal who will work the dugouts.
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The other play-by play announcers are Adam Amin and Kevin Kugler, flanked by analysts A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Wainwright. Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci will also be out reporting.
Studio Coverage
Host Kevin Burkhardt will be joined by the star-studded trio of Derek Jeter, David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez for the semifinals and finals in Miami.
Fox Deportes
Announcers Adrian Garcia-Marquez, Carlos Alvarez and Rolando Nichols will be joined by analysts Edgar Gonzalez and Jaime Motta to provide exclusive Spanish-language presentation of the tournament.
Full World Baseball Classic TV Schedule
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