Giants Baseball on ESPN: What to Expect
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The San Francisco Giants are scheduled to appear on ESPN a total of 14 times during the 2019 regular season Here’s a look at what to expect.
Introduction
In 2019, the San Francisco Giants will have 83 regular season games televised on ESPN. Here is a complete list of those games, as well as what to expect from the broadcast.
The Giants on ESPN
The Giants will be appearing on ESPN quite a bit this season, so fans can expect to see a lot of their favorite team on the network. As always, ESPN will provide comprehensive coverage of the games, including pre-game and post-game analysis, highlights, and more.
What to expect from the Giants on ESPN
The 2019 San Francisco Giants season will be broadcast on ESPN for the first time in team history. Here’s what to expect from the new partnership.
The most notable change for fans will be the addition of Sunday Night Baseball to the broadcast schedule. The Giants were not previously scheduled to appear on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecasts, but they will now make four appearances on the flagship baseball program The first will be on Sunday, April 7th against the Los Angeles Dodgers
In addition to Sunday Night Baseball ESPN will also televise one Monday Night game and one Wednesday night game featuring the Giants. These games will be in addition to the usual slate of Giants games that airs on NBC Sports Bay Area
Overall, fans can expect more national exposure for the Giants with this new partnership. The team has long been one of baseball’s most popular franchises, and this should only help to increase their national profile.
The Giants’ broadcast schedule on ESPN
The San Francisco Giants will have 27 games broadcast on ESPN this season, beginning with their home opener against the Seattle Mariners on April 5.
ESPN will also broadcast two Giants games in spring training a split-squad game against the Oakland Athletics on March 3, and a game against the Los Angeles Angels on March 10.
Here is the full list of Giants games that will be broadcast on ESPN in 2021:
April 5 vs. Seattle Mariners
April 11 vs. Anaheim Angels
April 18 vs. Texas Rangers
May 2 vs. Tampa Bay Rays
May 9 vs. New York Yankees*
June 1 vs. Boston Red Sox*
June 6 vs. Baltimore Orioles*
July 4 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
July 11 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers*
August 8 vs. Colorado Rockies
August 15 vs San Diego Padres
August 22 vs Seattle Mariners
September 2 vs Oakland Athletics*
September 9 vs Los Angeles Angels
(* = game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN)
The Giants’ history on ESPN
The San Francisco Giants have a long and storied history on ESPN. dating back to the early days of the network. The Giants have been featured on ESPN’s flagship program, SportsCenter, countless times over the years, and their games have been broadcast on ESPN’s family of networks numerous times.
The Giants’ first game on ESPN was on April 7, 1979, against the Los Angeles Dodgers The game was broadcast on ESPN2, and it was won by the Giants 9-3. Since then, the Giants have appeared on ESPN many times, including during their run to the World Series in 2014. In total, the Giants have appeared on ESPN over 100 times.
The Giants are also one of the most popular teams on MLB Network appearing in many of their signature programs such as MLB Tonight and Intentional Talk. In fact, during the 2014 season, MLB Network aired 43 San Francisco Giants games, more than any other team.
The Giants’ rivalry with the Dodgers on ESPN
The Giants and Dodgers have one of the most heated rivalries in baseball, and fans can expect to see plenty of that on ESPN this season. The two teams will face off 19 times on ESPN this season, the most of any team on the network.
Giants fans can also expect to see their team featured prominently on ESPN’s Sunday night baseball The Giants are scheduled to appear seven times on the broadcast, tied for the most with the New York Yankees
The Giants’ fans on ESPN
As the San Francisco Giants prepare to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series fans of the team who don’t reside in California may be wondering how they can follow the action.
Fortunately, ESPN will be televising all of the games in the series, so fans across the country can catch every pitch. Even better, ESPN will have a special pre-game show for each game, featuring analysis and commentary from some of the most well-known names in baseball.
For those who want to hear from Giants’ fans themselves, there will also be a special post-game show after each game, during which fans will be able to call in and share their thoughts on the game. So no matter where you are, you can stay up to date on all things Giants baseball
The Giants’ ballpark on ESPN
ESPN will be airing a Giants game from their home ballpark for the first time ever on Wednesday night. Here’s what to expect from the broadcast.
The broadcast team of Matt Vasgersian and Jessica Mendoza will be on the call for the game, which is set to air at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The game will also be available to stream on the ESPN app
The Giants’ broadcasters on ESPN
The Giants’ broadcasters on ESPN this season will be play-by-play voice Matt Vasgersian and analyst Jessica Mendoza, with Buster Olney serving as the reporter.
Vasgersian, who enters his first season as the Giants’ primary play-by-play voice, has been with ESPN since 2011. He has called Major League Baseball NFL, college football and basketball games for the network.
Mendoza, a former Team USA softball player, has been an analyst on “Sunday night Baseball” since 2015. She is also a contributor to “Baseball Tonight” and other MLB studio shows on ESPN.
Olney is one of ESPN’s most respected baseball reporters and analysts. He has been with the network since 2003 and is a regular contributor to “Baseball Tonight ” “SportsCenter” and ESPN Radio.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the Giants baseball team is a very good team and they have a lot of potential. They are a force to be reckoned with in the National League West and they should be able to compete for a division title. They have a solid lineup from top to bottom and a very good pitching staff. I think that they will be a fun team to watch this season on ESPN.
