Who Are The Fox Sports Baseball Announcers?
The current Fox Sports baseball announcers are Joe Buck and John Smoltz.
Joe Buck
Joe Buck is an American sportscaster and the son of legendary sportscaster Jack Buck. He has been the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox’s MLB and NFL coverage since the mid-’90s. He also called the NFL on Fox from 1994 to 2001.
Background
Joe Buck was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1969. He is the son of sportscaster Jack Buck, who served as the play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1954 to 2001, and Carolyn Buck (née Osborn), a former newsreader. As a young child, Buck would often sit in the Cardinals’ broadcast booth with his father and call games with him. In his autobiography, he recalled that his father gave him advice on how to be a good broadcaster.
Buck attended high school in Juno Beach, Florida, and played baseball and football. He was drafted by the Plainsmen in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft but did not sign with them. He instead attended the University of Missouri, where he played baseball for the Tigers from 1989 to 1991. In addition to being a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity while at Missouri, Buck also announced games for KOMU-TV and KBIA radio; he interned at KSDK-TV as well.
Career
Joe Buck is an American sportscaster and the son of legendary sportscaster Jack Buck. He has won numerous Emmy Awards for his work with Fox Sports, and he was the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox’s NFL and Major League Baseball coverage. He also called the play-by-play for Super Bowl XLV in 2011.
Tim McCarver
Timothy Francis McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, and Boston Red Sox from 1959 to 1980.
Background
McCartney began his broadcasting career with the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 1959. He first served as a color analyst on television and radio for the Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate, then did similar work for the Cardinals from 1963 to 1969. His work in St. Louis led to him being selected by the ABC television network to be one of the original voices of its Major League Baseball Game of the Week broadcasts in 1971. As one of that show’s initial analysts, he notably provided color commentary for Negro league baseball legend Curt Flood’s only major league game, on April 10, 1971.
Career
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, McCarver played baseball at Christian Brothers High School. He then attended Memphis State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. McCarver was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959 and began his professional career that season.
Ken Rosenthal
Ken Rosenthal is a sportscaster and reporter for Fox Sports and MLB Network. He previously worked for The Baltimore Sun and The Kansas City Star. Rosenthal has won four Emmy Awards and is a three-time winner of the Missouri Sportswriter of the Year.
Background
Rosenthal is a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Rosenthal began his career as a writer for The Baltimore Sun from 1982 to 1985. He then worked as a minor league baseball beat writer for the Detroit Free Press from 1985 to 1990. Rosenthal was also a contributor to Baseball America from 1991 to 1993. In 1993, he began working for The Sporting News as a Major League Baseball columnist and feature writer.
Career
Ken Rosenthal is an American sportswriter and television reporter. He frequently appears on Fox Sports 1 as a baseball analyst and reporter. Rosenthal began his career as afeatures writer for The Frederick Post in Maryland. He then spent four years as a major league beat writer, first for the Baltimore Sun and then The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2002, Rosenthal became a senior baseball writer for The Sporting News. He is currently a contributing writer to Sports on Earth and MLB Network Insider on the MLB Network.
