NBC's Jason Benetti Takes Helm of Sunday Night Baseball

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NBC is jumping back into major league baseball broadcasts with Jason Benetti as the lead

play by play announcer for Sunday night baseball.

The network kicks things off Thursday with an opening day double header, starting with

the two-time defending World Series champion, Los Angeles Dodgers, facing the Arizona Diamond

Backs in prime time.

This marks a big shift after ESPN handed over the rights, with NBC handling Sunday nights

and wild card rounds for the next three seasons.

Benetti brings plenty of experience, having called games for Fox Sports, the Detroit Tigers,

and the Chicago White Socks, plus MLB action on Peacock, and during the Tokyo Olympics,

he left Fox early to join NBC, where he'll team up each week with analysts from both playing

teams, just like the old Sunday lead-off format on.

Peacock.

Games and execs are excited about the setup, as it brings authentic team voices to the

booth, echoing NBC's classic World Series coverage from decades.

Ago.

NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood says it helps viewers get real inside scoops from

each clubhouse, especially heading into playoffs.

Adding to the mix, NBC introduces an inside pitch segment, with pitchers like Clayton

Kershaw and Adam Otovino breaking down at Bats Live.

Thursday's other game pits Paul Schien's in the Pittsburgh Pirates against Juan Soto and

the New York Metz, called by Matt Vazgazian, without later, and Neil Walker.

Sunday night baseball starts on NBC April 12, with the Cleveland Guardians at the Atlanta

Braves, then shifts to Peacock and NBC SN for six weeks, before returning to NBC for

May 31 through early September, reviving the network's long baseball legacy.