2018 ALL-STAR RADIO

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Jul 16, 2018
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It's time for the 2018 All-Star game and it will be broadcast on ESPN radio with two hosts that have done it since 2010. Jon Sciambi will do the play-by-play and Chris Singleton will be the color commentator.

On Monday the will be at the helm during the 2018 T-Mobile Homerun Derby.which will broadcast on most ESPN affiliates starting at 4:00pm PDT

And on Tuesday they will host the 2018 All-Star Game.

Here is Sciambi's bio from Wikipedia:

Jon "Boog" Sciambi is an American sportscaster for ESPN. He has worked extensively as a baseball play-by-play announcer, calling games for ESPN television and on ESPN Radio. Sciambi's nickname, "Boog," was given to him owing to his physical resemblance to former major league player Boog Powell.

He is a graduate of Regis High School in New York City and Boston College. As Sciambi attended Boston College, he began his sportscasting experience on WZBC, the school's 1000-watt FM radio station broadcasting to the Greater Boston area. Classmates and fellow broadcasters at WZBC included Joe Tessitore and Bob Wischusen, both of whom also went on to become successful sports announcers.

Sciambi was the play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves on SportSouth and FSN South from 2007 to 2009. He was paired with Joe Simpson. Late in the 2009 season, it was announced that Sciambi would be leaving the Braves and joining ESPN's Major League Baseball and college basketball coverage full-time.

Sciambi was an announcer with the Florida Marlins from 1997 to 2004. He formerly worked in South Florida sports radio on 790 The Ticket. Sciambi left the radio show on April 4, 2008 to focus on broadcasting for the Atlanta Braves. Prior to being on 790, Sciambi was a talk show host on WQAM for several years.

Here is Chris Singleton's bio from Wikipedia:

Christopher Verdell Singleton is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball. During his six-year major league career (from 1999 to 2005), he played for the Chicago White Sox (1999-2001), Baltimore Orioles (2002), Oakland Athletics (2003) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005). During his playing career, his listed height and weight were 6'2", 210 pounds. He batted and threw left-handed.

Upon reaching the majors in 1999, Singleton hit .300 with 17 home runs and 74 RBI, but his power numbers dropped precipitously each season thereafter. A highlight of his 1999 season was on July 6, when he hit for the cycle becoming the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle in 15 years. On January 29, 2002, he was traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Willie Harris.

Singleton had signed to play with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2004, but his contract was voided after he failed a physical exam. The team cited a pre-existing ear condition, which had initially been diagnosed as a simple infection, but ultimately proved to be something more serious. On January 21, 2005, he signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but was released on July 4 after just 59 at-bats.

Paired with play-by-play man and former major league pitcher Ed Farmer, Singleton was the color commentator on Chicago White Sox radio broadcasts for the 2006 and 2007seasons.

However, on March 4, 2008, it was announced that he would be leaving that position to take on an analyst role with the ESPN television program Baseball Tonight. He was replaced by former Chicago Cubs television broadcaster Steve Stone. Singleton also became the lead game analyst for ESPN Radio's baseball coverage in 2011, teaming with play-by-play announcer Jon Sciambi to call Sunday Night Baseball as well as All-Star Games and postseason broadcasts for the network.