Handled play-by-play duties for Palace Sports & Entertainment for the WNBA Detroit Shock and IHL Detroit Vipers (1999-2002). And, on Thursday, they got them albeit, not on the actual playing roster. Dan Petry, 64, will have the second-most work, and be the lead analyst on pregame and postgame shows. DETROIT Bally Sports Detroit, home of the Detroit Tigers, today announces its 2022 Tigers regular-season television schedule with 160 games, starting with Opening Day coverage on April 8 at 12 p.m. against the Chicago White Sox. The 38-year-old Scherzer and Verlander, who turns. In recent years, FSD was bought by a right-wing media behemoth (Sinclair Broadcast Group) and . NEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks. The network, owned by Diamond Sports Group, has hired former MLB players Cameron Maybin and Todd Jones to work Detroit Tigers games on the. More information can be found at. Petry and Maybin will rotate into the TV booth as in-game analysts. Born in Farmington Hills, he graduated from North Farmington High School in 1983 where he played football and baseball. Two former Tigers have signed on to join the Bally Sports Detroit TV booth for the 2023 season: Cameron Maybin, who . Really, just playing it safe at this point and this part of camp. Schneider said no tests were scheduled for Friday and a decision will be made Saturday whether to schedule further evaluations. From 2001-2017, Shepard hosted a Morning Drive Show on WDFN Radio. The Ilitches, who own the Tigers, had considered in recent years starting their own sports network, a significant logistical and financial undertaking, but in 2021 reupped with Bally Sports Detroit for Tigers and Red Wings broadcasts. Steve Yzerman and Scott Harris share the same goal: to create something special with patience and work ethic. The new hires will report to Chambers. The 31-year-old had, About Tigers agree to two-year deal with LHP Andrew Chafin. What other Tigers programming is televised? This is not the first time this has happened this baseball season on what was once Fox Sports Detroit. Former Detroit Tigers Cameron Maybin and Todd Jones also join broadcast team. A member of the Tigers 1968 World Series Champions, Jim Price begins his 28th season overall on Tigers broadcasts and his 22nd full season on the Tigers Radio Network. Petry and Monroe return to share analyst responsibilities on Tigers Live. All of us at Bally Sports Detroit are energized about this upcoming season and watching all the excitement unfold. Named Minor League Player of the Year in 1963 while with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. The premiere of Inside the Tigers will air on April 11 at 4 p.m. "It promises to be another season of progress for the Tigers, one in which we see the further development of young talent and the addition of veterans such as Javier Baez and Eduardo Rodriguez," said Greg Hammaren, senior vice president and general manager of Bally Sports Detroit. You have an active subscription so your current home zip code cannot be changed. Scott Harris shares the Tigers' desire to forge their own identity. Refresh the page orcheck it out on Twitter. Fans are encouraged to explore their streaming options to follow Tigers games via radio or television feeds, including MLB.tv, the Bally Sports App, the MLB App and the Audacy App. Matt Shepard serves as the play-by-play announcer, while Kirk Gibson and Jack Morris serve as color commentators. Earned a bachelors degree in Arts & Media from Grand Valley State University. Now there's one more reason for an extended celebration of the Detroit slugger's career. Led by John Keating, rotating at the host position with Mickey York throughout the season, Opening Day coverage on April 8 will feature a special one-hour Tigers Live pregame show ahead of first pitch. Over five seasons in the Tigers Minor Leagues, Cameron has hit .241 with 42 home runs and 217 RBI in 495 gameshe played the 2019 season with Erie SeaWolves. Morris, 67, began working as an analyst in 2013 and started covering the Tigers in 2015. Not all games may be available. Two former Tigers have signed on to join the Bally Sports Detroit TV booth for the 2023 season: Cameron Maybin, who had three stints in Detroit after he was drafted in the first round in 2005, and Todd Jones, the franchise's all-time saves leader who helped lead the team to the 2006 World Series. Noon. Starting pitchers:Tigers RHP Spencer Turnbull (4-2, 2.88 ERA in 2021) vs. Blue Jays RHP Drew Hutchison (3-9, 4-53 ERA in 2022). Monroe tied the Tigers career postseason record of five set by Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg. Dan made his Tigers debut in 2000, working alongside Hall of Fame broadcaster, Ernie Harwell. "Last year I got so mad sometimes because they move the position player and the ball was right there," the NL Cy Young Award, Max Scherzer has theorized that baseball's new pitch clock will allow pitchers to dictate the pace of games. YEAR IN REVIEW:What to remember about Tigers in 2022, from on-field disappointments to organizational restructuring. WJR was the Tigers' radio flagship from 1964 to 2000. National reports in recent weeks have speculated that Diamond Sports Group's annual payments to professional sports teams in MLB, the NHL and NBA (the Pistons also are on BSD) could be halted amid a bankruptcy case. Monroe is scheduled to work approximately 130 games, according to a source with knowledge of the situation, followed by Petry (approximately 100 games), Gibson (about 40 games), Maybin (about 30 games) and Jones (about 15 games). Former Tigers outfielder Craig Monroe returns for his 10th season as a studio analyst for the Detroit Tigers on Bally Sports Detroit. Neither Bally Sports Detroit nor Morris have made any comments on the matter. "Kaline filling in for Dickerson on radio", "John Keating taking radio announcer Dan Dickerson's place at Tigers' road games", "Detroit Tigers radio analyst Jim Price to miss nine-game road trip", "Gibson, Morris join Tigers broadcasting team", "Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris suspended indefinitely after using fake accent before Shohei Ohtani at-bat", Detroit Tigers history: all-time broadcasters, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Detroit_Tigers_broadcasters&oldid=1142557901, This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 02:48. If you receive Tigers telecasts on Bally Sports Detroit as part of your TV subscription, you can stream the games on the Bally Sports app and BallySports.com. Bally Sports Detroit's broadcast of the Tigers' opener will also be simulcast on CW 7 (Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek), CW 46 (Flint), FOX 2 (Detroit), NBC 74 (Traverse City) and NBC 24 (Toledo). Bally Sports Detroit is widely available on cable, satellite, and streaming providers such as AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, etc. Bally Sports Detroit will televise seven Spring Training games on its channels, consisting of five games from Lakeland and two on the road. Dans wife, Lori Anne, is a Journalism Professor at MSU. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. Jones, 54, has previously appeared on the Tigers' TV broadcast. - Advertisement - Of those five, of course, only four pitched last season. His old-school vs. new-school discussions, polarizing at times to the viewership, could be entertaining and insightful. He played his first full season in 2003, hitting 23 home runs. He was suspended 23 days in 2021 for an apparent racist comment toward Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani. The Prices have also been honored to be the recipients of the Alvin Foon Humanitarian Award presented by the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation and Spirit of St. Nicholas Award presented by the St. Nicholas Institute. Spent six-and-a-half years with Detroits WWJ-AM from 1988-95, hosting a post-game call-in show following Detroit Lions broadcasts and serving as a sideline reporter for University of Michigan footballalso anchored WWJs news and sports on the weekends and served as a general assignment news reporter. The News reported last month that Morris was out, Morris was suspended and ordered to undergo sensitivity training, had considered in recent years starting their own sports network, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Bally Sports Detroit also announced Thursday that Craig Monroe, 45, a slugger who also was part of the 2006 Tigers' World Series run, will move up to lead analyst on the game broadcasts. The package in your cart is not available in this zip code. ET): March 18 vs. Phillies -- AM 1270, Bally Sports Detroit. Ray Herbert, a 1962 All-Star Game winning pitcher who threw batting practice for his hometown Detroit Tigers for decades after retiring, died peacefully in Plymouth, Michigan, five days after his 93rd birthday. The TV schedule can be found here. Dickerson previously worked five years with former Tigers flagship radio station WJR, where he did a little bit of everything: play-by-play for University of Michigan football and basketball, sideline reporter for UM football, sports reporter, and co-host of Sportswrap, with the talented Steve Courtney. If you need to change your location please Spencer Turnbull starts for the Detroit Tigers as they host the Toronto Blue Jays in Lakeland, Florida, at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2023. A native of Harrisburg, PA, he was a three-sport star at Hershey (PA) High Schoolrefused a number of college football scholarship offers to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960. Good luck to all of our Tigers wrestling (Alex, Cory, Terrin and Alexander) and the entire Woodward-Granger wrestling squad. WMYD televised selected Tigers games only for the 2006 season, and as WXON-TV and the local affiliate of the ONTV subscription TV service, Channel 20 also showed the team's games from 1981 to 1983. Doug Johnson was hired as senior vice president and executive producer of local media, Greg Pennell as senior vice president of local media and Kendall Burgess as vice president of local media technical operations, the commissioners office said Wednesday. The first televised game isn't slated until March 5 against the Minnesota Twins. Go to http://BallySportsPlus.com to subscribe. . Gibson also is a member of the Tigers' front office. Diamond Sports Group, the subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group that operates networks under the name Bally Sports, has the rights to 14 major league teams and skipped about $140 million in . Bally Sports Detroit will broadcast almost all of the Tigers' regular-season games, plus seven spring-training games, starting March 5 with a game against the Minnesota Twins. [ Detroit News] The post Jack. 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DETROIT Bally Sports Detroit, home of the Detroit Tigers, today announces its 2022 Tigers regular-season television schedule with 160 games, starting with Opening Day coverage on April 8 at 12 p.m. against the Chicago White Sox. Recognized as the play-by-play voice for the University of Michigan basketball from 2003 - 2019 and Eastern Michigan University football games since 2000. And, on Thursday, they got them albeit, not on the actual playing roster. He was signed before the 2006 season, and saved 37 games as the Tigers stunned Major League Baseball by making the World Series just three years after losing 119 games. Played 18 seasons in the major leagues with four separate teams including the Tigers (1977-90), Minnesota Twins (1991), Toronto Blue Jays (1992-93) and the Cleveland Indians (1994). If you need to change your location please Morris had been a staple in the Tigers TV booth since 2019, and before that from 2015-17. The 55-year-old Johnson, a 27-time Emmy Award winner, has been with AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh and will be responsible for MLBs locally produced games. Athletics, BSD, May 13: Friday at 7 p.m. vs. Orioles, BSD, May 14: Saturday at 4 p.m. vs. Orioles, BSD, May 15: Sunday at 1:30 p.m. vs. Orioles, BSD, May 17: Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Rays, BSD, May 20: Friday at 7 p.m. at Guardians, BSD, May 21: Saturday at 6 p.m. at Guardians, BSD, May 22: Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Guardians, BSD, May 23: Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Twins, BSD, May 24: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Twins, BSD, May 25: Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Twins, BSD, May 26: Thursday at 7 p.m. vs. Guardians, BSD, May 27: Friday at 7 p.m. vs. Guardians, BSD, May 28: Saturday at 4 p.m. vs. Guardians, BSD, May 29: Sunday at 1:30 p.m. vs. Guardians, BSD, May 31: Tuesday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. vs. The 2023 spring season marks the clubs 87that the TigerTown complex in Lakeland, FL, extending the longest-standing relationship between a Major League team and current Spring Training host city. Bally Sports Detroit suspended Morris for three weeks in August of 2021 after Morris used what was perceived to be a racist accent while talking about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani.. Was named the MVP of the 1991 World Series after going 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA over three starts against the Atlanta Braves, including a 10-inning complete game victory to win Game Seven for the Twins. Emerged on the Detroit television scene in 1996-97 as host of Game Night on PASS, the regions former all-sports network. Tigers programming airing on Bally Sports Detroit will stream live on the Bally Sports app and on ballysports.com when a consumer authenticates through their pay-tv service. Morris apologized on air and Ohtani said he was not offended. Jones, who lived in Atlanta, answered a call from the production staff and filled in as the in-game analyst for the series finale. He also has worked broadcasts for two of his other former teams, the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays. All rights reserved. Played 17 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Tigers (1979-87, 1993-95), Los Angeles Dodgers (1988-90), Kansas City Royals (1991) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1992)batted .268 (1553x5798) with 260 doubles, 255 home runs and 870 RBI in 1,635 games during his Major League career. The network changed broadcast plans this offseason and did not retain Maybin for 2023. The outfielder competed for the Tigers in three seasons 2007, 2016 and 2020 and hit .289 with six home runs in 132 games. 239,883 people like this 258,190 people follow this https://www.ballysports.com/detroit (248) 226-9700 TV network BallySportsDET Photos See all Videos See all Click here for more information including blackout rules. Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks, the commissioner's office said Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Shepard has called preseason play-by-play for Detroit Lions games on FOX, CBS TV and ABC since 2008. Previously served as an analyst for MLB.com and MLB Network. His son Matt is the head coach and they are entering their 10th season at the school. Twins, BSD, July 24: Sunday at 1:30 p.m. vs. The network will continue to deliver Tigers Live pregame and postgame coverage, providing fans with unmatched access to the team with interviews, extended analysis, unique features and more. In the eyes of one umpire, he raced too fast even for the pitch timer Friday. Monaghan sold PASS to Post-Newsweek Stations (now Graham Media Group) in 1992, after he sold the Tigers to local pizza magnate and Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch. John Keating and Mickey York will continue to share pregame and postgame hosting duties for Bally Sports Detroit, which also welcomes back reporters Johnny Kane, Trevor Thompson and Natalie Kerwin. Bally Sports Detroit suspended Morris for three weeks in August of 2021 after Morris used what was perceived to be a racist accent while talking about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani. Verlander helped Houston win the, Former Detroit Tiger to join the broadcast booth as primary analyst this season Now there's one more reason for an extended celebration of the Detroit slugger's career. 2023 www.detroitnews.com. In June 2019, Gibson diagnosed with Parkinson's disease decided his health wouldn't allow him to finish the final game of a 10-day road trip, from New York to Baltimore to Atlanta. He also played for the Tigers in 2016 and 2020, and played briefly with the New York Mets in 2021 before retiring. Amancio Amaro's son, Oscar Amaro, appeared on Radio Marca today to speak about his father who passed away today at the age of 83.. Everyone knows what a great legend Amancio is as a footballer . Ohtani and then-Angels manager Joe Maddon said they were not offended. Bally Sports Detroit has been making budget cuts since 2020. The booth news comes amid financial uncertainty with Bally Sports Detroit's parent company, Diamond Sports Group, which is headed toward bankruptcy as more and more customers cut the cable cord in favor of streaming services. The following is a list of Detroit Tigers broadcasters, past and present: The current flagship radio station for the Tigers is WXYT-FM, at 97.1 FM. Morris did not return phone calls or text messages. Kirk Gibson, 65, like Petry a star on the 1984 Tigers, also returns, in a limited role, as he continues to battle Parkinson's disease. Finished his career with a 254-186 record, 3.90 ERA with 1390 walks and 2478 strikeouts over 549 career games (527 starts). Began his Tigers broadcasting career on PASS cable telecasts in 1993, serving as play-by-play announcerbroadcast Tigers games on cable for five seasons. March 24 vs. Yankees -- AM 1270, Bally Sports Detroit. Dan also teaches a short course on play-by-play at Michigan State University each winter. Bally Sports Detroit also televises select Spring Training games and other Tigers content. Bally Sports+ is the all-new streaming service from Bally Sports that gives fans access to watch the Detroit Tigers! Dan began his sports broadcasting career at WCUZ Radio in Grand Rapids, MI, working at the station from 1982-88 in both news and sports. The other is Turnbull, who hasnt pitched in a game since departing his start on June 4, 2021, after just four innings with right forearm tightness. The diagnosis became a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow two months later, necessitating the three words every pitcher dreads: Tommy John surgery. The procedure, which Turnbull got on July 29, 2021, replaces the UCL with a ligament taken from elsewhere in the body (were too polite to ask where) and brings a recovery time of 12-18 months. In 2021, Morris was suspended by Bally Sports Detroit and the Tigers after a racially insensitive attempt at humor during a Shohei Ohtani plate appearance. Hall of Fame pitcher Jack Morris, a three-time World Series champion, will not return to the TV booth for the 2023 season. 11:30 pm. Early life and education [ edit] Shepard grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Diamond Sports Group, the subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group that operates networks under the name Bally Sports, has the rights to 14 major league teams and skipped about $140 million in interest payments due Feb. 15. 11:00 pm. In 2021, Morris was suspended and ordered to undergo sensitivity training after he seemed to use an Asian accent while Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was at the plate during a game against the Tigers. Served as the Diamondbacks bench coach from 2007 until assuming the interim manager title on July 1, 2010. Get the news you want directly to your email. Jack and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Miles, and reside in Grant, MN. Kirk started the Kirk Gibson Foundation in 1996 by awarding partial scholarships to men and women at Clarkston and Waterford Kettering High Schools in honor and memory of his parents. The right-hander pitched in eight seasons for the Tigers, from 1997-2001 and 2006-08, and remains the franchise's all-time leader with 235 saves. Tigers fans outside of the Tigers TV territory can subscribe to MLBs out-of-market package -- MLB.TV (streaming) or MLB Extra Innings -- to view games. According to a report from Tony Paul of the Detroit News, the Detroit Tigers have decided on their Bally Sports Detroit TV crew for 2022. AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports, FILE - A television cameraman moves a camera before the start of a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves, Aug. 14, 2020, in Miami. A multi-Emmy nominee for various individual topics and programs. Peacock. Also provided reports for Wingspan, Tigers Weekly and Football Week in Michigan coverage. Published on: January 25, 2023 The Tigers today announced the club's Spring Training broadcast schedule for the 2023 Grapefruit League season. For more regional sports content, visit www.BallySports.com and follow @BallySportsDET on Twitter, @ballysportsdet on Instagram and BallySportsDetroit on Facebook. Olympic Broadcasting Services. Just like you, Detroit sports is our passion! The Texarkana, TX, native joined the Detroit Tigers organization on February 1, 2002, when he was selected off waivers from the Rangers. Scherzer tested the boundaries of baseball's novel pace-of-play rules during his second spring training start, trying, LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) Two years ago, Miguel Cabrera hit his 500th home run, and last season he reached 3,000 hits. To find the cable, satellite or streaming provider in your zip code, please visit www.getmyhometeams.com. There are six members of the Tigers' broadcast team in 2023: Shepard (play-by-play), Monroe (primary in-game analyst), Kirk Gibson (in-game analyst), Dan Petry (primary studio analyst), Maybin (studio analyst) and Jones (studio analyst). For technical support regarding streaming, visit http://help.ballysports.com or call 1-866-Bally01 (1-866-225-5901). Keating provided on-location reports and interviews throughout the networks post-game coverage during the Tigers playoff runs in 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, including being on the scene for the 2014 division-clinching game in Detroit. Previously, he served as a color analyst on FSN Detroit from 1998-2002. Additional regular-season games may be televised by MLB's national television partners: FOX, FS1, ESPN, TBS, Apple TV+, Peacock and YouTube. This spring also marks the franchises 58thconsecutive season of exhibition play at the state-of-the-art Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Honored with the prestigious Ty Tyson Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting presented by Detroit Sports Media in 2018. On the air, Morris was at his best breaking down pitcher-batter matchups and explaining pitchers strengths, weaknesses and pitch tendencies. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. To purchase Bally Sports+, visit BallySportsPlus.com. It is unclear whether the parting was mutual. Jones announced his retirement in September 2008. Bally Sports Detroit is available on DirecTV Stream, in the Choice package and up. This is his final year. Spent one year with the Toronto Blue Jays as a color analyst for their radio broadcasts in 2013. The change from Fox Sports Detroit to Bally Sports Detroit, which took place on March 31, did not change anything about station ownership. Was a member of the Tigers 1984 World Championship team and went on to win three more World Series Championships. It is unclear if the separation was mutual, though Bally Sports Detroit has . Bally Sports Detroit made the official announcement Thursday. Looks like the Detroit Tigers are finally free of their old agreement with Bally Sports Detroit, formerly Fox Sports Detroit. PASS, thereafter, re-located its operations to the WDIV studio/office facility in Downtown Detroit. Fans can purchase a month-to-month subscription for $19.99/month or annual subscription with a 21% discount for $189.99. On July 19, 2006, Monroe hit a grand slam home run off Javier Vazquez of the Chicago White Sox that was decisive in the Tigers 5-2 win. Tigers baseball is always a winner, Greg Hammaren, BSD senior vice president and general manager, said in a statement. Petry will take on a larger role before and after the games. Bally Sports+ is not available in this zip code. Warner Bros. Discoverys AT&T SportsNet networks told the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates last week that the companies do not have the money to make scheduled rights fee payments. Try, When the grainy reporter footage starts to trickle onto your timeline from the backfields of Arizona and Florida, you know spring training has officially begun. 2023 www.freep.com. It provides fans a new option to watch Tigers games. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers lose to Toronto Blue Jays, 18-5: Game thread recap, Riley Greene, Matt Vierling lead Tigers to 6-3 win over Phillies, How Tigers' new-school regime is resuscitating Matt Manning's potential, who threw two innings in Friday nights victory over the Yankees, Detroit Tigers entering new age of baseball, but still welcome Jim Leyland, King of Old School, Detroit Tigers lose to Toronto Blue Jays, 18-5: Game thread recap. Tigers games are broadcast on Bally Sports Detroit (formerly FOX Sports Detroit), a regional sports television network. Available in your area. (Its also why you wont likely see Casey Mize pitching for the Tigers any time soon.). A new option to watch MHSAA, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red Wings games is here! The pair of three-time Cy Young Award winners threw off adjacent bullpen mounds Friday at the New York Mets training complex. Sinclair still owns the regional sports network, along with 18 others across the country. Commentators: Ahmed Fareed, Craig Monroe, and Britney Eurton. Monroe played nine seasons in the majors with the Texas Rangers (2001), Detroit Tigers (2002-07), Chicago Cubs (2007), Minnesota Twins (2008) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2009). "Last year I got so mad sometimes because they move the position player and the ball was right there," the NL Cy Young Award, Max Scherzer has theorized that baseball's new pitch clock will allow pitchers to dictate the pace of games. Also hosts Red Wings Live, as well as Red Wings and Tigers specialsan original member of the Bally Sports Detroit team, Keating was the first person to appear on the network when it launched on September 17, 1997 for a Red Wings broadcast. Starting with Spring Training, we are committed to bringing Tigers fans the absolute best coverage all season long.. Cameron Maybin retires: 'Loved every minute' of three stints with Tigers, an apparent racist comment toward Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani, New dimensions should boost Tigers' psyches: 'You just want to be rewarded', It's about time Tigers moved Comerica Park's fences in! He and his wife, Lisa, founded a not-for-profit foundation called JACKS PLACE For Autism in October of 2002 to benefit children with autismthe foundation, named after their son who was diagnosed with autism, works to provide services for individuals and families affected by the neurological disorder. Won the 2008 Ty Tyson Excellence in Sports Broadcasting Award, named after the Tigers pioneer broadcaster, Ty Tyson, and is awarded annually by Detroit Sports Media. 10:30 pm. Played five Major League seasons, all with the Tigersplayed 64 games, 42 of them at catcher, for the 1968 team that defeated St. Louis in the Fall Classic. Our crew behind the scenes and our engaging talent on camera are the best in the business. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on December 5, 2017. Entering his 24th season as the entertaining and informative scene-setter for Bally Sports Detroits coverage of Tigers baseball is the award-winning John Keating, host of the Tigers Live pre and postgame shows. Pre-game and post-game show hosts and reporters include John Keating, Mickey York, Trevor Thompson, Justin White, and Johnny Kane, while Craig Monroe and Dan Petry provide studio analysis. Play-by-Play announcer and reporter for WWJ Radio for Detroit Pistons and University of Michigan basketball.