Matt Vasgersian, the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels and studio host for MLB Network, will call the MLB Sunday Leadoff season opener from Philadelphia’s Citizen Bank Park (Sunday, April 23, 12:05 p.m. “We’re excited to have Brendan rejoin NBC Sports this summer and look forward to pairing him with local analysts each week in the booth as we continue to provide coverage with local flavor and in-depth knowledge of the competing teams,” said Sam Flood, NBC Sports Executive Producer. Burke will call his first MLB Sunday Leadoff game on May 21, following his NHL Playoff assignments. Beginning with NBC Sports in 2017, he served as a play-by-play voice of NHL and Premier Lacrosse League coverage and called events at two Olympics (hockey at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and rowing and canoeing during the Tokyo Olympics). Burke called select New York Yankees games on WFAN radio last season, and also served as play-by-play announcer for multiple Minor League Baseball teams earlier in his career. ET exclusively on Peacock.īurke currently serves as the television voice of the New York Islanders on MSG Networks and as a play-by-play commentator on NHL on TNT games. MLB Sunday Leadoff, Peacock’s exclusive package of Sunday morning Major League Baseball games, debuts its slate of 19 live games on Sunday, April 23, with the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies hosting the Colorado Rockies at 12:05 p.m. – Ap– Play-by-play announcer Brendan Burke will serve as the voice of MLB Sunday Leadoff on Peacock this season, it was announced today. ET as the Defending National League Champion Phillies Host Rockies Exclusively on Peacock MLB Sunday Leadoff Begins Sunday, April 23, at 12:05 p.m.

Matt Vasgersian to Call Peacock MLB Sunday Leadoff Opener on April 23 and Peacock/NBC Simulcast on May 7Ĭhris Vosters to Call Two Games with Burke on AssignmentĪhmed Fareed Returns to MLB Sunday Leadoff as Host and In-Game Reporter Burke will be Joined in Booth by Analysts from Participating Teams of Each Week’s Game

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