ESPN Plans Extensive MLB-WS Coverage

ESPN today announced its extensive coverage plans for the Major League Baseball World Series presented by YouTube TV beginning with Game 1 on Tuesday, October 23. The American League will be represented by the Boston Red Sox, who will take on either the Milwaukee Brewers or Los Angeles Dodgers from the National League. Visit ESPN.com for current National League Championship Series news and information.

 The duo of play-by-play voice Dan Shulman and analyst Chris Singleton will call every pitch of the fall classic on ESPN Radio with on-field reports from Buster Olney. Marc Kestecher will lead into each broadcast with 60-minutes of pre-game coverage with reports from Tim Kurkjian and Olney beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

ESPN Deportes Radio

Eduardo Ortega will have the call on ESPN Deportes Radio with analysts Orlando “El Duque” Hernández, Renato Bermudez and José Francisco Rivera. Each ESPN Deportes Radio broadcast will also include a 30-minute pre-game show hosted by the game commentator team.

Baseball Tonight & SportsCenter

 ESPN’s signature MLB studio show, Baseball Tonight presented by Chevrolet will be on site at the World Series with a 60-minute show at 5 p.m. and a 30-minute show at 7 p.m. for most games. Veteran host Karl Ravech and a team of MLB experts including Eduardo Pérez, David Ross and Mark Teixeira will break down the key storylines and talk with players and managers before each game on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNEWS.

SportsCenter at 6 p.m. will also be from site for Games 1-3 with host Sage Steele. SportsCenter will have live on-site updates and analysis for the remaining games. Following each game, SportsCenter will provide instant reaction, highlights and post-game interviews.

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball’s Jessica Mendoza will appear on Get Up! and SportsCenter throughout the World Series to provide analysis. Also, 2013 World Series Champion manager with the Red Sox and current ESPN MLB analyst John Farrell and reporter Pedro Gomez will also contribute to SportsCenter coverage throughout the World Series.

ESPN.com will have a team of writers on site including David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle and others who will be covering all the developing stories throughout the series with live updates and in-depth features.

All MLB content on ESPN Radio and ESPN’s television networks is also available streaming on the ESPN App.