{"id":16588,"date":"2021-01-19T14:10:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=16588"},"modified":"2021-01-19T14:10:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:10:05","slug":"espn-re-signs-world-series-champion-alex-rodriguez-and-play-by-play-voice-matt-vasgersian-as-sunday-night-baseball-team-returns-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/19\/espn-re-signs-world-series-champion-alex-rodriguez-and-play-by-play-voice-matt-vasgersian-as-sunday-night-baseball-team-returns-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Re-Signs World Series Champion Alex Rodriguez and Play-By-Play Voice Matt Vasgersian as &#8220;Sunday Night Baseball&#8221; Team Returns in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ESPN today announced its broadcast team for the 2021 season of Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell: the exclusive, national Major League Baseball game of the week. The team of World Series Champion and analyst Alex Rodriguez, play-by-play voice Matt Vasgersian, and reporter Buster Olney will return for their second season as a trio and their fourth season together overall.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Rodriguez, World Series Champion and one of the most accomplished Major League Baseball players in history, has re-signed with ESPN and will enter his fourth season as Sunday Night Baseball analyst. Rodriguez, a 14-time MLB All-Star and three-time American League MVP, made his regular-season ESPN broadcast debut on Opening Night in 2018.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1358880284\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Matt Vasgersian, who has also re-signed with ESPN, continues as just the third regular voice of Sunday Night Baseball, following Jon Miller (1990-2010) and Dan Shulman (2011-2017). Vasgersian began his ESPN tenure at the start of the 2018 MLB season.<\/p>\n<p>Buster Olney, ESPN Senior MLB Insider, enters his 11th season as Sunday Night Baseball reporter. Olney joined the franchise during the 2011 season and has been a mainstay of the property for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Sunday Night Baseball, the team also provides commentary for ESPN&#8217;s exclusive presentation of MLB Opening Night as well as the second-half opener. The trio also called exclusive MLB Wild Card Series games in October of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez, Vasgersian and Olney will call ESPN&#8217;s exclusive Opening Night telecast of New York Mets at Washington Nationals on Thursday, April 1 at 7PM, followed by the Sunday Night Baseball season debut on April 4 as the Los Angeles Angels host the Chicago White Sox at 8:30PM The current 2021 Sunday Night Baseball schedule is below. 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