The 2017 baseball season arrives next week, and ESPN Radio is celebrating its 20th season by delivering 71 games nd featuring a heavy presence from several top teams including the defending World Series Champion Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees, the New York Mets, the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Leading the network’s radio coverage once again will be play by play voice Jon Sciambi and analyst Chris Singleton.
To get things started, the network will travel to St. Louis on Sunday April 2nd at 7pm ET for the Cardinals home opener. The Redbirds begin their season by facing their arch rival and the defending world champions, the Chicago Cubs. ESPN Radio will also call the Cubs’ home opener at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 10th at 7pm ET against the Dodgers. The two teams met last year in the National League Championship Series.
ESPN Radio will also serve as the exclusive radio home for the Home Run Derby and the 88th MLB All Star Game from Marlins Park in Miami, on Monday, July 10th and Tuesday, July 11th. The network will also broadcast every MLB postseason game including any potential tie-breaker games, Wild Card games, and the National and American League Division Series, National League Championship Series, the American League Championship Series and the World Series.
Below is a look at the confirmed schedule (additional games will be announced at a later date):
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators |
| Sun, Apr 2 | 7 p.m. | Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Adam Amin & Chris Singleton |
| Mon, Apr 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Adam Amin & Chris Singleton |
| Sat, Apr 8 | 3:30 p.m. | New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles TBD & Chris Singleton |
| Sun, Apr 9 | 7 p.m. | Miami Marlins at New York Mets Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Mon, Apr 10 | 7 p.m. | Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Sat, Apr 15 | 12:30 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Sun, Apr 16 | 7 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Sat, Apr 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington Nationals at New York Mets Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Sun, Apr 23 | 7 p.m. | Washington Nationals at New York Mets Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Sat, Apr 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Chicago Cubs at Boston Red SoxJon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Sun, Apr 30 | 7 p.m. | Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Sun, May 7 | 7 p.m. | New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs |
| Sat, May 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Houston Astros at New York Yankees |
| Sun, May 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Houston Astros at New York Yankees |
| Sat, May 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers |
| Sun, May 21 | 7 p.m. | Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers |
| Sat, May 27 | 6:30 p.m. | New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Sun, May 28 | 7 p.m. | New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Mon, May 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants Roxy Bernstein & TBD |
| 6:30 p.m. | Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals | |
| Sun, Jun 4 | 6:30 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs |
| Sun, Jul 9 | 7 p.m. | Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Adam Amin & TBD |
| Mon, Jul 10 | 8 p.m. | T-Mobile Home Run Derby Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Tue, Jul 11 | 7 p.m. | MLB All-Star Game Jon Sciambi & Chris Singleton |
| Sun, Jul 16 | 7 p.m. | New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox |
| Sun, Jul 23 | 7 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs |
| Sun, Aug 20 | 6 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates |
* Windows include the pregame show
Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
You can find JB on Twitter @SportsRadioPD. He’s also reachable by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
