MLB Network announced two broadcasting legends, Harry Caray and Joe Garagiola will be featured on their next two editions of The Sounds of Baseball.
Hosted by Bob Costas and Tom Verducci, the series launched in June as a way of looking back on some of the most memorable moments from iconic baseball announcers. The first four installments of the series featured Vin Scully, Jack Buck, Bob Uecker and Al Michaels. Costas and Verducci will highlight Garagiola’s career this Sunday, Aug. 9 at 8pm ET, while Caray will be featured next Sunday, Aug. 16 at 8pm ET.
Highlights and memorable calls from both legendary voices will be featured, but Costas notes The Sounds of Baseball looks to humanize the announcers and reveal what set them apart.
“At various times, Joe was a play-by-play guy, an analyst, and a true ‘color’ man. A storyteller and humorist,” Costas said in the press release. “Beyond that, he was a huge television star: Today Show, Tonight Show, game shows, New Year’s parades, and more. Joe was a favorite of baseball fans, but also enduringly popular with millions of viewers who wouldn’t know a sacrifice fly from a squeeze play. And Harry Caray? Truly one of a kind. Bombastic, an unabashed homer, a genuine, larger-than-life character. He broke just about every rule in the broadcaster’s handbook, all to delightful effect.”
Garagiola calling Mickey Mantle’s 500th career home run, Mookie Wilson’s at-bat in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, his appearances on The Tonight Show and time spent in the Diamondbacks booth will be among the highlights on display. For Caray, fans can look forward to learning about his unique broadcast style, memorable moments and famed performances of Take Me Out To The Ballgame.
