Dennis Eckersley announced his final Major League Baseball game Wednesday, ending a career as one of baseball’s most recognizable announcers.
Eckersley revealed he would step aside at the end of the season in early August, telling The Boston Globe “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I really have. Not that it matters, but it’s kind of a round number, leaving. I started in pro ball in ‘72, when I was a 17-year-old kid right out of high school. Fifty years ago. And I’ve been with NESN for 20 years, even though it doesn’t feel like that because I didn’t do much my first four or five years. So it’s time.”
After the game, all of the media members in attendance greeted Eckersley and wished the 67-year-old well after calling his final broadcast.
In addition to his work with NESN since 2003, Eckersley also worked as a studio analyst for TBS from 2008-2012, and joined the broadcast booth for its Sunday afternoon package from 2013-2017.
Eckersley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 2004 after a storied pitching career, including an American League MVP and Cy Young Awards in 1992.
