The Detroit Tigers and Bally Sports Detroit have decided that Matt Shepard won’t return to the team’s television broadcast booth in 2024.
“Bally Sports Detroit thanks Matt Shepard for his five seasons of dedication in the Tigers television booth, and wishes him the best in his future endeavors,” Greg Hammeran, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Bally Sports Detroit, told The Detroit News in a statement. “He’s been a great teammate and has an incredible passion for Detroit sports and bringing compelling storylines to millions of fans every year.
“Change is often difficult, but we feel it’s time to head in a new direction and are looking forward to the process of finding our next play-by-play voice of the Tigers.”
Shepard became the TV voice of the Tigers in 2019 after previous broadcasters Rod Allen and Mario Impemba were fired due to a physical altercation in 2018.
Before joining the Tigers, Shepard hosted radio shows in Detroit, Kalamazoo, and Northern Michigan. He was also previously the radio play-by-play broadcaster for University of Michigan men’s basketball and Eastern Michigan football broadcasts.
During his five-year tenure as the television voice of the Tigers, Shepard was paired with numerous analysts on a rotating basis. Kirk Gibson, Craig Monroe, Dan Petry, Jack Morris, and Cameron Maybin all worked alongside Shepard on Fox Sports Detroit and Bally Sports Detroit.
