Former Chicago White Sox TV voice Jason Benetti is moving to the same role with the Detroit Tigers. His former partner Steve Stone is sad to see him go.
It was announced Thursday that Benetti is moving to the Tigers TV booth, and in an interview with Chicago Sun-Times media reporter Jeff Agrest, Stone had high praise for his colleague since 2016.
“Certainly, I enjoyed all of my time with Jason,” Stone said. “He’s a wonderful broadcaster. He’s probably the most well-prepared broadcaster that I know of. We all do things that either make our life easier, or we do things for assorted reasons. I wish him a whole lot of luck.”
The White Sox reportedly felt as if it had conceded enough to Benetti by allowing him to call national baseball broadcasts for both FOX and ESPN during his tenure, in addition to college football broadcasts. In his role with the Tigers, he will broadcast at least 127 of the 162 games during the regular season.
Stone continued by noting how highly he thinks of Benetti as a broadcaster.
“Jason was a great listen and a wonderful broadcaster, and he’s certainly gonna be missed,” Stone said. “I told him many years ago, he will be as successful as he wants to be and make as much money as he really needs because he’s that good.”
