NESN has announced it will air live alternate telecasts on NESN+ of Boston Red Sox games which will be hosted by baseball personality Jared Carrabis. Unobstructed Views will air for the first time on Tuesday June 25 and is scheduled for 10 shows throughout the rest of the season.
The show will have a rotating cast of co-hosts starting with former Red Sox reliever and current NESN studio analyst Jonathan Papelbon for the first episode. Papelbon will also return on the Tuesday, July 9 broadcast. Other co-hosts will include social media content creator Ian Brownhill along with NBC Sports host and betting analyst Sara Perlman Mancini.
“We’re always experimenting with new ways to enhance the game experience for Red Sox fans,” NESN COO Matt Volk said in a release. “This viewing experience will be complementary to our live game telecast on NESN and will provide a new way for fans to engage with the Red Sox and NESN through differentiated conversation and real-time analysis from new faces and special guests.”
Unobstructed Views will be filmed live from NESN’s studio, and the hosts will be joined by guests from the baseball world and other personalities in Boston sports culture. The show will also encourage fan engagement through live interactions on social media, featuring a live digital social media wall inside the studio during the show.
NESN has had several innovations over the years include being the first RSN to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service. NESN also recently added a feature called “NESN View” that allows fans to toggle on data overlays onto live games for live stats and updates throughout the game on NESN 360.
