ESPN to Have "Major League" Presence at 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings
· Baseball Tonight Hits the Road for Two Daily Shows, Plus Digital Episodes
· SportsCenter to Provide Regular Daily Updates Beginning at 11 a.m. ET
· Nearly 30 ESPN MLB Commentators and Insiders Contributing to On-site Coverage
ESPN will have a 'major league' presence at the 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego, Calif. from Monday, Dec. 8 through Wednesday, Dec. 10, including on-site Baseball Tonight shows and regular SportsCenter updates. The 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings - emanating from the Hilton San Diego Bayfront - is the largest annual gathering of baseball executives and personnel and serves as the "Hot Stove" hub for various trades and free agent signings.
Baseball Tonight will hit the road for two daily shows, beginning Monday, Dec. 8. Baseball Tonight will air live each day on ESPNEWS at 6:30 p.m. ET and again after midnight on ESPN2. Baseball Tonight host Karl Ravech will be joined by analysts Curt Schilling (Sunday Night Baseball) and Aaron Boone (Monday Night Baseball) and ESPN MLB Insiders Buster Olney, Tim Kurkjian and Pedro Gomez. Baseball Tonight will include breaking news, trade and free agent analysis and interviews with team executives and managers.
Baseball Tonight at the Winter Meetings schedule:
Date Time Network
Mon, Dec. 8 6:30 p.m. ESPNEWS, WatchESPN
12:30 a.m. ESPN2, WatchESPN
Tue, Dec. 9 6:30 p.m. ESPNEWS, WatchESPN
1 a.m. ESPN2, WatchESPN
Wed, Dec. 10 6:30 p.m. ESPNEWS, WatchESPN
1:30 a.m. ESPN2, WatchESPN
SportsCenter will also have a daily, on-site presence at the Baseball Winter Meetings, with updates beginning each morning at 11 a.m. and continuing throughout the day. A variety of ESPN MLB commentators will contribute to SportsCenter segments.
ESPN Digital
ESPN.com will launch a special, mobile-friendly "Winter Meetings 2014" page that will serve as a hub for all digital Baseball Winter Meetings coverage. The page will be featured on the ESPN.com MLB homepage and include links to Baseball Tonight digital shows, Rumor Central and the Winter Meetings Live; a 72-hour plus, continuously running ScribbleLive application which will feature social media updates from various ESPN MLB Insiders.
ESPN MLB Commentators, Insiders and editors contributing to ESPN.com's breaking news and trade and free agent analysis include: Stephania Bell (ESPN Fantasy), Jim Bowden, Jerry Crasnick, Gordon Edes, Jonah Keri (Grantland.com), David Kull, Keith Law, Peter Lawrence-Riddell, Ben Lindbergh (Grantland.com), Jonathan Luna, Andrew Marchand, Doug Padilla, Brendan Roberts, Jesse Rogers, Adam Rubin, Mark Saxon, Kelsey Schroyer, Jayson Stark, Calvin Watkins and more.
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