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[09/24/24 - 10:41 AM] Most-Watched ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Season in Five Years This season, ESPN averaged at least two million viewers four times on "Sunday Night Baseball," and the average of the top five games was up 23 percent vs. last year.
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[09/04/24 - 09:40 AM] Viewership for September 1 Edition of ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Up 22 Percent from Last Year The broadcast peaked at 9:30 p.m. ET with 1,885,000 viewers.
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[08/25/24 - 04:14 PM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Schedule Update: First Place Houston Astros to Host Arizona Diamondbacks on September 8 as MLB Postseason Chase Heats Up Additionally, ESPN will exclusively broadcast the 2024 MLB Wild Card Series on its platforms, beginning Tuesday, October 1.
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[08/20/24 - 08:00 AM] ESPN's Most-Watched MLB Little League Classic Event Ever Viewership was up 39 percent from last year and peaked with 2,369,000 viewers at 9:30 p.m. ET.
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[08/05/24 - 10:54 AM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Schedule Update: First Place Los Angeles Dodgers to Visit Atlanta Braves on September 15 Karl Ravech, the voice of "Sunday Night Baseball," is joined by analyst and five-time World Series Champion David Cone and fellow analyst Eduardo Pérez.
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[07/26/24 - 09:10 AM] ESPN Goes Back-to-Back on Exclusive MLB Game Broadcasts August 11-12 ESPN today announced Major League Baseball game selections for back-to-back exclusive broadcasts in August.
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[07/09/24 - 08:16 AM] ESPN Generated Largest "Sunday Night Baseball" Audience in Two and a Half Years with Boston Red Sox Victory Over New York Yankees: 2,359,000 Viewers The broadcast peaked with nearly three million viewers (2,952,000) at 8:45 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.
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[06/30/24 - 08:13 AM] New Rules and Format for 2024 T-Mobile Home Run Derby to Be Announced Tonight on ESPN's "Baseball Tonight" and "Sunday Night Baseball" ESPN will exclusively televise the 2024 T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday, July 15, at 8 p.m. from Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas - home of the Rangers.
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[06/18/24 - 08:09 AM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Draws More Than Two Million Viewers for Second Consecutive Week ESPN's exclusive coverage of the Boston Red Sox decisive 9-3 victory over their longtime rivals the New York Yankees on June 16 averaged 2,070,000 viewers, peaking with 2,532,000 viewers at 9:15 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.
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[06/13/24 - 12:01 PM] ESPN Major League Baseball Schedule Update: Baltimore Orioles Host Defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers June 30 on "Sunday Night Baseball" In addition, ESPN will exclusively televise the Wednesday, July 10 matchup between two National League heavyweights as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani visit the Philadelphia Phillies and Bryce Harper at 7 p.m.
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[06/11/24 - 08:53 AM] ESPN's Exclusive Coverage of Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees on June 9 Draws Largest "Sunday Night Baseball" Audience in Two Years The broadcast averaged 2,300,000 viewers and peaked with 2,620,000 viewers from 9:15-9:30 pm. ET.
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[06/05/24 - 07:59 AM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Viewership Up Again The June 2 edition featuring the St. Louis Cardinals at the Philadelphia Phillies averaged 1,653,000 viewers, up three percent from the comparable game last season.
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[06/03/24 - 01:20 PM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Schedule Update: Chicago Cubs to Host New York Mets on June 23, First Place Philadelphia Phillies to Host Atlanta Braves on September 1 Karl Ravech, the voice of "Sunday Night Baseball," will provide commentary with five-time World Series Champion and analyst David Cone, fellow analyst Eduardo Pérez and reporter Buster Olney.
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[05/16/24 - 02:39 PM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Schedule Update: First Place Philadelphia Phillies to Host St. Louis Cardinals on June 2 On June 2, the first place Philadelphia Phillies and Bryce Harper will host the St. Louis Cardinals and Nolan Arenado at 7 p.m. ET.
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[04/23/24 - 11:22 AM] Viewership for April 21 Edition of ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" - Texas Rangers vs. Atlanta Braves - Up 24 Percent From Last Year The reigning World Series Champion Texas Rangers 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves averaged 1,623,000 viewers, up from 1,309,000 viewers for last New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants game.
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[04/16/24 - 08:56 AM] San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Is Most-Watched Non-New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Game in Six Years The San Diego Padres 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 14 delivered an average audience of nearly two million viewers (1,961,000) on ESPN, according to Nielsen.
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[04/02/24 - 09:02 AM] Viewership for ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Season-Opener Up 17 Percent from Last Year The St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game averaged 1,821,000 viewers on March 31, peaking with 2,360,000 viewers at 9:45 p.m. ET.
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[02/14/24 - 07:33 AM] Baseball Returns! ESPN and ESPN+ Combine to Carry Ten 2024 MLB Spring Training Games Beginning February 22 11 MLB Clubs will take the field across ESPN and ESPN+ to begin the 35th year of MLB game broadcasts on ESPN.
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[02/01/24 - 07:36 AM] 2024 ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Schedule Update: Three New May Games Selected The 2024 campaign will mark the 35th season of "Sunday Night Baseball" - the exclusive, marquee MLB game of the week - and it will feature many of MLB's top superstars.
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[01/10/24 - 06:33 AM] 2024 ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Early Season Schedule to Feature MLB's Top Superstars and American League Championship Series Rematch The slate opens on March 31 as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani host the St. Louis Cardinals.
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[11/13/23 - 07:21 AM] 2024 MLB Opening Night Exclusively on ESPN: Reigning World Series Champion Texas Rangers Host Chicago Cubs on Thursday, March 28 It marks the start of ESPN's 35th season of Major League Baseball coverage.
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[08/29/23 - 09:40 AM] Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants on ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Up 50 Percent From Last Year's Comparable Game Averaging 1,717,000 Viewers Through 26 games, Major League Baseball viewership on ESPN is up from last year, averaging 1,496,000 viewers, compared to 1,483,000 viewers at this point in 2022.
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[06/14/23 - 07:51 AM] ESPN's 2023 Major League Baseball Game Viewership Up Seven Percent from Last Year ESPN's MLB game telecasts are averaging 1,517,000 viewers, up from 1,419,000 viewers at this time in 2022.
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[04/04/23 - 08:30 AM] "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Casamigos Tequila" Starts Strong Averaging 1.6 Million Viewers Across ESPN and ESPN2 KayRod Cast on ESPN2, starring World Series Champion Alex Rodriguez and New York Yankees voice Michael Kay, drew 15.7 percent of the overall average audience, adding 245,000 viewers.
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[01/17/23 - 09:19 AM] ESPN Unveils Three May Game Selections for its 2023 "Sunday Night Baseball" Slate The Los Angeles Dodgers and Mookie Betts will visit the San Diego Padres and Xander Bogaerts as the two former World Champion Boston Red Sox teammates square off on May 7.
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[12/19/22 - 08:46 AM] 2023 ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Schedule to Feature MLB's Top Superstars and World Series Rematch The 2023 campaign will mark the 34th consecutive season of "Sunday Night Baseball" and will feature many of MLB's top superstars as well as a World Series rematch.
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[10/06/22 - 12:49 PM] 2022 ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Viewership Up Year Over Year This season's 25 telecasts averaged 1,486,000 viewers, an increase of one percent from 1,473,000 viewers last year.
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[09/27/22 - 09:32 AM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" on September 25 - Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees - Draws its Second-Largest Audience of Season The game across the ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts averaged 2,203,000 viewers prior to the rain delay, peaking with 2,770,000 viewers in the 7:45-8 p.m. ET quarter hour during Aaron Judge's at bat.
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[09/12/22 - 01:59 PM] NBC Sports and Peacock Post Most-Watched "Sunday Night Football" Opener Since 2015, with More Than 25 Million Viewers for Buccaneers-Cowboys The 25.1 million viewers tops last year's opener by 35% (Bears-Rams, 18.6 million) and is the most watched Sunday night opener in seven years (Giants-Cowboys, 26.9 million, 9/13/15).
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[07/12/22 - 10:11 AM] Boston Red Sox Victory Over New York Yankees on "Sunday Night Baseball" Delivered 2,175,000 Viewers Across ESPN and ESPN2 Viewership for the telecasts was up 11 percent from the same matchup last year and up 24 percent from last season's Yankees vs. Red Sox three-game average.
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[05/10/22 - 01:42 PM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Viewership Up Four Percent from 2021 Through five weeks, ESPN's exclusive, national MLB game of the week is averaging 1,730,000 viewers.
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[03/17/22 - 11:13 AM] Play Ball! 2022 ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell" Schedule Opens April 10 with Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees The franchise enters its 33rd season as the exclusive, national Major League Baseball game of the week.
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[01/07/22 - 06:00 AM] ESPN Unveils New "Sunday Night Baseball" Strategy as First Year of MLB Rights Extension Begins ESPN has reached a multi-year agreement with five-time World Series Champion and former Cy Young Award winner David Cone.
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[09/29/21 - 10:47 AM] ESPN's 2021 Season of "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell" Up 18 Percent in Viewership from 2020 The franchise saw significant growth in the coveted 18-34 demos compared to last year.
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[09/22/21 - 01:10 PM] ESPN to Nationally Televise Nine Major League Baseball Games with Postseason Implications Through September 29 ESPN will nationally televise airing nine games through September 29, including the season finale of "Sunday Night Baseball" leading up to the exclusive coverage of the American League Wild Card Game on ESPN.
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[07/07/21 - 12:04 PM] ABC to Exclusively Televise ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" for First Time on August 8 The marquee matchup will feature the Chicago Cubs and Kris Bryant hosting the first place Chicago White Sox and Tim Anderson.
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[05/13/21 - 01:48 PM] The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and Major League Baseball Reach Long-Term Rights Extension for Fully Exclusive, Marquee Schedule ESPN will exclusively televise the entire MLB Wild Card Series starting in 2022, if the event expands.
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[05/12/21 - 06:36 AM] ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Viewership Up 34 Percent from 2020 Full Season Average The exclusive, national Major League Baseball game of the week is averaging 1,651,000 viewers, up from 1,235,000 viewers for the full 2020 Sunday Night Baseball season.
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[01/19/21 - 06:50 AM] ESPN Re-Signs World Series Champion Alex Rodriguez and Play-By-Play Voice Matt Vasgersian as "Sunday Night Baseball" Team Returns in 2021 In addition, the team also provides commentary for ESPN's exclusive presentation of MLB Opening Night as well as the second-half opener.
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[12/18/20 - 06:57 AM] ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Schedule for First Half of 2021 Features Baseball's Biggest Superstars ESPN's signature Major League Baseball franchise will return for its 32nd season in 2021, featuring the game's biggest superstars in action.
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[08/02/19 - 09:02 AM] A Hot July for ESPN: Viewership Rises 18% ESPN further spins the numbers for the month of July.
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[12/10/18 - 07:24 AM] ESPN Unveils First Wave of Game Selections for 30th "Sunday Night Baseball" Season For the first time, "Sunday Night Baseball" telecasts will regularly start at 7:00/6:00c, beginning in 2019.
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[12/21/16 - 09:07 AM] 2017 ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Early-Season Schedule to Feature World Series Champion Chicago Cubs in High-Profile Appearances The weekly, prime-time telecast will feature the sport's top stars and best teams throughout the season, beginning with Opening Night - the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs visit their rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, on Sunday, April 2.
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[11/17/16 - 10:37 AM] 2017 MLB Season Begins on ESPN with Seven Season-Opening Games in Two Days The season-opening slate will be highlighted by an Opening Night prime-time exclusive: the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs will visit Busch Stadium and their rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals.
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[05/19/16 - 07:14 AM] ESPN Adds Three Marquee National League Matchups to June Sunday Night Baseball Slate June's schedule will also feature a special doubleheader on June 12: the Pirates will host the Cardinals at 5 p.m., followed by the Dodgers visiting their division rivals, the Giants, at 8:30 p.m.
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[01/27/16 - 01:32 PM] ESPN Adds Cardinals-Dodgers; Cubs-Giants to Sunday Night Baseball Schedule in May On May 15, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Adrian Gonzalez will host the St. Louis Cardinals and Matt Holliday, and on May 22, the San Francisco Giants and Buster Posey will host the Chicago Cubs and Anthony Rizzo.
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[01/13/16 - 06:46 AM] ESPN Names New Sunday Night Baseball Analysts: Jessica Mendoza & Aaron Boone Mendoza made history in 2015 by becoming the first female analyst for a nationally-televised MLB postseason game (AL Wild Card Game on ESPN), and the first female ESPN MLB game analyst.
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[12/21/15 - 08:38 AM] ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Returns for 27th Season as Exclusive National MLB Game of the Week The prime-time, weekly platform will begin with an Opening Night World Series rematch - the World Series Champion Kansas City Royals and World Series M.V.P. Salvador Perez host the New York Mets and ace Matt Harvey - on Sunday, April 3.
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[10/01/15 - 10:23 AM] ESPN to Exclusively Televise 2015 MLB American League Wild Card Game Jessica Mendoza will become the first female analyst to call a nationally televised MLB postseason game when she joins fellow analyst John Kruk and play-by-play veteran Dan Shulman.
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[08/17/15 - 08:38 AM] ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Sets Ratings Record in Kansas City Metered Market ESPN spins the numbers for Sunday, August 16.
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[08/03/15 - 08:43 AM] ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Delivers Strong Numbers for Mets-Nationals ESPN spins the numbers for Sunday, August 2.
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[04/27/15 - 10:02 AM] "Subway Series" on ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Delivers Double-Digit Ratings Increase ESPN spins the numbers for Sunday, April 26.
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[04/06/15 - 07:41 AM] ESPN2's Exclusive MLB Opening Night Telecast is Highest-Rated Since 2010 ESPN spins the numbers for Sunday, April 5.
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[02/25/15 - 09:27 AM] ESPN 2015 "Sunday Night Baseball" Schedule Update ESPN announced today its game selections for the July 12 and July 19 editions of "Sunday Night Baseball" presented by Taco Bell.
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[02/05/15 - 07:21 AM] ESPN Announces May 2015 "Sunday Night Baseball" Schedule Every "Sunday Night Baseball" telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET and is available on ESPN or ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio and via WatchESPN.
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[01/14/15 - 08:19 AM] ESPN's 2015 Early-Season Sunday Night Baseball Schedule ESPN will open its 26th season with MLB Opening Night presented by Scotts - the St. Louis Cardinals at the Chicago Cubs - on ESPN2, Sunday, Apr. 5, at 8 p.m. ET.
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[11/14/14 - 09:15 AM] 2015 MLB Opening Night Exclusively on ESPN: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Dan Shulman is scheduled to provide commentary for MLB Opening Night, with analysts Curt Schilling and John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney.
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[09/11/14 - 02:11 PM] ESPN to Exclusively Televise MLB NL Wild Card Game Oct. 1 The "Sunday Night Baseball" team - play-by-play voice Dan Shulman, analyst John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney - will provide commentary for the telecast.
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[07/30/14 - 12:45 PM] ESPN's Dan Shulman, John Kruk to Call "Sunday Night Baseball" atop Green Monster at Fenway Park Aug 3 The duo will be joined by ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney who will provide reports from the field.
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[05/29/14 - 07:06 AM] "Baseball Tonight's Sunday Night Baseball" Takeover June 1 on ESPN Karl Ravech and Baseball Hall of Famer and analyst Barry Larkin will be on site for "Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown" from just outside of Dodger Stadium.
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[03/27/14 - 07:14 AM] ESPN's 25th Season of Major League Baseball Begins with Seven Season-Opening Telecasts ESPN will begin its 25th Major League Baseball season on Sunday, March 30, when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yasiel Puig visit the San Diego Padres and Chase Headley.
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[01/29/14 - 09:06 AM] ESPN's 25th "Sunday Night Baseball" Season: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs May 4 This will be the fourth "Sunday Night Baseball" game selection for the Cardinals and the first for the Cubs in 2014.
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[01/15/14 - 07:42 AM] ESPN's 25th "Sunday Night Baseball" Season Dan Shulman, the voice of Sunday Nights, leads new team with John Kruk, Curt Schilling and Buster Olney.
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[01/09/14 - 09:33 AM] ESPN's 25th MLB Season Begins March 30 with Opening Night Exclusive: Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres MLB Opening Day on ESPN presented by Scotts will include a five-game schedule, spanning more than 12 hours of live game action, on Monday, March 31.
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[12/09/13 - 06:09 AM] Curt Schilling Joins ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Schilling will serve as a "Sunday Night Baseball" analyst alongside play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman and fellow analyst and former Philadelphia Phillies teammate John Kruk.
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[09/26/13 - 07:05 AM] ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Rating & Viewership Up in 2013 ESPN spins the numbers for the season to date.
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[08/19/13 - 09:14 AM] ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Yankees-Red Sox Delivers Highest-Rated Telecast of 2013 ESPN spins the numbers for Sunday, August 18.
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[05/10/13 - 01:43 PM] ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees June 2 Additional game selections in June and July will be made three weeks in advance, while game selections for August and September will be made two weeks in advance.
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[03/28/13 - 12:01 PM] New ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Crew to Call Two MLB Season-Opening Games in Less Than 24 Hours Dan Shulman, John Kruk and Orel Hershiser will call the Rangers/Astros on Sunday, March 31 and the Giants/Dodgers on Monday, April 1.
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[03/25/13 - 06:24 AM] Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin Re-Signs with ESPN The 1995 National League MVP will appear on "Baseball Tonight" throughout the season, including regular appearances on the "ESPN Sunday Night Baseball" pre-game edition of the show.
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[01/15/13 - 08:53 AM] ESPN's Star-Studded 2013 "Sunday Night Baseball" Schedule The franchise returns with the Texas Rangers at the Houston Astros on March 31.
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[12/03/12 - 07:44 AM] ESPN's John Kruk Joins "Sunday Night Baseball" Kruk will team up with Dan Shulman and analyst Orel Hershiser to form the new "Sunday Night" booth.
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[10/22/12 - 11:22 AM] Dan Shulman Re-signs with ESPN Shulman, the 2012 NSSA Sportscaster of the Year, will continue to serve as the voice of "Sunday Night Baseball."
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[03/21/12 - 08:47 AM] New "Sunday Night Baseball" Team to Call Four Games in Five Days to Open Season Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser, Terry Francona and Buster Olney will open the season with defending Champion Cardinals at the new-look Marlins on Wednesday, April 4.
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[01/18/12 - 08:14 AM] Star-Studded Schedule for ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Said lineup kicks off with the Chicago White Sox at the Texas Rangers on Sunday, April 8.
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