With a NASCAR race in primetime, Fox Saturday Baseball moves up to 1 p.m. ET and its MLB Network-produced pregame shows will also move up, to noon ET.
Three games will divvied up throughout the country. The main game, Anaheim at the New York Yankees will be the main contest heading to 63% of the nation. And with Joe Buck working that game with Tim McCarver and Ken Rosenthal, it means he’ll have worked two out of a possible two games for Fox Sports.
The other games that Fox will air will be Texas at Minnesota and the Chicago Cubs taking on their traditional rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Fox press release with the regional splits.
FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
Pujols Battles Yankees In The Bronx Saturday at 12:30 PM ET on FOX
PUJOLS MAKES FIRST EVER REGULAR SEASON TRIP TO THE BRONX – Week two of the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK gets an earlier start time, 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 14 with live regional coverage of three major league matchups. The MLB on FOX crew heads up to New York when Albert Pujols makes his first visit to Yankee Stadium as an Angel to face Derek Jeter and the Yankees. In St. Louis, the defending champs take on their longtime rival Cubs in a Midwest matchup. Rangers’ Japanese pitching sensation Yu Darvish makes his national broadcast television debut as he tries to slow down the bats of the Twins’ power-hitting duo of Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.
Coverage begins with the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL PREGAME SHOW, a full 30-minute program, originating live from MLB Network’s state-of-the-art Studio 3 in Secaucus, NJ. It’s hosted by longtime FOX Sports and MLB Network broadcaster Matt Vasgersian, who is joined by analysts Harold Reynolds and Kevin Millar.
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Anaheim Angels at New York Yankees, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver & Ken Rosenthal, going to 63% of USA
Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Washington, West Palm Beach
Probable Pitchers: C.J. Wilson, LHP (1-0, 1.29 ERA) vs. Phil Hughes, RHP (0-1, 3.86 ERA)Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinalsm, Thom Brennaman & Eric Karros, going to 23% of USA
Busch Stadium – St. Louis, MO
MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Phoenix, St. Louis, Tulsa
Probable Pitchers: Chris Volstad, RHP (0-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. Lance Lynn, RHP (1-0, 1.35 ERA)Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins, Dick Bremer & Mitch Williams, going to 13% of USA,
Target Field – Minneapolis, MN
MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, San Antonio
Probable Pitchers: Yu Darvish, RHP (1-0, 7.94 ERA) vs. Nick Blackburn, RHP (0-1, 7.50 ERA)
TBS’ press release on its Sunday afternoon game is next.
