Bob Costas and Matt Vasgersian are the Main MLB Network Voices

Announced this week by MLB Network, Bob Costas and Matt Vasgersian will be the main play-by-voices for games that are produced in-house. Joining them on the broadcasts as analysts will be Jim Kaat and John Smoltz. Sam Ryan and Tom Verducci will be the on-field reporters for the games.

MLB Network plans a schedule of 40 live games to begin the 2014 regular season including two next weekend in Australia between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Matt Vasgersian and John Smoltz will be at the Sydney Cricket Ground the call the games.

In addition, MLB Network will present six games featuring their own production crews in April including Milwaukee at Boston on the 4th at 2 p.m. ET which will be the defending World Series Champions home opening game.

MLB Network will also pick up the Sunday afternoon games in the first half of the season.

We have the information and schedule below.

MLB Network Leads Off the 2014 Season with More than 40 Live Game Telecasts

Schedule Includes MLB Opening Series Sydney 2014, Boston Red Sox’s Home Opener, and a New Slate of Sunday Afternoon Games
Bob Costas, Matt Vasgersian, Jim Kaat, John Smoltz, Sam Ryan & Tom Verducci to Call MLB Network Showcase Games All Season Long

March 12, 2014 – With the 2014 season approaching, MLB Network today announced its first schedule of live regular season games, which includes more than 40 game telecasts beginning with the exclusive national telecast of the MLB Opening Series Sydney 2014 next weekend.

MLB Network’s Matt Vasgersian and John Smoltz will have the call live from the Sydney Cricket Ground as the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers match up in a two-game series in Australia on Saturday, March 22. The first game will air live at 4:00 a.m. ET, immediately followed by a replay telecast at 7:30 a.m. ET, and the second game live at 10:00 p.m. ET. Former Australia cricket captain and International Cricket Council Hall of Fame member Ian Chappell of Australia’s Nine Network will join Vasgersian and Smoltz for commentary throughout each game.

Back in the U.S., MLB Network will televise nine games during Opening Week from April 1 through April 6, including the World Series champion Boston Red Sox’s home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on MLB Network Showcase on Friday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. ET with Bob Costas, Jim Kaat and Sam Ryan on the call. The next day, the 2013 National League champion St. Louis Cardinals will face the Pittsburgh Pirates in a rematch of the 2013 NLDS on Saturday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. ET. MLB Network will begin a new slate of Sunday matinee games for the first half of the season as the Baltimore Orioles travel to Detroit to face the Tigers on April 6 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Later in the month, MLB Network Showcase will travel to Boston on Patriots’ Day, April 21 for a special matinee telecast of the Orioles against the Red Sox at 11:00 a.m. ET, called by Costas, Kaat and Tom Verducci. The next night, the same MLB Network Showcase crew will call the New York Yankees at Red Sox on April 22 at 7:00 p.m. ET. MLB Network’s Intentional Talk with Chris Rose and Kevin Millar will also head to Boston and air live from Fenway Park on April 21 and 22 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

The remainder of MLB Network’s April game schedule is below, including the following matchups on MLB Network Showcase (all times Eastern):

Fri., April 4, 2:00 p.m.: Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox (Costas, Kaat and Ryan)

Thu., April 10, 7:00 p.m.: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (Costas, Smoltz and Verducci)

Thu., April 17, 7:00 p.m.: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals (Vasgersian, Smoltz and Ryan)

Mon., April 21, 11:00 a.m.: Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox (Costas, Kaat and Verducci)

Tues., April 22, 7:00 p.m.: New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox (Costas, Kaat and Verducci)

Tues., April 29, 7:00 p.m.: Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees (Costas, Smoltz and Ryan)

Games will be blacked out in each team’s home television territory unless otherwise announced. Viewers in areas subject to blackouts will be provided with an alternate game telecast or other programming.

MLB Network’s commercial-free, highlights-focused Strike Zone channel will return on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. ET, taking viewers on a high-speed trip around MLB on Tuesday and Friday nights during the regular season. When live game telecasts air on MLB Network, MLB Network Strike Zone brings fans to every game across the league, with up-to-the-minute highlights, live look-ins and updates. MLB Network Strike Zone is available on providers across the country including AT&T U-verse, Bright House Networks, DirecTV, DISH, Google Fiber and Time Warner Cable.

And here’s the schedule beginning with the Australian games. All times are Eastern.

Saturday, March 22

4:00 AM

MLB Network Showcase: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks
Saturday, March 22

10:00 PM

MLB Network Showcase: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks
Tuesday, April 1

7:00 PM

New York Yankees @ Houston Astros/Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays
Tuesday, April 1

10:00 PM

Cleveland Indians @ Oakland Athletics/Seattle Mariners @ Anaheim Angels
Wednesday, April 2

1:00 PM

Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers/Atlanta Braves @ Milwaukee Brewers
Thursday, April 3

12:30 PM

St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds/Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Thursday, April 3

7:00 PM

Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles/Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays
Friday, April 4

2:00 PM

MLB Network Showcase: Milwaukee Brewers @ Boston Red Sox/Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs (2:15 p.m.)
Friday, April 4

7:00 PM

New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays/St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Saturday, April 5

7:00 PM

St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates/Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals
Sunday, April 6

1:00 PM

Baltimore Orioles @ Detroit Tigers/New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays
Monday, April 7

1:00 PM

Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees
Monday, April 7

4:00 PM

Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals/Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
Tuesday, April 8

1:00 PM

Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees
Tuesday, April 8

10:00 PM

Anaheim Angels @ Seattle Mariners/Detroit Tigers @ Los Angeles Dodgers
Wednesday, April 9

12:00 PM

San Diego Padres @ Cleveland Indians/Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins (1:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, April 9

4:00 PM

Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox
Thursday, April 10

1:00 PM

Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins/Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs (2:15 p.m.)
Thursday, April 10

7:00 PM

MLB Network Showcase: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees/Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies
Friday, April 11

7:00 PM

Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees/Tampa Bay Rays @ Cincinnati Reds
Saturday, April 12

4:00 PM

Colorado Rockies @ San Francisco Giants
Saturday, April 12

8:00 PM

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks/Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers
Sunday, April 13

1:00 PM

Tampa Bay Rays @ Cincinnati Reds/Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves (1:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 15

7:00 PM

Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies/Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
Wednesday, April 16

12:30 PM

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds/Tampa Bay Rays @ Baltimore Orioles
Wednesday, April 16

7:00 PM

Chicago Cubs @ New York Yankees/Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers
Thursday, April 17

1:00 PM

Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies/Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers
Thursday, April 17

7:00 PM

MLB Network Showcase: St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals/Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Friday, April 18

2:15 PM

Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs
Friday, April 18

7:00 PM

Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays
Saturday, April 19

4:00 PM

Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics
Sunday, April 20

1:30 PM

New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays/St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals
Monday, April 21

11:00 AM

MLB Network Showcase: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox
Tuesday, April 22

7:00 PM

MLB Network Showcase: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox/Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
Wednesday, April 23

12:00 PM

Miami Marlins @ Atlanta Braves
Thursday, April 24

12:30 PM

Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates/St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets (1:00 p.m.)
Thursday, April 24

7:00 PM

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox/Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays
Friday, April 25

8:00 PM

Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals/Cincinnati Reds @ Atlanta Braves (7:30 p.m.)
Saturday, April 26

7:00 PM

Cincinnati Reds @ Atlanta Braves/Tampa Bay Rays @ Chicago White Sox
Sunday, April 27

1:30 PM

Cincinnati Reds @ Atlanta Braves/Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles
Tuesday, April 29

7:00 PM

MLB Network Showcase: Seattle Mariners @ New York Yankees/Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
Wednesday, April 30

1:30 PM

Milwaukee Brewers @ St. Louis Cardinals/Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox (2:00 p.m.)