Fox Saturday Baseball Returns with Three Games at 4 p.m. ET

Fox Saturday Baseball returns for its last full season on Fox before being reduced to 12 games next year and a full 40 games on Fox Sports 1. Before it goes away, Fox has 26 games, regionalizing at least three games to the masses. This week, we have Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews assigned to the New York Yankees at Detroit game. That will be sent to almost half of the country. St. Louis at San Francisco and the Anaheim Angels at Texas are the other games for this week.

The Fox Saturday Baseball Pregame Show produced at the MLB Network studios will be back for another season. Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds and Kevin Millar will be live from Secaucus, New Jersey to host the half-hour program.

Here is what Fox is saying along with the regional splits and announcing assignments for Fox Saturday Baseball.

FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES

MLB on FOX Kicks Off 2013 with a Bang Saturday at 3:30 PM ET
Yankees/Tigers & Giants/Cardinals in LCS Rematches
Hamilton Returns to Texas with Angels
McCarver: AL Cy Young In Tigers’ Rotation and Not Named Verlander

MLB ON FOX WEEK 1 SEASON PREMIERE – This Saturday, April 6, FOX Sports begins its 18^th season of MLB coverage with three exciting matchups beginning at 3:30 PM ET. In Detroit, big names face off as Joe Girardi leads the Yankees into the Motor City to take on Triple Crown-winner Miguel Cabrera and the Tigers. Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews call the action from Comerica Park. The defending World Series Champion Giants welcome the Cardinals to the Bay Area for a rematch of the 2012 NLCS. In another intriguing matchup, Josh Hamilton makes his return to Texas with his new team, the Angels, in this AL West battle.

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 this week by analysts Harold Reynolds and Kevin Millar.

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New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers* — Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal & Erin Andrews, going to 48% of USA
Comerica Park – Detroit, MI
MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Norfolk, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Tampa, Washington, West Palm Beach
Probable Pitchers: David Phelps, RHP (0-0, 6.75 ERA) vs. Max Scherzer, RHP (0-0, -.– ERA)

*On FOX Deportes

St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants — Justin Kutcher & Eric Karros, going to 32% of USA
AT&T Park – San Francisco, CA
MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Cincinnati, Dayton, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis
Probable Pitchers: Shelby Miller, RHP (0-0, -.– ERA) vs. Ryan Vogelsong, RHP (0-0, -.– ERA)

Anaheim Angels at Texas Rangers — Thom Brennaman & Tom Verducci, going to 19% of USA
Rangers Ballpark – Arlington, TX
MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Seattle, Tulsa
Probable Pitchers: Tommy Hanson, RHP (0-0, -.– ERA) vs. Matt Harrison, LHP (0-1, 7.94 ERA)

MCCARVER: AL CY YOUNG WINNER WILL COME FROM DETROIT TIGERS BUT NOT WHO YOU THINK – Earlier this week, MLB on FOX analyst and Ford C. Frick award winner Tim McCarver made a bold prediction on-air with FOX Sports Radio’s “Loose Cannons” on who will be the 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner. “The Detroit Tigers will have the Cy Young Award winner for the American League this year and my pick is not Justin Verlander,” said McCarver. “Max Scherzer will win it.” McCarver also talked about how the Yankees will fare this year: “The Yankees have been decimated with injuries. I’ve never seen anything like it. They are a skeleton of their former selves. People are used to seeing them contend on a regular basis and I doubt that will be the case this year.”

MCCARVER STEPPING DOWN BUT NOT RETIRING AFTER 2013 – While it is true that Tim McCarver is stepping down from his role as lead MLB on FOX analyst at the end of this season, he is by no means planning to retire. “I didn’t announce my retirement. I just said I was stepping away from doing the job that I’ve done since 1996 and that’s the FOX Saturday Game of the Week, the All-Star Game and postseason baseball on FOX. I am by no means retiring after this season. I know there will be plenty of things out there to do.”