This Sunday, MLB on TBS travels to Fenway Park to air the American East rivalry between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox. Ernie Johnson, Jr. and John Smoltz will call the game on the former Superstation.
Ernie has called two games for TBS this season and is slated to call at least one more in the first eight weeks of the young season. We’ll keep track of how many games each TBS play-by-play calls this season just for kicks.
Here’s the TBS blurb on Sunday’s game. Check it all out below.
“Sunday MLB on TBS” Continues with the Boston Red Sox hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:30 p.m. ET
“Sunday MLB on TBS” continues on April 15 with an American League East match-up featuring Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox hosting Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:30 p.m. ET at historic Fenway Park. Calling the action will be Ernie Johnson (play-by-play) and John Smoltz (analyst).
TBS is the exclusive home of the 2012 MLB All-Star Selection Show airing Sunday, July 1. In October, the network will once again provide exclusive coverage of all four MLB Division Series (DS) and the American League Championship Series (ALCS). The network will announce future games on its schedule coinciding with its selection windows. The games included in the TBS MLB package will not be televised in the team’s home television territory.
TBS has broadcast MLB games for more than 30 years, serving as the exclusive home of the MLB Division Series (DS) and one League Championship Series (LCS) since 2007 and home of Atlanta Braves coverage from 1977 to 2007.
SUNDAY MLB ON TBS SCHEDULE:
Sunday, April 15 1:30 p.m. (ET) Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Ernie Johnson (play-by-play) and John Smoltz (analyst) SUNDAY MLB ON TBS UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
Sunday, April 22 1 p.m. (ET) Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers Announcers: Ernie Johnson (play-by-play), John Smoltz (analyst) and David Wells (analyst) Sunday, April 29 1 p.m. (ET) Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Ron Darling (analyst) and John Smoltz (analyst)
That’s it.
