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BaseballChannel.TV is the only all-baseball interactive channel in existence. Using the resources of the MLB family, BaseballChannel.TV programming keeps fans updated on the latest information through live interviews with their favorite players, officials from Major League Baseball, past stars of the game and live press conferences when breaking news hits.
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Harold Reynolds
Reynolds made his Major League debut in 1983 for Seattle and spent the first 10 years of his professional career with the Mariners. The Corvallis, Oregon native graduated from Corvallis High School and was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. A three-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner and two-time All-Star, Reynolds was honored with the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award in 1991 for his outstanding contributions to the game, both on and off the field. Prior to joining MLBAM, Reynolds was a studio analyst on ESPN's Baseball Tonight from 1996-2006 and also served as a commentator for the network’s coverage of the College World Series and Little League World Series.
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Vinny Micucci
Vinny Micucci is entering his sixth season with MLB Radio, now serving as co-host of Leading Off every weekday at 9 a.m. He also serves as a reporter on MLB.com's video side, covering various special events throughout the year. Prior to joining MLB.com, Vinny was the voice of Hofstra baseball, football, basketball and lacrosse. Vinny has covered such events as the Little League World Series, the NBA and NFL Drafts, several NCAA Tournaments, the US Open Tennis tournament and covered basketball for Hoopstown. He was also the on-field host of the Long Island Ducks baseball team of the Atlantic League in 2002. He is a graduate of Hofstra University. |
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Casey Stern
Casey Stern starts his fourth season with MLB.com, hosting the Bottom Line program every weekday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. He is also the host of State of the Redsox.com Nation, Next Stop: Shea and the Midday show, which is now in its second season. Long before he hosted Under the Lights during the 2005 season, Casey spent several years in sales in both New York as well as Los Angeles. In an effort to break into the industry, Casey began freelance writing which led him to his big break, making it as a finalist and finishing 5th in ESPN's first Dream Job competition. After the show, he wrote for the Long Island Press and spent some time on air weekly on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York. Casey credits his accomplishments to the love of his life, Kaz Matsui. |
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Peter McCarthy
Peter McCarthy is in his third season overall at MLB.com and second as host of Under the Lights. He is also the primary host of the Daily Rewind during the regular season and hosts other special events over the course of the year. Pete spent the previous three years broadcasting baseball, football, basketball, softball and lacrosse at Hofstra University. He has also covered the Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York-Penn League, New York Jets training camp, the NFL Draft, and the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut of the NPF.
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Mike Siano
Mike Siano is entering his seventh season with MLB.com. Mike is currently the Senior Producer of MLB Radio and host of the MLB.com Fantasy 411 show which can be heard Monday through Friday at noon ET. He also co-hosts MLB.com's This Year in Baseball Awards Show and has been an analyst during World Baseball Classic and Grapefruit League broadcasts. A die-hard Yankee fan, Mike is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. The MLB.com Fantasy 411 Blog page can be found at http://fantasy411.mlblogs.com/. |
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Jonathan Mayo
Jonathan Mayo shares duties on the Around the Minors segment with Lisa Winston as a regular feature of the Bottom Line show. Mayo has been with MLB.com since 1999. A senior writer, Mayo has covered the All-Star Game, World Series, Spring Training and Opening Series in Japan and Puerto Rico. Prior to joining MLB.com, Jonathan spent nearly four years honing his craft at the New York Post, covering a wide range of sports for the New York tabloid. A 1993 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he believes Doug Glanville and Mark DeRosa (both Penn alumni) are the greatest players in the big leagues in recent years.
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Lisa Winston
Lisa Winston hosts the Around the Minors segment on the Bottom Line, sharing duties with Jonathan Mayo. A new addition to MLB.com, she had spent the last 14 years covering the minor leagues for USA Today Sports Weekly (previously Baseball Weekly) as a senior writer. A graduate of Amherst College where she received her degree in Dramatic Arts and DJ'd for WAMH-FM for four years, she lives in Maryland with her husband Wayne, a jazz musician, and daughter Dana, 15, the bassist/vocalist for the band Lemonface. Lisa's fantasy league baseball team, Puff Mommy, is a perennial doormat because of her tendency to draft too many rookies. Keep that in mind before asking her for advice on draft day.
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Fred Claire
Fred Claire served as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' front office for 30 years, advancing from publicity director to Executive Vice-President. In April, 1987 Claire was selected to head the Dodgers' baseball operations and when the team won the World Series in 1988, he was named MLB's "Executive of the Year" by The Sporting News. A book on Claire's career with L.A., Fred Claire: My 30 Years in Dodger Blue, was released in March of 2004. In August of 2004, Fred began hosting The GM Corner for MLB Radio. It can now be heard as part of the Bottom Line every Wednesday at 3:25 p.m.
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Brian McRae
Brian McRae, a Major Leaguer from 1990-99, is in his sixth season with MLB.com. This year, he will serve as a special correspondent covering the Central region. Brian is also a video correspondent for MLB.com's coverage of Spring Training, special events like the First-Year Player Draft and the All-Star Game, and the postseason. Brian has worked on ESPN's Baseball Tonight and is a part-owner of WHB 810 AM in Kansas City. Brian retired from baseball in 1999 after a 10-year career in which he batted .261 with stops in Kansas City, Chicago and New York. His best season was in 1995, when he finished fourth in the American League in hits. In 1996, Brian led the Cubs in at-bats (624), runs scored (111), triples (5), walks (73) and stolen bases (37). He also tied for sixth in the National League in stolen bases and set career highs in home runs, steals and runs scored. In 1998, Brian had his best year in the National League, slugging 21 home runs, driving in 79 RBIs with a .264 average. He is the son of former Major Leaguer Hal McRae.
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Billy Sample
Billy Sample, a Major Leaguer from 1978-86, is a six-season veteran as a co-host for MLB Radio and the play-by-play voice of Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game. He has previously hosted early-afternoon shows on MLB Radio since its inception and several special programs during Hall of Fame events and the postseason. Prior to joining MLB.com, Billy served as an umpire evaluator for Major League Baseball from 1996-2001. Before that, he was a broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners and the California Angels. Over a nine-season Major League career, Billy batted .272 with three teams, the majority of that time spent in the outfield for the Texas Rangers. During his first full season in 1979, Billy played 103 games in the outfield without making an error, the first rookie to do so. In 1983, Billy placed fifth in the American League in steals, swiping 44 bases in 52 attempts. |
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Ed Randall
Ed Randall has a long history covering baseball, from the early days of ESPN Radio to his "Talking Baseball" program on New York's WFAN to his current role on MLB Radio as a backup host and play-by-play voice on World Baseball Classic and Futures Game broadcasts. He has served as the play-by-play voice for the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League. He is also the author of More Tales from the Yankee Dugout, a product of his years of covering the team and the access he has established over the years. Since 2001, he is also the founder and president of "Ed Randall's Bat for the Cure," a charity set up to raise money for prostate cancer research. |
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