DETROIT – A tweet from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday has sparked speculation that the team might have hired a new high-profile play-by-play commentator.
Bally Sports announced last month that they will not bring back Matt Shepard as the lead by-play-play broadcaster for the Tigers. Shepard had spent the previous five seasons on the Fox Sports Detroit and Bally Sports Detroit television broadcast teams.
On Thursday, the Tigers tweeted a video of a Tigers-Yankees highlight, with an emoji of a microphone.
The voice on that call belongs to Jason Benetti, a well-known broadcaster who primarily calls games for the Chicago White Sox but also does national broadcasts.
The Tigers haven’t confirmed a hire, but fans are excited about the possibility of such a high-profile hire.
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