List of American League Division Series broadcasters

The following is a list of the national television and radio networks and announcers who have covered the American League Division Series throughout the years. It does include any announcers who may have appeared on local radio broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

Television

2010s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators Field reporters
2016 Toronto Blue Jays/Texas Rangers TBS Brian Anderson Dennis Eckersley and Joe Simpson Matt Winer
Boston Red Sox/Cleveland Indians TBS Ernie Johnson, Jr. Ron Darling and Cal Ripken Jr. Sam Ryan
2015 Houston Astros/Kansas City Royals FS1 (Games 1–2, 4-5)
MLB Network (Game 3)
Matt Vasgersian John Smoltz and A.J. Pierzynski (Games 1-2, 4-5) Jon Paul Morosi
Texas Rangers/Toronto Blue Jays FS1 (Games 1, 3–5)
MLB Network (Game 2)
Kenny Albert (Games 1, 3–5)
Bob Costas (Game 2)
Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci (Games 1, 3–5)
Jim Kaat (Game 2)
Joe Micheletti (Games 1, 3-5) and Ken Rosenthal (all games)
2014 Kansas City Royals/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim TBS[1] Ernie Johnson, Jr. Ron Darling and Cal Ripken Jr. Matt Winer
Baltimore Orioles/Detroit Tigers TBS Brian Anderson Dennis Eckersley and Joe Simpson Jaime Maggio
2013[2] Oakland Athletics/Detroit Tigers TBS (Games 1–2, 4–5)
MLB Network (Game 3)
Don Orsillo (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Matt Vasgersian (Game 3)
Dennis Eckersley and Buck Martinez (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Jim Kaat (Game 3)
David Aldridge (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Sam Ryan (Game 3)
Boston Red Sox/Tampa Bay Rays TBS Brian Anderson John Smoltz and Joe Simpson Rachel Nichols
2012 New York Yankees/Baltimore Orioles TBS Ernie Johnson, Jr. John Smoltz and Cal Ripken, Jr. Craig Sager
Oakland Athletics/Detroit Tigers TBS (Games 1, 3)
MLB Network (Game 2)[3]
TNT (Games 4–5)
Don Orsillo (Games 1, 3–5)[4]
Matt Vasgersian (Game 2)
Buck Martinez (Games 1, 3–5)
Jim Kaat (Game 2)
Jaime Maggio (Games 1, 3–5)
Sam Ryan (Game 2)
2011[5] New York Yankees/Detroit Tigers TNT (Games 1–2)
TBS (Games 3–5)
Brian Anderson Ron Darling and John Smoltz Tom Verducci
Texas Rangers/Tampa Bay Rays TBS (Game 1, Games 3–5)
TNT (Game 2)[6]
Don Orsillo Buck Martinez Jaime Maggio
2010[7] Tampa Bay Rays/Texas Rangers TBS
Don Orsillo Buck Martinez and Ron Darling (Game 5) Marc Fein
Minnesota Twins/New York Yankees TBS
Ernie Johnson, Jr. Ron Darling and John Smoltz Craig Sager

Notes

2000s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators Field reporters
2009 New York Yankees/Minnesota Twins TBS
Chip Caray Ron Darling Craig Sager
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/Boston Red Sox TBS
Don Orsillo Buck Martinez Marc Fein
2008 Boston Red Sox/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim TBS
Chip Caray Buck Martinez and Ron Darling (Game 4) Craig Sager
Chicago White Sox/Tampa Bay Rays TBS
Don Orsillo Harold Reynolds Marc Fein
2007 Cleveland Indians/New York Yankees TBS
Chip Caray Tony Gwynn and Bob Brenly Craig Sager
Boston Red Sox/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim TBS
Ted Robinson Steve Stone José Mota
2006 Detroit Tigers/New York Yankees Fox (Games 1, 4)
ESPN (Games 2–3)
Joe Buck (Game 1)
Jon Miller (Games 2–3)
Josh Lewin (Game 4)
Tim McCarver (Game 1)
Joe Morgan (Games 2–3)

and Ernie Harwell (Game 3)
Steve Lyons (Game 4)

Oakland Athletics/Minnesota Twins ESPN Jon Miller (Game 1)
Dave O'Brien (Games 2–3)
Joe Morgan (Game 1)
Rick Sutcliffe and Eric Karros (Games 2–3)
2005 Chicago White Sox/Boston Red Sox ESPN (Games 1–2)
ESPN2 (Game 3)
Chris Berman Rick Sutcliffe and Mike Piazza
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/New York Yankees Fox (Games 1, 4–5)
ESPN (Games 2–3)
Joe Buck (Games 1, 5) and Thom Brennaman (Game 4)
Jon Miller (Games 2-3)
Tim McCarver (Games 1, 4–5)
Joe Morgan (Games 2–3)
2004 Boston Red Sox/Anaheim Angels ESPN Chris Berman Rick Sutcliffe and Tony Gwynn
New York Yankees/Minnesota Twins Fox (Games 1, 4)
ESPN (Games 2–3)
Joe Buck (Game 1)
Jon Miller (Games 2–3)
Josh Lewin (Game 4)
Tim McCarver (Game 1)
Joe Morgan (Games 2–3)
Steve Lyons (Game 4)
2003 New York Yankees/Minnesota Twins ESPN (Games 1, 3–4)
Fox (Game 2)
Jon Miller (Game 1)
Joe Buck (Game 2)
Gary Thorne (Games 3–4)
Joe Morgan (Game 1)
Tim McCarver (Game 2)
Jeff Brantley and David Justice (Games 3–4)
Boston Red Sox/Oakland Athletics ESPN (Games 1, 4)
ESPN2 (Games 2–3)
Fox (Game 5)
Dave O'Brien (Game 1)
Jon Miller (Games 2–4)
Thom Brennaman (Game 5)
Jeff Brantley (Game 1)
Joe Morgan (Games 2–4)
Steve Lyons (Game 5)
2002 Anaheim Angels/New York Yankees Fox (Games 1–2, 4)
ABC Family (Game 3)
Joe Buck (Games 1–2)
Jon Miller (Game 3)
Thom Brennaman (Game 4)
Tim McCarver (Games 1–2, 4)
Joe Morgan (Game 3)
Minnesota Twins/Oakland Athletics ABC Family
ESPN2 (Game 2)
Jon Miller (Games 1–2, 5)
Dave O'Brien (Games 3–4)
Joe Morgan (Games 1–2, 5)
Tony Gwynn (Games 3–4) and Rick Sutcliffe (Games 3–4)
2001 New York Yankees/Oakland Athletics Fox Joe Buck (Games 1–2)
Thom Brennaman (Games 3,[10] 4–5)
Tim McCarver (Games 1–2)
Steve Lyons (Games 3–5)
Seattle Mariners/Cleveland Indians Fox (Games 1, 3, 5)
Fox Family (Games 2, 4)
Josh Lewin Rex Hudler
2000 New York Yankees/Oakland Athletics NBC (Games 1, 3–4)/Pax (Game 1)
Fox (Games 2, 5)
Skip Caray (Games 1, 3–4)
Joe Buck (Game 2)
Thom Brennaman (Game 5)
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 3–4)
Tim McCarver (Game 2)
Bob Brenly (Game 5)
Bob Wischusen (Game 1) and Jim Gray (Games 3–4)
Seattle Mariners/Chicago White Sox ESPN Chris Berman Rick Sutcliffe

Notes

1990s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators Field reporters
1999 New York Yankees/Texas Rangers NBC (Games 1, 3[11])
Fox (Game 2)
Bob Costas (Games 1, 3)
Thom Brennaman (Game 2)
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 3)
Bob Brenly (Game 2)
Boston Red Sox/Cleveland Indians Fox (Games 1, 3-5)
Fox (Game 2[12])
ESPN (Game 2)
Joe Buck (Games 1, 5)
Jon Miller (Game 2)
Thom Brennaman (Games 3-4)
Tim McCarver (Games 1, 5)
Joe Morgan (Game 2)
Bob Brenly (Games 3-5)
1998 New York Yankees/Texas Rangers Fox (Game 1)
NBC (Games 2-3)
Joe Buck (Game 1)
Bob Costas (Games 2-3)
Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Game 1)
Joe Morgan
Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox ESPN (Games 1-3)
Fox
Chris Berman (Games 1-3)
Joe Buck (Game 4)
Ray Knight (Games 1-3)
Tim McCarver
1997 Cleveland Indians/New York Yankees Fox (Games 1-2, 4-5)
NBC (Game 3)
Joe Buck (Games 1-2, 4-5)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Games 1-2, 4-5)
Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan
Baltimore Orioles/Seattle Mariners NBC (Game 1)
ESPN (Games 2, 4)
Fox (Game 3)
Bob Costas (Game 1)
Jon Miller (Games 2, 4)
Thom Brennaman (Game 3)
Bob Uecker (Game 1) and Joe Morgan (Games 1-2, 4)
Bob Brenly (Game 3)
1996 New York Yankees/Texas Rangers NBC (Games 1,[13] 3)
Fox (Game 2[14])
ESPN (Game 4)
Bob Costas (Games 1, 3)
Thom Brennaman (Game 2)
Chris Berman (Game 4)
Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan (Games 1, 3)
Bob Brenly (Game 2)
Dave Campbell (Game 4)
Jim Gray (Game 1)
Baltimore Orioles/Cleveland Indians ESPN (Games 1-3) and ESPN2 (Game 4) Jon Miller Dave Campbell (Game 1) and Kirby Puckett (Game 1)
Joe Morgan (Game 2)
Buck Martinez (Games 3-4)
1995 Seattle Mariners/New York Yankees NBC (Games 1-2[15])
ABC (Games 3-5[16])
Gary Thorne (Games 1-2)
Brent Musburger (Games 3-5)
Tommy Hutton (Games 1-2)
Jim Kaat (Games 3-5)
Jack Arute (Game 5)
Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox NBC (Games 1-[17] 2)
ABC (Game 3)
Bob Costas (Games 1-2)
Steve Zabriskie (Game 3)
Bob Uecker (Games 1-2)
Tommy Hutton (Game 3)
1994 Canceled due to 1994 strike.

Notes

1981

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
1981 Oakland Athletics/Kansas City Royals ABC Al Michaels[18] Jim Palmer[19][20]
New York Yankees/Milwaukee Brewers ABC Keith Jackson[21] (Games 1-3, 5)
Don Drysdale (Game 4)
Don Drysdale and Howard Cosell

Notes

Radio

National

2010s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
2016 Toronto Blue Jays/Texas Rangers ESPN Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Michael Kay (Game 3)
Rick Sutcliffe
Boston Red Sox/Cleveland Indians ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2015 Houston Astros/Kansas City Royals ESPN Dave O’Brien John Kruk
Texas Rangers/Toronto Blue Jays ESPN Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Dave Flemming (Games 3–4)
Dan Shulman (Game 5)
Rick Sutcliffe
2014 Kansas City Royals/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
Baltimore Orioles/Detroit Tigers ESPN Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Dave Flemming (Game 3)
Rick Sutcliffe
2013 Oakland Athletics/Detroit Tigers ESPN[22] Michael Kay Aaron Boone
Boston Red Sox/Tampa Bay Rays ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2012 New York Yankees/Baltimore Orioles ESPN Dan Shulman[23] Orel Hershiser
Oakland Athletics/Detroit Tigers ESPN Dave O’Brien Aaron Boone
2011[24] New York Yankees/Detroit Tigers ESPN Dan Shulman Orel Hershiser
Texas Rangers/Tampa Bay Rays ESPN Gary Cohen Aaron Boone
2010 Tampa Bay Rays/Texas Rangers ESPN Dan Shulman Bobby Valentine
Minnesota Twins/New York Yankees ESPN Jon Miller Orel Hershiser

2000s

Year Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
2009 New York Yankees/Minnesota Twins ESPN Jon Miller Steve Phillips
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/Boston Red Sox ESPN Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
2008 Boston Red Sox/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ESPN Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
Chicago White Sox/Tampa Bay Rays ESPN Gary Thorne Chris Singleton
2007 Cleveland Indians/New York Yankees ESPN Jon Miller Dusty Baker
Boston Red Sox/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ESPN Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
2006 Detroit Tigers/New York Yankees ESPN Jon Sciambi Buck Martinez
Oakland Athletics/Minnesota Twins ESPN Gary Thorne Steve Stone
2005 Chicago White Sox/Boston Red Sox ESPN Jon Sciambi Buck Martinez
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/New York Yankees ESPN Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
2004 Boston Red Sox/Anaheim Angels ESPN John Rooney Buck Martinez
New York Yankees/Minnesota Twins ESPN Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
2003 New York Yankees/Minnesota Twins ESPN Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
Boston Red Sox/Oakland Athletics ESPN John Rooney Buck Martinez
2002 Anaheim Angles/New York Yankees ESPN Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
Minnesota Twins/Oakland Athletics ESPN John Rooney Buck Martinez
2001 New York Yankees/Oakland Athletics ESPN Dan Shulman Rob Dibble
Seattle Mariners/Cleveland Indians ESPN Ernie Harwell Buck Martinez
2000 New York Yankees/Oakland Athletics ESPN Dan Shulman Buck Martinez
Seattle Mariners/Chicago White Sox ESPN Ernie Harwell Dave Campbell

1990s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
1999 New York Yankees/Texas Rangers ESPN Dan Shulman Buck Martinez
Boston Red Sox/Cleveland Indians ESPN Ernie Harwell Dave Campbell
1998 New York Yankees/Texas Rangers ESPN Dan Shulman Buck Martinez
Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox ESPN Ernie Harwell Dave Campbell
1997 Cleveland Indians/New York Yankees CBS Ernie Harwell Jeff Torborg
Baltimore Orioles/Seattle Mariners CBS John Rooney Al Downing
1996 New York Yankees/Texas Rangers CBS Gary Cohen Jim Hunter
Baltimore Orioles/Cleveland Indians CBS Ernie Harwell Rick Cerone
1995 Seattle Mariners/New York Yankees CBS Ernie Harwell Al Downing
Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox CBS John Rooney Jeff Torborg
1994 Canceled due to 1994 strike.

1981

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
1981 Oakland Athletics/Kansas City Royals CBS Ned Martin Bill White
New York Yankees/Milwaukee Brewers CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy

Local

2000s

Year Series Flagship station Play-by-play #1 Play-by-play #2 Color commentators
2002 AnaheimNew York (AL) KLAC (Anaheim)
WCBSAM (New York (AL))
Rory Markas
John Sterling
Terry Smith
Charley Steiner
MinnesotaOakland

1990s

Year Series Flagship station Play-by-play #1 Play-by-play #2 Color commentators
1997 Cleveland-New York (AL) WKNR-AM (Cleveland)
WABC-AM (New York (AL))
Herb Score

Tom Hamilton

Baltimore-Seattle
1995 Cleveland-Boston WKNR-AM (Cleveland)
WEEI-AM (Boston)
Herb Score

Tom Hamilton

Seattle-New York (AL)

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