LOS ANGELES — Within the first three weeks of the Major League Baseball season, you’ll have been able to hear Orel Hershiser call Dodgers games on three different television networks. The longtime Dodgers star will be a part of the ESPN telecast of the Jackie Robinson Day game against the New York Mets on April 15 at Dodger Stadium.
Hershiser will join former Mets pitcher Ron Darling — who, like Hershiser, is a current television analyst for his former club — in the booth alongside Joe Buck calling play-by-play for ESPN, in an exclusive telecast for the network.
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“I can’t wait to work with these two guys,” Buck said in a statement. “I loved watching them pitch and now really enjoy listening to them on the air. They’re the best at what they do, and I’ll be leaning on them a ton. To call a Dodgers game on Jackie Robinson Day makes it even more meaningful. There’s no more important figure in baseball history, and to honor him that night in Dodger Stadium will be truly special.”
NBC Sports is using a similar strategy with its baseball telecasts all season, pairing one analyst associated with each team along with a national announcer. Hershiser on opening day was alongside former Arizona Diamondbacks hero Luis González with Jason Benetti on play-by-play for Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks. Hershiser has since called the rest of the Dodgers’ opening homestand for SportsNet LA.
April 15 is the first Dodgers game this season on ESPN. There are a few other midweek games that will be televised exclusively by ESPN, but those haven’t yet been announced.
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