
Toronto Blue Jays to host New York Yankees in ESPN’s First Postseason Impact Game
ESPN has selected a marquee matchup for its Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell season finale: the Pittsburgh Pirates and Andrew McCutchen will visit the Chicago Cubs and Anthony Rizzo on September 27. The matchup is a meeting between the two current National League Wild Card leaders. Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell will begin at 8 p.m. ET and is also available on ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio and WatchESPN.
Dan Shulman, the voice of Sunday Night Baseball, will provide commentary with analysts Jessica Mendoza and John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney. Additionally, Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet will precede the telecast at 7 p.m., hosted by Karl Ravech with analyst Aaron Boone and reporter Tim Kurkjian.
Postseason Impact Game
ESPN has selected its first Postseason Impact Game of 2015: the Toronto Blue Jays and Troy Tulowitzki will host the New York Yankees and Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m. The telecast will be available on ESPN and WatchESPN.
Upcoming Sunday Night Baseball schedule
Date | Telecast |
September 13 | Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles presented by Taco Bell |
September 20 | New York Yankees at New York Mets presented by Taco Bell |
September 27 | Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs presented by Taco Bell |
ESPN will also exclusively televise the 2015 American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday, October 6.
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Media contact: Ben Cafardo at 860-766-3496 or [email protected] (@Ben_ESPN).