Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone to Call the World Series
ESPN Radio will broadcast its 19th consecutive season of Major League Baseball postseason play, culminating with the World Series beginning Oct. 25. Sunday Night Baseball play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman and analyst Aaron Boone will have the call of the 112th MLB World Series on ESPN Radio. Chris Singleton will provide pre and post-game analysis and interviews during ESPN Radio’s World Series coverage.
Coverage begins today (Thursday, Oct. 6), with the American League Division Series. The Texas Rangers host the AL Wild Card-winning Toronto Blue Jays at 4 p.m. followed by the Boston Red Sox visiting the Cleveland Indians at 7:30 p.m. Longtime ESPN commentator Chris Berman and analyst Rick Sutcliffe will call Games 1 and 2 of the Rangers-Blue Jays series. Sutcliffe will be joined by play-by-play commentator Michael Kay for Games 3-5. Jon Sciambi and Singleton will call the Red Sox-Indians series.
ESPN Radio’s coverage of the National League Division Series begins Friday, Oct. 7, with the Los Angeles Dodgers taking on the Washington Nationals at 5 p.m. The San Francisco Giants, after beating the New York Mets in Wednesday’s NL Wild Card Game, travel to Chicago to take on the Cubs at 8:45 p.m. The duo of Dave O’Brien and Jim Bowden will be in the booth for the series between the Dodgers and Nationals. Shulman and Boone will begin their 2016 MLB Postseason on ESPN Radio with the Giants-Cubs series.
Sciambi and Singleton will have the call for the American League Championship Series beginning Oct. 14. Shulman and Boone continue their road to the World Series by calling the National League Championship Series, beginning the following day.
All postseason games will be available on ESPN Radio, ESPNRadio.com, via the ESPN app, SiriusXM, iTunes Radio, Slacker Radio and TuneIn.
| Date | Time (ET) | Event/Commentators |
| Thu, Oct. 6 | 4 p.m. | ALDS: Game 1 – Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers
Chris Berman, Rick Sutcliffe |
| 7:30 p.m. | ALDS Game 1 – Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
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| Fri, Oct. 7 | 12:30 p.m. | ALDS Game 2 – Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers
Chris Berman, Rick Sutcliffe |
| 4 p.m. | ALDS Game 2 – Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
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| 5 p.m. | NLDS Game 1 – Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals
Dave O’Brien, Jim Bowden |
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| 8:45 p.m. | NLDS Game 1 – San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
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| Sat, Oct. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | NLDS Game 2 – San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Sun, Oct. 9 | 12:30 p.m. | NLDS Game 2 – Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals
Dave O’Brien, Jim Bowden |
| 7 p.m. | ALDS Game 3 – Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays
Michael Kay, Rick Sutcliffe |
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| Mon, Oct. 10 | 3:30 p.m. | NLDS Game 3 – Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dave O’Brien, Jim Bowden |
| 5:30 p.m. | ALDS Game 3 – Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox
Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
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| 9 p.m. | NLDS Game 3 – Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
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| Tue, Oct. 11 | 4:30 p.m. | NLDS Game 4 – Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers*
Dave O’Brien, Jim Bowden |
| 8 p.m. | NLDS Game 4 – Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants*
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
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| Thu, Oct. 13 | 7:30 p.m. | NLDS Game 5 – Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals
Dave O’Brien, Jim Bowden |
| Fri, Oct. 14 | 7 p.m. | ALCS Game 1: Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians
Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
| Sat, Oct. 15 | 3 p.m. | ALCS Game 2: Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians
Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
| 7 p.m. | NLCS Game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
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| Sun, Oct. 16 | 7 p.m. | NLCS Game 2: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Mon, Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. | ALCS Game 3: Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays
Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
| Tue, Oct. 18 | 3 p.m. | ALCS Game 4: Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
| 7 p.m. | NLCS Game 3: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
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| Wed, Oct. 19 | 3 p.m. | ALCS Game 5: Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays
Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
| 7 p.m. | NLCS Game 4: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
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| Thu, Oct. 20 | 7 p.m. | NLCS Game 5: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Sat, Oct. 22 | 7 p.m. | NLCS Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs*
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Tue, Oct 25 | 7 p.m. | World Series Game 1: Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Wed, Oct. 2 | 7 p.m. | World Series Game 2: Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Fri, Oct. 28 | 7 p.m. | World Series Game 3: Cleveland Indians at Chicago Cubs
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Sat, Oct. 29 | 7 p.m. | World Series Game 4: Cleveland Indians at Chicago Cubs
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Sun, Oct. 30 | 7 p.m. | World Series Game 5: Cleveland Indians at Chicago Cubs*
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Tue, Nov 1 | 7 p.m. | World Series Game 6: Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians*
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
| Wed, Nov 2 | 7 p.m. | World Series Game 7: Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians*
Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone |
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*If necessary
**All game times include pregame show
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