Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone, Jessica Mendoza & Buster Olney to Return as Sunday Night Baseball Team
ESPN Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell will return for its 28th season in 2017 as the exclusive, national Major League Baseball game of the week. The weekly, prime-time telecast will feature the sport’s top stars and best teams throughout the season, beginning with Opening Night– the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs visit their rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Sunday Night Baseball generally airs at 8 p.m. across several platforms, including ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPN International networks, WatchESPN and the ESPN App. Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet generally precedes Sunday Night Baseball with a one-hour pre-game show, beginning at 7 p.m.
Sunday Night Baseball team returns
Dan Shulman, the voice of Sunday Night Baseball, will return for his seventh season as the play-by-play commentator. He’ll be joined by returning analysts Aaron Boone and Jessica Mendoza (second full-season for both) and reporter Buster Olney, who will also begin his seventh season. It will be the second-consecutive season for this Sunday Night Baseball quartet.
Schedule highlights include:
- Five appearances by the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs, including back-to-back matchups against the Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park, Apr. 30) and the New York Yankees (Wrigley Field, May 7);
- ESPN to air Derek Jeter’s number retirement and plaque dedication prior to Houston Astros at New York Yankees matchup on May 14;
- Bryce Harper, one of MLB’s most popular stars, is set to take center stage on Apr. 23 as his Washington Nationals face the New York Mets;
- Four appearances by the St. Louis Cardinals (Opening Night vs. Chicago Cubs on Apr. 2; at New York Yankees on Apr. 16; at Chicago Cubs on June 4; at Chicago Cubs on July 23);
- Three appearances by the New York Mets (vs. Miami Marlins on Apr. 9; vs. Washington Nationals on Apr. 23; at Pittsburgh Pirates on May 28).
Opening Night & Sunday Night Baseball early-season schedule:
| Date | Time(ET) | Telecast | |
| Apr. 2 | 8:30 p.m. | MLB Opening Night: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Apr. 9 | 8 p.m. | Miami Marlins at New York Mets telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Apr. 16 | 8 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees presented by Taco Bell | |
| Apr. 23 | 8 p.m. | Washington Nationals at New York Mets telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Apr. 30 | 8 p.m. | Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| May 7 | 8 p.m. | New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| May 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston Astros at New York Yankees telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| May 21 | 8 p.m. | Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers presented by Taco Bell | |
| May 28 | 8 p.m. | New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| June 4 | 7:30 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| June 11 | 8 p.m. | Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| June 18 | 8 p.m. | Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros presented by Taco Bell | |
| June 25 | 8 p.m. | Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals presented by Taco Bell | |
| July 2 | 8 p.m. | Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals presented by Taco Bell | |
| July 9 | 8 p.m. | Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| July 16 | 8 p.m. | New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| July 23 | 8 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| July 30 | 8 p.m. | San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Aug 6 | 8 p.m. | Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Aug 13 | 8 p.m. | Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Aug 20 | 7 p.m. | MLB Little League Classic: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates presented by Taco Bell | |
| Aug 27 | 8 p.m. | New York Mets at Washington Nationals telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Sep 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Sep 10 | 8 p.m. | Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Sep 17 | 8 p.m. | Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
| Sep 24 | 8 p.m. | Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros telecast presented by Taco Bell | |
ESPN Deportes enters its 14th season as the Spanish-language home to Sunday Night Baseball.ESPN Radio – entering its 20th season of Major League Baseball coverage – will continue as the exclusive, national radio home of Sunday Night Baseball. Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN Radio is described by Jon “Boog” Sciambi and analyst Chris Singleton. Weekly coverage begins at 7 p.m. and is also streamed on ESPNRadio.com and via the ESPN app. additionally, all MLB on ESPN Radio games will be preceded by the one-hour Baseball Tonight pre-game show offering news, previews and analysis of upcoming games.Note: game selections for future dates will be made up to two weeks in advance.
Sunday Night Baseball is also available across ESPN International platforms in Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim and on cruise ships.
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