In 2018, the Cape Cod Baseball League announced the unveiling of their new "Peter Gammons Award for Excellence and Distinction," which is given to a person or an organization that has made unique and exceptional contributions to the league through development and performance. Former General Manager Jim Duquette and Mike Ferrin discuss the big baseball news of the day, talk to players and executives from around baseball and take your calls all morning at 866-MLB-ONXM. 14. Costas began his broadcasting career in 1974 at WSYR in Syracuse, where he attended the S.I. Kennedy joined FOX Sports in 1999 as its MLB studio analyst and was nominated for two Emmy Awards. The daily program originates from a reimagined set inside Studio 21 with a rotation of guest panelists offering a variety of perspectives, outside-the-box thinking and a passion for baseball that will be infectious to the next generation of fans. Quick Pitch airs on MLB Network during the MLB regular season at 1 A.M. Kenny is the author of Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution (Simon & Schuster, 2016). Matt Yallof is a host and reporter appearing across MLB Network's programming, including studio shows, updates and breaking news coverage. Greg Amsinger is a studio host appearing across MLB Network's programming, including MLB Tonight, MLB Network's Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show. DeRosa attended the University of Pennsylvania where he was the starting shortstop for the baseball team and the starting quarterback for the football team. For her SportsNet LA work, Rizzo won the 2020 Southern California Sports Broadcasters Associations TV Reporter Award. Sherman has served on several national committees for the BBWAA, including the one that created the ballot for the redesigned voting structure for the National Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans Committee. MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) / Twitter Prior to joining Comcast SportsNet, Yallof worked as a sports anchor and reporter at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, N.Y., covering the Bisons, Bills and Sabres, including the Bills' "Music City Miracle" loss and Sabres' 1999 Stanley Cup Final run. Nash graduated with a Master's in Youth Development Leadership from Clemson University and a Master's in TV Broadcast Journalism from the University of Miami. While at WTZA, he won 11 New York State Broadcasters Association Awards and five Associated Press Awards for Journalistic Excellence. Ripken began his career with the Baltimore Orioles in 1987, under the direction of his father, Cal Ripken, Sr., and alongside his brother Cal Ripken, Jr. Costas' call of Michael Jordan's game-winning shot in the deciding Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals is considered one of sportscasting's most memorable calls of the modern era. Gammons regularly appears on the offseason morning show Hot Stove. Melanie Newman is a play-by-play announcer for Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ and a MLB Network studio host. Quick Pitch (TV series) - Wikipedia Dan O'Dowd, the longtime Colorado Rockies general manager, is a studio analyst appearing across MLB Network's programming, including the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show MLB Tonight. In addition to his work for MLB Network, Heyman is an MLB insider for Fancred Sports and regularly contributes to WFAN Radio in New York. Verducci's cover story for SI's 2004 Sportsman of the Year (the Boston Red Sox) was included in The Best American Sports Writing 2005 anthology. Tyler Kepner has been the national baseball columnist for The New York Times since 2010. Costas hosted NBA Showtime, NBC Sports' NBA pregame show, from 1991 through the 1996 season, and was NBC's top play-by-play man for NBA on NBC game telecasts between 1997 and 2000. She also appears on MLB Network's special event coverage throughout the year. From 2001 to 2005, Costas hosted HBO's On The Record, a weekly interview program. In this story: Philadelphia Phillies Besides his regular column in the Post, Sherman has served as a baseball contributor to SI.com, MSG Network's SportsDesk, New York 1's Sports on One, MSNBC's The Last Word, ESPN New York and the YES Network. Nitkowski claims to hold several unofficial baseball records including being the NY Mets All-Time ERA Leader (0.00 in 5.2IP), the Most Consecutive Hit Batters in a Game (3), the only pitcher to record 1-pitch wins in both MLB and NPB and the player to collect the most playoff shares in history without actually appearing in the postseason (4). Twenty-eight-time Emmy Award winner and Hall of Fame award-winning broadcaster Bob Costas is a host and announcer for MLB Network. Sherman has written freelance articles for many publications, including ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated for Kids and New York magazine. Adam Mendelson - Producer - Sirius XM Radio Inc. | LinkedIn Martinez's .687 winning percentage trails only Hall of Famer Whitey Ford's .690 winning percentage among modern-era pitchers with at least 150 victories. As a volunteer for the Montgomery Baseball Association youth program, Verducci managed the 10-year old travel team to the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Region championship and the Cal Ripken Baseball World Series. CJ Nitkowski was the 9th overall pick in the 1994 draft out of St. John's University. A native of Michigan, he graduated with honors from Harvard University in 2004 with a degree in environmental science and public policy. A native of Houston, Texas, Flores earned his bachelor's degree in radio and television from the University of Houston in 1992.