The broadcast team and the head of baseball production are constantly balancing the entertainment factor in a way that makes the players comfortable.
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Pirates in March of 2019. The insight from players during regular season games has added value and entertainment to the broadcasts. moved into a new phase with regular-season games. For decades, fans watching Major League Baseball games on television have asked themselves, “What exactly are the players talking about when they get on base?” There always seems to be some form of chatter between the first baseman and the runner. Wouldn’t it be great to hear it?started mic’ing up players in Spring Training, most notably with Bryce Harper. In 2020, Walt Disney-owned ESPN and MLB made the giant leap to using the format during the regular season.
ESPN’s move to do it during regular-season games moved the concept from novelty to commonplace during each of the nationalbroadcasts. Given that those games count in the standings, the team has worked to ensure that the added entertainment doesn’t distract from the game, and more importantly, provides a distraction for the players.
“It was taking that nervousness away from the player of ‘What happens if the ground balls hit to me? What happens if I if I'm not paying attention?’,” said Eduardo Perez, of thebroadcast team who spent 13 years as a big-league player before turning to coach and eventually television analyst. Perez noted that the players are talented enough to “multitask” in-between pitches and that the experience is good for baseball, but also exposes the player personalities.
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