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Execs talk ‘The Simpsons Funday Football’: ‘The most alternate of the alternate broadcasts.’
ESPN’s Phil Orlins talks LLWS coverage, MLB KidsCast: ‘These games are the pinnacle for these kids’
Kevin Brown on ‘Sunday Night Baseball Statcast Edition’ alternate broadcast: ‘These numbers don’t have to be scary.’
ESPN commentators talk Home Run Derby format changes, Statcast broadcast, event’s importance
"The opportunity to go off the clock, not be in a split screen, shoot all the action full, have reactions and orient that towards the biggest moments of the contest has been a really big priority."
ESPN’s latest bold MLB broadcast move is displaying win probability: ‘Over time, it will connect.’
ESPN’s Phil Orlins talks displaying the pitch clock, its challenges, and on-screen data
The pitch clock has arrived across Major League Baseball, and ESPN is leading the line displaying it on the screen.
Karl Ravech on talking to mic’d up MLB players: ‘We trust them to speak when it makes sense.’
Conversations with mic'd up players while they're on the field have added to MLB broadcasts, but there are important considerations around timing and potential distractions. ESPN's Karl Ravech and Phil Orlins, as well as Alex Verdugo of the Red Sox, spoke to SI's Emma Baccellieri on that.