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A Kansas City voice hits a stunning milestone: Denny Matthews to call his 8,000th Royals game
Matthews is one of four major league broadcasters to stay with one team for 50 seasons or more, with 8,000 games on his resume.
- On Friday night, Kansas City Royals broadcaster Denny Matthews will reach a historic milestone, calling his 8,000th game as the Royals face the Cleveland Guardians.
- Starting 57 years ago at Municipal Stadium, Matthews described the action alongside the late Buddy Blattner as the Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 in 12 innings.
- The 83-year-old Matthews has called 1,058 different players and World Series titles in 1985 and 2015, joining broadcasters Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin among the longest-tenured voices in major league history.
- Longtime Royals owner Ewing Kauffman once told a young Matthews, "We like the way you do games, and you can stay as long as you want," anchoring his decades-long commitment to the franchise.
- Despite occasionally considering retirement, Matthews plans to return for season 59 next year, continuing his partnership with co-broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre to remain the voice of Kansas City baseball.
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A Kansas City voice hits stunning milestone: Denny Matthews to call his 8,000th Royals game
Denny Matthews never thought he'd land the job broadcasting for the Kansas City Royals. In 1969, fresh out of Illinois Wesleyan, he applied almost on a whim. But despite limited experience, he got the job, and he has been a…
Hall of Fame broadcaster Matthews to be celebrated for 8,000th game of legendary career
KANSAS CITY -- On a cold winter day during this past offseason, a dozen Royals media members gathered in the Kauffman Stadium press box to go through decades of baseball history. Every single game Hall of Fame broadcaster Denny Matthews has ever called -- starting from the first Royals game
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