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Detroit Tigers sign Dan Dickerson & Jason Benetti to multi-year contract extensions
The team kept its radio and TV voices in place as it seeks continuity for fans and a broadcast it calls among baseball’s best.
- On Thursday, Sept. 24, the Detroit Tigers announced multi-year contract extensions for television play-by-play voice Jason Benetti and radio play-by-play voice Dan Dickerson, keeping both broadcasters at the center of Tigers broadcasts.
- Since joining the team ahead of the 2024 season, Benetti has led the television booth, while Dickerson, the radio voice since 2003, is completing his 27th season with the organization.
- The new agreement accommodates Benetti's national schedule for NBC, ensuring flexibility for his college football and playoff coverage, while Dickerson will expand his television appearances under the extension.
- Ilitch Sports + Entertainment President and CEO Ryan Gustafson praised the pair as "tremendous human beings," stating they deliver "an entertaining and informed broadcast that is among the best in baseball."
- Despite the Tigers' 74-85 record this season, the organization prioritizes broadcast consistency, viewing the booth as a "rare combination" of excellence and creativity that engages fans regardless of on-field performance.
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Detroit Tigers reach long-term extensions with Jason Benetti, Dan Dickerson
The Detroit Tigers will continue to use two of baseball’s top play-by-play voices for the foreseeable future. Jason Benetti, the Tigers’ television play-by-play voice, and Dan Dickerson, the team’s radio voice, have both signed long-term extensions that will keep them in Detroit for years to come. Mike Mazzeo first reported the news in Sports Business Journal. The Tigers…
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