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Tigers Announcer in Line for Top Job with NBC: Report
NBC seeks a lead MLB announcer after regaining rights; Benetti's contract allows national broadcasts and he has prior NBC experience, sources say.
- Front Office Sports reported Jason Benetti has emerged as NBC's leading candidate for top MLB play-by-play, shifting him from Fox Sports and his role as Detroit Tigers' primary broadcaster.
- With baseball back on NBC, Benetti's contract allows him to step away for up to 428 games annually, enabling pursuit of a national role.
- Front Office Sports noted Jason Benetti has about a year left on his Fox Sports contract and would need Fox's permission to leave; Dan Dickerson moves to television for Detroit Tigers broadcasts when Benetti is on national duty.
- Such a promotion would reduce Jason Benetti's availability for Detroit Tigers telecasts, reshaping local lineups and likely prompting negotiations between NBC and Fox Sports over his transition.
- Having called MLB for Peacock, NBC's streaming service, Jason Benetti also brings multi-sport national experience from college football and college basketball broadcasts for Fox Sports.
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Tigers' Jason Benetti reportedly is leading candidate to call MLB games on NBC
Is Jason Benetti about to add to his already busy baseball broadcasting schedule?
·Detroit, United States
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