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| Baseball Night in America | |
|---|---|
 The current logo for Baseball Night in America. | |
| Also known as | MLB on Fox Fox Saturday Baseball |
| Genre | Baseball telecasts |
| Presented by | Joe Davis John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal Adam Amin A. J. Pierzynski Adam Wainwright Jason Benetti Tom Verducci |
| Opening theme | "MLB on Fox theme music" (2020–present) "NFL on Fox theme music" (2012–2019) |
| Composers | NJJ Music (2020–present) Scott Schreer (2012–2019) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Various MLB stadiums (game telecasts) Fox Network Center, Los Angeles, California (studio segments, pregame, and postgame shows) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes (varies depending on game length) |
| Production company | Fox Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox FS1/FS2 (overflow coverage only) |
| Release | May 26, 2012 – present |
| Related | |
| MLB on Fox | |
Baseball Night in America is an American television presentation of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by Fox Sports for the Fox network on Thursday or Saturday nights.
Fox's coverage includes 24 weeks worth of coverage as of 2024, with 20 Saturday windows and 4 Thursday windows. Coverage usually includes 2 to 4 separate games all starting at 7PM ET, with local affiliates airing the game of most interest to their audience.
History
While Fox has aired Fox Saturday Baseball games since 1996, Fox only began using the Baseball Night in America branding in 2012.[1] In the inaugural season, the Baseball Night in America branding was used for games from May 19 to July 7.[2]
Until 2021, Baseball Night in America aired every Saturday from the last week in May to the second week in July. Beginning with the 2019 season, late season Fox Saturday Baseball games moved from the afternoon to prime time. therefore a separate section of games was added for September. Some of these September games aired on Thursday night as Thursday Night Baseball.[3]
For the first time since 2020, during the 2023 season, Fox also aired afternoon Fox Saturday Baseball games on April 1, 22, and 29 and June 24.[4]
For the 2025 season, Fox will air Baseball Night in America games on March 29 and every Saturday in primetime from May 3 to August 16, as well as on August 30, September 6 and 27. The August 2 game will be the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway and will be the only Fox Baseball Night in America window to not feature at least a second game. Games will also air in primetime on Thursday nights on August 21, September 11 and 18. Fox will also air Fox Saturday Baseball afternoon games on April 19 and 26 and the MLB Tokyo Series at 6:00 a.m. eastern time on Tuesday, March 18.[5]
On air staff
Play-by-play commentators
- Joe Davis (Lead)
- Adam Amin
- Jason Benetti
- Kevin Kugler
- Don Orsillo
- Connor Onion
- Kenny Albert
- Alex Faust
- Jeff Levering
- Aaron Goldsmith
Color commentators
- John Smoltz (Lead)
- Eric Karros
- A.J. Pierzynski
- Tom Verducci
- Mark Sweeney
- Dontrelle Willis
- Adam Wainwright
Field reporters
Studio
- Kevin Burkhardt (Host)
- Chris Myers (Host)
- Mike Hill (Host)
- Eric Karros (Analyst)
- Mark Sweeney (Analyst)
- Dontrelle Willis (Analyst)
See also
References
- ^ "FOX Hearkens Back to the Baseball Network with 'Baseball Night in America'". April 10, 2012.
- ^ "Was Baseball Night in America a success this year for Fox?".
- ^ "Fox Sports and Major League Baseball Extend Rights Deal Through 2028". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "FOX Sports Unveils Its 2023 Major League Baseball Regular Season Schedule". March 23, 2023.
- ^ Mazzeo, Mike (February 25, 2025). "Fox unveils schedule for its 30th MLB season". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
