ABC To Televise ESPN's 'Sunday Night Baseball' Game in August

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Broadcast network will air the Aug. 8 Chicago Cubs-Chicago White Sox game

Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu
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ESPN will move its Aug. 8 Sunday Night Baseball game to ABC, the first time the broadcast network has aired a game from the cable sports network’s exclusive baseball franchise.

The game, pitting the Chicago White Sox against the Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Field, will feature Matt Vasgersian providing commentary for the game telecast along with analyst and World Series Champion Alex Rodriguez and reporter Buster Olney, said ESPN. 

Last year ABC aired its first MLB postseason game in 25 years during the MLB Wild Card Series. 

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Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown will precede Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. The game telecast will be available to stream on the ESPN App and will also be available on ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.