Major League Baseball’s new network is close to a deal to make Matt Vasgersian its first studio host, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the deal.
Vasgersian will leave his job as the television play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres. The highly-respected broadcaster will also be leaving his role at Fox Sports, for which he called both NFL and MLB games.
Prior to the Padres, Vasgersian handled play-by-play for the Milwaukee Brewers. He also was a member of NBC’s 2008 Olympic coverage and among several other roles, was the lead voice for the XFL, the one-season football league that was run by NBC and World Wrestling Entertainment.
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The MLB Network is set to launch on January 1, 2009 and will roll out with distribution in approximately 50 million homes.
A MLB spokesperson declined to comment.
