Melanie Newman, the Orioles’ radio play-by-play announcer since last year, will call the action for Tuesday’s game, which will be the MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube. Sarah Langs, a popular baseball analyst and writer for MLB.com, will be the analyst in the booth. Alanna Rizzo will handle the on-field reporting and Heidi Watney and Lauren Gardner will anchor the pre- and postgame shows.
“It can’t help but feel different,” Rizzo said in a telephone interview. “I’ve always had a male play-by-play voice in my ear during every game I’ve ever done. So, to do a game where those voices are Melanie and Sarah, that will be a unique feeling and a unique perspective of the game. It’s exciting to be a part of something like this.”
Women have been broadcasting baseball games on radio and television for decades, but this is believed to be the first time an all-women team will handle the entire broadcast for a major league game.