One of our own will be on the call for this week’s AL Wild Card series in Houston.
Longtime White Sox color commentator Steve Stone will be part of NBC’s broadcast booth for the best-of-three set, as he revealed during Sunday’s “Hit and Run” program on The Score. NBC Sports later announced in a press release that Stone will be joined by Tom McCarthy on play-by-play, Geoff Blum and Adam Ottavino as analysts, and Britney Eurton as the on-field reporter.
Stoney is among several local broadcasters who will call their respective teams during the Wild Card round. The full television assignments, which include former White Sox play-by-play broadcaster Jason Benetti, are as follows:
| Date | Time | Game | Platforms | PxP | Analyst(s) | Reporter |
| Sept. 29-30 | 1:30 p.m. | Pregame Show | Peacock/NBCSN | Ahmed Fareed | C.C. Sabathia; Eric Hosmer | — |
| 2 p.m. | Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves | NBC/Peacock | Matt Vasgersian | John Kruk, C.J. Nitkowski, Joey Votto** | Ashley ShahAhmadi | |
| 5 p.m. | Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros | Peacock/NBCSN | Tom McCarthy | Steve Stone, Geoff Blum, Adam Ottavino** | Britney Eurton | |
| 8 p.m. | Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees | NBC/Peacock | Jason Benetti | Lou Merloni, Joe Girardi, Anthony Rizzo** | Caroline Pineda | |
| 10 p.m. | Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres | Peacock/NBCSN | Dave Flemming | Jim Deshaies, Mark Grant, Clayton Kershaw** | John Fanta | |
| Thurs., Oct. 1 | TBD | Game 3s (if necessary) | TBD | — | — | — |
Sunday’s broadcast announcement coincided with Major League Baseball’s release of the official Wild Card schedule. The White Sox and Astros are slated for 4:00 p.m. CT first pitches in Games 1 and 2, while Game 3 is tentatively scheduled for the same time but remains subject to change depending on the outcomes of the other Wild Card series.
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