Mar 5, 2026 - Sports

Tigers' Benetti scores NBC "Sunday Night Baseball" job

Joe Guillen

Jason Benetti at a college basketball game between UCONN and Gonzaga in 2024. — Jason Benetti calling a college basketball game in 2024. Photo: Porter Binks/Getty Images

Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti has been hired by NBC to call "Sunday Night Baseball" primetime games this season.

Why it matters: Benetti's new national gig is further evidence that Detroit has one of the industry's top play-by-play voices.

Between the lines: His NBC duties essentially replace Benetti's prior weekend work with Fox, which pulled him away from 35 Tigers games in each of the last two seasons, per the Free Press.

The Tigers said in a statement to the Freep that they're proud of Benetti.
He'll call Tigers games on the new Detroit SportsNet.

What's next: Benetti's NBC debut is March 26 for an Opening Day matchup between the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks.

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