Red Sox Honor Radio Voice Joe Castiglione Who Is Retiring After 42 Years

Joe Castiglione (L), radio voice of the Boston Red Sox since 1983, throws out a ceremonial first pitch during pregame ceremonies for Castiglione, before the Tampa Bay Rays played the Red Sox in a baseball game, in Boston on Sept. 29, 2024. Steven Senne/AP Photo

BOSTON—The Boston Red Sox honored longtime radio voice Joe Castiglione, who called his final game Sunday, with an on-field pregame ceremony.

The 77-year-old Castiglione, who was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer with the Ford C. Frick Award, has been the team’s lead radio voice since 1983.