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Spring Training Offers Warm Up Period for MLB Broadcasters

Andy Freed, Greg Brown, and Dan Dickerson, combined, have 79 seasons of experience as MLB play-by-play broadcasters.
Spring Training Offers Warm Up Period for MLB Broadcasters
Paul Skenes #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates walks to the dugout prior to a Grapefruit League spring training game at bat at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla., on March 01, 2025. Julio Aguilar/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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Spring training is for MLB broadcasters, too.

After weeks of workouts, ballplayers and coaching staff on the MLB fields in Florida and Arizona are ready for the 31-game exhibition season. Whether in the Grapefruit League or Cactus League, men in uniform get antsy to do what they are skilled at. The overall goal is that by the end of this month, all are physically and mentally prepared for the grind of a 162-game season.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.