![]() His career was highlighted by a Cy Young year in 1980 with the Orioles. Before he was a broadcaster, Stone was a pitcher for both the Cubs and White Sox among other teams. Stone was the color commentator for the Cubs from 1983-2004, before moving to the South Side to call White Sox games on the radio in 2005. Stone started his broadcast career in 1982 on “Monday Night Baseball” alongside Al Michaels. Benetti became the full-time play-by-play man for the White Sox in 2019 when Harrelson retired. He initially joined the White Sox booth in 2016 as venerated announcer Hawk Harrelson’s career was winding down. The White Sox announced on Thursday that the team picked up a multiyear option for Benetti and signed Stone to a multiyear contract extension.īenetti is a rising star in the broadcast world and has started calling more games across several sports on a national stage in recent years. I'll do a crossword puzzle, then I'll go to bed watching something non-baseball related like "Breaking Bad" or "The Wire." A series I've probably watched already and know by heart.Jason Benetti and Steve Stone will be back in the broadcast booth calling White Sox games for 2023 and beyond. I'll have MLB Network on as I wind down to see what's going on around the league that day. Usually I'll do a couple things for the game the next day once I'm back - whether it's looking at starting pitchers or watching video. awhile with Steve from 5:30-6:00.Ħ:20pm: We tape the open, then about 6:45, I'll go grab a cookie or run to the restroom and then it's first pitch at 7:10.ġ0:30pm: Drive home. Then it's really just sit around and B.S. Then I'll meet with our producer and Stone and our sideline reporter to talk about what's going on in the open. About 5:00pm I grab a bite to eat in the media dining room or the booth. Who's pitching, what headlines do we have, what sponsorships do we have, etc. Then we do a segment called "One Thing With Ricky" where I ask him just one question.Ĥ:45pm: I'll record our scoreboard keys to the game, about a 60-90 second thing. Manager RICK RENTERIA typically does his pregame media scrum at 4:30. signed with FOX Sports in August 2022 to handle play-by-play of college football and basketball, NFL and Major League Baseball games. Then at about 4:00pm, I'll go back to the booth. Jason Benetti enters his eighth season as a member of the White Sox TV broadcast team, and his fifth as the club's full-time play-by-play voice alongside analyst Steve Stone. I'll go down and record a quick interview with a player. Then if the lineup has been posted, I go upstairs and do a couple statistical things.ģ:30pm: Clubhouse opens generally at 3:30. Then I'll stop by the clubhouse, say hi to a couple players. I'll sit in his office and chat for maybe 15 minutes. I used to listen to sports radio but I like to clear my mind before I get to the park.īenetti (l) typically arrives to Guaranteed Rate Field around 2:00pm for most White Sox home games GETTY IMAGESĢ:30pm: I'll walk through the office and then check in with the director of broadcasting. I really like the soundtracks to "Dear Evan Hanson," "Hamilton," "Wicked" - shows I know by heart. It's either classic rock - BILLY JOEL, ELTON JOHN - or musical theater. I'll either get Grubhub or go walk somewhere and pick something up.Ģ:00pm: In my car going to the ballpark. Or I'll spend the lunch hour at home to have time to turn baseball off for a little while and make sure I have a life as well. Then sometimes I'll go to lunch with Stone and we'll spend an hour talking. ![]() Interspersed with that I'll be checking Twitter and my emails as well.ġ1:30am: Our producer will call me and analyst STEVE STONE about what we'll do for the open that night. Then I'll read what the Sox beat writers are writing about, as well as the local newspaper online for whatever team we're playing. Then it's going to assorted websites like Fangraphs, Baseball Reference and Statcast. The first thing I do is open my Google doc where we share ideas for that game day. ![]() Benetti recently took THE DAILY through a typical day during the White Sox season in the leadup to a 7:10pm first pitch.Ĩ:30-10:30am: Generally I have my alarm set on Alexa. Roster An ad blocker has likely prevented this video content from loading. 489 W-L Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. 502 W-L Playoff Appearances: 11 Pennants: 6 World Championships: 3 Winningest Manager: Jimmy Dykes, 899-940. ![]() Come spring, he'll return to his role as the White Sox TV play-by-play man, where he replaced the legendary HAWK HARRELSON on a full-time basis last season. Team Name: Chicago White Sox Seasons: 123 (1901 to 2023) Record: 9506-9418. This time of year play-by-play man JASON BENETTI is wearing many hats for ESPN, calling both college hoops and college football throughout the winter. ![]()
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