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Sciambi felt Wrigley Field more than fit that description. .epHHrr iframe{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ [1], Born in Philadelphia, Sciambi grew up on Roosevelt Island in New York City. He was a play-by-play announcer for the Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves as well as ESPN Little . 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Prior to the Cubs, Sciambi also called games for the Marlins (1997-2004) and Braves (2007-09). Kasper recounted the phone call in a video . summary{display:list-item;}/*!sc*/ He is an entertaining and informative broadcaster as well. During last night's Detroit-Kansas City. .mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club] .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__tagline img,.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite] .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__tagline img{height:56px;max-width:512px;line-height:56px;}/*!sc*/ It. abbr[title]{border-bottom:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration:underline dotted;text-decoration:underline dotted;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__container:hover{background-color:#e6f2ff75;color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ It could. The answer to these questions will start revealing the . Jon "Boog" Sciambi made it clear Tuesday where he stands in his debut as the TV voice of the Chicago Cubs on Marquee Sports Network. 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ICYMI, here's the interview I did with Boog earlier this month. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:none;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g118[id="sc-global-iSmFBW1"]{content:"sc-global-iSmFBW1,"}/*!sc*/ Darkhorse candidate Jon "Boog" Sciambi is emerging as the lead candidate to take over play-by-play duties on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball," sources tell Sporting . 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Jim Deshaies has been in the color position for the Cubs since 2013. .blUWSx .share-icon{width:25px;cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ In October 2022, it was officially announced that Sciambi would succeed Dan Shulman as ESPN Radio's play-by-play announcer for the World Series beginning in 2023. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.locale,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.search{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .fFwXhn{margin:0;}/*!sc*/ .cwEpxl{height:100%;width:100%;border:transparent;background:none;cursor:pointer;-webkit-transition:0.2s;transition:0.2s;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ "The Cubs' broadcast booth has always been extremely important to Cubs fans, and were proud to have Boog and JD continuing this legacy. Affair, Dating A Beautiful Woman He is not married right now, but it seems like he is dating his girlfriend. .blUWSx .share-button__close{top:6px;left:5px;}/*!sc*/ MLB The Show 22 New Commentary Team of Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton 7,523 views Mar 8, 2022 78 Dislike Share Operation Sports 14.3K subscribers MLB The Show 22 will have a brand new. That's because Sciambi goes by "Boog" on almost every reference instead of his given name. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item__link{width:100%;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;padding:14px;}/*!sc*/ .dLQAwR a{color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ button,input,optgroup,select,textarea{font-family:inherit;font-size:100%;line-height:1.15;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ sup{top:-0.5em;}/*!sc*/ A-Rod is safe, while the network is considering keeping Vasgersian at play-by-play or switching to Jon Sciambi or Karl Ravech. .dLQAwR .contributor__text--twitter{font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ .jDETbc{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:40px;color:#222222;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ Similarly, he is best known for his endeavors in ESPN and particularly for baseball. 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