Melanie Newman made history earlier this season when she was part of Major League Baseball’s first all-women’s broadcast. On Wednesday, the Orioles announcer will receive a bigger national stage when she teams up with Jessica Mendoza on ESPN.
Newman and Mendoza will call a key NL West matchup between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers have already wrapped up a postseason spot, but are battling the San Fransisco Giants for the division title.
Newman said she was focused on her second season doing play-by-play on radio and television for the Orioles when the additional opportunities to call games nationally came.