Red Sox fans have been spoiled this week. An impending playoff run as the AL’s top seed and a record-setting 108 wins will do that.
The good vibes continued over the weekend when former play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo returned to Boston to call Saturday and Sunday’s games against the New York Yankees.
Orsillo, currently employed by Fox Sports as an announcer for the San Diego Padres, was the voice of the Red Sox on NESN from 2001 to 2015. Some Red Sox fans openly opposed NESN’s decision to let him go in 2015– over 60,000 fans signed a petition urging owner John Henry to keep Orsillo for the 2016 season.