Alex Cohen will call the Cubs’ four games in Tokyo for Marquee Sports Network alongside analyst Jim Deshaies because of a scheduling conflict with lead voice Jon “Boog” Sciambi, the Sun-Times has learned.
Sciambi is under contract with ESPN to call the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament, which runs Tuesday to March 15. Team personnel are departing for Tokyo on Tuesday.
“I had a scheduling issue that precluded me from making the outbound team charter, and we all agreed the travel turnaround would be too much,” Sciambi told the Sun-Times. “So I’ll be ready for our opener in the U.