PHILADELPHIA — While it may not be as highly anticipated as his first start in the majors in 2006, Cole Hamels is on the verge of another big-league debut.
Hamels, one of the best starting pitchers in Phillies franchise history and the MVP of the 2008 World Series, is set to serve as a color commentator on his first regular-season broadcast on Sunday. He’ll join a three-man television booth alongside play-by-play voice Tom McCarthy and fellow analyst Ruben Amaro Jr. with Taryn Hatcher as the field reporter when the Phillies take on the Marlins in the finale of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park.