Former Phillies general manager and current color commentator Ruben Amaro Jr. will call this week’s American League Wild Card Series between the Royals and Orioles for ESPN Radio, he announced on social media Sunday night. Amaro will join the booth with play-by-play announcer Mike Monaco for the first-round postseason matchup.
Baltimore (91-71) will host Kansas City (86-76) for a best-of-three series starting Tuesday at Camden Yards. Game 1 will begin at 4:08 p.m. and air on television on ESPN 2.
Amaro has served as a color commentator and an in-studio analyst for Phillies TV broadcasts on NBC Sports Philadelphia since 2020, calling games alongside play-by-play announcer Tom McCarthy on a rotating basis with John Kruk and Ben Davis.