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Pirates Hire Joe Block For Play-by-Play

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Saturday that they have hired Joe Block as the new play-by-play announcer, replacing Tim Neverett, who left for a job with the Boston Red Sox. Block has been with the Milwaukee Brewers since being hired in December, 2011. Prior to that, he worked briefly with the Montreal Expos, while also spending time with various minor league teams. He had called play-by-play for over 1,400 professional baseball games.

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