Joe Buck is entering his 21st season as Fox’s lead baseball play-by-play announcer, which means he is entering his 21st season as TV’s lead baseball play-by-play announcer. That’s because the network has had the sport’s marquee events, the World Series and All-Star Game, throughout his tenure.
And there was remarkable stability in the booth for Buck’s first 18 seasons, as he worked with analyst Tim McCarver for all of them — a monumental run in the volatile TV business. But those days of durability are over, as for the second time in three seasons Fox has changed the analyst configuration.