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ESPN names Curt Schilling's Baseball Tonight replacement: Raul Ibanez

With Curt Schilling ousted by ESPN after a string of controversies, a job opened up at "The Worldwide Leader.” Enter Raul Ibanez.

ESPN announced the hiring of Ibanez as a “Baseball Tonight” analyst Wednesday, saying he’ll make his debut during Wednesday’s Rangers-Yankees broadcast.

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Schilling, who was fired last week after an anti-transgender Facebook post incited heavy scrutiny, was suspended by the network in 2015 after tweeting a graphic comparing Muslims to Nazis.