Jason Benetti has emerged as the leading candidate to be the top MLB play-by-play voice on NBC, sources told Front Office Sports. Benetti previously called MLB for Sunday morning games on NBC’s Peacock streaming service.
Benetti currently calls MLB, college football, and college basketball for Fox Sports. His contract is not up until later this year, and Fox would have to grant permission for him to take the NBC job, sources said.
Benetti, who is known for his sharp wit, is also the play-by-play broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers. At Fox, he is behind Joe Davis and Adam Amin on the MLB depth chart.
Spokespeople for NBC and Fox declined to comment.
The two networks have struck a talent-sharing agreement recently, as NBC is loaning host Rebecca Lowe to Fox for the upcoming FIFA men’s World Cup this summer. (Fox will also have analyst Thierry Henry, on loan from his primary job at CBS.)
MLB recently finalized a deal with NBC to air games on Sunday mornings on Peacock and Sunday nights on NBC—when it is not airing the NFL or NBA—after ESPN opted out of its 35-year Sunday Night Baseball relationship. NBC will also have the exclusive rights to the wild-card round, which ESPN relinquished in its opt-out. The deal with NBC runs for the 2026–28 seasons.
