Did Jon Sciambi play baseball?

Jon sciambi is an American sportscaster for ESPN and the Marquee Sports Network, currently the everyday play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs TV broadcasts. He attended Boston College, and began his sportscasting experience on WZBC, the school’s 1000-watt FM radio station broadcasting to the Greater Boston area.

Sciambi was an announcer with the Florida Marlins from 1997 to 2004 and he was the play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves on SportSouth and FSN South from 2007 to 2009, where he was paired with Joe Simpson.

Sciambi’s long career as a baseball sportscaster has left people wondering if he ever played the game.

Did Jon Sciambi play baseball?

It’s not exactly known if Sciambi played baseball. Moreso, his nickname, “Boog,” was given to him owing to his physical resemblance to former major league player Boog Powell rather than any known baseball attributes.

Jon Sciambi sportscasting career

Sciambi was an announcer with the Florida Marlins from 1997 to 2004.

Sciambi was the play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves on SportSouth and FSN South from 2007 to 2009.

He formerly worked in South Florida sports radio on 790 The Ticket but left the radio show on April 4, 2008, to focus on broadcasting for the Atlanta Braves.

On January 4, 2021, Marquee Sports Network named Sciambi as play-by-play announcer for its Chicago Cubs telecasts following the resignation of the former play-by-play announcer, Len Kasper.

He also continues to call regular-season and postseason games on ESPN Radio.

Sciambi took over the main play-by-play calls for the MLB: The Show video game series starting with MLB The Show 22.