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Oakland Athletics to Have First Female Primary Play-by-Play Broadcaster in MLB History

NBC Sports California has hired Jenny Cavnar as the play-by-play broadcaster for Oakland Athletics' games in 2024, making her the first female primary play-by-play broadcaster in baseball history.

Brady Farkas

Oakland Athletics to Have First Female Primary Play-by-Play Broadcaster in MLB History
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Jenny Cavnar will be become the first female primary play-by-play broadcaster in MLB history in 2024.

She's been hired to be the main voice of the Oakland Athletics on NBC Sports California.

Per Jomboy Media on social media:

NBC Sports California announced that Jenny Cavnar will be the primary play-by-play announcer for its A's broadcasts She's the first female primary play-by-play voice in MLB history.

Per the press release from NBC Sports California:

The 20-year media veteran, who has 17 years of experience covering baseball, becomes the first female primary play-by-play voice in Major League Baseball history. She will call a majority of A’s games.

For the past 12 years, Cavnar has served as a backup play-by-play announcer, pregame and postgame host, and reporter for regional TV coverage of the Colorado Rockies. During her tenure covering the Rockies, she became the first woman in a quarter century to call TV play-by-play for an MLB game in 2018, and in 2015, she was the first woman to provide analysis for a National League series on radio. She previously covered the San Diego Padres for nearly five years as a reporter and anchor.

“Jenny is a very talented announcer with significant experience covering baseball,” said Matt Murphy, President and General Manager of NBC Sports California and NBC Sports Bay Area. “She’s been a groundbreaking professional who’s earned the admiration of fans and her peers throughout her career. We’re very excited for her to join our excellent team and lead our A’s coverage starting this season.”

The A's finished last in the American League West in 2023. They had the worst record in Major League Baseball.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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