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Dodgers News: Joe Davis Revisits His Emotional Acceptance of Top FOX MLB Job

Dodgers commentator Joe Davis is the voice of baseball, and admits that he cried "like a chick on the Bachelor" after getting FOX's top MLB job.

Ryan Menzie

Dodgers News: Joe Davis Revisits His Emotional Acceptance of Top FOX MLB Job
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Every kids dream is to one day make it as a pro athlete for one of their favorite sports. For many of us, those dreams get cut short and the next best thing is to be someone like Joe Davis.

The sports commentator has been known for his time at Fox Sports commentating college sports while also dabbling in MLB and NLF games. Davis is also the play-by-play broadcast announcer for Los Angeles Dodgers telecasts on Spectrum SportsNet LA. 

Recently with the news of commentators Joe Buck and Troy Aikman moving to announce for ESPN, Davis was given the chance to be the lead voice of the MLB. Davis recalled the moments leading up to the announcement, feeling he was the next man up after hearing the departure of Buck and Aikman, and was in shambles even after hearing his name (quotes via Starting 9). 

"You got to go to bed and wait 24 hours to hear it officially. Flew to Vegas and we sat down and we talked for a few minutes and then [Brad Zager) said 'I'm here to offer you the chance to be the voice of baseball.' and I broke down like a chick on The Bachelor. I was just a mess."

Davis' time in the booth led up to this much deserved and glorious moment. He had been Buck's second man for countless MLB games and had even called a Championship Series game during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. 

There's no one else we'd rather have be the voice of baseball. Congratulations Mr. Davis you deserve this more than anyone. 

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Ryan Menzie
RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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