Networks unveil World Series lineups

MLB Network booked its own plans for the World Series with special programming starting today. Coverage of the AL Champion Kansas City Royals and NL champion San Francisco Giants will include previews, analysis, highlights and interviews on High Heat with Christopher Russo, MLB Now, Intentional Talk and the flagship program MLB Tonight before and after every game. The channel’s on-site coverage will be anchored by Greg Amsinger, Brian Kenny and Matt Vasgersian with analysis from Sean Casey, Mark DeRosa, Al Leiter, Dan Plesac and John Smoltz.

Meanwhile, ESPN Radio announced that Dan Shulman the voice of Sunday Night Baseball and analyst Aaron Boone will call the action for each game of the World Series while Jon Sciambi, analyst Chris Singleton and ESPN MLB Insider Peter Pascarelli will lead on-site pregame and postgame coverage with in-studio host Marc Kestecher. Pregame coverage usually starts at 7p. ESPN will have on-site Baseball Tonight telecasts for each World Series game (generally at 7 p.m. and midnight) on ESPN2.

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