FOX Sports Reveals 2022 MLB Postseason Coverage Plans

Network Celebrates Milestone 25th World Series Broadcast

Lead Booth Featuring Joe Davis and John Smoltz Set for Fall Classic Debut

Walker Buehler – World Series Champion and Two-Time MLB All Star – Makes FOX MLB Studio Debut as Guest Analyst for Select NLDS Telecasts

LOS ANGELES – Joe Davis makes his Fall Classic debut, teaming with Emmy Award winner and first-ballot Hall of Famer John Smoltz, as Brad Zager, President of Production & Operations, Executive Producer, announces the 2022 FOX MLB Postseason roster today.

Home to the National League Division Series (NLDS), National League Championship Series (NLCS) presented by loanDepot and the 118th World Series presented by Capital One, FOX Sports opens its Postseason coverage Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 1:00 PM ET on FOX, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app as the Philadelphia Phillies face the reigning champion Atlanta Braves. Davis and Smoltz take the call from Truist Park with two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter Ken Rosenthal.

NLDS coverage continues at 9:30 PM ET on FS1, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app when the San Diego Padres head to Los Angeles to battle the Dodgers. The acclaimed duo of play-by-play announcer Adam Amin and World Series champion AJ Pierzynski reunite with four-time Emmy Award-winning reporter Tom Verducci at Dodger Stadium.

Davis and Smoltz team with Rosenthal and Verducci for the NLCS and World Series.

The entire FOX MLB Postseason is available in 4K HDR through the FOX NOW and FOX Sports apps. FOX Sports 4K is also available from select partners such as Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon Fios, Cox Contour TV, Optimum, FuboTV, YouTube TV, and others (check local listings).

FOX MLB POSTSEASON STUDIO
Host Kevin Burkhardt anchors FOX Sports’ Emmy Award-winning studio desk which includes Hall of Famers Frank Thomas and David Ortiz alongside World Series champion Alex Rodriguez. The network’s studio bullpen continues to flex its strength as two-time MLB All-Star and 2003 World Series champion Dontrelle Willis and two-time MLB All Star and 2020 World Series champion Walker Buehler join the team for select NLDS matchups as pitching analysts.

Rosenthal and Verducci are also set to contribute.

Postseason pregame and postgame coverage opens from the Los Angeles studio for the NLDS before shifting to on-site locations for the NLCS and World Series.

FOX SPORTS DIGITAL
FOX Sports’ digital and social platforms are home to the best online content surrounding the MLB Postseason, culminating with the World Series on FOX. The FOX Sports app, FOXSports.com and @MLBonFOX social platforms offer unparalleled access to the network’s stacked lineup of broadcasters, plus game highlights and more.

Complementing its linear coverage, the @MLBonFOX Twitter account will again stream the top of the first inning of each World Series game. @MLBonFOX is also set to livestream batting practice and pregame warmups for every game of the NLCS and World Series in addition to celebration cameras from the field and locker rooms capturing all the champagne mayhem.

FOX Sports’ original digital franchise FLIPPIN BATS WITH BEN VERLANDER returns for the Postseason with Verlander and Alex Curry offering even more of the best reaction, analysis and conversations with pre- and post-shows live from the field at the NLCS and World Series.

Some of the game’s most engaging voices – Verlander, Pedro Moura, Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Deesha Thosar and Rowan Kavner also enhance the network’s comprehensive coverage with timely written storytelling and analysis.

FOX DEPORTES
The leader in Spanish-language MLB coverage for more than two decades, FOX Deportes’ roster is led by veteran play-by-play announcer Adrian Garcia Marquez, analyst and former MLB infielder Edgar Gonzalez, announcer/reporter Carlos Alvarez and veteran reporter/analyst Jaime Motta. In addition to live broadcasts of each game, the network’s new daily program, TOTAL SPORTS 360, offers highlights, interviews and live reports throughout the postseason.