McCarver to Call Giants Games

Wednesday January 30 4:31 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tim McCarver, a baseball analyst for Fox Sports and a former All-Star catcher, will join the San Francisco Giants' broadcast team this season.

 

McCarver, who won an Emmy last year as the top sports event analyst, will broadcast approximately 25 games with Mike Krukow on the Giants' flagship station, KTVU-TV.

 

He has been Fox's lead baseball analyst since 1996, and he worked last season's All-Star game with Joe Buck. He was an analyst for the New York Mets from 1983 through 1998 and the New York Yankees from 1999 through last season.

 

``I have been broadcasting for teams in New York the past 19 years, so I look for this to be a new and exciting experience for me,'' McCarver said. ``San Francisco is such a wonderful city with such a large and knowledgeable fan base.''

 

McCarver played 21 seasons in the major leagues, winning two World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.