Rich Waltz
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Rich Waltz (born October 22, 1962) is an American television
Broadcasting career
Major League Baseball
From 2012 to 2015, Waltz called games on Fox's Saturday Baseball package, and he has filled in on MLB Network's Thursday Night Baseball coverage. Waltz has called four World Baseball Classics (WBC) for MLB Network; in 2013, 2017 and 2023 he partnered with Buck Martinez and called two rounds of the WBC in Japan and Arizona.
Waltz joined FSN Florida from
Other sports
Since 2014 Rich's College Football and Basketball has been with CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. His CBS analysts have included Adam Archuleta, Aaron Murray, and Aaron Taylor. From 1997 to 2002, Waltz called college football games for ESPN, ESPN Radio and ABC in the Big Ten, SEC and ACC conferences. His football experience also includes NFL Europe for Fox, Pac-12 Football for FSN, and NFL preseason games for the Seattle Seahawks.
From 2010 to 2012, Waltz called games on ACC College Football Saturday and SEC Saturday Nights produced and distributed by Fox Sports Net and Raycom Sports. His college basketball work has included games in every major conference for Fox, ESPN, CBS, CBS Sports Network, and Raycom. In 2018 Waltz called the NBA Playoffs and the NCAA Tournament East Regional on TNT's VR platform.
Waltz's ESPN assignments included the Women's NCAA basketball tournament, Arena Football, NCAA College Softball World Series, Little League World Series Regional Finals, and Major League Soccer. Waltz has also called both ATP and WTA events on Tennis Channel, including 2015 events from Dubai, Doha, and Buenos Aires.
In the 2019, NCAA Super Regional on ESPN, he called the 19-strikeout no-hitter by Vanderbilt's Kumar Rocker.
Philanthropic work
In 2006, Waltz helped create and organize the FSN Fantasy Auction, which in 12 years raised more than $1.2 million for the Marlins Community Foundation. In 2008, he was honored by the Marlins with their Community Service Award.[citation needed]
Playing career
Waltz played college baseball, first for Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, California,[1] then at the University of California, Davis. He was a starting infielder for the Aggies on two conference championship teams.[2][5]
References
- ^ a b Waltz, Rich (March 13, 2012). "Broad Casting and Beyond". Stories of Success. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Honbo, Mark (Spring 2012). "Aggie broadcasters cultivate their talents on campus radio". UC Davis Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ "Fox drops Marlins TV play-by-play man Rich Waltz, two former Marlins". miamiherald. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Fox Sports Florida dismisses Rich Waltz, Jeff Conine and Preston Wilson from Marlins' broadcasts, provokes outrage". Awful Announcing. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
- ^ "1985 team". UC Davis Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 25, 2013.