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SF Giants: Broadcaster Johnny Doskow receives a big-league callup of his own

After more than 25 years as an announcer, Johnny Doskow will be joining Dave Flemming for the SF Giants radio broadcast on Wednesday.
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SF Giants: Broadcaster Johnny Doskow receives a big-league callup of his own
SF Giants: Broadcaster Johnny Doskow receives a big-league callup of his own

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Players are far from the only people who can make their big-league debuts in September. Longtime Sacramento River Cats play-by-play announcer Johnny Doskow will be on his first Giants broadcast on Wednesday, joining Dave Flemming for the SF Giants radio call on KNBR 680 AM. NBC Sports Bay Area Giants insider Alex Pavlovic tweeted that 15 players had already congratulated Doskow on the milestone.

Doskow has been a minor-league broadcaster for more than 25 years. He started his career as the voice of the High Desert Mavericks back in 1996. In 1998, Doskow became the voice of the Fresno Grizzlies before taking over broadcasting duties for the River Cats in 2000. Over his tenure with the River Cats, Doskow has called roughly 3,000 games and watched hundreds of big leaguers work their way through the highest level of the minors. He has previously called an Oakland Athletics game in 2012, but has never appeared on a Giants broadcast.

Doskow should be able to offer fantastic insight on several players on the Giants roster. San Francisco has recently promoted players like Willie Calhoun, Cole Waites, and Thomas Szapucki, who Doskow has seen firsthand at Triple-A.

With the Giants out of postseason contention and likely set to give several young players opportunities to prove themselves over the final few weeks of the season, Johnny Doskow should be a fantastic addition to the SF Giants broadcast team.

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MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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