ESPN’s Eduardo Perez is a baseball broadcasting veteran. You’ve undoubtedly seen him on the network’s various baseball offerings over the years, especially Baseball Tonight and, of course, the Home Run Derby.
This year, the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby will be held in Arlington, Texas. The Texas Rangers will host the event at Globe Life Park, where the MLB All-Star Game will also take place. Perez will be on the call yet again, but so will former MLB star Todd Frazier.
Ahead of the broadcast on Monday, Perez joined the ESPN Communications Podcast and discussed what he thinks Frazier will bring to the table.
“I’ve done this event in three different languages. And I’m about to do it in a fourth different language with Todd Frazier,” he joked. Perez explained his road to the current day, which included calling the event in three languages: Spanish, the language of StatCast, and the regular broadcast.
“This event is actually made beautiful for Deportes …