Jon Sciambi | |
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 Sciambi atChampion Stadium in March 2008 | |
| Born | (1970-04-11)April 11, 1970 (age 55) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Occupation(s) | Baseballplay-by-play announcer, television personality |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Employer(s) | ESPN Marquee Sports Network |
Jon "Boog"Sciambi (/ˈʃɑːmbi/) (born April 11, 1970) is an Americansportscaster forESPN and theMarquee Sports Network, and has been the everydayplay-by-play announcer for theChicago Cubs TV broadcasts on Marquee since 2021. He has worked extensively as abaseball play-by-play announcer, calling games for ESPN television and onESPN Radio. Sciambi's nickname, "Boog," was given to him byHank Goldberg because of his physical resemblance to former major league playerBoog Powell.[1]
Born inPhiladelphia, Sciambi grew up onRoosevelt Island inNew York City.[2] He is a graduate ofRegis High School in New York City andBoston College.[3]
As Sciambi attended Boston College, he began his sportscasting experience onWZBC, the school's 1000-watt FM radio station broadcasting to the Greater Boston area. Classmates and fellow broadcasters at WZBC includedJoe Tessitore andBob Wischusen, both of whom also went on to become successful sports announcers.[4]
Sciambi was an announcer with theFlorida Marlins from1997 to2004.[5]
Sciambi was the play-by-play announcer for theAtlanta Braves onSportSouth andFSN South from2007 to2009. He was paired withJoe Simpson.[6] Late in the2009 season, it was announced that Sciambi would be leaving the Braves and joining ESPN'sMajor League Baseball andcollege basketball coverage full-time.[6]
He formerly worked in South Florida sports radio on790 The Ticket. Sciambi left the radio show on April 4, 2008, to focus on broadcasting for the Atlanta Braves. Prior to being on 790, Sciambi was a talk show host onWQAM for several years.[7]
On January 4, 2021,Marquee Sports Network named Sciambi as play-by-play announcer for itsChicago Cubs telecasts following the resignation of the former play-by-play announcer,Len Kasper.[3][8] He also continues to call regular-season and postseason games onESPN Radio; in October 2022, it was announced that Sciambi will take over as the lead announcer for ESPN Radio's postseason coverage in the2023 season, replacingDan Shulman.[9][10]
Sciambi succeededMatt Vasgersian and took over the main play-by-play calls for theMLB: The Show video game series starting withMLB The Show 22.[11] He did play-by-play calls forMLB The Show 23 along with former MLB playerChris Singleton.
Sciambi has been involved in funding research of and direct care for victims ofALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.[12] In 2006, Sciambi founded Project Main St. with Tim Sheehy, a friend who later died from the disease.[13]
| Preceded by | Chicago Cubs television play-by-play announcer 2021–present | Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by | World Series national radio play-by-play announcer 2023– | Succeeded by current |