Uri Berenguer-Ramos (born 1982) is a Panamanian–American sports announcer who was a play-by-play announcer for theBoston Red Sox Spanish Beisbol Network from 2000 to 2020.[1]Berenguer joined the Spanish Beisbol Network in 2000 as a statistician, engineer, pregame and postgame host, and play-by-play announcer. He had previously worked as a statistician forWEEI and in the Red Sox community relations office. He was mentored byJoe Castiglione, whom he met while a patient at Dana-Farber. They became friends, and years later, he credited Castiglione with helping him to become a broadcaster.[2] At 21, he was one of the youngest full-time broadcasters in the history of the major leagues. In May 2005, Berenguer became the lead announcer following the death of broadcast partnerJuan Pedro Villamán.[3] In 2009, Berenguer was one of five announcers used by theMLB Network to call theCaribbean Series.[4]
On August 6, 2010, Uri made his TV debut alongsideJade McCarthy onNESN Daily. But on November 12, 2010, NESN announced that due to the lack of chemistry withJade McCarthy and the low ratings of the show, he had been removed as co-host of NESN Daily.
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