- Rich Waltz
Rich Waltz (originally from
Martinez, California ) is the currentplay-by-play commentator forFlorida Marlins baseball broadcasts onFSN Florida andSun Sports . He replacedLen Kasper before the 2005 season after Kasper was hired byWGN-TV to callChicago Cubs games.Waltz joined FSN Florida from
FSN Northwest . He has also calledMajor League Baseball games forESPN ,ESPN Radio , andFX nationally along with theSeattle Mariners andToronto Blue Jays broadcasts onCBC Television inCanada . He has called college football and basketball onESPN , ABC, andFSN .Rich is known for yelling "Ball Game!" after a Marlins walkoff
home run and joiningTommy Hutton , his FSN Florida broadcast partner, in yelling "His name is Dan Uggla" after every home run by Marlinssecond baseman Dan Uggla . Also known to trounce the New York Mets and their fans as well as New Yorkers every time the Mets come to Shea South - known to NY Fans as Dick Waltz.Rich attended the
University of California-Davis where he playedcollege baseball .He currently resides with his family in
Coral Springs, Florida .External links
* [http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=fla#waltz FloridaMarlins.com]
* [http://www.sunsportstv.com/talents.jhtml?method=view&talent.id=34 FSNFlorida.com]
* [http://www.ucdbhof.org/1985_team.htm UC-Davis Baseball HOF 1985 Team]
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