13 Facts About Rich Waltz

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Rich Waltz was born on October 22,1962 and is an American television play-by-play commentator currently calling college football and basketball for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network.

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Rich Waltz called the 2020 AL Wild Card Series for TBS alongside Jimmy Rollins.

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From 2012 to 2015, Rich Waltz called games on Fox's Saturday Baseball package, and he has filled in on MLB Network's Thursday Night Baseball coverage.

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Rich Waltz has called four World Baseball Classics for MLB Network; in 2013,2017 and 2023 he partnered with Buck Martinez and called two rounds of the WBC in Japan and Arizona.

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Rich Waltz has called Major League Baseball games for Fox, ESPN, ESPN Radio, and FX nationally along with the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays broadcasts on CBC Television in Canada.

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Rich Waltz's no-hitters include Anibal Sanchez's in September 2006, Roy Halladay's perfect game on May 29,2010, and Henderson Alvarez's no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers on the final game of the 2013 Major League Baseball season.

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From 1997 to 2002, Rich Waltz called college football games for ESPN, ESPN Radio and ABC in the Big Ten, SEC and ACC conferences.

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From 2010 to 2012, Rich Waltz called games on ACC College Football Saturday and SEC Saturday Nights produced and distributed by Fox Sports Net and Raycom Sports.

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In 2018 Rich Waltz called the NBA Playoffs and the NCAA Tournament East Regional on TNT's VR platform.

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Rich Waltz has called both ATP and WTA events on Tennis Channel, including 2015 events from Dubai, Doha, and Buenos Aires.

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In 2006, Rich Waltz helped create and organize the FSN Fantasy Auction, which in 12 years raised more than $1.2 million for the Marlins Community Foundation.

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Rich Waltz played college baseball, first for Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, California, then at the University of California, Davis.

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Rich Waltz was a starting infielder for the Aggies on two conference championship teams.