Williams, Ross and Lopez to Serve as Analysts for Giants Pregame Live and Giants Postgame Live
Network Names Dave Feldman and Ahmed Fareed as New Co-Anchors
for Giants Pregame Live and Giants Postgame Live
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SIGN UP HERE SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – March 28, 2017 – NBC Sports Bay Area today announced that former San Francisco Giants players and fan favorites Matt Williams, Cody Ross and Javier Lopez have joined the network as studio analysts. They will provide analysis and commentary for the network’s signature programs Giants Pregame Live and Giants Postgame Live. In addition, NBC Sports Bay Area has named Dave Feldman and Ahmed Fareed as the new co-anchors for Giants Pregame Live and Giants Postgame Live.
“We’re very excited about the new direction of our Giants coverage,” said David Koppett, Vice President of Content Strategy for NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California. “Pairing our premier anchor team of Feldy & Fareed with three new analysts who are true Giants and Bay Area heroes will take our signature Giants programs to a new level."
One hour prior to the game, fans can catch the latest team developments, interviews with players and coaches and in-depth game previews on Giants Pregame Live. Immediately following the game, Giants Postgame Live will give viewers an hour-long game breakdown with stats and highlights, clubhouse interviews and a preview of the next game.
Williams, Ross and Lopez will join former Giants and NBC Sports Bay Area analysts Jeremy Affeldt, Rich Aurilia, Shawn Estes, Tim Flannery, Bill Laskey and Randy Winn. Giants Pregame Live and Giants Postgame Live will feature a four-person broadcast team – two analysts and new co-anchors Feldman and Fareed.
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Williams, a five-time All-Star and World Series champion (2001), hit 378 home runs and had 1,218 RBI in his 17-year MLB career. He won four Gold Glove Awards at third base and four Silver Slugger Awards. Williams broke into the major leagues with the Giants (1987-1996), and also played for the Cleveland Indians (1997) and Arizona Diamondbacks (1998-2003). After his playing career, Williams provided color commentary for Diamondbacks radio and television broadcasts. In 2014, Williams was the manager of the Washington Nationals and won the NL Manager of the Year Award.
Ross was a key member of the Giants 2010 World Series championship team. As the starting right fielder for the 2010 playoffs, he went on to win the NL Championship Series MVP after hitting .350 with six extra-base hits (three home runs, three doubles). Ross also had a .950 slugging percentage in the six-game NLCS. He played for the Giants for two seasons (2010-2011). A 12-year MLB veteran, Ross also played for the Detroit Tigers (2003), Los Angeles Dodgers (2005-2006), Cincinnati Reds (2006), Florida Marlins (2006-2010), Boston Red Sox (2012), Arizona Diamondbacks (2013-2014) and Oakland A’s (2015). In February, he joined the Giants as a spring training instructor.
Lopez, a four-time World Series champion (2007, 2010, 2012, 2014), helped the Giants (2010-2016) win three World Series during his time as a relief pitcher for the club. One of the top lefty specialists in the game, Lopez finished his 14-year MLB career with a 3.48 ERA and 358 strikeouts. He also played for the Colorado Rockies (2003-2005), Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), Boston Red Sox (2006-2009) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2010) before being traded to the Giants in the 2010 season. In addition to his studio duties, Lopez will provide color commentary for select Giants telecasts on NBC Sports Bay Area.
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NBC Sports Bay Area’s Giants coverage for the 2017 Major League Baseball season includes 145 regular season games; comprehensive game-day coverage with expanded one-hour Giants Pregame Live and Giants Postgame Live shows; and the introduction of in-market live streaming of the network’s Giants games and pre- and postgame shows on NBCSportsBayArea.com and via the NBC Sports app.
NBC Sports Bay Area will present the Giants season opener on Sunday, April 2 at 1 p.m. (Giants Pregame Live at 12 p.m.) against the Arizona Diamondbacks from Chase Field and the home opener against Arizona on Monday, April 10 at 1:30 p.m. (Giants Pregame Live at 12 p.m.).
Giants coverage on NBC Sports Bay Area against playoff contenders include: six games against the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs (May 22, 23, 24, 25; August 8, 9), 16 contests versus the 2016 N.L. West Champion Los Angeles Dodgers (April 24, 25, 27; May 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17; July 29, 30; September 11, 12, 13, 23, 24) and five games against the 2016 N.L. East Champion Washington Nationals (May 29, 30; August 11, 12, 13). Giants interleague action includes: four games against cross-bay rival Oakland A’s (July 31; August 1, 2, 3) and three matchups versus the 2016 A.L. Champion Cleveland Indians (July 17, 18, 19). Click HERE for NBC Sports Bay Area’s complete Giants schedule.
During the 2017 MLB season, NBC Sports Bay Area will begin live in-market streaming of Giants games – along with game-day shows Giants Pregame Live and Giants Postgame Live – on NBCSportsBayArea.com and via the NBC Sports app. The live-streaming service will be available at no additional cost to authenticated NBC Sports Bay Area subscribers. The service is provided as an added value and is available to all video distributors of NBC Sports Bay Area. The NBC Sports app is powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California, both part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, serve more than four million households in Northern California, Nevada, Southern Oregon and Hawaii. NBC Sports Bay Area, the television home of MLB’s San Francisco Giants, NBA’s Golden State Warriors, and the official regional sports network of the San Francisco 49ers, also features a robust lineup of Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and original programming. NBC Sports California offers live coverage of MLB’s Oakland Athletics, NBA’s Sacramento Kings, NHL’s San Jose Sharks, MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes and is the official regional sports network of the Oakland Raiders. Collectively, these networks deliver more than 600 live game broadcasts per year.
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