{"id":837202,"date":"2026-07-31T02:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/837202\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T02:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:07:29","slug":"after-espn-layoff-karl-ravech-to-continue-to-call-mlb-and-little-league-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/837202\/","title":{"rendered":"After ESPN layoff, Karl Ravech to continue to call MLB and Little League World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ESPN<\/p>\n

Karl Ravech was part of ESPN’s layoffs in July but will call additional games for the network this season. Brett Davis \/ Imagn Images via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

July 30, 2026 Updated 10:03 pm EDT<\/p>\n

Karl Ravech was laid off \u2014 and he\u2019s back.<\/p>\n

Ravech, who was informed he had been let go during ESPN\u2019s layoffs last week, worked the Atlanta Braves-Washington Nationals game for ESPN on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

After 33 years at ESPN, Ravech was given the opportunity to work some summer dates, according to a source with direct knowledge of the circumstances who was granted anonymity to speak on a sensitive subject. Ravech will call the Aug. 12 New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners game and will be on some Little League World Series action. He has been the lead on the Little League World Series.<\/p>\n

ESPN declined comment.<\/p>\n

The ESPN layoffs have been a rather unusual affair. On Monday, July 20, analyst Ryan Clark was told he was being let go<\/a> during a break on an \u201cNFL Live\u201d show on which he was appearing. ESPN chose to tell him during the program because it feared outlets would put it online before he heard from the organization.<\/p>\n

Ravech learned he was being let go when a reporter called him that Tuesday morning. Shortly after, an ESPN executive informed Ravech that he was dismissed.<\/p>\n

Ravech, 61, was making well into seven figures a year, according to the sources. He had been the lead play-by-play announcer on \u201cSunday Night Baseball\u201d and called college basketball.<\/p>\n

ESPN lost \u201cSunday Night Baseball\u201d to NBC for this season but still has around 30 games spread out during the season. Ravech will still call some, even after being let go.<\/p>\n

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