extension for TV analyst Mark Grant<\/a>.<\/p>\nAgler began working for the Padres in 2014, hosting a pregame TV show called \u201cPadres Social Hour\u201d and filling in on radio. He joined Ted Leitner in the radio booth full-time in 2016. When Leitner retired in 2021 after 44 years calling Padres games, Agler became the full-time play-by-play man, with Tony Gwynn Jr. serving as color analyst.<\/p>\n
Both Agler and Gwynn also fill in on TV broadcasts.<\/p>\n
Agler, 42, is widely appreciated for his ability to meld anecdotes, baseball history and a wry sense of humor into a vivid description of games.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited to congratulate Jesse on his well-earned multi-year extension, and thrilled that his voice will continue to represent Padres baseball on the radio,\u201d Padres CEO Erik Greupner said. \u201cJesse brings intelligence, preparation and an authentic passion for storytelling that resonates with our fans every night. His connection with our audience and partnership with Tony Gwynn Jr. make him an invaluable part of our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
Agler, the only member of the Padres\u2019 broadcast team who spends the entire spring in Peoria, Ariz., returned Monday from spring training after calling the team\u2019s Cactus League finale on 97.3-FM, the team\u2019s flagship radio station. He will call Thursday\u2019s regular-season opener against the Detroit Tigers at Petco Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank Erik for his continued confidence in me and our fans for welcoming me into their homes and cars every night,\u201d\u00a0 Agler said. \u201cThe support from the organization and the city of San Diego means the world to me, and I never lose sight of how special this opportunity is. It\u2019s an honor to continue sharing the stories of Padres baseball on the radio for a community that cares so deeply about this team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Padres have locked up another member of their broadcast crew. Jesse Agler, who on Thursday will begin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[34288,106629,74,76,75,2611,106630],"class_list":["post-236025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-erik-greupner","tag-jesse-agler","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-ted-leitner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}