Jenny Cavnar is Named as a Play by Play Announcer for the Oakland A's on NBC Sports California

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For the first time, a woman will be the voice of an MLB team as Oakland A's hire Jenny Cavnar for the play-by-play call

Jenny Cavnar will be “the first female primary play-by-play voice in Major League Baseball history” and “will call a majority of A’s games,” NBC Sports California announced Tuesday.

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NBC Sports California names Jenny Cavnar as A's play-by-play announcer

NBC Sports California has named Jenny Cavnar as the Athletics play-by-play announcer.

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NBC Sports California has named Jenny Cavnar the primary play-by-play announcer for its live-game coverage of the Oakland Athletics, it was announced Tuesday.


The 20-year media veteran, who has 17 years of experience covering baseball, becomes the first female primary play-by-play voice in Major League Baseball history. She will call a majority of A’s games.


For the past 12 years, Cavnar has served as a backup play-by-play announcer, pregame and postgame host, and reporter for regional TV coverage of the Colorado Rockies. During her tenure covering the Rockies, she became the first woman in a quarter century to call TV play-by-play for an MLB game in 2018, and in 2015, she was the first woman to provide analysis for a National League series on radio. She previously covered the San Diego Padres for nearly five years as a reporter and anchor.