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| language = English
| location = Various [[Major League Baseball]] venues<br>ESPN Studios, [[Bristol, Connecticut]] (2020)<ref name="Koster">{{Cite web |last=Koster |first=Kyle |title=ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Hoping to Gain a Homefield Advantage in Bristol |date=July 17, 2020 |url=https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/espn-sunday-night-baseball-bristol-01edcfrn2twe |access-date=July 18, 2020 |publisher=The Big Lead}}</ref>
| network = [[ESPN]] (1990–present)<br />[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (
| first_aired = {{start date|1990|4|15}}
| last_aired = present
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| related = ''[[Monday Night Baseball]]''<br />''[[Wednesday Night Baseball]]''
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'''''Sunday Night Baseball''''' is an exclusive weekly telecast of a [[Major League Baseball]] game that airs
The games are preceded most weeks by the studio show ''[[Baseball Tonight]]: Sunday Night Countdown presented by [[Chevrolet]]'' prior to the first pitch. A few telecasts each season appear on [[ESPN2]] rather than ESPN due to conflicts with other programming; however, starting in 2022, ESPN2 will also air ''Sunday Night Baseball'' with [[ESPN Megacast|alternate commentary]] for eight games per season.
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===Jon Miller-Joe Morgan era (1990–2010)===
[[File:ESPN Sunday Night Baseball logo.jpg|thumb|Former logo used until 2017.]]
The series debuted on April 15, [[1990 Major League Baseball season|1990]] with coverage of [[1990 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] against the [[1990 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]] in [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Montreal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baggarly |first=Andrew |title=‘A national treasure’: How ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ got its start 30 years ago |url=https://theathletic.com/1756085/2020/04/19/a-national-treasure-how-sunday-night-baseball-got-its-start-30-years-ago/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref> From its inception through [[2010 Major League Baseball season|2010]], the series featured the broadcast team of [[play-by-play|play-by-play commentator]] [[Jon Miller]] and [[color commentator]] [[Joe Morgan]]. [[Steve Phillips]] joined them for the [[2009 Major League Baseball season|2009 season]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-04 |title=Steve Phillips, current ESPN Analyst, has joined the Baseball Factory team as a consultant. |url=https://www.baseballfactory.com/steve-phillips-current-espn-analyst-has-joined-the-baseball-factory-team-as-a-consultant/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Baseball Factory}}</ref> and [[Orel Hershiser]] did so for the [[2010 Major League Baseball season|2010 season]] following Phillips' dismissal by the network.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2010 |title=Hershiser joins ESPN's 'Sunday Night' broadcast |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4965563}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-26 |title=Ex-Mets GM, ESPN baseball analyst Phillips fired |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4594666 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
From [[2004 Major League Baseball season|2004]] until [[2006 Major League Baseball season|2006]], [[Sam Ryan]] served as the [[field reporter]], but she left to join [[New York City]]'s [[WCBS-TV]] and [[CBS Sports]] in June 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-06-08 |title=
In 2010, Miller and Morgan began their 21st consecutive season working together for ESPN. Following the 2010 season, ESPN announced that the television contracts of Miller and Morgan would not be renewed.<ref>{{Cite
===Dan Shulman era (2011–2017)===
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In 2021, ESPN and Major League Baseball agreed to a new contract that would last through the 2028 season. Beginning in 2022, ESPN would keep ''Sunday Night Baseball'' as its ''Game of the Week'' broadcast, but would no longer televise non-exclusive weeknight games unlike in previous years. It also gave ESPN the option to produce an alternate telecast on its sister networks (such as the popular alternate "StatCast" seen on ESPN2), as well as [[Simulcasting|simulcasts]] on [[ESPN+]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and Major League Baseball Reach Long-Term Rights Extension for Fully Exclusive, Marquee Schedule |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/05/the-walt-disney-company-espn-and-major-league-baseball-reach-long-term-rights-extension-for-fully-exclusive-marquee-schedule/ |language=en |last1=Hughes |first1=Katie |access-date=May 23, 2021 |website=ESPN Press Room}}</ref>
Matt Vasgersian left ESPN after the [[2021 Major League Baseball season|2021 season]] to focus more on his duties for [[MLB Network]] and [[Bally Sports West]], as he is the lead announcer for the [[Los Angeles Angels]], which in part, due to ''SNB'', saw his role taken by [[Daron Sutton]] and [[Rich Waltz]] for most of the [[2021 Los Angeles Angels season|2021 season]]. On January 7, 2022, ESPN announced that Karl Ravech would become the fourth play-by-play announcer for ''Sunday Night Baseball'', joined by analysts David Cone and Eduardo Pérez.<ref name="KayRod">{{Cite press release |title=ESPN Unveils New Sunday Night Baseball Strategy as First Year of MLB Rights Extension Begins |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2022/01/espn-unveils-new-sunday-night-baseball-strategy-as-first-year-of-mlb-rights-extension-begins/ |language=en |last1=Cafardo |first1=Ben |access-date=January 8, 2022 |website=ESPN Press Room}}</ref>
On May 14, 2023, ESPN was widely criticized<ref>{{cite news |last=Dixon|first=Michael|date=May 14, 2023|title=ESPN comes under fire for awkward MLB, NHL coverage|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-mlb-nhl-playoff-coverage-criticism.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=May 17, 2023}}</ref> for its decision to implement a [[Split screen (video production)|split screen]] between its [[NHL on ESPN|coverage]] of Game 6 of the [[2023 Stanley Cup playoffs#(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers|Stanley Cup Playoff
[[Jon Sciambi]], the lead voice for [[ESPN Radio]]'s [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|MLB coverage]], will fill in for Ravech when the latter is on assignment for ESPN, most notably during the [[Little League World Series]].
In 2024, it was reported that ESPN was expected to opt out of its contract with the MLB at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-reportedly-leaning-towards-opting-out-of-mlb-contract.html |title=ESPN reportedly leaning towards opting out of MLB contract |date=March 26, 2024 }}</ref>
====KayRod Cast====
Starting in 2022, [[ESPN Megacast|alternate telecasts]] of eight ''Sunday Night Baseball'' games will air on ESPN2 with [[Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)|Michael Kay]] and Alex Rodriguez calling the games. The presentation, nicknamed "KayRod Cast", will be similar to the ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' "[[Manningcast]]" hosted by [[Peyton Manning|Peyton]] and [[Eli Manning]].<ref name=KayRod/>
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On April 22, 2007, the [[2007 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] became the fifth team in Major League history to hit four consecutive home runs, doing so in the third inning of a 7–6 victory over the [[2007 New York Yankees season|Yankees]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Sox hit four consecutive HRs against Yankees |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2846039 |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=espn.com | date=April 23, 2007 |publisher=ESPN, Inc.}}</ref>
On April 29, 2007, a canceled broadcast occurred between the [[2007 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] and [[2007 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] when Cardinals relief pitcher [[Josh Hancock]] was killed in a car accident earlier in the day at 12:35 A.M. while driving under the influence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fallstrom |first=R.B. |title=Cardinals reliever Josh Hancock killed in SUV crash |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/cardinals-reliever-josh-hancock-killed-in-suv-crash/article_855267c2-69e3-5092-b8ab-c7118b4bb88d.html |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=journalstar.com|date=April 28, 2007 }}</ref> In place of the game, special programming hosted by Miller and Morgan was shown. The game was later made up on September 10, 2007, where the Cubs defeated the Cardinals 12–3, though the game was not broadcast as the Game of the Week.
On August 5, 2007, [[Tom Glavine]] of the [[2007 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] became the 23rd pitcher in history to record his 300th win. He did it in an 8–3 victory over the [[2007 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lennon |first=Dave |title=Mets' Glavine beats Cubs for 300th win |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-06-sp-glavine6-story.html |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 6, 2007 }}</ref>
''Sunday Night Baseball'' broadcast the [[Washington Nationals]]'
The final game played at Yankee Stadium on September 21, 2008, pitting the [[2008 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] against the [[2008 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]], was broadcast on ''Sunday Night Baseball''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selig |first=David |title=Orioles return to Sunday Night Baseball in April, ESPN announces |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-orioles-return-to-sunday-night-baseball-in-april-espn-announces-20130115-story.html |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=baltimoresun.com |date=January 15, 2013 |publisher=Baltimore Sun}}</ref>
The [[Mariano Rivera]] 500th career save (and also his 1st lifetime RBI) was broadcast on ''Sunday Night Baseball'' from [[Citi Field]] (home of the [[New York Mets]]).
====2010s====
During the May 1, 2011, broadcast between the [[Mets–Phillies rivalry|New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies]], ESPN announced the [[death of Osama bin Laden]], the mastermind of the [[September 11 attacks]], at the end of the 8th inning. At the top of the 9th inning with 1 out and [[Daniel Murphy (baseball)|Daniel Murphy]] at bat, fans at [[Citizens Bank Park]] erupted with [[U-S-A!]] chants despite the fact that no announcement of the news had been made in the stadium. Fans learned about the events through social media and mobile news apps.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botte |first=Peter |title=Decade later, ex-Mets recall night Osama bin Laden was killed: 'I still get chills' |url=https://nypost.com/2021/05/02/decade-later-ex-mets-recall-night-osama-bin-laden-was-killed/ |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=
On July 17, 2011, a game between the [[2011 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] and [[2011 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]] went scoreless into the 16th inning before the Red Sox scored in the top of the inning, leading to a 1–0 victory. This game was also notable for a foul ball hit by the Rays' [[Sean Rodriguez]] that hit and broke a lamp in the catwalks of [[Tropicana Field]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RAYS' GAME BRIEFLY DELAYED BY BROKEN LIGHT |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/rays-game-briefly-delayed-by-broken-light |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=foxsports.com |publisher=Fox Media, LLC.}}</ref> As the grounds crew cleaned up the broken glass that fell onto the field, the stadium PA system played the music from ''[[The Natural (film)|The Natural]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
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===Current===
* [[Karl Ravech]]: lead play-by-play (2022–present)
* [[Jon Sciambi]]: fill-in play-by-play (2022–present)
* [[David Cone]]: color commentator (2022–present)
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* [[Buster Olney]]: field reporter (2011–present)
* [[Tim Kurkjian]]: fill-in field reporter (2022–present)
* [[Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)|Michael Kay]]: ESPN2 telecast play-by-play (2022–present)▼
===Former===
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* [[Dan Shulman]]: lead play-by-play (2011–2017)
* [[Matt Vasgersian]]: lead play-by-play (2018–2021)
▲* [[Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)|Michael Kay]]: ESPN2 telecast play-by-play (
====Color commentator====
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* [[Jessica Mendoza]]: color commentator (2015–2017); co-lead color commentator (2018–2019)
* [[Aaron Boone]]: color commentator (2016–2017)
* [[Alex Rodriguez]]: lead color commentator (2018–2021); ESPN2 telecast color commentator (2022–2023)
====Field reporters====
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