Matt Vasgersian

Matt Vasgersian is an MLB Network play-by-play announcer and studio host where he regularly appears on Thursday Night Baseball, MLB Tonight, Hot Stove, Quick Pitch as well as special event coverage and feature programming. Prior to joining MLB Network, Matt was the Padres' lead play-by-play announcer for seven years. Vasgersian previously manned the Brewers' broadcast booth for five seasons after spending six years in the Minor Leagues. Vasgersian enjoys a longstanding national role with the award-winning NBC Sports Olympic broadcast team, most recently handling play-by-play duties in ski-jumping for the 2010 Vancouver Games, which he also handled in 2006 in Torino. Vasgersian anchored daily studio coverage for the 2008 Beijing Games as well as play-by-play for baseball and softball in Athens in 2004. Vasgersian hosted "The National Heads-UP Poker Championship," for five years at NBC, as well as the "Sun America Sports Desk," "Poker Superstars" and the 2001 Toyota Gator Bowl. In ad