Show Notes
This week on The Joy of Baseball, Joe and Molly sit down with Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti. Jason reflects on how he fell in love with the game and the deeper purpose he finds in his craft inside the booth. Together, they bond over what makes baseball such a uniquely joyful game to watch and call.
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