Mike Monaco is a play-by-play announcer for ESPN, as well as the fill-in play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox broadcasts on NESN. Mike has also called games for the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago White Sox.
Mike joined ESPN in 2019 and has called MLB, NHL, Little League World Series, basketball, college baseball, football, lacrosse, volleyball, and softball. Prior to joining ESPN and the ACC Network, he was with FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network from 2017-2019, broadcasting football, hockey, basketball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, and softball. Mike has also previously called college basketball for NBC Sports.
After initially filling in on Red Sox telecasts during the 2019 season, Mike returned to NESN’s Red Sox booth in the 2020-2023 seasons for select spring-training and regular-season games. The Massachusetts native had previously spent the 2017-2019 seasons with the Pawtucket Red Sox (Triple-A).
The University of Notre Dame graduate was born and raised in Cohasset, Massachusetts, where he played baseball, soccer and basketball at Cohasset High School.
Mike joined ESPN in 2019 and has called MLB, NHL, Little League World Series, basketball, college baseball, football, lacrosse, volleyball, and softball. Prior to joining ESPN and the ACC Network, he was with FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network from 2017-2019, broadcasting football, hockey, basketball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, and softball. Mike has also previously called college basketball for NBC Sports.
After initially filling in on Red Sox telecasts during the 2019 season, Mike returned to NESN’s Red Sox booth in the 2020-2023 seasons for select spring-training and regular-season games. The Massachusetts native had previously spent the 2017-2019 seasons with the Pawtucket Red Sox (Triple-A).
The University of Notre Dame graduate was born and raised in Cohasset, Massachusetts, where he played baseball, soccer and basketball at Cohasset High School.