Mike Monaco is a play-by-play announcer for ESPN and its ACC Network, as well as the fill-in play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox broadcasts on NESN.
Mike joined ESPN and the ACC Network in 2019 and has called basketball, football, baseball, and softball. Prior to joining ESPN, he was with FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network from 2017-2019, broadcasting football, basketball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, hockey 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 2020 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).
As a college student, Mike interned with NESN during the 2012 Red Sox season, then served as a broadcaster in the Cape Cod Baseball League (2013 and 2014 seasons) and for the Chicago Cubs’ (2015) and San Diego Padres’ (2016) Single-A affiliates in the Midwest League.
The University of Notre Dame graduate has also served as a play-by-play broadcaster, reporter and host for his alma mater, including on nationally-syndicated Notre Dame football shows. Mike spent four seasons calling college basketball at Western Michigan University.
Mike was born and raised in Cohasset, Massachusetts, where he played baseball, soccer and basketball at Cohasset High School.
Mike joined ESPN and the ACC Network in 2019 and has called basketball, football, baseball, and softball. Prior to joining ESPN, he was with FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network from 2017-2019, broadcasting football, basketball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, hockey 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 2020 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).
As a college student, Mike interned with NESN during the 2012 Red Sox season, then served as a broadcaster in the Cape Cod Baseball League (2013 and 2014 seasons) and for the Chicago Cubs’ (2015) and San Diego Padres’ (2016) Single-A affiliates in the Midwest League.
The University of Notre Dame graduate has also served as a play-by-play broadcaster, reporter and host for his alma mater, including on nationally-syndicated Notre Dame football shows. Mike spent four seasons calling college basketball at Western Michigan University.
Mike was born and raised in Cohasset, Massachusetts, where he played baseball, soccer and basketball at Cohasset High School.