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The Cleveland Guardians have had a greater mix of TV broadcasters on their local telecasts this season than fans are used to.
It's not that Matt Underwood, Rick Manning or Andre Knott have gone away, but they have already had temporary absences, and that will continue to an extent.
It's simply a change that the Guardians are undergoing this season, broken down in a new article by Cleveland.com's Paul Hoynes.
Why aren't Matt Underwood, Rick Manning and Andre Knott doing all the Guardians games?
This is a change that has to do with the Guardians' broadcasts now being produced by Major League Baseball.
"There are changes being made in who will call Guardians games on TV," Hoynes writes. The moves started last year as directed by MLB, and they will continue this season. MLB is producing the local broadcasts for the Guardians and 13 other teams. This is the second year MLB has produced the Guardians’ local broadcasts. The changes mean that the longtime team of Underwood, Manning and in-game reporter Andre Knott will no longer do the majority of games together. Other personalities will be mixed into the broadcasts."
The article doesn't specifically explain why MLB is mixing things up, but the changes don't seem to be driven by preference from Underwood, Manning or Knott, but rather the higher-ups making the call.
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Who else is doing Guardians broadcasts?
The most prominent early season change has been a lot of color commentary from Chris Gimenez, a former catcher.
When Underwood doesn't do the play-by-play, it's handled by Al Pawlowski.
Former Cleveland closer Cody Allen is on the docket for color commentary later this season.
Knott will also be replaced at times by Cayleigh Griffin, who hosts Cleveland Cavaliers pregame and postgame coverage.
Guardians fans are certainly used to their main trio, but this season, there'll be more voices to get comfortable with.
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