Red Sox honor radio voice Joe Castiglione who is retiring after 42 years

Oct 01, 2024 182

BY: Ken Powtak

The Boston Red Sox honored longtime radio voice Joe Castiglione, who called his final game Sunday, with an on-field pregame ceremony. The 77-year-old Castiglione, who was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer with the Ford C. Frick Award, has been the team's lead radio voice since 1983.

During the ceremony, the team played highlights of his calls over videos of the American League championship team in 1986, and Boston's World Series title teams in 2004, '07, '13 and '18 on the center-field scoreboard. Members of those teams came onto the field during the ceremony. Hall of Famer Jim Rice highlighted the '86 group and Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez was one of the '04 former players.

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SOURCE: https://www.startribune.com

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