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2026 MLB Voices Fellowship Program
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About this role
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">MLB Voices is a Fellowship Program aimed to develop and grow the next generation of play-by-play talent in </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">baseball, with a specific focus on elevating diverse voices within the game. In 2024, in an effort to broaden the </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">voices delivering baseball to all fans and level the playing field, Major League Baseball, in collaboration with the </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black Play-by-Play Grant & Scholarship Fund launched the MLB Voices Program.</span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Participants selected for this program will gain hands-on opportunities to call play-by-play for select MLB. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develops events. Additionally, they will benefit from mentorship and guidance from experienced voices in the </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">baseball broadcasting industry. Over the course of the 10-month program, participants will exit with tangible </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">copies of high-level television broadcast tape, enhancing their professional reels. They’ll also establish valuable </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">connections within MLB, network with peers and MLB clubs at the Baseball Winter Meetings, and attend MLB </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All-Star Week, with shadowing opportunities and participation in key events like the HBCU Swingman Classic </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">and the Futures Game.</span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Program Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The program is a <strong>10-month</strong> commitment and runs from <strong>February through November 2026.</strong></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Location: </strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This fellowship is remote and requires travel to MLB events.</span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MLB Events:</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fellows will have the opportunity to call games for MLB Develops events and the Arizona Fall League, as well </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">as network with peers.</span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Training & Development:</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fellows will participate in an orientation and meet bi-monthly for programming sessions featuring guest </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">speakers and covering topics such as:</span></span></p>
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<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Program Expectations</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Realities of Broadcasting</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Demo Building</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Navigating the Job Market</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Broadcast Preparation</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Self-Critique</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Social Media/Content</span></li>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fellows Will Receive:</span></strong></span></p>
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<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mentorship from a network of baseball broadcasters with combined decades of experience</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tape review with MLB-level broadcasters</span></li>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Criteria:</strong></span></p>
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<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Black Play by Play Grant Fellow or MLB Develops alumni preferred</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">College graduate</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting</span></li>
<li class="p1" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Consent to MLB waivers, releases and background check</span></li>
</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Why MLB?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">California Residents: Please see our <a href="https://www.mlb.com/careers/ccpa">California Recruitment Privacy Policy</a> for more details.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Colorado Residents: Colorado based applicants may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.</span></p>
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What you'll do
- Participants will gain hands-on opportunities to call play-by-play for select MLB events and develop their broadcasting skills. They will also benefit from mentorship and networking opportunities within the baseball broadcasting industry.
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