{
  "id": 3330284,
  "title": "Mike Tirico made a surprise cameo in the Detroit Tigers’ booth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/mike-tirico-made-a-surprise-cameo-in-the-detroit-tigers-booth",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-tirico-made-surprise-cameo-190013493.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mike Tirico, known for his extensive career in sports announcing, made a surprise appearance in the Detroit Tigers’ broadcast booth. This is not his usual role, as he has never called a Major League Baseball game. Tirico, the voice of Sunday Night Football, was invited by the Tigers’ announcers Jason Benetti and Dan Petry. He was there to mingle with them and discuss Tigers fandom, even though he could not fill in for a game as he normally would. Fans rejoiced at the unexpected cameo, though Tirico and Benetti likely had a joke about Benetti’s packed schedule. Tirico, a season ticket holder since Comerica Park’s opening, shared his passion for baseball and expressed his enthusiasm about possibly calling a game someday.",
  "summary": "Mike Tirico has never called a Major League Baseball game. That’s his white whale, the ever-elusive event he’s never been able to check off the bucket list, despite calling everything else under the sun. And it probably won’t happen at NBC, not because the voice of Sunday Night Football isn’t capable, but because the network…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mike Tirico made a surprise appearance in Detroit Tigers’ broadcast booth.",
    "He was invited by announcers Jason Benetti and Dan Petry.",
    "Tirico is a season ticket holder and Sunday Night Football voice."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}