Karl Ravech is slated to continue calling select baseball games for ESPN and will announce during the Little League World Series this summer, despite recently being part of the network's mass layoffs. Ravech, who had been with ESPN for 33 years, was among the employees let go in the latest round of job impacts at the Walt Disney Company, which owns the sports conglomerate.
Sources told The Post that Ravech was offered the opportunity to call select games on the network during the summer. He has been a consistent presence on the Little League World Series broadcast team since 2006 and had previously served as the lead voice for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcasts through the 2025 MLB season.
Ravech’s departure from his full-time role at ESPN followed a memo from ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro to staff, outlining the reasons for the layoffs. Pitaro cited the integration of acquired NFL assets and a subsequent evaluation of teams, resources, and organizational structure as reasons for the difficult decisions regarding job impacts. He also noted that some impacts were unrelated to the acquisition.
“We are committed to treating employees with compassion and respect and to providing support as they navigate this transition,” Pitaro wrote in the memo. “Even in moments like these, the strength of ESPN comes from our people, our teamwork and our shared mission to serve sports fans.”
Other notable individuals released by ESPN in the same round of layoffs included former NFL safety Ryan Clark, NFL reporter Tom Pelissero, and longtime anchor David Lloyd. Initially, it was believed that Ravech's tenure at the network had concluded with a game between the Dodgers and Phillies.