Tom Hamilton (sportscaster)
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Tom Hamilton in 2014
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| Born |
Tom Hamilton August 19, 1956 Waterloo, Wisconsin |
| Residence | Avon Lake, Ohio |
| Occupation |
MLB play-by-play announcer College basketball announcer |
| Years active | 1990-Present |
| Children | 4 |
Tom Hamilton (born August 19, 1954 in Waterloo, Wisconsin) is an American sportscaster, primarily known as the chief radio play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team. During the baseball offseason, Hamilton also calls college basketball games for the Big Ten Network.
Tom joined the Indians broadcast team for the 1990 season, after spending three years in the booth for the then AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Columbus Clippers.
He was paired with Indians legend Herb Score until 1997, when Score retired after 30 seasons. Hamilton became chief play by play announcer in the 1998 season, a position he still holds today. Because of his longevity and popularity, he is now considered to be the "voice of the Tribe."
In the offseason, Hamilton calls college basketball games (usually Ohio State games) for the Big Ten Network. Prior to the founding of the Big Ten Network, he served in the same capacity for ESPN Plus.
The Indians honored "Hammy" with a talking Tom Hamilton bobblehead night in 2008.
Also, on July 31, 2009, the Indians celebrated his 20th season with the Tribe with a post-game fireworks show featuring his best calls played in the background.
On August 1, 2014 prior to their game against the Texas Rangers, the Indians honored Hamilton in a pregame ceremony, commemorating his 25th season of calling Indians baseball on the radio.
(*) - Nelson, and later Underwood joined Hamilton and Hegan in a three-man booth from 1998 to 2007, when the Indians then went to a two-man booth. Rosenhaus, Hamilton and Hegan formed a three-man team for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
(**) Andre Knott from Sports Time Ohio joined the booth as the in game reporter in 2016. He is only doing postseason games and is joining Hamilton and Rosenhaus who are in the booth.
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