Dewayne Staats

Dewayne Staats
Staats in 2009
Born (1952-08-08) August 8, 1952 (age 72)
Advance, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Sports commentary career
Team(s)Houston Astros (1977–1984)
Chicago Cubs (1985–1989)
New York Yankees (1990–1994)
Tampa Bay Rays (1998–present)
GenrePlay-by-play
SportMajor League Baseball

Dewayne Staats (born August 8, 1952)[2][3] is an American sports broadcaster who has been the television play-by-play commentator for the Tampa Bay Rays since their inception in 1998.[4] He is currently teamed with color commentator Brian Anderson.[4]

Staats has been a broadcaster for several teams over his 40+ year career.

  1. ^ Silvia, Tony (2007). Baseball Over the Air: The National Pastime on the Radio and in the Imagination. McFarland. p. 1. ISBN 9780786430666.
  2. ^ Fabrizio, Tony (June 22, 2010). "Rays' Staats Truly Found His Calling". The Tampa Tribune. p. S2. Staats, 57, counts among his most memorable games Nolan Ryan's record fifth no hitter in 1981...
  3. ^ Topkin, Marc. "Owner: Deal hard, necessary". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rays was invoked but never defined (see the help page).