MLB Network Lights Up the Hot Stove With Live Coverage of the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings More than 20 hours of content are headlined by Tuesday night's MLB Draft Lottery By Kristian Hern ndez, Senior Editor
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 2:33 pm
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Juan Soto was the first major domino to fall in Major League Baseball's offseason frenzy. With more moves and deals to be made during the next three days at the MLB Winter Meetings, MLB Network's production and operations teams are stationed in the halls of Dallas's Hilton Anatole for more than 20 hours of nonstop coverage.
The whole baseball world is one place, notes Mark Capalbo, senior coordinating producer, MLB Network. Everyone is waiting to see the biggest moves in the sport. We're ready to cover it 24/7.
Wheelin' and Dealin': Studio Programming Showcases Baseball's Meeting of the Minds All 30 MLB clubs are looking to bolster their rosters in hopes of contending for a World Series championship. Whether it's a blockbuster trade or a free agent signing with a new team, fans around the nation are clamoring for the latest news and updates.
From left: Greg Amsinger, Mark DeRosa, and Tom Verducci on the main set during Winter Meetings coverage in Dallas
A pair of MLB Network's marquee studio shows are fans' go-to for news. Every day at 10 a.m. ET, the coverage starts off with Hot Stove, featuring host Matt Vasgersian and analysts Harold Reynolds and Lauren Shehadi. Airing on a bihourly schedule at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. MLB Tonight offers a full slate of experts: hosts Greg Amsinger and Adnan Virk; insiders Russell Dorsey, Mark Feinsand, Jon Heyman, Jon Morosi, and Joel Sherman; former GMs Ruben Amaro Jr., Dan O'Dowd, and Steve Phillips; and analysts Sean Casey, Mark DeRosa, Jake Peavy, Buck Showalter, and Tom Verducci.
A major factor in providing real-time information to the viewing audience is scheduling guests like general managers and club managers. The effort is spearheaded by VP, News and Production, Doug Jaclin; Supervising Producer, News, Chris Arnowich; and Supervising Producer, Field Production, Adam Helfgott. On tap are key executives like Chicago White Sox SVP/GM Chris Getz, discussing the club's ongoing rebuild, and Athletics GM David Forst, on signing Luis Severino to the organization's largest guaranteed contract in its history; managers like Los Angeles Angels skipper Ron Washington, on the team's offseason additions; and more. Senior Researcher Keith Costas and Researcher Matt Orso provide talent the facts and figures for these interviews and other segments.
Logistically, the studio set's prime location was mapped out and assembled with the help of Filmwerks. MLB Network VP, Remote Operations, Tom Guidice accented the riser with props from a local provider. Operationally, a control room at the network's facility in Secaucus, NJ, is remotely producing the shows. Game Creek Video Gridiron A and B units connect the facility and the venue in Dallas. Hot Stove is being produced from New Jersey; MLB Tonight production is onsite in Texas. The shows deploy a total of 15 cameras, including a jib for the main set and two reporter positions, with Ballpark Cam and beauty camera controlled from Secaucus. Two Marshall POV units supplied by Admiral Video handle remote manager interviews on Hot Stove.
"Jacob [Wilson] has a bright future, I m excited about seeing him and hopefully having him solidify the middle of the infield."
@Athletics manager Mark Kotsay on the 6th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft#MLBNHotStove | @SageUSAmerica pic.twitter.com/X449lp1vmg
MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 10, 2024
On the studio production front, Capalbo is working with SVP, Production, Marc Caiafa, and Coordinating Producer Rich Savino.
Soto-Size Bombshell: MLB Tonight Goes Back On-Air After Star Signs With Mets When Juan Soto decided to move to Flushing, NY, in a 15-year, $765 million deal, fans were immediately apprised of the massive news. Sunday's final airing of MLB Tonight had already wrapped, but the team rallied and brought the show back on the air for a fresh edition.
Lauren Shehadi (left) in Secaucus chats with Jon Morosi in Dallas on Hot Stove.
We want to get on the air as quickly as possible because we know people are turning us on to see how we're reacting to the story, says Capalbo. We want to get as many different voices into the mix and give them a platform to react to a major story like this.
Having everyone in close proximity to the studio set was essential for the quick turnaround. That success could be credited to the team's professionalism and dedication to high-quality coverage, but much should be attributed to the planning beforehand.
"He just changed the game. Every player that will come after him will aspire to be him."
Greg, @markdero7 & Tom Verducci react to Juan Soto s reported deal with the New York Mets. pic.twitter.com/dtLFuvodY1
MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 9, 2024
The situation was challenging, but Sunday night worked out for us, says Capalbo. We had some of our best broadcasters available right away, and we were able to give the story the justice it deserves.
When the dust settled, MLB Network was a beacon of coverage of the largest and longest contract in professional-sports history. Along with the main show, the late-night show was sprinkled with reactions via reporters positioned around the building. This was achieved thanks to the more than four miles of fiber installed before the Winter Meetings began.
We're the broadcaster of record for this event, notes Jason Hedgcock, senior director, remote technical operations, MLB Network. There are always unique challenges to the Winter Meetings venues because they're not traditional broadcast
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