"Turns out that Gustafson is a lifelong Red Sox fan whose family shared season tickets with a couple of other families in the South Shore town. "I remember those seat numbers like we were there yesterday," he said, citing Jim Rice and Wade Boggs as a couple of his favorite players and vividly recalling Carl Yastrzemski's final game in 1983."
"Gustafson is a few months from his 25th anniversary at ESPN and has been part of its baseball coverage for the last 15 years. This is his first year leading the network's MLB production. "It was about three weeks prior to spring training this year that I was asked if I'd like to take over all of baseball at ESPN," he said. "Being something that's a lifelong passion, it was a no-brainer.""
Scott Gustafson grew up in Marshfield and vividly remembers Fenway Park seats in Section 12, row double P, seats 1 and 2. His family shared season tickets with other South Shore families, and he cites Jim Rice, Wade Boggs and Carl Yastrzemski among his childhood favorites. Gustafson is approaching his 25th anniversary at ESPN and has contributed to the network's baseball coverage for the past 15 years. He took over ESPN's MLB production this year after being asked to assume the role about three weeks before spring training. He previously led Little League and college baseball broadcasts, which have increased in popularity and ratings.
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