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Ben Cafardo

3 years

⚾️ With gratitude to the @officialBBWAA & @baseballhall - it was the ultimate privilege to honor the most dedicated father & baseball writer. To the Hall team, including Jane Forbes Clark, @Jeff_Idelson , @Shesta_HOF , Whitney Horn & @joshrawitch - we’re in awe of you. Thank you.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Thank you for the outpouring of support, the kind words, the personal anecdotes and the love for my Dad. He was my hero and best friend and everything I continue to strive to be. Special thank you to Stan, Dan and Pete for being by his side today. And to my ESPN & Globe family.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

⚾️2021 AL Wild Card Game across ESPN & ESPN2 delivered 7.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched MLB game on ESPN platforms since 1998 (Nielsen). ⚾️ESPN won the night across all of television and it was ESPN's most-streamed MLB event ever.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

👏🏻What @Rachel__Nichols has done tonight is incredible. Five hours, several different sets of analysts, making sense of and providing context to the plethora of news and information (mostly supplied by @wojespn which is incredible in its own right) while staying razor sharp. 💪

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🙏Two years ago I lost my hero. Despite the indescribable void, my family and I will never forget the support and love we’ve received since. I promise he was an even better Dad than writer, and I can’t wait to help induct him into the @BaseballHall in Cooperstown this summer.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

🏀As heard on ESPN moments ago Jeff Van Gundy: I wonder if Steph is actually happy when the ball goes in (referring to Seth Curry making a jumper). Mike Breen: “would you be if it were Stan?” Jeff Van Gundy. “No...but I think Steph is a much better person than me.” 😂

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀 ESPN's exclusive telecast of last night's #Lakers v #Warriors NBA Play-In game drew an average audience of 5,618,000 viewers, peaking w/ 6,149,000 viewers from 12:30-1am ET. It was the most-watched NBA game on ESPN since the 2019 Western Finals & up 190% v 2020 Play-In on ABC.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

Rest In Peace Jerry Remy. Sending deep condolences, thoughts and prayers to his family. He will forever be synonymous with Red Sox Nation. We’ll miss you Jerry. Say hi to Dad for me. 🙏

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Thank you to the @RedSox , @BostonGlobe , @ESPN , @NESN and so many for the touching tributes and sentiments shared today. My Dad loved covering the Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball every day. He loved being at Fenway Park. Wasn’t the same without him there.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

11 months

🏀 Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets #NBAFinals Game 2 on ABC matched last year's average audience for Game 2 - Golden State vs. Boston - with 11,910,000 viewers. (Nielsen) 👀The broadcast peaked at 10:15 p.m. ET with 15,256,000 viewers. 🏆It easily won the night across all of TV.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

11 months

🏀Last night's viewership for #NBAFinals Game 5 on ABC was up compared to Game 5 between the Warriors and Celtics last year, according to Nielsen. 📺ABC averaged 13,084,000 viewers (up from 13,016,000), peaking with 17,883,000 viewers in the final minutes of the broadcast.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 months

🏀The NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game averaged 4,580,000 viewers, making it the most-watched non-Christmas NBA game during the regular season in nearly 6 years (Nielsen). More info in the press release below👇 👀For deeper insight: @ESPNFlora

Inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game on ABC and ESPN2 Is Most-Watched Non-Christmas...

Saturday’s Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Indiana Pacers in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game from Las Vegas, Nev. averaged 4,580,000 viewers on ABC and ESPN2. It is the...

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

2 years

👀ESPN Sunday Night Baseball update (part 1): 🎙️ @KarlRavechESPN is the new voice of Sunday Night Baseball ⚾️5x World Series Champion @DCone36 coming to Sundays. ⚾️ Veteran analyst, player and coach @PerezEd joins Ravech and Cone to form new broadcast trio for SNB.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀 Jackie MacMullan, one of the most respected and accomplished journalists in sports, to retire from ESPN at the end of the month. #ThankYouJackie

Pioneering Journalist Jackie MacMullan Announces ESPN Retirement

Jackie MacMullan, one of the most accomplished and respected journalists in sports, is retiring from ESPN at the end of the month. Her final day is August 31.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

2 years

🏀 The #Warriors victory over the #Grizzlies in Game 1 on ABC averaged 7.7 million viewers and peaked with 10.2 million viewers (Nielsen). 🏀This is ABC's most-watched Conference Semifinals game since 2011.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

🏀ESPN has re-signed the legendary Jackie MacMullan - a Curt Gowdy Media Award winner - to continue her multi-platform role. 👏

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Excited to announce @ESPN has re-signed @MLB & Softball analyst @JessMendoza to a multi-year extension. Mendoza, the first female analyst for national MLB games, will begin her 4th full season of Sunday Night Baseball in 2019. Congratulations Jessica! 🙌

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Thank you to everyone who read my dad’s work over the years. There has been so much written and said about him and I can’t thank everyone enough. He would appreciate all of it, including the readers: ⁦” @nickcafardo ⁩ readers pay their respects”

Nick Cafardo readers pay their respects - The Boston Globe

Readers and fans of his took to the comments section of tributes to pay their respect.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀"NBA Today" - a new @ESPNNBA daily studio show starts on Oct 18 ✔️ @malika_andrews to host NBA Today as part of a multi-year extension with ESPN ✔️ Core team: @KendrickPerkins , @chiney , @mrvincecarter15 , @ZachLowe_NBA , @wojespn , @ramonashelburne

ESPN Launches New Show NBA Today on October 18

NBA Today replaces The Jump as ESPN’s daily NBA studio show. The final episode of The Jump is Friday, October 8.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

And she hasn’t stopped making history. 👊🏻

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Deeply grateful to the @Mariners for their tributes to my Dad @NickCafardo today. So nice to see the Boston baseball family. What a great sport, great city and great stadium. #OpeningDay .

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 months

🏀Due to the Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks game postponement on 1/19, ESPN will air the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets game at 10:30P ET. The ESPN telecast is subject to local blackout restrictions in the L.A. market. NBA Countdown will precede the game at 10P.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

1 year

🏀 Game 4 of #DubNation vs. #BeamTeam on @ABCNetwork was the most-watched #NBAPlayoffs first round game on any network in 21 years. (Since 2002 Kobe/Shaq-led Lakers vs. Blazers). 📺Average audience of 7,523,000 viewers, peaking with 10,406,000 viewers at 6 p.m. ET. (Nielsen)

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

🙏Deep gratitude from the Cafardo family to the baseball writers. My dad @NickCafardo 's favorite trip each year was to Cooperstown, and now, he'll be remembered there forever. 🙏Also thankful for the incredible body of work of fellow candidates Jim Reeves & Patrick Reusse.

BBWAA

@officialBBWAA

4 years

Nick Cafardo wins Spink Award

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

Pedro Gomez was one of the kindest people I’ve ever met in sports and media. Always smiling. Incredible man and brilliant reporter. He was a great, longtime friend to my Dad and a wonderful colleague to me. He cared about people. This is hard to process.

Remembering ESPN SportsCenter reporter Pedro Gomez

ESPN is shocked and saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Pedro Gomez has passed away. He was 58.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🆙Viewership for ABC's NBA Finals Game 1 was up double digits - 13% - vs last year (Nielsen) 🏀The Suns win over the Bucks drew 8,560,000 viewers, peaking w/ nearly 10 mil from 11:15-11:30 p.m. 📺ABC won the night across all of TV and in all key demos

Viewership for NBA Finals Game 1 on ABC Up 13 Percent From Last Year

The Phoenix Suns victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 propelled ABC to win the night across all of television and in all key demos, including the Adult and Male demos.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀The #Knicks victory over the #Celtics was ESPN's 2nd-most watched season-opening Wednesday game in 18 yrs (Nielsen): 1.96 million viewers 🔼Viewership for ESPN's season-opening NBA doubleheader was best since 2017 👀Most-watched national reg ssn Knicks game in NY since 2017

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 months

⚾️ESPN will televise Shohei Ohtani’s first two games as a member of the @Dodgers as part of its Seoul Series broadcasts March 20-21. The first two MLB games ever played in Korea. ⚾️All part of ESPN’s expanded coverage of international MLB games. More:

ESPN’s Expanded International MLB Game Schedule in 2024 to Include Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles...

ESPN today, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, announced it will televise four international games across three continents in 2024. It marks an expansion of ESPN’s lineup of International MLB...

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

2 years

🏀ABC's broadcast of the #Celtics victory over the #Bucks in Game 7 on Sunday was the most-watched Eastern Conference Semifinals game since 2012. It averaged 7,481,000 viewers, peaking with 9,559,000 viewers at 6 p.m. (Nielsen).

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

⚾️Rest in peace to the one and only Whitey Ford. A classic photo (via @ESPNImages and the Ozzie Sweet collection) of Whitey with @Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle, Bob Grim and Billy Martin on a fishing trip in 1957.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

1 year

🏀ESPN sets viewership records for #NBAPlayoffs Friday Game 6’s. 👀Warriors-Kings: most-watched first round game ever on ESPN: 5 million. 👀Lakers-Grizzlies: third-most watched first round game ever on ESPN: 4.65 million. (Nielsen)

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

10 months

Tonight’s hometown hero Julio Rodriguez greets Baseball’s hero @SlangsOnSports at the ESPN set before the #HomeRunDerby

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

⚾️ESPN will exclusively televise seven of eight new first round series as part of the expanded 2020 @MLB Postseason. ⚾️That's 14 to 21 games only on ESPN platforms from September 29 through October 2. Going to be a blast!

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

🏀 Congratulations to everyone involved with #TheLastDance . 6.1 million average audience makes it the most-watched ESPN documentary content ever.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀 ESPN's #NBAWCF Game 6 drew 5,856,000 viewers, up 64% from ESPN's Conf Finals Game 6 last year (Nielsen). Once again, @ESPN won the night across all of TV & in all key demos. 🏀 ESPN & ABC's NBA Conf Finals averaged 5,378,000 viewers, up 32% from Conf Finals on ESPN last year.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

6 years

. @ESPN will televise @KingJames ' @Lakers home-opener on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 10:30 p.m. ET against @JHarden13 & the @HoustonRockets . Full Christmas and opening week schedule here:

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

2 years

⚾️ Sunday Night Baseball 2022 early dates: April 10: @RedSox at @Yankees April 17: @Braves at @Padres April 24: @Brewers at @Phillies May 1: @Phillies at @Mets May 8: @Dodgers at @Cubs May 15: @SFGiants at @Cardinals May 22: @WhiteSox at @Yankees May 29: @Phillies at @Mets

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 months

🏀The Denver Nuggets 102-100 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday was the most-watched NBA game on ESPN during a January weeknight in 4 years (Nielsen) 📺 It averaged 2 million viewers & peaked with 2.7 million viewers 👀 Won the night across TV in Adult & Men 18-34 & 18-49

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

🏀 @mcuban presser live now on @SportsCenter .

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀 #Lakers vs. #Celtics on ABC averaged 2.74 million viewers, up 16% vs. the 2019-20 ABC Saturday Primetime series average. The broadcast peaked w/ 3.45 million viewers. 📺ABC was the most-watched network across television in prime time on Saturday among all key demos. (Nielsen).

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀ESPN's national telecast of #Sixers vs. #Lakers on Wednesday was the most-watched program of the night across all of television in key M18-34 and M18-49 demos. 📺It's ESPN's most-watched non-XMas Day NBA game this season.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

9 months

🏀ESPN's reimagined @NBA game and studio coverage plans, including a new lead broadcast booth: Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Doc Rivers with Lisa Salters reporting. This will be the #NBAFinals on ABC team. A lot more here:

ESPN’s Reimagined NBA Game and Studio Coverage Plans for 2023-24 Season

ESPN today announced its reimagined NBA game and studio coverage plans for the 2023-24 season. NBA Champion Head Coach Doc Rivers will join Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcasters Doris Burke...

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

👀Impressive numbers for #Zion 's debut on ESPN (Fast Nationals from Nielsen): 📺2,357,000 viewers. Peaked w/2,777,000. ⬆️Viewership up 88% vs last year's comparable game. 🏀1.6 US rating, matching ESPN's highest-rated NBA game this season (Non-XMas). Up 100% year over year.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

Ohtani threw 101 mph in top of the first. In bottom of first he absolutely crushed a homer. Tune in to Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Special.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀 @ESPNNBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy spoke to @HoustonChron about James Harden’s legacy as a Houston Rocket:

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

2 years

⚾️📺The new ESPN Sunday Night Baseball booth together today in the sunshine state. @karlravechespn , @dcone36 , @PerezEd

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀Audience info: 📺Last night’s #Jazz #Clippers telecast generated 4,070,000 viewers 📺Also, last night’s #Nets #Bucks telecast delivered 3,790,000 viewers 👀 These are the two most-watched 2021 #NBAPlayoffs games on @ESPN so far 🆙 Playoffs on ESPN up 32% vs 2020 (Nielsen)

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

My dad @nickcafardo would have turned 63 today. 3 years ago, @jksports snapped this one w/ @sportsrapport in the background. My Dad w/ @ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen at Yankee Stadium. One of those moments where so many important elements of professional and personal life collided.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Thank you to the @Astros PR team including Gene Dias, who grew up in Hanson, Mass just like my Dad.

Chandler Rome

@Chandler_Rome

5 years

In memory of Boston Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo, the Astros made this display at the entrance of the press box.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀 Excited to have @KendrickPerkins remain with ESPN! Perk has signed a multi-year extension to continue as @ESPNNBA analyst across platforms. 👀Good Interview below w/ @GlobeChadFinn of @BostonGlobe .

Kendrick Perkins signs multi-year extension to remain at ESPN as NBA analyst

In Kendrick Perkins’s seven-plus seasons with the Celtics, he became a hugely popular figure, his familiar scowl and brute-force playing style wholly incapable of masking his warm, charismatic...

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

🙏 @Yankees .

Mark Feinsand

@Feinsand

5 years

Really nice touch by the Yankees, who included the late, great Nick Cafardo in their In Memoriam segment on Old Timer’s Day.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

🏀ESPN & ABC delivered its highest-rated @NBA Conference Semifinals since 2012, according to Nielsen. Averaged a 4.2 overnight rating for 11 games, up 20% from 2018. 📺 #Blazers vs. #Nuggets Game 7 drew a 4.8 overnight rating on ABC. Massive 19.9 rating in the #Portland market.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🏀 #NBAWCF Game 2 on ESPN averaged 5,265,000 viewers and increased throughout the game, peaking with 7,093,000 viewers at 1145P ET (Nielsen) 🔼This is up 46% from ESPN's Conf Finals Game 2 last year (ECF) 📺It won the night across all of TV in every key adult and male demo

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

7 years

2 yrs ago at AL #WildCard Game, also at Yankee Stadium, @jessmendoza became the 1st female analyst to call a nat'l televised Postseason game

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

📺ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball is up 38% v 2020 season average. (Also up 7% v 2019 average). ⚾️ #Padres v #Dodgers drew more than 2 mill viewers (maintaining 2.2 mill at 1215AM ET upon game's conclusion). 🆙Every key demo up big, incl women & youth demos.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

⭐️Trailblazing ESPN analyst @JessMendoza will be inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame during a ceremony tonight in Sparks, Nev. 🥎An Olympic Gold & Silver medalist, a multi-category @Stanford record-holder and universally considered one of the 🐐’s. Congrats Jess!

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

6 years

The top 10 highest-rated local markets for the full 2018 #NBAPlayoffs on @ESPN (19 games): Cleveland - 11.7 New Orleans - 6.7 Columbus - 6.3 Boston - 6.3 Norfolk-Portsmth - 5.6 San Francisco - 5.5 Birmingham- 5.4 Indianapolis - 5.2 Atlanta - 4.8 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale - 4.7

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

🎙️ESPN's @MariaTaylor is about to begin a long weekend of incredible high profile assignments: 🏀Host of @ESPNNBA Countdown tonight from Miami. 🏈Part of the @ESPNNFL Wild Card megacast coverage on Sunday. 🏈 #CFP National Championship Game sideline reporter on Monday.

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@Ben_ESPN

7 years

. @CassidyHubbarth just checked out the @ESPNNBA Christmas schedule... I think she approves.

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@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Best to @JessMendoza who is recovering today after a scary ordeal as Bob mentions below. Ever a champ, she made every effort to be in the booth tonight but the much better decision was to rest and recover with her family. We'll hopefully see you next week in Williamsport, Jess.

Bob Nightengale

@BNightengale

5 years

Jessica Mendoza��s car was rear-ended at full speed on Southern Cal freeway Friday and won’t be able to make #ESPN Sunday Night broadcast. She likely will return in a week.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

1 year

🏀 #Warriors vs #Kings Game 7 on ABC drew the largest audience for an #NBAPlayoffs 1st round game in 24 years, since 1999, (Nielsen). 📺Game 7 averaged 9,835,000 viewers, peaking w/ 11,929,000 viewers at 6PM. 🔼It was the most-watched first round ever on Disney platforms.

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@Ben_ESPN

4 years

⚾️A record. ⚾️ESPN's #OpeningNight game telecast of #Yankees #Nationals drew 4 million viewers, making it the largest audience for an Opening Night game ever & the most-watched regular season MLB game since 2011. (Nielsen Fast Nationals). ⚾️More here:

ESPN Generates Largest Audience Ever for MLB Opening Night Telecast: Record Four Million Viewers...

ESPN’s exclusive coverage of last night’s New York Yankees vs. the defending World Series Champion Washington Nationals game generated a record average audience of 4,000,000 viewers for a Major...

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@Ben_ESPN

5 years

A night we will forever cherish. Nothing but deep gratitude and appreciation for the ⁦ @RedSox ⁩ and everyone that helped make last night special. We know @NickCafardo was smiling down. | The Boston Globe

Red Sox honor family of late Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo - The Boston Globe

Cafardo’s grandchildren threw out ceremonial first pitches in a ceremony prior to Friday’s game.

www.bostonglobe.com

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@Ben_ESPN

4 years

⚾️📺 ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro during panel on future of sports biz at the @SloanSportsConf unveiled that ESPN will bring popular Statcast-driven alternate presentation to select editions of Sunday Night Baseball in 2020, airing as additional viewing option to main telecast.

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@Ben_ESPN

5 years

🏀Congratulations to @KendrickPerkins who has re-signed with ESPN to continue as an NBA analyst. Perk will regularly contribute to #HoopStreams with @CassidyHubbarth , and The Jump, Get Up, SportsCenter and more platforms. 👏Glad to have the big man! 👀

Ex-Celtic Kendrick Perkins fast becoming star NBA analyst — now for ESPN only

“Who would have thought that an ol’ country boy from football country would end up doing this?"

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@Ben_ESPN

2 years

🏀 ESPN re-signs @ESPNNBA host and reporter @CassidyHubbarth with a multi-year extension. 🎙️Hubbarth hosts tonight's NBA All-Star #CelebrityGame on ESPN. 📰In today's @Suntimes , fantastic story on Hubbarth and her Evanston roots by @jeffreya22

Cassidy Hubbarth rides digital wave to stardom at ESPN

The Evanston Township High School and Northwestern graduate signed a multiyear contract extension to remain an NBA show host and reporter.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

11 months

🏀 #NBAFinals viewership success on ABC continues as Game 3 averages 11,237,000 viewers, peaking with 12,389,000 viewers at 10:45 p.m. ET. 📺The NBA Finals on ABC tripled its competition as the most-viewed show of the night for June 7, including in all key demos. (Nielsen)

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@Ben_ESPN

2 years

🏀 Friday's @Timberwolves victory over the @Lakers on @ESPN was the most-watched broadcast of the night across all of television in several key demos: Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49, Males 18-49 and Males 25-54. (Nielsen). @AROD

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@Ben_ESPN

5 years

🏀Ratings 📺Last night's #Warriors #Blazers thriller generated a 6.0 metered market rating - @ESPN 's second highest rated Western Conference Finals Game 2 ever, based on overnights from Nielsen 🆙It was up 40% from the last time ESPN aired the WCF (Warriors vs. Spurs in 2017)

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Good news! @ESPNNBA 's The Jump will expand its presence at the #NBAFinals this year w/ prime-time shows on game days, in addition to its regular afternoon slot. Plus, @Rachel__Nichols to host special 7p editions of @SportsCenter during WCF. @NBATheJumpFP

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@Ben_ESPN

1 year

⚾️Today marks @KarlRavechESPN 's 30th anniversary at ESPN. The voice of Baseball here, in addition to work on college basketball, SportsCenter, and more. Congratulations. What an indelible - and ongoing - legacy.

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@Ben_ESPN

2 years

🏀 ESPN’s All-Access #Memphis Grizzlies game on Wed was the highest-rated regular-season @MemGrizz game on ESPN in 5 years in the Memphis market 🏀Nationally, the game against the Nets averaged 1.4 million viewers which was up 17% vs last year’s ESPN NBA ssn average (Nielsen)

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@Ben_ESPN

6 years

Last night's comeback victory for the #RedSox over the #Yankees drew a 2.2 metered market rating, making it the highest-rated Sunday Night Baseball telecast in four years. The 10.8 rating in the #Boston metered market was the best for a @MLB game on @ESPN in seven years.

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@Ben_ESPN

4 years

📺Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, ESPN will re-air Kobe Bryant’s final game from April 13, 2016 as the Lakers hosted the Jazz. #Kobe dropped 60 that night, in true Mamba fashion.🏀

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@Ben_ESPN

3 years

R.I.P. Mike Shalin, an incredible person and dear friend to so many in the Boston sports scene and beyond. Pictured here standing upper right behind my Dad in this classic 1993 photo highlighting the region’s top Baseball writers. Mike tweeted this photo when my Dad passed.

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Hubie Brown. 89 years young. Calling Knicks-Cavs on ESPN now with @DavePasch and @CassidyHubbarth . What a legend. #Knicks #Cavs

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🏀ESPN's "The Woj Pod" will debut a special three-part narrative podcast series "The Giannis Draft" starting Monday. 🎙️Hosted by @wojespn who through deep reporting & exclusive access, uncovers new revelations on Giannis' journey to the NBA. Details:

ESPN’s “The Woj Pod” to Debut Special Three-Part Narrative Podcast Series “The Giannis Draft” on...

ESPN’s “The Woj Pod” will debut a special three-part narrative podcast series “The Giannis Draft” on Monday, November 16 – the week of the 2020 NBA Draft.

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@Ben_ESPN

6 years

Ratings news: last night's #Warriors vs. #Lakers game was @ESPN 's highest-rated @NBA preseason game ever, according to Nielsen. It delivered a 1.6 metered market rating, peaking with a 1.9 rating from 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET. It was up 129 percent from last year's comparable game.

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Good news in time for what should be another crazy NBA summer! @WojESPN 's "The Woj Pod" is coming to ESPN platforms starting July 1.

The Woj Pod now Part of the ESPN Family of Podcasts

The Woj Pod, the popular offering from ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, is now officially part of ESPN Podcasts and ESPN will start publishing the podcast beginning July 1.

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@Ben_ESPN

2 years

⚾️More! Albert Pujols is slated to join the Sunday Night Baseball team from the dugout in the 5th inning (timing subject to change). @BoogSciambi , @DCone36 , @PerezEd , @Buster_ESPN .

John Ourand

@Ourand_Puck

2 years

Albert Pujols will make his 63rd "Sunday Night Baseball" appearance this weekend, per @Ben_ESPN . That ranks fourth behind Derek Jeter (71), Yadier Molina (67), Alex Rodriguez (65). Pujols and Rodriguez are tied for the most SNB home runs with 22 each.

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Ben Cafardo

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Mort reached out when I lost my dad @nickcafardo , “he didn’t deserve that.” Neither did you, Mort. 💔

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4 years

Thank you for this @guerinaustin and to all who are holding my dad @nickcafardo close to their hearts today and everyday. The support is everything.

Guerin Austin

@guerinaustin

4 years

This was tough for me to get through, but I wanted to say how much we all miss Nick Cafardo.

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. @ESPNNBA #NBAXMas ratings up 39 percent vs. last year, averaging a 3.9 across its four games. More context to come.

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🏀 Gm 1 of #DubNation vs #BeamTeam averaged 6,257,000 viewers on ABC. It drew a 14.1 rtg in the Sacramento market, making it the highest-rated Kings game on ABC/ESPN in the market since 2004. 🔼Overall, it was the most-watched #NBAPlayoffs opening wknd ever on Disney platforms.

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@Ben_ESPN

5 years

📱ESPN will offer its first alternative viewing experience on the ESPN App presented specifically for a young audience on Sunday for #NBAFinals Game 2. @KatieNolan , @RealJayWilliams , @GaryStriewski & @MikeKorz to provide commentary. Details per @Variety :

ESPN Will Test NBA Game Stream Aimed Just at Teens (EXCLUSIVE)

ESPN will stream an NBA Finals featuring pop-up data and on-screen emoji with a bottom of the screen presence from Katie Nolan and team

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

2 years

🏀 #Celtics #Heat Game 7 is most-watched NBA Conference Finals game on ESPN in 4 years, according to Nielsen 📺9,875,000 viewers, peaked with 12,171,000 viewers at 11 p.m. ET 🆙ESPN's Eastern Finals coverage averaged 7 million (6,978,000) viewers across 7 games, up 40% vs 2021

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

2 years

🏀 Last night’s @dallasmavs - @Suns telecast was the most-watched ESPN season-opening late game in five years, according to Nielsen. It averaged 1,634,000 viewers, up 18 percent from last year’s Denver-Phx game. (Nielsen).

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

7 years

'17 @WNBA Finals on @ESPN - highest-rated since 2003, based on overnights from Nielsen. Game 5 was highest-rated WNBA Finals game since '03

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Ben Cafardo

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4 years

⚾️If my Dad @NickCafardo was here to witness/cover/enjoy this historic day of #MLBWildCardSeries action, he’d have been a kid in a candy store. 🧀 His candy being a wide assortment of Italian meats, aged cheeses, & too-much coffee. 🙏I know he has the best seat in the house.

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@Ben_ESPN

2 years

🏀🎙️ Mike Breen, voice of the NBA Finals on ABC and the New York Knicks, will receive the prestigious Vin Scully Award from his Alma mater, Fordham University, at a ceremony this evening. Friend and previous Vin Scully Award winner @RealMichaelKay will be there to present Breen.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

8 years

30.8 million viewers for #NBAFinals #Game7 . Most for @NBA game in @ABCNetwork history. Most since Gm 6 of '98 Finals

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

🏀ABC's broadcast of #Lakers #Rockets GM2 on Sunday generated 5,432,000 viewers, peaking w/ 7,012,000 viewers from 1045-11PM ET. (Nielsen) ✔️Most-watched 2020 #NBAPlayoffs broadcast. ✔️Most-watched TV program in M18-34 demo since the finale of The Last Dance on ESPN (May 17).

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@Ben_ESPN

4 years

⚾️ @JessMendoza adds yet another piece of history to her broadcasting resume. First woman to serve as a solo game analyst for a nationally televised @MLB Postseason game. 🎙She joins Dave Flemming to call the @WhiteSox vs. ⁦ @Athletics ⁩ series. Game 1 now on ESPN.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

Photo @PeteAbe sent me from the 2020 World Series, holding a spot for my Dad. There’s Pedro second from left, always a wonderful friend, and his spot is forever reserved as well. Pedro exuded kindness and warmth. We should all strive to be more like him.🙏

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

4 years

👀Today’s ESPN “All-Access” mic’d up lineup includes several @Mets players: ⚾️Pete Alonso ⚾️Robinson Cano ⚾️Jeff McNeil ⚾️Dom Smith 📺📱 #Mets #Cardinals - 1P ET on ESPN and the ESPN App with Matt Vasgersian, @PerezEd & @Kurkjian_ESPN .

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Ben Cafardo

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4 years

🏀 ESPN's coverage of #Nuggets #Clippers last night generated 5,226,000 viewers (Nielsen) making it the 2nd-most watched #NBAPlayoffs game of 2020. 📺ESPN's telecast was the most-watched program across all of TV (broadcast or cable) for Sept. 15 in every key Adult and Male demo.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

5 years

Sunday Night Baseball analyst @AROD is expected to pull off the elusive northeast sports media triple crown tonight when he joins the @ESPN , @YesNetwork & @NESN booths at Yankee Stadium for an inning each in the 3rd, 4th and 5th, respectively. #Yankees vs. #RedSox tonight at 630p

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Ben Cafardo

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11 months

⚾️ Wednesday's #Yankees vs. #Mets game was ESPN's second-most watched MLB game of 2023, averaging 1,903,000 viewers. It peaked with 2,128,000 viewers at 9:30p ET. 📺It won the night for June 14 across all of television in these key demos: M18-34; M18-49; M25-54; P18-34; P18-49.

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Ben Cafardo

@Ben_ESPN

3 years

⚾️ ESPN will exclusively televise the @MLB American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday, October 5, at 8 p.m. ET. ⚾️ #Yankees at #RedSox from @FenwayPark . 🎙 Matt Vasgersian, @AROD and @Buster_ESPN on commentary. 👀 More coverage details to be announced tomorrow morning.

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2 years

Rest In Peace, Dad. Three years. I’m not sure where to begin, so I’ll state the obvious: we miss you. You were a “Grand” man.

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