# Mike Monaco > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Monaco > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Monaco.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Monaco > Source revision: 1323195038 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American sportscaster (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Jay Michael Monaco | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Jay Michael Monaco{{Cite tweet |number=1767385363046125767 |user=mikemonaco_ |title=Plot twist: Michael is my middle name |author=Mike Monaco}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|05|14|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Cohasset, Massachusetts](/source/Cohasset%2C_Massachusetts) | death_date = | death_place = | education = [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) | years_active = 2012–present | module = {{Infobox sports announcer details | team = | genre = [Play-by-play](/source/Play-by-play) | sport = [Baseball](/source/Baseball), [basketball](/source/basketball), [college football](/source/college_football), [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey), [tennis](/source/tennis) | employer = }} }} '''Jay Michael Monaco''' {{Cite tweet |number=1767385363046125767 |user=mikemonaco_ |title=Plot twist: Michael is my middle name |author=Mike Monaco}} (born May 14, 1993) is an American television [sportscaster](/source/sportscaster) who is currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for [ESPN](/source/ESPN) and its networks. Monaco is also the alternate television and radio play-by-play voice for the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) of [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) on the [New England Sports Network](/source/New_England_Sports_Network) (NESN) and WEEI. == Personal life and education == A native of [Cohasset, Massachusetts](/source/Cohasset%2C_Massachusetts), Monaco was a three-sport athlete at [Cohasset High School](/source/Cohasset_High_School). He attended the [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) and wrote for the school's student newspaper with the intent to become a Major League Baseball general manager, similar to the path former Red Sox general manager [Theo Epstein](/source/Theo_Epstein) had when he attended [Yale](/source/Yale_University).{{cite news |last1=Buckley |first1=Steve |title=Buckley: Mike Monaco has paid his dues, and now he's getting his shot in the NESN booth |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2750821/2021/08/04/buckley-mike-monaco-has-paid-his-dues-and-now-hes-getting-his-shot-in-the-nesn-booth/ |website=The Athletic |date=August 4, 2021 |access-date=13 January 2023}} Monaco eventually transitioned to the school radio station at Notre Dame and subsequently began his broadcasting career. Monaco currently resides in [Chicago](/source/Chicago).{{cite web |last1=Hass |first1=Trevor |title=How Cohasset native Mike Monaco calls games for ESPN from his bedroom |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/media/2021/02/02/mike-monaco-cohasset-native-broadcasting-espn-games-from-chicago-bedroom/ |website=Boston.com |access-date=13 January 2023}} == Career == Monaco interned at [NESN](/source/New_England_Sports_Network) in 2012 while at Notre Dame, before broadcasting Fighting Irish sporting events. In 2013 and 2014, he called games for the [Wareham Gatemen](/source/Wareham_Gatemen) of the [Cape Cod Baseball League](/source/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League).{{cite web |last1=Cotillo |first1=Chris |title=How Boston Red Sox announcer Mike Monaco went from NESN intern nicknamed 'Zack Greinke' to play-by-play man in 10 years |url=https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2022/04/how-boston-red-sox-announcer-mike-monaco-went-from-nesn-intern-known-as-zack-greinke-to-play-by-play-man-in-10-years.html |website=MassLive |date=26 April 2022 |access-date=13 January 2023}}{{cite web|author=Adam Greene |url=https://www.capecodleague.com/news/how-mike-monaco-found-his-voice-broadcasting-games-for-the-wareham-gatemen |title=How Mike Monaco 'found his voice' broadcasting games for the Wareham Gatemen |publisher=capecodleague.com |date=August 9, 2024 |accessdate=August 9, 2024}} He also called [Western Michigan Broncos](/source/Western_Michigan_Broncos) basketball games while at Notre Dame before interning with the Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate [Pawtucket Red Sox](/source/Pawtucket_Red_Sox) as a radio broadcaster in 2017. Monaco joined [ESPN](/source/ESPN) in 2019 after two years working with [Fox Sports](/source/Fox_Sports) and the [Big Ten Network](/source/Big_Ten_Network). He was named the alternate television play-by-play voice for the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) in 2019, filling in for regular play-by-play voice [Dave O'Brien](/source/Dave_O'Brien_(sportscaster)) when O'Brien had prior commitments calling college football on the [ACC Network](/source/ACC_Network). As a resident of Chicago, Monaco has also filled in on telecasts for [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox), [Chicago Bulls](/source/Chicago_Bulls), and [Chicago Blackhawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks) games.{{cite web |last1=Agrest |first1=Jeff |title=Mike Monaco making a name for himself in Chicago |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/14/22726224/mike-monaco-white-sox-bulls-blackhawks-jason-benetti-steve-stone-len-kasper-adam-amin-red-sox |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=14 October 2021 |access-date=13 January 2023}} Monaco's current assignments with ESPN and [ABC](/source/ESPN_on_ABC) include the [NHL](/source/NHL_on_ESPN), [Major League Baseball](/source/ESPN_Major_League_Baseball), [college football](/source/ESPN_College_Football), [college basketball](/source/ESPN_College_Basketball), college baseball, tennis and the [Little League World Series](/source/Little_League_World_Series). == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.mike-monaco.com/ Official website] * {{Twitter|MikeMonaco_}} {{NHL on ESPN}} {{NHL on ABC}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monaco, Mike}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:American radio sports commentators Category:American soccer commentators Category:American television sports commentators Category:Boston Red Sox announcers Category:Cape Cod Baseball League Category:Chicago Blackhawks announcers Category:Chicago Bulls announcers Category:Chicago White Sox announcers Category:College baseball announcers in the United States Category:College basketball announcers in the United States Category:College football announcers Category:College hockey announcers in the United States Category:Lacrosse announcers Category:Major League Baseball broadcasters Category:Minor League Baseball broadcasters Category:NBA broadcasters Category:National Hockey League broadcasters Category:New England Sports Network people Category:People from Cohasset, Massachusetts Category:Softball announcers Category:University of Notre Dame alumni Category:Volleyball commentators --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mike Monaco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Monaco) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Monaco?action=history)). 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