That next year, Ingram earned his first job in professional baseball as the radio broadcaster for the Jackson Senators of the Independent Central League. During his sophomore year, Ingram was named voice of Mississippi College athletics, a position he would hold until graduating in 2003. His first full time play-by-play opportunity would come while he was a student at Mississippi College in Clinton, MS. Ingram’s work in radio dates back to 1998 when he was a commentator on Junior College football broadcasts at the age of 18. Before joining the Atlanta Braves Radio Network, Ingram spent seven seasons doing play-by-play in the minor leagues, including the last four with Atlanta’s double-A affiliate in Mississippi.

The 2020 Major League Baseball season marks Ben Ingram’s 10th year with the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. Simpson was named “Georgia Sports Broadcaster of the Year” in 1995.Īn All-American outfielder and first baseman at the University of Oklahoma, Simpson was born in Purcell, Oklahoma. Simpson worked as an analyst on Seattle Mariners telecasts for five years before joining Turner Sports in 1992.

He had his best season in 1979, when he hit. An outfielder and first baseman throughout his professional career, he retired from the California Angels organization following the 1984 season. He joined the Seattle Mariners in 1979 before being traded to the Kansas City Royals in 1983. Simpson played professionally for 11 seasons, beginning in 1973 when he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round. The 2020 season marks his 14th campaign calling games on FOX Sports South and FOX Sports Southeast, and he will also reprise his role as an analyst on radio broadcast this season. He was inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame on January 27, 2018. Joe Simpson is in his 28th season as an Atlanta Braves broadcaster.

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