Familiar faces Brandon Gaudin and C.J. Nitkowski will anchor the broadcast team from the booth, with fan favorites Jeff Francoeur, Wiley Ballard, and Paul Byrd also returning
ATLANTA (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) – Today, the Atlanta Braves announced the broadcast talent lineup for BravesVision, the club’s owned and operated multimedia platform that will become the official local television home of the Braves beginning with the 2026 baseball season. When fans tune in to watch games on BravesVision, beginning on Opening Day, Friday, March 27, they will be greeted by the familiar faces who have become synonymous with Braves baseball in recent years.
Brandon Gaudin and C.J. Nitkowski, who anchor the broadcast booth as the play-by-play announcer and primary analyst, respectively, will return for their third season together. Jeff Francoeur will join the booth as an analyst for at least 30 games this season, marking his 10th season with the Braves broadcast team. Wiley Ballard and Paul Byrd reprise their roles as in-game reporters, with interviews and insights throughout the games.
Announced last month, BravesVision will produce more than 140 games, as well as extensive pre-game and post-game programming, throughout the 2026 regular season. A trio of former Braves Peter Moylan, Nick Green, and Charlie Culberson will host the new BravesVision pre-game show, “Braves On Deck,” and post-game show, “Braves Postgame,” offering news, analysis, and a look at the unparalleled gameday experience at Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta.
BravesVision will also periodically feature former Braves players throughout the season, as the club continues to provide Braves Country with connectivity to their favorite players from the past, present, and future.
“Our television broadcast is the primary source of connectivity with our fans and we are fortunate to have assembled one of the most well-respected broadcast teams in all of professional sports,” said Atlanta Braves President & CEO Derek Schiller. “BravesVision marks a new era of Braves broadcasting, and we are excited to bridge this new endeavor with the comfort and familiarity of the faces and voices who have become fan favorites over the years.”
Fans across the six-state territory of Braves Country will have multiple options to watch Braves games without blackout restrictions through cable, satellite, and streaming service providers, direct-to-consumer streaming on Braves.TV, and over the air in partnership with Gray Media.
Additional details on how fans can tune in to Braves games this year, including more information on BravesVision and Braves.TV, are available at Braves.com/watch.
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