Overview
- The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the sideline position was cut, and Taryn Hatcher’s contract, which expired after 2025, was not renewed.
- Hatcher joined NBC Sports Philadelphia in 2018 and became a regular presence on Phillies home broadcasts from the dugout and concourse.
- NBC Sports Philadelphia announced the return of veteran reporter Jim Salisbury as a “digital writer,” with no on-air duties specified in the press release.
- The primary broadcast crew is expected to remain in place, with Tom McCarthy on play-by-play and John Kruk, Ruben Amaro Jr. and Ben Davis as analysts, plus planned appearances by Cole Hamels.
- The network says it will televise 16 of the Phillies’ 30 spring training games, and fans voiced strong reactions on social media to Hatcher’s departure.