Brewers add to broadcast team for 2021

PHOENIX -- If you wondered what baseball renaissance man Tim Dillard had in store for the next chapter of his entertaining career, here’s the answer: He’s coming to Brewers TV.

Dillard and fellow former big leaguers Vinny Rottino and Chris Singleton will join the Brewers broadcast team beginning this season, the club announced Wednesday in conjunction with Fox Sports Wisconsin. The network will be named Bally Sports Wisconsin by the time the Brewers host the Twins on Opening Day at American Family Field.

Dillard will serve as the primary analyst on the “Brewers Live” pre- and post-game shows and will provide color commentary on select telecasts, while Rottino will also provide pre- and post-game analysis. Singleton, a veteran of ESPN and the White Sox broadcast team, will serve as a fill-in analyst for Bill Schroeder on approximately 20 telecasts this season.

“Tim, Vinny and Chris will be great assets to the broadcast team,” said Brewers president of business operations Rick Schlesinger in a statement. “Tim has a long history with the Brewers and is a very popular and creative personality on social media. Vinny has a broad background both as a player in the Brewers organization and as a scout, while Chris brings years of experience as a player and national broadcaster. We welcome all three to an outstanding cast of talent on our broadcasts.”

Dillard pitched professionally for 18 seasons before announcing his retirement earlier this month, including 16 years in the Brewers organization and parts of four seasons in the Majors (2008-09, 2011-12). He spent the last two seasons with the Texas Rangers organization and also pitched locally for the American Association’s Milwaukee Milkmen.

Rottino, a native of Racine, Wis., had a 14-year playing career including time spent in Milwaukee (2006-08) and additional big league experience with the Marlins (2011), Mets (‘12) and Cleveland (‘12), and also played internationally in Japan (‘13) and Korea (‘14) before transitioning to a role as a professional scout for the past four seasons. In that capacity, he was a frequent visitor to Milwaukee to cover the Brewers.

Singleton has held positions with the White Sox broadcasting team, the ESPN television program Baseball Tonight, and as lead analyst for ESPN Radio’s baseball coverage starting in 2011. The former outfielder was drafted by the Giants in 1993 and played parts of six seasons in the Majors.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Chris, Tim and Vinny to our TV team, they bring a great mix of personality and expertise to our broadcasts,” said Tony Tortorici, executive producer of Bally Sports Wisconsin. “Their fresh contributions will certainly add to the exciting, new Bally Sports era.”

The newcomers join the existing broadcast team of play-by-play announcers Brian Anderson, Matt Lepay, Jeff Levering and Craig Coshun, lead color analyst Schroeder and sideline reporter Sophia Minnaert.

Coshun and Dario Melendez will continue hosting Brewers Live, and former Brewers pitcher Jerry Augustine is moving from TV to radio, where he will provide analysis on the Newsradio 620 WTMJ postgame show with host Matt Pauley.