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Brooke Fletcher becomes White Sox' first dedicated female TV analyst

Jeff Agrest

6h ago· 3 min readenNews

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Brooke Fletcher made history as the first female dedicated TV analyst for the Chicago White Sox, filling in for Steve Stone during a game against the Guardians. Fletcher, whose father Scott Fletcher played for the Sox, joined play-by-play announcer John Schriffen. The article notes that while Fletcher is the first dedicated female analyst, she is not the first woman in the Sox booth — Mary Shane served as a play-by-play voice in 1977.

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bskyBrooke Fletcher becomes White Sox' first dedicated female TV analystchicago.suntimes.com

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I'm honored

I'm really appreciative that the White Sox believed and trusted in me [at the] last minute, and I know I have big shoes to fill with Steve

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Fletcher, though, isn’t the first woman in the Sox’ TV booth. Play-by-play voice Mary Shane was in the booth for much of the 1977 season on WSNS-Channel 44. She also broadcast on WMAQ-AM, adding analysis on both, as well.

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