As NBC Sports gears up for its expanded coverage of Major League Baseball in 2026, the network has added three familiar faces to its cadre of analysts.
Recently retired greats Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo and Joey Votto will be bringing their combined decades of big league experience to NBC Sports' pregame coverage throughout the 2026 season, as was officially announced on Sunday.
All three will appear on select pregame shows ahead of regular season Sunday Night Baseball games and for NBC's exclusive coverage of all 2026 Wild Card Games.
Votto announced his retirement in August 2024, then a member of the Blue Jays' organization after spending his entire professional career, including 17 Major League seasons, with the Reds. Rizzo, a 2016 World Series champion with the Cubs, played his last game with the Yankees in Game 5 of the '24 World Series and retired last September. Kershaw, who will pitch for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, retired at the conclusion of the '25 season after winning his third championship as a member of the Dodgers.