Fox Draws Strong Criticism for MLB All-Star Game Audio Issues
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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Philadelphia hosted the MLB All-Star Game with a historic theme featuring patriotic costumes, and this year's starting players signed a lineup sheet with a quill pen after their entrances.
However, it also featured a major audio issue, particularly for the players wearing mics in the dugout or on the field. Detroit Tigers All-Star Justin Verlander, who didn't play in the game but was named as an honorary Legend Pick by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, was extremely hard to hear when being interviewed several times by the commentary team.
That also occurred when players were interviewed in the dugout or on the field by Fox 's sideline reporter or the commentary team. The commentary team's audio was audible, but things became noticeably quieter, and the sound cut out with other interviews.
Many fans reacted on X , expressing their frustration with Fox by blasting the network for being unable to get the audio presentation of a major sports event right.
"Fox is failing miserably with its poor [expletive] audio with their interviews with the players. Absolutely train wreck," one fan commented on X.
"Glad Fox could mic up Dylan Cease and Shane Langeliers at the ASG so we could NOT HEAR THEM! I’ve had better audio from print reporters who haven’t the slightest clue how to work a recorder. Jesus," someone wrote in a comment.
Another said, "Worth every penny to avoid watching this absolutely atrocious presentation by Fox. Is the audio engineer on hard drugs? Wtf is going on? Since the invention of modern technology this is the worst broadcast live event I have ever witnessed."
Others commented, "What is this astoundingly bad FOX audio gimmick?" and "Hey @mlb and @fox get your audio together embarrassing."
The issues continued into the third inning with Fox's game commentators trying to interview Bobby Witt Jr. on the field and Kyle Schwarber as he was at the plate. Schwarber kept adjusting his earpiece during the interview, suggesting maybe he was having trouble hearing the commentary team's questions.
Fans' frustrations over Fox's telecast came a night after many fans expressed outrage that Netflix had the MLB Home Run Derby on its live-streaming platform, rather than ESPN or another major network presenting it.
While it's not surprising for a network to have an audio issue for a live event, one would think technology is at a level where on-the-fly adjustments can happen to fix things. However, it seemed Fox was either unaware of the issue or unable to handle whatever was going on.
Either way, it made for a less enjoyable experience, especially when it came to asking players about big questions surrounding their seasons, or their instant reactions to moments in the All-Star Game.
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