Broadcasters

Wayne Randazzo joins the Angels with close to 20 years of broadcasting experience both at the local and national level. In addition to his role in the television booth as a play-by-play voice with the Angels, he will continue his duties with Apple TV+ serving as a play-by-play voice for Friday Night Baseball.

Randazzo spent the last four seasons as a play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets on WCBS Radio alongside Howie Rose. He also called Mets games on Sportsnet New York and spent four seasons (2015-2018) as the pre- and post-game host on the Mets Radio Network.

Randazzo came to New York from Chicago where he worked at CBS Radio with WSCR-AM and WBBM-AM as an anchor and talk show host while also hosting pre- and post-game shows for the Chicago White Sox. He also served as a play-by-play announcer for various sporting events on ESPN, FS1, Big Ten Network, MLB Network, and broadcasts the NFL on Sports USA Radio and MLB on Fox.

A Chicago, Illinois native, Randazzo began his broadcasting career at Arizona State University then transferred to North Central College in Naperville, where he called a variety of events for WONC – the student radio station – until he graduated in 2007. He went on to work for four seasons (2008-2011) as the lead play-by-play voice for the Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and three campaigns (2012-2014) for the Kane County Cougars, then-Single A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs.

Matt Vasgersian returns to the television booth as a play-by-play voice of the Angels. In addition to the Angels broadcasts, Matt maintains a national profile with the MLB Network Showcase including play-by-play in the Division Series in October.

The veteran broadcaster has called various regular season and playoff baseball telecasts for Fox Sports, including the Saturday “Game of the Week” from 2014-17 and was the play-by-play voice of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball for four seasons.

He was the voice of the San Diego Padres for seven seasons, and prior to that held the same role with the Milwaukee Brewers for five seasons. Matt called baseball and softball, among other events, for NBC Sports during the 2004 Summer Olympics, his first of five Summer/Winter Olympic assignments with NBC.

In addition to his play-by-play career, Vasgersian is widely known for his 16-year run as the voice of the MLB: The Show video games from 2006-2021.

Vasgersian was the first host hired with the launch of MLB Network in 2009. His continuing position with MLB includes various programming such as “Hot Stove” and “MLB Tonight,” roles for which in 2015 he was nominated for a National Sports Emmy.

Between 2005-2008, Vasgersian handled weekly NFL play-by-play with Fox Sports, and called College Football with their BCS Bowl Package for three seasons. Close to home, Matt served as lead play-by-play announcer with NBC’s coverage of the XFL in 2001, and close to home was micside for USC Basketball on Fox Sports West between 2004-06.

Vasgersian began his baseball broadcasting career with the Huntington Cubs in the Appalachian League in 1991, before moving up to the Adv.-A High Desert Mavericks (San Diego), El Paso Diablos (Milwaukee), Syracuse Chiefs (Toronto) and Triple-A Tucson Toros (Houston).

A California native, Vasgersian is a graduate of the University of Southern California and was an actor in his childhood, appearing on several television shows and films. Vasgersian and his wife, Kimberly, reside in New Jersey with their three children.

Patrick O’Neal returns for his 10^th season covering the Angels for Bally Sports West and will rotate as a television play-by-play broadcaster in 2023 while also hosting pre- and postgame shows originating live from Angel Stadium, providing sports fans with in-depth coverage of the game.

O’Neal, a longtime fixture in Southern California sports for over 20 years, expanded his role in the Bally Sports West broadcast booth, calling games alongside Mark Gubicza, which included being on the call for Reid Detmers no-hitter.

In addition to his network baseball assignments, O’Neal also covers the Los Angeles Kings for Bally Sports West. He has worked the sidelines for NFL games on FOX and also provided NFL and College Football game breaks in 2013 and 2014.

A Southern California native, O’Neal has been recognized with six LA Area Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Sports Reporting, taking home wins in 2006 and 2018. In 2018, O’Neal was also named by the SoCal Sports Broadcasters Association as the Top Pre- and Postgame Host, an award he has won five times.

He attended the University of La Verne in Southern California, where he studied communications and journalism. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Summer, and is the proud father of two daughters, Veronica and Sophia.

Former Major League Baseball veteran Mark Gubicza is entering his 22nd year with Bally Sports West. This season will mark his 17th year of providing color commentary for Angels broadcasts. Gubicza will also continue as an analyst for the Angels’ pre- and post- game shows, “Angels Live”, which he has done for the past 18 seasons.

Gubicza previously co-hosted the FS Baseball Report, which aired nationally on Fox Sports, previewing future matchups, and breaking down current standings in the league. In 2004, Gubicza provided analysis for Minnesota Twins games from Los Angeles. He made his first television appearance as an analyst for FSN in April 2000 on Baseball Today and the National Sports Report. He also hosted the Southern California Baseball Report on AM570 for three years.

In his professional baseball career, Gubicza spent 14 seasons in the Major Leagues. Drafted in 1981, he went on to spend 13 seasons with the Kansas City Royals, winning a World Championship in 1985 and 20 games in 1988. In both 1988 and 1989, he was named to the AL All-Star team. He finished his career with the Angels in 1997. To honor his many accomplishments on the field, he was named to the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame as well as the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame in 2006. He was also named to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, class of 2010.

Gubicza and his wife, Lisa, live in Chatsworth, Calif. and have three children, Nicolette, Chad, and Ashley.

Terry Smith enters his 22^nd season on the Angels flagship radio station. The 2023 season marks his 14th season as the Angels lead play-by-play announcer. His 22 seasons in the booth make Smith the longest tenured broadcaster (radio or TV) in club history.

Smith joined the Angels in 2002 after serving as the radio voice of the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate Columbus Clippers for 19 seasons. From 1983-97, Smith also served as Sports Director on WBNS AM in Columbus, Ohio and was simply known as “The Voice” serving as play- by-play announcer for the Ohio State University Football and Basketball Radio Network from 1986-97. Smith was recognized three times by the Ohio Associated Press for his sportscasts and WBNS AM was named the Outstanding Sports Operation in Ohio six times by the Associated Press. He is the longest tenured radio broadcaster in Angels club history.

Smith started his baseball broadcasting career in 1978, calling games for the Jacksonville Suns and later called games for the Memphis Chicks from 1981-82. At Memphis, Smith also worked as the Sports Director on WHBQ AM, anchoring sports on the morning and afternoon drive shows.

The Philadelphia native attended Temple University, where he played collegiate club hockey, as well as Jones College in Jacksonville, Fla. which has produced the likes of actors Joe Piscapo and Jay Thomas. In February 2002, Smith made his on-screen debut as a broadcaster in the baseball movie A Little Inside, which aired on HBO and Showtime. He has assisted in Angels Community Relations efforts, making appearances at events and local schools, and has served as Honorary Chair of the Orange County Learning for Life’s Exploring program. Smith and his wife, Sonia, have one son Jordan and a daughter-in-law, Natalia.

Mark Langston joined Terry Smith on the air as an analyst on a part-time basis during the 2012 regular season and has been a key broadcast member ever since. During the 2019 season, Langston announced two games for the “MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube” on July 29th (Angels vs Detroit) and September 10th (Angels vs Cleveland).

Langston pitched 16 seasons at the Major League level, including eight with the Angels. He was originally drafted by Seattle in the 1981 draft and pitched for the Mariners (1984-89) and Montreal Expos (1989) before joining the Angels prior to the 1990 season. On Apr. 11, 1990, Langston and Mike Witt combined to pitch the eighth no-hitter in Angels history and the first combined no-hitter in club history. He pitched to an 88-74 record with a 3.97 ERA in his eight seasons with the Angels before finishing his career with the San Diego Padres (1998) and Cleveland Indians (1999). A four-time All-Star, Langston also won seven Gold Glove Awards, including five straight from 1991-95 with the Angels.

After retiring, Langston became the head baseball coach at Orange Lutheran High School where he guided the Lancers to a playoff berth in 2002. In Nov. 2018, Langston was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

A native of San Diego, Langston and his wife, Michelle, are proud parents to their two daughters, Katie and Gabrielle.