Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims is finalist for Hall of Fame award
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The popular Mariners play-by-play broadcaster’s name is one of 10 finalists on the ballot released Tuesday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for the 2025 Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting.
It is the first nomination for Sims, who just completed his 20th year calling Mariners games on television and radio, earning three consecutive Washington Sportscaster of the Year Awards (2018-20) from the National Sports Media Association.
Sims learned he was a finalist while at the gym Tuesday morning from a text he received from the 2024 winner, Boston Red Sox broadcaster Joe Castiglione, to congratulate him.
“I was blown away,” Sims said.
Good things happen when you are on the elliptical.
Upon receiving the news, Sims’ thoughts went to his youth, calling play-by-play on board games and annoying his friends by announcing his own plays in neighborhood stickball games as a kid growing up in Philly.
“I’m humbled, to say the least, to be along with this group of nominees. All marvelous, outstanding broadcasters, giants in the industry for a long time. Wow. Just to be in the same sentence, the same photo, just to be on that list is just unbelievable.”
In addition to Sims, the finalists as listed in the press release include:
• Skip Caray called Braves games on TV for 33 seasons for TBS from 1976-2008 and was a six-time winner of the Georgia Sportscaster of the Year Award.
