In an unexpected move, Fox Sports South is parting ways with popular sideline reporter Kelsey Wingert, multiple sources told The Athletic.



Her replacement is Kelly Crull, who spent the past five seasons as the Chicago Cubs’ sideline reporter for FSN and NBC Sports Chicago but was not hired by the Cubs’ new TV network, Marquee. Crull, 36, previously worked as an Oklahoma City Thunder reporter for Fox Sports Southwest, a weekend anchor at KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City and the San Diego Padres’ sideline reporter and host on FSN San Diego.



Crull is already on the job. She is working Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener vs. Baltimore at CoolToday Park on Fox Sports Southeast, with Chip Caray and Jeff Francoeur.



The timing of the decision is unusual, given that spring training is already underway and Braves president and CEO Derek Schiller said last month that there would be no changes to the team’s broadcast lineup.



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