A-Rod will take on Sunday Night Baseball role, work for both ESPN, Fox

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Alex Rodriguez has accepted the analyst position on "Sunday Night Baseball" and will work for both ESPN and Fox Sports in a rare talent-sharing arrangement.

ESPN announced Tuesday afternoon that Rodriguez and MLB Network host Matt Vasgersian have accepted the analyst and play-by-play jobs, respectively, on "Sunday Night Baseball."

"Alex is one of the most recognizable personalities in all of sports, and he’s made a well-documented impact on the sports media landscape," ESPN senior vice president Stephanie Druley said in a statement. "His dynamic personality and incredible baseball knowledge, combined with Matt Vasgersian’s expertise, enthusiasm and poise, make for terrific additions to Sunday Night Baseball."

While Rodriguez would work regular-season games with ESPN under the agreement, he would continue to spend the postseason with Fox. The 42-year-old joined the network as a full-time analyst last spring.

"I’m looking forward to this new chapter in my broadcasting career," Rodriguez said in a statement released by ESPN. "It’s an exciting time in baseball and now I get that front row seat to tell that story every Sunday night on ESPN as well as calling my fourth postseason on Fox where I started this journey."

Rodriguez will be replacing Aaron Boone, now the New York Yankees manager, on the game's premier national broadcast. Vasgersian will replace former play-by-play man Dan Shulman, who announced last year that he would leave the broadcast, citing a desire to spend more time at his Toronto home.

Jessica Mendoza will return for a third full season as booth analyst on the broadcast, while Buster Olney will contribute reporting.

A 14-time All-Star over 22 big-league seasons, Rodriguez retired in 2016 and has drawn generally favorable reviews as a broadcaster, blunting some of the criticism he garnered late in his career. Rodriguez was suspended for the entirety of the 2014 season after violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy. He has since lamented that his PED use cost him his reputation, more than $40 million in potential earnings and a shot at the Hall of Fame.

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