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Beloved Ex-Member Of Red Sox Announces Long-Term Extension With Padres Organization

Originally posted on Boston Red Sox on SI
By Stephen Mottram | Last updated Feb 18, 2025 3:30 PM ET

It takes a lot to cement yourself as a legend in the storied history of the Boston Red Sox, but one old friend did so without ever stepping foot on the field.

Don Orsillo called Red Sox games for Boston from 2001 to 2015 and has since joined the San Diego Padres, where he as once again become a legend in the city.

Orsillo took to twitter Tuesday for a major announcement in his professional career, as seen below.

I am pleased to announce a longterm extension signing with the @Padres. I would like to thank the Padres fans and the SD community for being so very kind. I would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Erik Greupner who made all of this possible and for his leadership. pic.twitter.com/2xMlgPxHTf
— Don Orsillo (@DonOrsillo) February 18, 2025

Orsillo did not disclose the length of his new contract, though he did allude that it will be for a quite a bit of time.

For fans hoping he would make a return to Fenway at some point in his career, Padres chief executive officer Eric Greupner may have closed the door on a potential reunion.

"So Don was going into the final year of his contract this year and he's really become the loved voice of the Padres doing play-by-play on television, and so I'm happy to announce that we've recently entered into a long-term extension with Don," Greupner said Tuesday. "Our hope and expectation is that he's going to continue to be the voice of the Padres until he's no longer a broadcaster and we'd like to see him end his career in San Diego."

Orsillo himself has not commented on whether this extension would take him to the end of his broadcasting career, so fans could hold onto a sliver of hope that he calls just one more Red Sox game before he calls it quits on what has been an incredibly successful career thus far.

This article first appeared on Boston Red Sox on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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