Before joining the Rays, he was on the radio broadcast team of the New York Mets for two years, and the television broadcast team of the Philadelphia Phillies for three years with his father.
Tampa Bay Rays
In 1998, Kalas joined the Rays' broadcasting team for their inaugural season and continued with the organization until 2016.
Kalas worked on Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports in his primary role as pregame and postgame host and in-game reporter, and also substituted as color commentator when needed.
Kalas also filled in with play-by-play on both the Rays' television and radio networks.[4]
On September 29, 2019, it was announced by the Astros that they had extended Kalas’ contract through the end of the 2021 season, along with that of his TV-broadcasting sidekick, color-man Geoff Blum.[8][9]
After his father Harry's death on April 13, 2009, Todd, along with his younger brothers Brad and Kane, threw out the first pitch at the first home game in Philadelphia four days later. Todd's ball was thrown to former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt, who, like Todd’s father, is also in the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.[10]
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