Broadcasters

Rick Rizzs

RICK RIZZS, the Mariners primary voice on radio, is in his 40th season with the broadcast team in 2025. In 2020, his 35 seasons with the Mariners surpassed Dave Niehaus as the longest-tenured broadcaster in club history. Rick has been a part of the Mariners broadcast team continuously since 1995, following an original nine-year stint with the club from 1983-1991.

Rick received the 2017 Keith Jackson Award from the Seattle Sports Commission for excellence in communicating the sports stories of our state.

Rick is a 1975 graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. From 1975-80, he handled double-A baseball play-by-play duties for Alexandria, Amarillo and Memphis. He became the sports director at WBNS radio in Columbus, Ohio in 1981, where he called Ohio State football and Triple-A baseball for two seasons. He was named the Ohio "Sportscaster of the Year" in 1981 by the Ohio Sportscasters Association. Rick was originally hired to broadcast Mariners games in 1983 and spent nine seasons with the club. In 2000, Rick was named the Chicago-area sportscaster of the year by the Chicago Pitch and Hit Club. He also spent three seasons calling the play-by-play with Bob Rathbun on radio for the Detroit Tigers from 1992-94.

Throughout the year, Rick also heads Toys For Kids, a non-profit he co-founded in 1995. This past year his annual dinner and auction raised just short of $1 million. Toys for Kids served over 20,000 kids (via 36 agencies), provided 13 $5,000 college scholarships, purchased new baseball equipment for 15 teams, and renovated two Little League fields in Fall City.

Aaron Goldsmith

AARON GOLDSMITH enters his 13th season with the Mariners broadcast team in 2025. Goldsmith, who joined the Mariners in 2013, is the Mariners primary voice on all television games this season. Goldsmith is also actively involved in non-game related broadcasting, including the including the Mariners Hot Stove Show, Cactus League Report and The Wheelhouse Podcast with Jerry Dipoto. Goldsmith broadcasts Major League Baseball, college football and college basketball on FOX, FS1 and Pac-12 Network.

A St. Louis, Mo., native, Aaron graduated from Principia College in Elsah, IL, with a BA in history. After college he attended the Broadcast Center in St. Louis, earning a certificate in Radio Broadcasting and Production. He spent the 2012 season as the lead announcer for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. Prior to joining Pawtucket, Goldsmith spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the radio broadcaster for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. He also served as the team’s Manager of Broadcasting/Media Development. In 2009, Aaron was the broadcaster/studio host for the Portland Sea Dogs, the Red Sox Double-A affiliate in the Eastern League. Goldsmith began his broadcast career in 2007 with the Gateway Grizzlies in the independent Frontier League and called the Bourne Braves games in the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2008. Aaron lives in Seattle with his wife and three children.

Gary Hill Jr.

GARY HILL JR. will expand his play-by-play duties and continue to serve as Executive Producer/Engineer for Mariners radio in addition to his work on the Mariners Podcast, Mariners Hot Stove Show, Trident Talk, The Wheelhouse Podcast and Cactus League Report. Gary joined the radio broadcast in 2017, and this season will be his 8^th year in the booth.

Since 2010, Gary has hosted Mariners pre- and post-game shows, filled in on play-by-play duties, hosted the Mariners official daily podcast and contributed to the Sunday Mariners Magazine. In his current role, he continues to have an on-air presence as a member of the Mariners broadcast team. After graduating from Washington State University in 2000, Gary has been a fixture on local sports radio, covering baseball, basketball and football. He is also currently the voice of University of Washington women's basketball. Gary resides in Burien, Wash., with his wife, Mary, children, Finley and Baker, and dog Satchel.

Jay Buhner

JAY BUHNER returns to Mariners telecast in 2025. He will work as an analyst on select games on TV this season alongside Goldsmith. The Mariners Hall of Famer was previously a part of Mariners TV from 2002-05 and 2011-2012. He played 15 seasons in the Majors, including 14 years with Seattle (1988-2001).

Dave Valle

DAVE VALLE, who joined ROOT SPORTS in 2010 and previously worked with MLB Network will also work as an analyst on select games on TV this season alongside Goldsmith. Valle played 13 seasons in the Majors, including 10 with Seattle (1984-1993).

Angie Mentink

ANGIE MENTINK will be part of the call on both radio and TV, as well as continuing to be part of the pre- and post-game shows. Mentink is in her 29^th year with ROOT following a record-setting career as a University of Washington softball player.

Ryan Rowland-Smith

RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH will also be part of the call on both radio and TV, as well as continuing to be part of the pre- and post-game shows. Rowland-Smith pitched in five Major League seasons, including four (2007-2010) with Seattle.

Steve Guasch

STEVE GUASCH is in his 3rd season as Spanish play-by-play voice of the Mariners broadcast team in 2024. As a current Salsa music producer and band leader, Steve passionately shares his unique skill set with to the broadcasting team. Born in Manhattan, NY and raised in Bayamon, PR. Guasch has been a resident of Washington State since 1987.

In addition to being a broadcaster, Guasch previously served in the United States Army in Ft Lewis, WA. In 2013, Steve joined the Seattle Seahawks Spanish broadcast team with ESPN Deportes Radio as an on-air analyst, commentator, and engineer. He is currently working as a licensed Real Estate broker in Washington State and is continuing to pursue his career in music performance and production with Salsaneo Records. He is currently living in Lynnwood, WA with his wife Zulma and two children, Zulma and Jesse.