- - - PROGRAMMING ALERT - - - ALEX RODRIGUEZ MAKES DEBUT IN BROADCAST BOOTH THURSDAY ON FS1 FOR YANKEES AT ROYALS Rodriguez Joins Emmy-Nominated Broadcaster Kevin Burkhardt and Two-Time Emmy-Winning Reporter Ken Rosenthal World Series Champion and three-time American League Most Valuable Player Alex Rodriguez makes his broadcasting booth debut Thursday night as color analyst for the New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals at 8:00 PM ET on FS1. He joins play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and reporter Ken Rosenthal, both Emmy Award nominees this year. Rodriguez returns to the booth two days later as the New York Mets host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at 7:00 PM ET on the FOX broadcast network as part of BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA. Regionalization for Saturday’s MLB coverage is below. Rodriguez sits alongside lead FOX MLB play-by-play announcer Joe Buck with Rosenthal reporting from the field. A 14-time All-Star, Rodriguez served as a studio analyst for FOX Sports’ MLB Postseason coverage in 2015 and 2016 and continues his studio role while adding game analysis and feature reporting to his full-time broadcasting responsibilities in 2017. MLB: FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL (5/20/17) GAME BROADCASTERS COVERAGE TIME (ET) Texas Rangers at Justin Kutcher & CJ Nitkowski 17% 7:00 PM Detroit Tigers MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis, San Antonio Tulsa Los Angeles Angels Joe Buck, Alex Rodriguez & Ken Rosenthal 45% 7:00 PM of Anaheim at New York Mets MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Tampa, Washington, West Palm Beach San Francisco Giants Joe Davis & AJ Pierzynski 37% 7:00 PM at St. Louis Cardinals MARKETS INCLUDE: Birmingham, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis -FOX SPORTS- .