Warren Sawkiw
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Warren Sawkiw (born January 19, 1968 in Lakeland, Florida) is a former Toronto Blue Jays radio colour commentator who worked alongside play-by-play announcer Jerry Howarth in 2005 and 2006 on The Fan Radio Network.
Sawkiw was an infielder in professional baseball for nine years and played for Canada's national baseball team. He was drafted in 1990 by the Detroit Tigers in the 20th round, 517th overall, out of Wake Forest University. A career minor leaguer, Sawkiw was a replacement player with the Blue Jays in spring training of 1995 while major league players were on strike.
After his retirement from baseball as a player, Sawkiw joined TSN as a colour commentator on Montreal Expos games in 2001 and then Rogers Sportsnet as a studio analyst for the network's baseball coverage in 2003. After long-time Blue Jays radio broadcaster Tom Cheek was unable to serve as the team's lead radio play-by-play announcer in 2005 due to health issues, Sawkiw joined Jerry Howarth as an analyst on Blue Jays radio broadcasts.[1] Sawkiw continued working in this capacity through the 2006 season, with former Blue Jays catcher and Houston Astros broadcaster Alan Ashby replacing Sawkiw in the broadcast booth in 2007.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ulmer, Mike. "Sawkiw finds his calling", Toronto Sun, 17 April 2005. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ Longley, Rob. "Sawkiw strikes out", Toronto Sun, 25 January 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
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