Torre Expected to Join Angel TV Crew
Joe Torre, fired last year as manager of the Atlanta Braves, is expected to join Channel 5 as the analyst on Angel telecasts, The Times learned Tuesday.
“It’s not yet firm,” a Channel 5 executive said, “but we hope to have it finalized by the end of this week or the first of next week.”
KTLA is hopeful of teaming Torre with Bob Starr, who had previously announced he would not return to the Angel radio team in 1985 but is close to a TV commitment.
The Angels televise a minimum of 40 games. Joe Buttitta and Geoff Witcher, who handled the telecasts last year, are not being rehired.
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