Hall of Famer Winfield joins ESPN

By JUDD ZULGAD, Star Tribune

Last update: March 31, 2009 - 3:21 PM

Hall of Famer and St. Paul native Dave Winfield will be joining ESPN as a Baseball Tonight analyst and will mainly work Sundays and select Mondays during the season. Winfield will make his debut at 6 p.m. Sunday on ESPN2 in advance of the Atlanta-Philadelphia opener.

"We're thrilled to add Dave Winfield to our Baseball Tonight team," ESPN executive vice president of production Norby Williamson said in a statement. "He will be able to draw from his experiences as a Hall of Fame talent and world champion who has been a pioneer for the game in various capacities, both on and off the field. We welcome his unique voice and believe he will be a great addition to ESPN."

Winfield played college baseball at Minnesota and spent 22 years in the major leagues with six teams, including a two-year stint (1993-94) with the Twins. He finished with 3,110 hits and 465 home runs and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.

"I've worked in and around baseball my entire life," Winfield said in a statement. "This is an opportunity to stay connected with the entire sport, not just one team or league."

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