Boston Red Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione says he will retire at the end of the season, his 42nd calling the team\'s games.
Castiglione, 77, made the announcement on the WEEI broadcast as the Red Sox hit in the fourth inning against the New York Yankees.
He will remain with the team in an honorary ambassador role. The Red Sox will honor him before their regular-season finale on Sept. 29.
Castiglione joined Boston\'s broadcast crew in 1983 during the final season for Hall of Fame outfielder Carl Yastrzemski and is the longest tenured play-by-play announcer in team history.
He received the Hall of Fame\'s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting last July.
Via Associated Press