This week, Miami Marlins management was reportedly going to change the way people see and hear the team's local television broadcast, replacing four veteran voices with some new faces. 

At this point, it's expected to happen, according to sources like the Miami Herald and Fish on First. However, the club has yet to hold a media call or issue a press release regarding the matter. Still, most fans, followers, and observers feel like the change is already written in stone. 

If all goes as stated, the team of Jack McMullen and Gaby Sanchez will take over in the booth for television broadcasts, beginning in 2027. This move comes after the organization chose not to renew the contracts of television play-by-play announcer Kyle Sielaff, analyst Jeff Nelson, studio host Craig Minervini, and analyst Rod Allen. It was a move that shocked some fans, and many questioned not only why the change was made, but how the new crew would fare in what should be a fun and exciting season for hardball in South Florida.

McMullen will be taking on a huge assignment for a mic man who is just 29 years old, but he's got plenty of experience. He joined the Marlins in February 2025 after spending three seasons calling games for the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Sanchez, 43, is a former Marlins players who the organization selected in the fourth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft; he made his major-league debut in September 2008. He spent five seasons with the Marlins from 2008 through 2012 before moving to the Pittsburgh Pirates. But he never forgot his roots; the ex-first baseman not only played his college ball for the University of Miami Hurricanes, but he also grew up in Miami and attended Brito Miami Private School.

Joining them will be former Marlins All-Star closer AJ Ramos, alongside Craig Mish on pregame and postgame coverage. Ramos served as a radio analyst for the club in 2026. Meanwhile, Kelly Saco and Jeremy Taché are expected to remain in their current sideline reporting roles.

If all this sounds a little too familiar for the Fish, it's because it is. Booth changes have happened rather frequently since the departure of Paul Severino, who was in the seat from 2018 to 2024. Also, Tommy Hutton announced in March that he would be departing at the end of 2026. Next season will be the first without the man who is the longest-tenured broadcaster in team history, having started with the organization in 1997.

The reaction from fans has been mixed, as some feel like it's becoming change just for change's sake. Some have also criticized the hiring of such a young play-by-play announcer, instead of staying with a more seasoned veteran. Though, to be fair, McMullen has plenty of experience on the radio side, so the transition should be smooth. Others reasoned that Sielaff deserved a better fate from the Fish.

"It feels like something that didn't have to be done," the Marlins Daily podcast has commented. "But it's something the Marlins chose to do. They decided to make these changes and move on and make these changes."

The Fish on First podcast had its own take, posting on social that one of their commentators was pushing back on claims by "South Florida media personalities criticizing the Marlins overhaul, rejecting claims that Miami's broadcast changes were simply about saving money."