Broadcasters

Rick Rizzs

RICK RIZZS, the Mariners primary voice on radio, is in his 41st season with the broadcast team in 2026. In 2020, his 35 seasons with the Mariners surpassed Dave Niehaus as the longest-tenured broadcaster in club history. Rick has been a part of the Mariners broadcast team continuously since 1995, following an original nine-year stint with the club from 1983-1991.

Rick received the 2017 Keith Jackson Award from the Seattle Sports Commission for excellence in communicating the sports stories of our state.

Rick is a 1975 graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. From 1975-80, he handled double-A baseball play-by-play duties for Alexandria, Amarillo and Memphis. He became the sports director at WBNS radio in Columbus, Ohio in 1981, where he called Ohio State football and Triple-A baseball for two seasons. He was named the Ohio "Sportscaster of the Year" in 1981 by the Ohio Sportscasters Association. Rick was originally hired to broadcast Mariners games in 1983 and spent nine seasons with the club. In 2000, Rick was named the Chicago-area sportscaster of the year by the Chicago Pitch and Hit Club. He also spent three seasons calling the play-by-play with Bob Rathbun on radio for the Detroit Tigers from 1992-94.

Throughout the year, Rick also heads Toys For Kids, a non-profit he co-founded in 1995. This past year his annual dinner and auction raised just short of $1 million. Toys for Kids served over 20,000 kids (via 36 agencies), provided 13 $5,000 college scholarships, purchased new baseball equipment for 15 teams, and renovated two Little League fields in Fall City.

Aaron Goldsmith

AARON GOLDSMITH enters his 14th season with the Mariners broadcast team in 2026. Goldsmith will be the Mariners primary voice on TV in 2026, and remains actively involved in non-game related broadcasting. Aaron also broadcasts Major League Baseball and college basketball on FOX and FS1.

A St. Louis, Mo., native, Aaron graduated from Principia College in Elsah, IL, with a BA in history. After college he attended the Broadcast Center in St. Louis, earning a certificate in Radio Broadcasting and Production. He spent the 2012 season as the lead announcer for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. Prior to joining Pawtucket, Goldsmith spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the radio broadcaster for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. He also served as the team’s Manager of Broadcasting/Media Development. In 2009, Aaron was the broadcaster/studio host for the Portland Sea Dogs, the Red Sox Double-A affiliate in the Eastern League. Goldsmith began his broadcast career in 2007 with the Gateway Grizzlies in the independent Frontier League and called the Bourne Braves games in the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2008. Aaron lives in Seattle with his wife and three children.

Gary Hill Jr.

GARY HILL JR. enters his 9th season as the Executive Producer/Engineer for all Mariners radio broadcasts in 2026. Gary will also continue his expanded radio role from 2025, calling play-by-play for the Mariners on Seattle Sports (710). The Tacoma native joined the club full-time in 2018 after spending 8 seasons in a variety of roles with the Mariners Radio Network from 2010-2017.

Since 2010, Gary has hosted Mariners pre- and post-game shows, filled in on play-by-play duties, hosted the Mariners official daily podcast and contributed to the Sunday Mariners Magazine. In his current role, he continues to have an on-air presence as a member of the Mariners broadcast team. After graduating from Washington State University in 2000, Gary has been a fixture on local sports radio, covering baseball, basketball and football. He is also currently the voice of University of Washington women's basketball. Gary resides in Burien, Wash., with his wife, Mary, children, Finley and Baker, and dog Satchel.

Angie Mentink

ANGIE MENTINK enters her second season as an analyst for both in-game TV and radio and will also host pre and postgame programming for Mariners games in 2026. She is in her 30th year covering the Mariners, previously spending 29 years with ROOT SPORTS, originally joining in 1997.

Mentink played softball at the University of Washington, where her .429 career batting average remains a school record. In 2001, she became the first softball player inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame.

Angie resides in Bonney Lake, WA with her husband, Jarrett, and two sons: Jaxen and Chase.

Ryan Rowland-Smith

RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH will continue to work both TV and radio broadcasts for select games, as well as pre and postgame programming in 2026.

Popularly known as "Hyphen", the former Major League pitcher appeared in 4 seasons with the Mariners from 2007-10. The Newcastle, Australia native can also be seen and heard on MLB Network and on his weekly Mariners podcast, "The Top Step". He also served as an analyst for the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification event.

Rowland-Smith founded "NxtGen Baseball", a training camp for young baseball players.

Jay Buhner

JAY BUHNER returns as an analyst for select Mariners games on TV in 2026. He was previously a part-time broadcaster for Mariners games from 2002-05 and 2022-12 before rejoining select Mariners telecasts in 2025.

The All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner spent 14 of his 15 career Major League seasons with Seattle, from 1988-2001. Buhner, commonly referred to as "Bone", was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame in 2004.

Dave Valle

DAVE VALLE returns as an analyst for select Mariners games on TV in 2026. Valle originally joined ROOT SPORTS in 2010 and has also been a part of MLB Network's baseball coverage since 2009.

The veteran of 13 Major League seasons appeared in a Seattle uniform for 10 seasons from 1984-93, originally selected by the Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB Draft.

In 1995, Dave started a non-profit foundation called "Esperanza International" that serves the poor in the Dominican Republic and Haiti through microfinance, healthcare and educational opportunities.

Brad Adam

BRAD ADAM will serve as a pre and postgame host for Mariners telecasts in 2026. Brad previously spent 26 seasons covering the Mariners for ROOT SPORTS, joining in June 2000. In 2018, Adam won an Emmy Award for his work as a sports anchor. He was raised in southern California and attended Cal Lutheran University, where he played collegiate basketball, before transferring to San Diego State.

Adam resides in Medina, Washington with his wife, Heidi, and three daughters: Halle, Haiden and Hutton.

Steve Guasch

STEVE GUASCH is in his 4th season as Spanish play-by-play voice of the Mariners broadcast team in 2026. As a current Salsa music producer and band leader, Steve passionately shares his unique skill set with to the broadcasting team. Born in Manhattan, NY and raised in Bayamon, PR. Guasch has been a resident of Washington State since 1987.

In addition to being a broadcaster, Guasch previously served in the United States Army in Ft Lewis, WA. In 2013, Steve joined the Seattle Seahawks Spanish broadcast team with ESPN Deportes Radio as an on-air analyst, commentator, and engineer. He is currently working as a licensed Real Estate broker in Washington State and is continuing to pursue his career in music performance and production with Salsaneo Records. He is currently living in Lynnwood, WA with his wife Zulma and two children, Zulma and Jesse.