ST. LOUIS - Former St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals broadcaster Bob Carpenter, is retiring at the end of the 2025 MLB season, and he will be honored by the Nationals during a pregame ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Carpenter, now 72, announced his retirement from the booth in March. He spent 10 seasons on television and radio with the Cardinals before joining the Nationals’ television team in 2006. He had previously called Major League Baseball for ESPN over 16 seasons. While with St. Louis, Carpenter was nominated for four St. Louis/Mid-America Emmy Awards and won twice, in 1996 and 1997.
With Washington, Carpenter became the team’s signature voice, calling many iconic memories like no-hitters, a 20-strikeout game and the team’s 2019 World Series championship win. Over his y