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TEXAS RANGERS '

PA

ANNOUNCER CHUCK

MORGAN CLOSES

IN ON

3,000

CONSECUTIVE GAMES

On Sept . 26 , 2020 , when the Rangers hosted the Houston Astros at Globe Life Field , Chuck Morgan called his 3,000th consecutive regular season game in the PA booth . Of his 38 years on the job , 37 have been working in three ballparks in Arlington : Arlington Stadium ( 1983- 94 ), Globe Life Park in Arlington ( 1994-2001 ; 2003-19 ) and Globe Life Field ( 2020 ). He spent the 2002 season as the in-park voice of the Kansas City Royals .
While official records are not available , there is no doubt this is the longest consecutive games streak among current MLB public address announcers . Dan Baker , who is in his 49th year doing PA for the Philadelphia Phillies , has missed games along the way . All-time numbers are inconclusive , but it is believed that Chicago Cubs legendary announcer Pat Pieper did every home game at Wrigley Field from 1924 until his death in 1974 .
Morgan ’ s streak does not include 25 Texas Rangers playoff games , the 1995 MLB All-Star Game , or a number of exhibition and college games that he called in the 26-year baseball life of Globe Life Park . Morgan is also scheduled to do the PA for up to 19 games in the 2020 NLDS , NLCS , and 116th World Series which will be played at Globe Life Field .
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