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 years in the Nationals booth, he earned a National Capital/Chesapeake Bay Emmy nomination in 2008 and was named co-D.C. Sportscaster of the Year in 2014 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2017.
According to a Washington Nationals podcast, Carpenter will be honored during a pregame ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 27. at 3 p.m. at Nationals Park. There will be a video tribute, messages from former players and colleagues, and a special gift presentation. Carpenter’s name will also be permanently displayed on the ballpark façade beneath the broadcast booth.
Fans attending the game will receive a commemorative “See! You! Later!” T-shirt and a special game scorecard, a nod to Carpenter’s well-known home run call and his scorebook line.