</s> ▁Andy ▁Fre ed ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁in ▁El lic ott ▁City , ▁Maryland ) ▁is ▁a ▁radio ▁announ cer ▁for ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁baseball ▁team . ▁He ▁and ▁fellow ▁broad c aster ▁Dave ▁Will s ▁have ▁shared ▁play - by - play ▁and ▁color ▁comment ating ▁duties ▁for ▁the ▁R ays ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁often ▁altern ating ▁roles ▁for ▁several ▁inn ings ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁during ▁ball g ames . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Fre ed ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁extension ▁with ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁Radio ▁Network ▁which ▁will ▁keep ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season . ▁During ▁baseball ' s ▁off season , ▁Fre ed ▁has ▁done ▁college ▁basketball ▁broadcast s ▁for ▁ESP N ▁Regional . ▁ ▁Fre ed ' s ▁radio ▁career ▁has ▁featured ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁P awt uck et ▁Red ▁So x , ▁the ▁Tr ent on ▁Th under , ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Luc ie ▁M ets ▁in ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball . ▁He ▁also ▁did ▁radio ▁broadcast s ▁for ▁Prov idence ▁College ▁basketball , ▁R ider ▁University ▁basketball , ▁College ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁football , ▁and ▁Baltimore ▁Spirit ▁s occer . ▁Fre ed ▁started ▁his ▁broadcast ▁career ▁while ▁still ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁Tow son ▁State ▁University , ▁when ▁he ▁covered ▁various ▁sport ing ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁university ' s ▁radio ▁station , ▁W T MD . ▁ ▁Personal