ates ▁fan . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁listening ▁to ▁Bob ▁Prince ▁on ▁K DK A ▁Radio . ▁He ▁attended ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁Gar rett ▁Jones ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Pir ates ▁player ▁to ▁hit ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁into ▁the ▁Al leg hen y ▁River ▁on ▁the ▁fly . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁interview ed ▁on ▁N PR ' s ▁All ▁Things ▁Consider ed ▁by ▁Mel issa ▁Block ▁discuss ing ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁style . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Em rick ▁attended ▁Pir ates ▁spring ▁training ▁in ▁Brad ent on , ▁Florida ▁and ▁called ▁a ▁few ▁inn ings ▁of ▁one ▁game ▁on ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁with ▁Pir ates ▁broad c aster s ▁Greg ▁Brown ▁and ▁John ▁We hner . ▁On ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Em rick ▁called ▁his ▁first ▁ML B ▁regular - season ▁game ▁at ▁P NC ▁Park ▁when ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁hosted ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁for ▁ML B ▁Network ▁with ▁Bob ▁Cost as . ▁The ▁Pir ates ▁won ▁the ▁game , ▁ 8 – 4 , ▁with ▁Em rick ▁calling ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁action . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁N BC ▁broadcast ▁schedule ▁perm its , ▁Em rick ▁travel s ▁to ▁H ers he y , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁each ▁year ▁to ▁announ ce ▁the ▁H ers he y ▁B ears ' ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ees . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Doc ▁lives ▁in ▁St . ▁Cla ir , ▁Michigan ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Joy