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Tom McCarthy Inducted into Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame

Published on July 15, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Trenton, NJ) - Former Trenton Thunder radio broadcaster Tom McCarthy was inducted into the Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame in a ceremony before the Thunder vs. Reading Phillies game tonight at Waterfront Park .

The ceremony included an recorded message from McCarthy's former Trenton broadcast partner and current Tampa Bay Rays announcer Andy Freed, as well as presentations from Foleys New York and the Philadelphia Phillies. In addition, the home radio booth inside the press box at Waterfront Park was renamed in McCarthy's honor.

A graduate of the College of New Jersey and current resident of Allentown, NJ, Tom McCarthy was with the Trenton Thunder for the first six seasons in franchise history. He was hired as Director of Public and Media Relations in 1993 and promoted to Assistant General Manager in 1996, while also working as one of the team's broadcasters, doing play-by-play on radio and television. After the 1999 season, he left the Thunder to pursue a full-time career in broadcasting, creating the first local-driven show on ESPN Radio 1680 AM.

McCarthy is in his second year as the television play-by-play man for the Philadelphia Phillies. He spent five seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (2001-2005) as a radio play-by-play voice and as their pre-game and post-game radio host before spending two seasons as a play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets on WFAN.

McCarthy is the sixteenth member of Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame joining George Case, Harold "Bus" Saidt, James Maloney, Al Downing, Steve Braun, Bob Ryan, Tony Clark, Nomar Garciaparra, Samuel Plumeri Sr., Michael DeCello, Mo Cunningham, David Eckstein, Ken Macha, Sonny Pittaro and DeMarlo Hale.

All Trenton Thunder tickets are on sale now at trentonthunder.com. All Thunder games can be heard at 91.3 FM and online at trentonthunder.com.

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