Toronto Blue Jays TV broadcast booth gets female voice for the first time

History will be made in the Toronto Blue Jays broadcast booth versus the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Sportsnet's Dan Shulman will serve as the play-by-play voice in the Blue Jays' first of a three-game series versus the Padres. While Shulman being on the call is nothing out of the ordinary, it is who's serving as his colour analyst that is garnering all sorts of attention.

Madison Shipman, who Blue Jays fans recognize from being on the Sportsnet panel, will be the colour analyst for all three games versus the Padres this weekend. She will be the first woman ever to call a regular-season game for the Jays.

Making history! 📺

Madison Shipman makes her regular season debut as analyst tonight, becoming the first woman to work the booth for a @BlueJays game on @Sportsnet 👏 Watch the Blue Jays take on the Padres tonight at 9:40pm ET on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+! pic.twitter.com/A9h2AxQjrd — Sportsnet PR (@SportsnetPR) July 10, 2026

Shipman was able to get her feet wet earlier this year in the same role, calling two spring training games in Dunedin in February. Friday's game will be extremely exciting, not only for her but also for plenty of other women looking to advance in the sports media world.

"She is really good and insightful, has earned it and then some," one user wrote on X.

Shipman, who has worked with the Blue Jays since 2023, has previous experience both as an analyst and commentator for ESPN. She possesses a great understanding of baseball, having played professional softball for the University of Tennessee.

Normally, it's Joe Siddall calling games with Shulman, while Caleb Joseph fills in from time to time. This weekend, however, Shipman will get her first crack to show Jays fans what she's got, all while breaking gender barriers.

The Blue Jays will look to win their third straight on Friday to start Shipman out with a win in her new gig.