Whetzel has already done three Nationals games this month and is expected to have three more at Nationals Park when Washington faces the Philadelphia Phillies.
“I’ll tell you this … ,” Whetzel, 50, began in the visitors’ dugout at LoanDepot Park in Miami, a few hours before the fourth or fifth major league game of his career. He honestly doesn’t count. He does know, however, that his first chance came when Mariano Rivera“I would bet I’m the first person to ever broadcast a big league game who only has one lung.”But like the best nuggets, this one had a material effect on how Whetzel became a lifelong play-by-play person.
, put him through trials no high-schooler should experience: Chemotherapy. Radiation. An allergic reaction to chemotherapy that made it difficult to breathe. Then a football-sized tumor in his chest that required surgery, thus the removal of his right lung.an organization that planned trips for kids dealing with health issues
. They wanted to send Whetzel to Dodger Stadium. Growing up in rural Kansas, about a mile and a half from the nearest paved road, Whetzel followed the Dodgers because his dad and uncle were big fans. They had a satellite dish in the backyard that caught Dodgers games some nights. So a few times a week, they would gather around the television and listen to Vin Scully simulcast the first few innings on TV and radio.
“And afterward, the station manager was like: ‘You really sounded good on the air. . . . You know, we have a part-time job on the weekends. Would you like to apply for it?’ ” Whetzel recounted. “It was a sort of DJ, board ops gig. They ripped off an AP one-minute newscast and had me record it, and they hired me. I worked there for two years while I was at Labette Community College. From there, I went to [the University of Kansas] and called games. Then from there . . .
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