Detroit Tigers: Broadcasters Mario Impemba & Rod Allen Get Into Physical Altercation
The Detroit Tigers’ normal TV guys Mario Impemba, 55, and Rod Allen, 58, called the game from Chicago on Tuesday. On Wednesday, during a mid-series shift the two broadcasters were nowhere to be found. Reports are beginning to learn that there were a physical incident between Impemba and Allen after Tuesday’s game. Reporters Matt Shepard and Kirk Gibson had replaced them in the booth on Wednesday. A spokesperson at Fox Sports Detroit said: “We’re addressing an internal matter and will not have any further comment at this time.”
The Athletic Reports stated that Shepard and Gibson were brought in at “the last minute” and that arrangements for both Impemba and Allen to return to Detroit were made separately “to avoid further issues.” The Detroit Tigers are off on Thursday but however, open a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Comerica Park on Friday. The team is scheduled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 World Series champions during the series. It is unlikely if Impemba or Allen will work the upcoming series.
Impemba and Allen have been the Tigers’ TV voices since 2003.