Andy Freed (born 1971 in Ellicott City, Maryland) is a sports broadcaster who has been one of the radio voices for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball since 2005, when he was hired as half of a new broadcast team with Dave Wills. The two shared play-by-play and color commentating duties during each ballgame, usually alternating roles for two or three innings at a time. Freed and Wills were well-liked in the local market and well-respected across baseball, and in 2020, they were chosen as the best radio team in the American League by The Athletic.[1][2]
Freed and Wills signed several contract extensions with the Rays, but the partnership ended suddenly when Willis died just before the start of the 2023 season.[1] Since then, Freed has worked Rays radio broadcasts with Neil Solondz, with whom he has continued to swap roles during games.[3] Since 2021, Freed has also served as the Rays' television play-by-play announcer on select road trips when regular TV announcer Dewayne Staats is on vacation.[4]
Andy Freed grew up outside of Baltimore, Maryland as a Baltimore Orioles fan. In 1992, he met longtime Orioles and ESPN broadcaster Jon Miller, who became a mentor for Freed when he was getting started in the business. Freed and his wife Amy have three children named Sarah, Casey, and Madeline. They also have a dog named Charlie Brown.[6]