ROANOKE, Va. Like many things in 2020, Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Melanie Newmans call up to the big leagues from the Salem Red Sox was one big waiting game. We reported to spring training, we got that one spring training game done and called on radio and we were prepping for the next one.Within the hour, spring training was canceled due to COVID-19. Newman, while in the booth calling play-by-play for the Orioles game against Tampa, became the first female in franchise history to call play-by-play for a regular-season game. She is the fourth active female broadcaster in the nation. That makes two summers in a row Newman has made history as a female broadcaster.

SALEM, Va. - In April of this year, Melanie Newman and Suzie Cool made history as the first female broadcast team in professional baseball. "I'm really learning with time management, and being able to find the ups and downs of things," Newman said. Newman is in her first season as the official voice of the Salem Red Sox, and after a few ups and downs, she's made significant strides. "With all the negative comments we saw, it was maybe one for every 300 positive comments we saw," Cool said. That's really cool to just see.

Joanna tests Suzie Cool and Melanie Newman of the Salem Red Sox's knowledge of each other in a fun game, to see how well the two broadcast partners know each other! Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

Joanna sits down with Suzie Cool and Melanie Newman of the Salem Red Sox, MLB's first All-Female Broadcast team in history, to see how their love of the game led them to broadcasting for the Salem Red... Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.