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FS Detroit Benches Fighting Tigers Announcers Rest Of Season

FS Detroit has pulled Tigers play-by-play announcer Mario Impemba and color analyst Rod Allen from the rest of the team's broadcasts this season following a physical altercation the two got into earlier this week. The Tigers have 20 telecasts remaining this season on the RSN; FS1 is slated to air the Sept. 29 game against the Brewers (THE DAILY). Matt Shepard, who called Wednesday night's game alongside Kirk Gibson after Impemba and Allen got it into after Tuesday's broadcast, "will call" the Tigers' game Friday night against the Cardinals. No word on who will serve as analyst (TWITTER.com, 9/7).

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