A rising star ESPN sideline reporter is blowing up on social media during the 2025 MLB postseason.
The 2025 Major League Baseball postseason started on Tuesday, with the Wild Card Round. There are four MLB Wild Card playoff series taking place this week: Guardians vs. Tigers, Yankees vs. Red Sox, Dodgers vs. Reds and Cubs vs. Padres. ESPN Networks are serving as the exclusive home of the 2025 Major League Baseball Wild Card Series, with games spread across the network.
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Several prominent announcers and reporters are working the respective games, but one sideline reporter in particular has been getting a lot of praise on social media for her performance.
BLOOMINGTON, IN – OCTOBER 15: ESPN sideline reporter Taylor McGregor is seen during the Indiana Hoosiers and Maryland Terrapins game at Memorial Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)Michael Hickey/Getty Images
Taylor McGregor, known as a college football and UFL sideline reporter for ESPN, joined the network in 2019. She’s on the call of the Guardians vs. Tigers Wild Card Series, which to date has been the most exciting of the postseason. The Tigers won a close game on Tuesday and things are tied up, 1-1, in the sixth inning of Game 2 on Wednesday.
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“Taylor McGregor has been good as the reporter on Guardians-Tigers,” prominent sports media critic Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported.
McGregor is working baseball playoffs for the first time
The Guardians vs. Tigers assignment is McGregor’s first of the baseball postseason. McGregor grew up around baseball and, sports in general, as her father is the late NFL tight end Keli McGregor, who died in 2010.
McGregor called this a “bucket list” assignment for her.
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“Congrats to @Taylor_McGregor who is working her first @MLB #Postseason assignment for ESPN w/ the Tigers-Guardians series,” ESPN VP Bill Hofheimer wrote on X.
The ESPN sideline reporter has an impressive background
McGregor grew up around sports, with her father playing in the NFL for three seasons before getting into baseball. Keli McGregor worked in the front office for the Colorado Rockies for more than two decades. He was named the President of Rockies in 2001.
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Her ESPN bio is impressive.
“McGregor currently teams up every Saturday with Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek to call games around the country, primarily on ESPN and ABC. McGregor also serves as a host for Marquee Sports Network in Chicago, where she is also the lead reporter on Cubs games through the MLB season,” it reads.
“McGregor has had previous stints at AT&T SportsNet in Denver, Colo., THV-11 in Little Rock, KCWY-TV in Wyoming, as well as internships with SEC Network, RazorVision at the University of Arkansas, MLB Network, FOX Sports Kansas City, ROOT Sports, and KNWA-TV.”
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McGregor, who lives in Chicago, was excited for the arrival of the baseball postseason.
“October ⚾️ is near,” she wrote in September to her 73,600 followers on Instagram.
McGregor often shares photos of her outfits worn on the field during her sideline reporting gigs.
Game 2 of the Guardians vs. Tigers series is currently airing on ESPN. If there is a Game 3, it’ll take place on Thursday.
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Oct 1, 2025, where it first appeared in the Sports Media section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.