from the Orlando Sentinel...

Retired Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin has joined ESPN’s Baseball Tonight as an analyst and is scheduled to start in March.

This isn’t the first go-around in television for Barry Larkin. Larkin, a 12-time MLB All-Star, previously worked as a broadcaster for the MLB Network from 2008-10.

"I'm really excited about the opportunity to work at ESPN with Karl Ravech, John Kruk and Bobby Valentine, Baseball Tonight and the whole crew," Larkin said. "I've heard a lot of great things about the place and I’m looking forward to being a part of the team."

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MY TAKE: I am going to miss Larkin on MLB Network, which has surpassed Baseball Tonight for having the best game night highlights/analysis. He is rock solid though and should help rejuvenate a Baseball Tonight cast which has not been the same since the company fired Harold Reynolds (now with MLB Network). Going to ESPN will put Larkin in front of more eyeballs and only help his chances of getting voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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