McCarthy honored by the Trenton Thunder

By Anthony Caruso III

Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Tom McCarthy has been honored by the Trenton Thunder.

McCarthy was inducted into the Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame before the Thunder faced the Reading Phillies. McCarthy also had the home radio booth renamed in his honor to the Tom McCarthy Radio Booth.

McCarthy was with the Thunder for six years and was hired as the team's Director of Public Relations in 1993, then to Assistant General Manager in 1996, while also doing the team's broadcasts.

McCarthy left the Thunder in 1999 to pursue a full-time career in broadcasting. After leaving the Thunder, he created a show on ESPN Radio 1680 AM. He then went on to work five seasons with the Phillies, before working for the New York Mets.

McCarthy is now in his second year as the Phillies play-by-play man. He replaced Harry Kalas when the legendary Phillies broadcaster passed away in April 2009.