Needham High School graduate Karl Ravech signed off from ESPN for the last time Sunday, Aug. 30, calling the Little League World Series championship game.

Ravech, 61, called the title game between Nevada and Curaçao in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. During the broadcast, ESPN analyst Eduardo Pérez presented him with a framed photograph on air as the network's Little League crew gathered around.

"You've been our quarterback. You've been our leader, our mentor, and the best teammate we can all have," Pérez said, according to the New York Post. Speaking on behalf of the ESPN Little League team, Pérez added that Ravech had been his rock and thanked him for making the crew "look damn good on TV."

Little League also honored Ravech on the field.

Ravech, who was born and raised in Needham, thanked his colleagues on air. He said the Little League World Series meant more to him than any other assignment but that it was always about the kids and the teammates he worked alongside for 33 years. The framed photograph, he said, would be displayed prominently in his home.

ESPN had laid off Ravech in July as part of a broader round of cuts across the Walt Disney Company, which owns the network, the New York Post reported Aug. 15. Other employees let go in the same round included NFL insider Tom Pelissero, analyst Cam Newton, anchor David Lloyd, analyst Ryan Clark and former New York Jet Bart Scott.

After the layoff, Ravech stayed on the air for select MLB games and the network's Little League World Series coverage before his final sign-off.

In an Aug. 15 appearance on Westwood One Sports Night, Ravech said he held no ill will toward ESPN, calling it a company that gave him a life exceeding any expectation he had coming out of Needham High School or Ithaca College.

Ravech joined ESPN in 1993 after working at WBNG-TV in Binghamton, New York, and WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, according to Yahoo Sports. He graduated from Ithaca College in 1987 with a degree in communications and later earned a master's in management and leadership from Binghamton University. At ESPN, he appeared on SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight and served as the voice of Sunday Night Baseball for four years through the end of the 2025 season.

Ravech has not announced his next career move.