He has been the primary studio host for Major League Baseball (MLB) telecasts on Fox and FS1 since the 2014 season.

[3] In middle school, he did play-by-play for Nintendo games and idolized Gary Cohen (who was later his partner in the Mets' broadcast booth).

Burkhardt also worked at Jukebox Radio broadcasting New Jersey Jackals minor league games for WJUX,[citation needed] owned by Jerry Turro.

Several years into his career, and unable to get a better broadcasting gig, Burkhardt worked as a car salesman at Pine Belt Chevrolet in Eatontown, New Jersey.

[8][9] Burkhardt joined the Mets broadcast team at the beginning of the 2007 season,[8] replacing Chris Cotter.

Despite his role with the Mets, Burkhardt wanted to call football games and was offered the ability to do so through the Compass Radio Network.

This crew also called the divisional playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks on January 11, 2014.

[3] He was praised for his work in his first season as Fox's lead broadcaster and during his call of Super Bowl LVII.