Rick Rizzs (born November 17, 1953) is an American sportscaster and is the lead radio voice for Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners.
From 1975 to 1980, he handled baseball play-by-play duties at the double-A level for Alexandria, Louisiana, Amarillo, Texas and Memphis, Tennessee.
In 2000, Rizzs was named the Chicago-area sportscaster of the year by the Chicago Pitch and Hit Club.
For the first three innings, he was accompanied by Dave Sims, who was hired prior to the 2007 season, and for the remainder of the game he was accompanied by the late Dave Niehaus (as Sims and Niehaus switched positions after the third inning).
"- also used after a Mariners player hit a grand slam, in honor of his longtime broadcaster partner/friend Dave Niehaus.
"Happy totals"- used during the postgame when the Mariners win the ballgame, now taken over by Aaron Goldsmith.
[citation needed] With former Mariner player Dave Henderson, Rizzs co-founded a charity that provides Christmas gifts to children.
[2] In November, 2024, Rizzs launched Rick's Locker, which provides sporting equipment and gear to children.