Jesús Quiñonez lands new Cardinals microphone role for Spanish play-by-play

The Arizona Cardinals are adding another voice to their broadcast operation, with Jesús Quiñonez set to take over Spanish play-by-play beginning with the Hall of Fame game. The team announced the move in a release published Tuesday, framing it as a chance for Cardinals fans who prefer Spanish-language coverage to follow the action from the start of the preseason slate.

Quiñonez, a Tucson native, is the latest addition to the Cardinals’ game-day media presence. The Cardinals positioned the hiring as part of a broader effort that includes more than one new play-by-play element during the upcoming preseason, noting that J.P. Shadrick is not the only Cardinals play-by-play voice entering the Hall of Fame game week.

The Hall of Fame game, traditionally the first notable NFL kickoff environment of the year for many local and national audiences, carries extra visibility for broadcast experiments. By debuting the Spanish play-by-play team in that setting, the Cardinals are putting the new role in front of viewers at the start of a season cycle where fan habits form early.

For viewers, the shift matters less as a technical change and more as a representation one. Spanish-language coverage has grown across pro football in recent years, and teams increasingly treat language-specific broadcast options as an audience-building tool rather than an afterthought. In that sense, the Cardinals’ decision indicates ongoing investment in how fans experience games beyond the basic English call.

What to watch next is how the broadcast rollout lands with local listeners and how the club sustains the role after the Hall of Fame game. The announced beginning point is the Hall of Fame game, but the release did not establish additional details here about what other games in the preseason or regular season will feature Quiñonez’s Spanish play-by-play beyond that stated opening.

It also remains important to separate what is confirmed from what is not. The Cardinals have publicly confirmed Quiñonez’s Spanish play-by-play starting point at the Hall of Fame game, but details such as the full Spanish-language broadcast team composition and the extent of involvement across the broader preseason schedule are not part of the information available in the announcement text alone.