Alexa Datt

Alexa Datt (born November 22, 1985) is an American sports broadcaster and journalist. She is the current studio host and reporter for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB) on Nationals.TV. Datt has also served as a studio host and reporter on MLB Network and NHL Network, as well as at Bally Sports Midwest and FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, covering MLB's St. Louis Cardinals and the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues, and at SNY covering the New York Mets.

Early life and education Datt grew up in Derwood, Maryland, and attended Col. Zadok Magruder High School in nearby Rockville. She was the sports editor for her high school newspaper.

Datt majored in broadcast journalism at the University of Maryland, with a minor in Spanish.

Career While still attending the University of Maryland, Datt was an intern at Comcast SportsNet. The internship gave her experience covering all of Washington, D.C.'s major sports teams. covering the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues, as well as Saint Louis University athletics. She provided play-by-play commentary during two televised spring training games in 2025, becoming the first woman ever to call Cardinals play-by-play on the air.

Before the start of the 2026 MLB season, Datt was hired by the Nationals to serve as studio host and reporter for their new broadcast platform, Nationals.TV.