“I just came out here to get more experience in the media-relations side of things, and this seemed like a perfect opportunity,” said Caray, a transplant from the Atlanta area.

Besides calling games, the 28-year-old son of Skip Caray, has been in regular communication with all local media outlets, keeping them posted on California Winter League scores and action.

Caray was most recently the play-by-play announcer for the Gwinnett Braves, the AAA squad for the Atlanta Braves, located on the outskirts of Atlanta. But he added that he doesn't plan to return to that position.

“This industry is like ice cream flavors — some people like vanilla and some people like chocolate,” he said. “And if I'm vanilla to someone who likes chocolate, I'm out.”

Caray said he investigated working for several winter leagues across the country before settling on Palm Springs.

“I looked at a winter league in Florida, but they had already hired a broadcaster, then I heard this league was starting up and I called (league owner) Andrew (Starke) and the rest, as they say, is history,” Caray said.

Caray's famous grandfather, Harry Caray, had a home in Rancho Mirage and died at Eisenhower Medical Center after suffering a heart attack in 1998.

“I like it a lot here,” Josh said. “My grandfather lived in the Coachella Valley during the offseason, so I heard a little bit about it when I was younger. It's great, it takes about 10 minutes to get wherever you want, the streets are all parallel to each other so you never get lost, and I really enjoy the laid-back attitude.”

The third-generation broadcaster said he briefly entertained thoughts of acting, but ultimately decided to follow in his family trade.

“I got bored with acting so I went back to broadcasting, which has always been my passion,” he said.

That despite the pressure of a bar set extremely high by his grandfather, father, and brother, Chip Caray, who calls games for the Atlanta Braves.

“Part of me feels like I've got to be a Major League broadcaster, but if you think of the number of broadcasters who want to be in the Majors and the number of positions there are, you've got to catch a lot of breaks and opportunities in addition to being talented,” Josh said.

Although there is an 18-year age gap between Josh and his older brother, Chip, he says the two have grown closer in recent years, especially since their father, Skip died of a heart attack in 2008.

“Chip was always all over the country and I was always in Atlanta,” Josh said. “But since our dad passed away, we've become closer and I spend a lot of time with my nieces and nephews, and it's great.”

With so many Major League broadcasters in the family, Caray says it was difficult to think of anything but baseball while growing.

“My whole childhood was me and my dad and Braves baseball,” he says. “When I was 11 or 12 years old I would see 40 to 50 games a year.”

Of all those games, however, he only had the chance to spend a precious few with his grandfather.

“I was in the booth once or twice with my granddad — when he was visiting or we went to Chicago,” he said.

As far as the league goes, he said it is what he expected.

“It's an instructional league, so guys are flip-flopping teams and pitchers are rotating to teams,” Caray said. “We're grateful to have the Japanese players here to spread the word when they go back home to Japan — if guys can get the word out, it'll really help the league grow.”