As New York, Kansas City Are Starting Three Game Series Friday Night In Bronx New York Cam Schlittler, Michael Wacha Are Starting

New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Kansas City are starting three game series Friday in Bronx New York.

As New York the team that wears the pinstripes are starting three game series Friday night in Bronx New York Cam Schlittler, Michael Wacha are starting.

Where?

On the mound!

Cam Schlittler, Michael Wacha are alike because they’re both right handed starting pitchers!

Cam Schlittler comes into the game with Kansas City record of 2-1 with an earn run average of 2.49 because on Sunday April 12, 2026 Cam Schlittler suffered his first loss of 2026 season surrendering 7 hits, 3 earned runs to Yandy Diaz who was designated hitter who is first baseman grounded out to second giving Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead in bottom of 1st inning before Tampa Bay extended their lead yet again this time, to 2-0 as Richie Palacious grounded out former Tampa Bay shortstop current New York the team that wears the pinstripes shortstop Jose Caballero scoring Cedric Mullins before Chandler Simpson singled to left scoring shortstop Taylor Walls extending Tampa Bay’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 3-0.

Michael Wacha comes into the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 2-0 with an earn run average of 0.43 because he’s won every game he’s started so far in 2026 season including Saturday April 11, 2026 when opposing Chicago (White Sox) in Kansas City Missouri

According to https://www.mlb.com/player/michael-wacha-608379

Though,

could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears pinstripes, Kansas City from starting their series from Cam Schlittler, Michael Wacha from making their starts as scheduled?

There is a small chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s intermittent clouds with 13% of rain before intermittent clouds continue with 0 % chance of rain an hour following first pitch at 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:05pm when the game is supposed to be over.

According to Accuweather on ESPN App

New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of American League East comes into the game with record of 10-9 because they spit the four game series with Los Angeles (Angels) that included two wins including New York the team that wears the pinstripes topping Los Angeles 5-4 Wednesday in Bronx New York Though, Luis Gil surrendered home run to Mike Trout giving Los Angeles 4-3 lead New York the team that wears the pinstripes topped Los Angles 5-4 because Jose Caballero doubled scoring Austin Wells, Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Where?

On the diamond in Bronx New York!

Before Luis Gil surrendered home run to Mike Trout giving Los Angeles 4-3 lead before New York the team that wears the pinstripes topped Los Angeles 5-4 Aaron Judge who is captain, right fielder for New York the team that wears the pinstripes gave his team a 1-0 lead homering to right 382 feet in bottom of 1st inning before New York the team that wears the pinstripes would extend their lead 3-0 in bottom of 2nd inning on center fielder Trent Grisham scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr. , Jose Caballero before Los Angeles would get on the scoreboard in top of 3rd inning on second baseman Adam Frazier home run to right center 398 feet before Logan O”Hoppe who is catcher would get Los Angeles within one run at 3-2 as he would hit home run to left center 427 feet.

Offensively in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-4 win over Los Angeles Jose Caballero doubling to center scoring Austin Wells, Jazz Chisholm Jr. would offensively support Luis Gil who pitch 5.0 innings surrendering 5 hits, 4 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 5 Los Angeles batters . Tim Hill who would relieve Luis Gil who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Los Angeles batters . Fernando Cruz who would relieve Tim Hill who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 Los Angeles batters . Brent Headrick who would Fernando Cruz who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Los Angeles batters . David Bednar who would relieve Brent Headrick who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 2 Los Angeles batters.

According to ESPN App

Following New York Luis Gil surrendering home run to Mike Trout giving Los Angeles 4-3 lead following New York the team that wears the pinstripes topping Los Angeles 5-4 Wednesday because Jose Caballero doubled scoring Austin Wells, Jazz Chisholm Jr. manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts on his team by saying “It’s not easy for us right now,” and Wednesday was no exception.It’s a grind for us right now,”but I felt like there were a lot of tough, winning things that happened tonight for us.”

Following New York Luis Gil surrendering home run to Mike Trout giving Los Angeles 4-3 lead following New York the team that wears the pinstripes topping Los Angeles 5-4 Wednesday because Jose Caballero doubled scoring Austin Wells, Jazz Chisholm Jr. Jose Caballero who scored Austin Wells, Jazz Chisholm Jr. with his double shared his thoughts by saying Those are the at-bats that I want“I’m living for those at-bats. I want those at-bats every time I step in the box. I like the pressure. I like the big moments.”“It’s bad whenever you give us a chance. It’s a dangerous thing,”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/jose-caballero-s-walk-off-hit-rallies-yankees-past-angels

Whiie New York the team that wears the pinstripes split the four game series with Los Angeles (Angels) in Bronx New York Kansas City is a member of American League Central comes into the first game of three game series with record of 7-12 was swept by Detroit in Kansas City that included a 10-9 loss on Thursday in Kansas City Missouri where where Vinne Pasquantino who is first baseman hit home run to right giving Kansas City 9-7 in top of 9th inning before before Colt Keith who was pinch hitting who is second baseman singled to right scoring Riley Greene scoring winning run. Before Riley Greene scored the winning run for Detroit. In the bottom of second inning Spencer Torkelson who is first baseman doubled to left scoring Matt Vierling before Carter Jensen who is catcher for Kansas City reached on infield single to Kevin McGongle who was third base as well as shortstop evening the game at 1-1 before Matt Vierling singled to center scoring Riley Greene in bottom of inning before Gleyber Torres who is former New York the team that wears the pinstripes infielder second baseman would double scoring Javier Baez extending Detriot’s lead 3-1 before Spencer Jones would single to left extending Detriot’s lead over Kansas City once again this time, 6-1 before Dillon Digler who is catcher would hit home run to left 411 feet scoring Spencer Jones before Kansas City would score four times in top of 7th inning as Jack Caglianone would single to center scoring Jonathan India who is second baseman getting Kansas City within 6-3 4-6 as Maikel Garcia who is third baseman singled to right scoring Jack Caglianone before Bobby Witt Jr. reached on infield single to Gleyber Torres scoring Lane Thomas who was pinch hitting who was left fielder getting Kansas City within 6-5 before taking a one run lead on Salvador Perez who is catcher 2-run home run to left 379 feet scoring Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr. giving Kansas City just an 8-7 lead.

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was swept by their opponent who was Detroit that included a 10-9 loss Thursday in Detroit Michigan where Vinne Pasquantino who is first baseman hit home run to right giving Kansas City 9-7 in top of 9th inning before before Colt Keith who was pinch hitting who is second baseman singled to right scoring Riley Greene scoring winning run. Before Riley Greene scored the winning run for Detroit. In the bottom of second inning Spencer Torkelson who is first baseman doubled to left scoring Matt Vierling before Carter Jensen who is catcher for Kansas City reached on infield single to Kevin McGongle who was third base as well as shortstop evening the game at 1-1 before Matt Vierling singled to center scoring Riley Greene in bottom of inning before Gleyber Torres who is former New York the team that wears the pinstripes infielder second baseman would double scoring Javier Baez extending Detriot’s lead 3-1 before Spencer Jones would single to left extending Detriot’s lead over Kansas City once again this time, 6-1 before Dillon Digler who is catcher would hit home run to left 411 feet scoring Spencer Jones before Kansas City would score four times in top of 7th inning as Jack Caglianone would single to center scoring Jonathan India who is second baseman getting Kansas City within 6-3 4-6 as Maikel Garcia who is third baseman singled to right scoring Jack Caglianone before Bobby Witt Jr. reached on infield single to Gleyber Torres scoring Lane Thomas who was pinch hitting who was left fielder getting Kansas City within 6-5 before taking a one run lead on Salvador Perez who is catcher 2-run home run to left 379 feet scoring Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr. giving Kansas City just an 8-7 lead.

According to ESPN App

In Kansas City’s 10-9 loss it wasn’t enough offensively to support Kris Bubic who started who pitched 4.2 innings surrendering 6 hits, 5 earned runs , 3 walks while striking out 3 Detroit batters John Schreiber who relieved Kris Bubic who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 1 hit, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking 1 Detroit batter . Alex Lange who relieved John Schreiber who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 2 Detroit batters . Nick Mears who relieved Andrew Lange who pitched 1.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 0 Detroit batters . Daniel Lynch IV who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 1 Detroit batter . Lucas Ereg who relieved Daniel Lynch IV who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 3 hits, 3 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 1 Detroit batter.

Following Kansas City being swept by Detroit Kris who started who pitched 4.2 innings surrendering 6 hits, 5 earned runs , 3 walks while striking out 3 Detroit batters shared his thoughts on Salvador Perez home run by saying I’ve seen him come through in the clutch,”“I know he’s been waiting for a big hit like that. Early in the season, to see him come through in a 10-pitch at-bat, to see the power he has. That was a huge momentum boost at the time, and I’m sure he’ll have many hits like that to come.”

Following Kansas City being swept by Detroit closer Ereg who surrendered 3 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 walk while striking 1 Detroit batter shared his thoughts by saying I was a strike away,”eferring to the 2-2 count on Greene. “We finally turn the corner, and I just come out and blow the lead like that and lose the game. So, I feel like this loss is on me. But, then again, there’s always tomorrow. And I’m going to be ready for tomorrow. I hope that I’m in the same situation tomorrow night and get back to winning.”

Following Kansas City being swept by Detroit Manager Matt Quatraro shared his thoughts on Salador Perez home run by saying And [Tigers reliever Tyler] Holton’s extremely tough on righties and lefties. He battled. Fought off a ton of good pitches, pitcher’s pitches, and fouled them off, and just kept working and working.

“He went to a knee. It might have been a ball or strike, but Salvy’s a heck of a bad-ball hitter. And it was a huge swing for us.”“I mean, he was down, 0-2,” are going to be starting.

According to Steve Kornacki MLB article https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/salvador-perez-homers-

First pitch is set for 7:05pm Eastern Time 6:05pm Central Time from Yankee Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on Yes, Royals. TV!

On the Yes Network the broadcast is likely going to include Michael Kay or Ryan Ruocco alongside rotating analysts David Cone, Paul O Neill, Joe Girardi, Meredith Marakovits!

Michael Kay is the Emmy Award-winning Yankees play-by-play announcer for the YES Network who also hosts the network’s CenterStage series and its various programming specials. The 2025 season will be his 34th year broadcasting Yankees baseball: the first 10 years on radio, the latter 24 on YES.

Kay was a part of YES’ Yankees team that won a 2024 New York Emmy Award for its season-long coverage, a 2023 Emmy Award for its pre-game shows and a 2022 Emmy Award for Single Game Coverage.

Kay’s Centerstage show won a 2020 New York Emmy for best Interview/Discussion show. He also won a 2015 New York Emmy Award for his play-by-play work on YES’ Yankees telecasts, and a 2017 New York Emmy for his CenterStage hosting duties. In total, Kay has earned 19 Emmy wins while at YES. He also won CableFAX Program Awards in 2011 and 2013 for his CenterStage hosting duties.

From February 2014 to December 2024, Kay co-hosted The Michael Kay Show, a sports talk show heard weekdays from 3 to 6:30 pm ET on ESPN Radio in New York, which was simulcast live on YES. On January 6, 2025, Kay began solo hosting his new eponymous show on the same station from 1-3 pm ET weekdays.

During the 2022 and 2023 MLB seasons, Kay co-hosted, with former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, special “KayRod Casts,” alternate broadcasts on ESPN2 that aired alongside ESPN’s traditional Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts.

In November 2016, Kay was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in October 2018. The following month, he was awarded the Lou Gehrig Sports Award by the Greater New York Chapter of the A.L.S. Association.

Kay received the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio in November 2018; WFUV is the radio station for Fordham University, Kay’s alma mater. Previous recipients of the Vin Scully Award include Dick Enberg, Ernie Harwell, Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Verne Lundquist, Pat Summerall and Mike “Doc” Emrick.

He was inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame class of the prestigious Bronx High School of Science in February 2018. Kay was awarded the Italian American Baseball Federation Media Award in December 2022. In 2005, Kay was honored in his home borough of the Bronx with an honorary street sign erected on the Grand Concourse in his name. In December 2023, Kay was honored as a National Honoree by the Stamford (Ct.) Old Timers Athletic Association.

Kay handled play-by-play duties for ESPN’s coverage of the Astros-Tigers and the Blue Jays-Twins American League Wild Card Series in 2024 and 2023, respectively. He also did play-by-play on the ESPN Radio Network for the 2016 Blue Jays-Rangers American League Division Series, the 2013 Tigers-Athletics American League Division Series and the 2008 Phillies-Brewers National League Division Series. He also was a frequent contributor to ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning Sports Reporters television show.

Before joining the YES Network in 2002, Kay worked at the MSG Network since 1989 as a Yankees reporter. In 1992, he added Knicks locker room reporter to his responsibilities and continued in that role until the 1998-99 season.

Kay was awarded the Dick Young Award for Excellence in Sports Media by the New York Pro Baseball Scouts in 1995. In 1998, he was on the MSG Network team that won a New York Emmy for “Outstanding Live Sports Coverage – Series.” In 1996 and 1997, he was a member of the MSG Network team that won New York Emmys for “Outstanding Live Sports Coverage - Single Program” for Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter and “The Battle for New York: Yankees vs. Mets.” He was also part of the Yankees/MSG Network production team nominated for New York Emmy Awards for six consecutive years.

In addition to his television work, the Bronx, NY, native worked as a Yankees analyst on WABC Radio from 1992 through the 2001 season, which concluded with the classic Yankees-Diamondbacks World Series. Kay was a winner of “Best Sports Reporter” honors at the 2000 New York Metro Achievement in Radio Awards. In 1998, Kay also began co-hosting Sports Talk with John Sterling and Michael Kay, a nightly sports radio call-in show which aired on WABC Radio during the winter months.

Shortly after graduating from Fordham University in 1982 with a B.A. in Communications, Kay worked at SportsPhone and as the public address announcer for the New York Pro Summer Basketball League.

In 1982, Kay landed the job as general assignment writer for the New York Post. Two years later, he began covering college basketball (1984-85) and then spent two years as the writer covering the New Jersey Nets. In 1987, he moved to baseball at the Post, serving as the Yankees beat reporter. While he was in that position, he got his first television job with MSG Network as host of the Hot Stove League segment of MSG’s SportsNight.

In 1989, Kay moved to the New York Daily News, where he was the Yankees beat reporter before taking the job as a Yankees broadcaster on WABC Radio in 1992. With that jump, Kay became the first newspaper reporter in any sport to make the move into the broadcast booth full-time, performing both play-by-play and analysis.

Kay stayed on the radio for 10 years, broadcasting the Yankees’ four World Series championships during that time, before moving to the television side to become the lead play-by-play man for YES in 2002.

Kay has been involved in the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.), a charitable organization whose mission is to assist baseball community members. He co-hosted the 2013 B.A.T. fundraising dinner in New York. Kay also was master of ceremonies at the 2013 Thurman Munson Awards fundraising dinner in New York.

Kay is active with the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of his mother, Rose, who passed away from the disease in 2006. He also teamed up with former Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Girardi’s Catch 25 Foundation to organize annual charity dinners to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.

Kay and his wife Jodi Applegate have a daughter, Caledonia Rose Kay, born in January 2013, and a son, Charles Applegate Kay, born in November 2014.

Ryan Ruocco, who joined YES in 2007 as a statistician for the network’s New York Yankees telecasts, holds down various roles within the network’s Yankees coverage. He backs up YES’ play-by-play man Michael Kay, fills in hosting YES’ Yankees Pre- and Post-Game Shows and periodically handles clubhouse reporting duties. Ruocco also shares play-by-play duties with veteran Ian Eagle on YES’ Brooklyn Nets telecasts.

Ruocco has won six Emmy Awards while at YES. He was a part of the YES team which won a 2024 Emmy in the Live Sporting Event/Season category and was a member of the YES team which won a 2022 Emmy in the Live Sporting Event/Game category. Ruocco also earned individual New York Emmy nominations in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 for his work at the network.

In addition to his YES work, Ruocco is one of the primary NBA play-by-play voices on ESPN, is the lead play-by-play announcer for the network’s women’s college basketball package and is the lead play-by-play announcer for the WNBA on ESPN. Ruocco is also executive producer of the 2024 documentary Sue Bird: In the Clutch.

He also handled periodic NFL play-by-play on ESPN Radio, college football and college basketball play- by-play on ESPN’s television networks, and he co-hosted ESPN Radio New York’s mid-day show.

Ruocco also co-hosted the popular R2C2 podcast with former Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia from 2017 to 2023.

Prior to joining YES, Ruocco handled basketball and football play-by-play at WFUV, Fordham University’s radio station while he was a student there. He also hosted WFUV’s One on One, New York’s longest-running sports call-in show. In 2008, he received Fordham’s prestigious Marty Glickman Award, named for the legendary play-by-play announcer.

Ruocco, who grew up in Fishkill, N.Y., graduated on the Dean’s List from Fordham in 2008 with a B.S. in Communications.

David Cone, the strikeout artist who endeared himself to New York Yankees fans for his numerous clutch performances and for hurling a perfect game in 1999, initially joined YES as a Yankees analyst in 2002. After pitching for the Mets in 2003 and then retiring from baseball, he re-joined YES as an analyst for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. After a year away from the mic, he came back again to YES in 2011 and has been with the network ever since. Cone has won five New York Emmy Awards while at YES.

Since 2022, Cone has been a game analyst on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecasts in addition to his YES duties. In 2019, he collaborated on a book with YES colleague Jack Curry called Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher, which was a New York Times best-seller.

Cone compiled a 194-126 record, 3.46 ERA and 2,688 strikeouts in his 17-year Major League career. He captured the American League Cy Young Award in 1994 and was a five-time All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1999). The Kansas City, Mo. native, known for coming up big in critical games, posted an 8-3 postseason record and played on five world championship teams: the 1992 Blue Jays and the 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Yankees.

The flame-throwing right-hander was drafted by his hometown Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1981 amateur draft and made his Major League debut with the Royals in 1986. He played the next five and a half seasons with the Mets; in 1988, he ran up a 20-3 record, 2.22 ERA and 213 strikeouts, and on October 6, 1991, he struck out 19 Phillies in a game.

After short stints with the Blue Jays and the Royals (again), he joined the Yankees in 1995. His finest season in pinstripes was 1998, when he was 20-7 with a 3.55 ERA and 209 strikeouts. A year later, on July 18, 1999, he hurled a perfect game against the Montreal Expos, only the second inter-league perfect game in Major League history. Fellow Yankee Don Larsen’s World Series gem in 1956 was the first.

While with the Yankees from 1995-2000, Cone was 64-40 with a 3.91 ERA and 888 strikeouts. He pitched for Boston in 2001, sat out the 2002 season, and pitched briefly for the Mets in 2003 before retiring.

Paul O’Neill is in his 24th season as a New York Yankees analyst for the YES Network. He has earned five New York Emmy Awards for his work at YES.

O’Neill played Major League Baseball for 17 seasons, from 1985 to 2001. He appeared in six World Series and earned five World Series rings, one with the Cincinnati Reds and four with the New York Yankees. He also played in five All-Star games.

The Yankees honored him on August 21, 2022, by permanently retiring his No. 21 during “Paul O’Neill Day” at Yankee Stadium.

O’Neill began his MLB career in 1985 with the Reds. After eight seasons with Cincinnati, O’Neill joined the Yankees in 1993, with whom he won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average. From July 23, 1995, until May 7, 1997, O’Neill played 235 games in right field without making an error. In 1997, he led the American League in hitting with men on base with a .429 average. On Aug. 25, 2001, O’Neill became the oldest Major Leaguer to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.

He was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in November 2017. In 2008, O’Neill was named “Father of the Year” by The National Father’s Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year awards dinner in New York.

Former New York Yankees catcher Joe Girardi, who helped lead the Yankees to three World Championships in the 1990s as a player and later guided the team to the 2009 World Championship as a manager, re-joined the YES Network as a Yankees analyst in advance of the 2024 season. He previously had been a Yankees analyst for YES in 2004 and 2007.

In addition to managing the Yankees from 2008 to 2017, Girardi managed the Philadelphia Phillies from the 2020 season until June of 2022, and he also held that role with the Florida Marlins in 2006, with whom Girardi earned the National League Manager of the Year Award. Girardi also was the Yankees’ bench coach under manager Joe Torre during the 2005 season.

From 2022-24, Girardi served as a Chicago Cubs analyst on the Marquee Sports Network. Previously, he was an analyst with the MLB Network in 2018 and 2019. In addition, he was an analyst during the 2003 National League Division Series for ESPN Radio and provided the 2007 World Series pre-game analysis for FOX Sports.

In addition to his analyst work during his previous stints at YES, he won a New York Emmy Award for his hosting efforts on the network’s Kids on Deck series and was the star of The Joe Girardi Show.

A Peoria, Ill. Native, Girardi graduated from Spalding (Ill.) Institute in 1982 after earning All-State honors in baseball. He then played at Northwestern University, where he was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and three-time Academic All-American. He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Northwestern in 1986.

He was drafted by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 1986 amateur draft. He broke into the majors in 1989 with the Cubs and later played three seasons for the Colorado Rockies (1993-1995). Girardi was acquired by the Yankees prior to the 1996 season and played key roles as New York won the World Series in 1996, 1998 and 1999.

One month after departing the Yankees as a free agent in November 1999, Girardi signed with the Cubs and played three additional seasons for Chicago, making the National League All-Star team in 2000.

He played one season for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003 before signing with the Yankees as a free agent in February 2004. Girardi retired at the end of spring training, then joined YES.

Emmy Award-winning Meredith Marakovits was named the YES Network’s New York Yankees clubhouse reporter in March 2012. She reports on the team within the network’s Yankees game telecasts, pre- and post-game shows, Yankees Batting Practice Today and Yankees Hot Stove. She also periodically hosts the network’s Brooklyn Nets pre- and post-game shows.

On Royals. TV Denny Matthews, Jake Eisenberg, Steve Stewart, Ryan Lefebvre, Rex Hudler , Joel Goldberg Eric Hosmer, Bridget Howard are commentating!

Denny Matthews, in 2026, will be calling his 58th season of Kansas City Royals baseball from behind the microphone. He has been announcing since the club’s inception in 1969, making him one of four announcers in MLB history to broadcast for the same team for 50-plus seasons.

Matthews became a member of the Royals Hall of Fame in 2004 and was nominated as the Ford C. Frick Award winner and was honored during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies in Cooperstown on July 29, 2007. He was also a 2005 inductee into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Matthews has seen more Royals games than anyone else during his time with Kansas City. He was chosen from more than 300 applicants for the No. 2 announcer position alongside the late Buddy Blattner prior to the Royals initial season in 1969, before taking over the No. 1 job following the 1975 season.

Matthews is the author of two books: the 2004 “Tales from the Royals Dugout,” and the 2009 “Hi Anybody,” and he is a co-author of the 1999 book, “Play by Play-25 Years of Royals on Radio.” In 2017, he also lent his writing talents to the book, “Kansas City Royals 50 Years: A Golden History.”

The veteran broadcaster has lent his play-by-play skills to the CBS Radio Network during portions of the regular season and during the 1982 and 1985 World Series. He worked with Hall of Famer Ernie Harwell, calling the CBS broadcast of the 1982 ALCS between the California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers.

Matthews graduated from Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, Illinois and was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in August 2001. He is a 1966 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, where he lettered in football and baseball for three years and finished 8th in the nation (NAIA) in pass receiving in 1965, despite not playing football in high school. In 2016, he received a “Distinguished Alumnus” honor from IWU.

Prior to joining the Royals, Matthews worked for WMBD-TV and radio, and KMOX-TV. Matthews is an avid collector of sports publications. He enjoys playing golf and playing and watching hockey. In November 2025, Matthews married his longtime girlfriend of 17 years at Kauffman Stadium.

Denny and his wife Amy, a native of Atchison, Kan. reside in Leawood, Kan.

Jake Eisenberg is in his fourth season as a member of the Royals broadcast team, delivering play-by-play on the Royals Radio Network alongside Hall of Famer Denny Matthews and Steve Stewart and calling select games on Royals.TV.

Eisenberg, 31, was previously the play-by-play broadcaster for the Omaha Storm Chasers, Kansas City’s Triple-A affiliate, from 2020-22. A Port Washington, N.Y. native, he made his Major League debut in 2022 with the New York Mets, serving as a fill-in play-by-play broadcaster on WCBS 880 for 41 games.

Eisenberg also broadcast two Royals games during the 2022 season alongside Royals Hall of FamerMike Sweeney, including May 3 vs. St. Louis, which featured Bobby Witt Jr.’s first career home run. Eisenberg was subsequently hired by the Royals ahead of the 2023 season at the age of 28, making him the youngest full-time play-by-play broadcaster in Major League Baseball at that time.

Prior to joining the Royals, Eisenberg spent five seasons broadcasting Minor League Baseball, including stops with Triple-A Omaha (Royals), Double-A Richmond (Giants) in 2019, High-A Winston-Salem (White Sox) in 2018, and Short-Season Brooklyn (Mets) in 2017. His play-by-play experience also includes one summer as a broadcaster for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2016.

Eisenberg graduated from the University of Maryland in 2017, where he gained experience with the Maryland Baseball Network, WMUC Sports, and BTN Student U.

Jake and his wife, Jen, live in Overland Park, Kan.

Eric Hosmer joins the Royals.TV broadcast crew as an Analysts for the 2026 season. He previously appeared on MLB Network and as a pre and postgame host for games on Apple TV.

Hosmer enjoyed a 13-year career in Major League Baseball, including seven seasons with the Royals from 2011-17. He later played for the Padres (2018-22), Red Sox (2022) and Cubs (2023).

Hosmer, whom the Royals selected 3rd overall in the 2008 Draft, was a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner at first base. In 2017, he was named a Silver Slugger Award winner after hitting .318 with 25 home runs and 94 RBI in 162 games with the Royals. In 2016, Hosmer was named MVP of the All-Star Game in San Diego.

Hosmer was a key cog in Kansas City’s back-to-back American League pennant-winning season in 2014-15 and the franchise’s second World Series championship in 2015. He remains the Royals all-time postseason leader in RBI(29).

Bridget Howard is in her first season as part of the Royals broadcast team, serving as a host and sideline reporter on Royals.TV. A Kansas City native, she has deep roots in the local sports community.

Howard graduated from Blue Valley High School and attended Kansas State University, where she was a member of the inaugural K-State women’s soccer team in 2016. She began her broadcasting career at K-State, serving as K-State HD.TV’s host and sideline reporter across multiple Wildcat athletic programs featured on ESPN+, Fox Sports Kansas City, and more. She earned a degree in Mass Communications with a minor in Leadership Studies.

Her professional broadcast experience includes sideline reporting, play-by-play, studio hosting and digital content creation. She’s currently serving as a sideline reporter for TNT coverage of college football, college basketball and Unrivaled women’s basketball. She is also a play-by-play announcer for the NWSL, Gainbridge Super League and select NCAA conference championships.

Howard is the Host and Producer of The Rise podcast, which features interviews with prominent voices across sports and media. Additionally, she spent parts of five years from 2020-24 as a studio host for the Mountain West Network, color analyst for the MW Women’s Soccer Championships and sideline reporter for multiple conference championships, media days, championship halftime shows and football championship pregame coverage.

Her father, David Howard, played in the Majors from 1991-99 for the Royals and Cardinals, while her grandfather, Bruce Howard, had a six-year Major League career from 1963-68 with the White Sox, Orioles and Senators.

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