Originally Will Warren, Nathan Eovaldi Were Starting New York, Texas Finale Wednesday Afternoon In Arlington Texas Though, Instead Elmer Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi Are Starting

Originally Will Warren, Nathan Eovaldi were starting New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Texas finale Wednesday in Arlington Texas though, instead Elmer Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi are starting.

Where?

On the mound!

Elmer Rodriguez is making his MLB Debut!

Ahead of Elmer Rodriguez making his MLB Debut when New York the team that wears the pinstripes are playing finale Wednesday afternoon in Arlington manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts saying I certainly view him as a guy that’s going to have a long career in this game as a starting pitcher,”He’s coming off a phenomenal year and got off to a great start this year. He’s earned that opportunity. I feel good about him taking the ball. He’s very, very capable.”

Though,

Aaron Boone wasn’t the only to share his thoughts ahead Elmer Rodriguez making his debut as Elmer Rodriguez did as well saying I had no idea,”“I was literally just playing video games. It was so weird; 11:40 at night and they’re calling me, especially the receptionist in the hotel. It was kind of fishy, but I went down there and got the news.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/elmer-rodriguez-yankees-callup

Elmer Rodriguez is taking over the starting rotation spot left by Luis Gil who sent back to Scranton/ Wikies Barre following who started put his team in a 2-0 4-0 5-0 7-0 deficit because he surrendered runs to Houston to Christian Walker who is first baseman who hit home run to center giving Houston a 1-0 lead in bottom of 1st inning before Issac Parades who is third baseman would would hit home run to left 364 feet scoring Yordan Alvarez who is left fielder who was designated hitter extending Houston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 4-0 in bottom of 3rd inning before Issac Paredes would contribute offensively again for Houston this time singling to left scoring Carlos Correa extending Houston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes this time 5-0 before Christian Walker double to left scoring Yordan Alvarez.

When?

Sunday April 26, 2026!

Elmer Rodriguez was drafted by New York the team that wears the pinstripes American League East rival Boston in round 4 of 2021 MLB Draft as pick, selection 105 out of Leadership Christian , Guaynabo.

In 2026 season for Scranton /Wilkies -Barre Elmer Rodriguez has started pitched in four games has a record of 1-2 with an earn run average of 1.27 because on Wednesday April 22, 2026 at Rochester Elmer Rodriguez pitched 5.2 innings surrendering 1 earned run to Andres Chaparro.

According to https://www.milb.com/player/elmer-rodriguez-695684

While Elmer Rodriguez is making his MLB Debut for New York the team that wears the pinstripes he is going to opposing Nathan Eovaldi!

Who is he?

He is a former New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher!

For two seasons Nathan Eovaldi was in New York’s starting rotation!

In 2015 Nathan Eovaldi finished with a record of 14-3 with an earn run average of 4.20.

In 2016 Nathan Eovaldi finished of 9-8 with an earn run average of 4.76.

Nathan Eovaldi comes into the finale with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of who has a record of 2-4 with an earn run average of 5.79 because on Friday April 24, 2026 when oppsing Athletics Nathan Eovaldi pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 6 hits, 6 earned runs.

To who?

Nick Kurtz who is first baseman who hit home run to right 417 feet putting Athletics ahead of Texas 1-0 before Carlos Cortes who was designated hitter who is right fielder who hit home run to right center 390 feet extending Athletics lead over Texas yet again before Tyler Soderstrum who is left fielder hit home run to center 415 feet extending Athletics lead over Texas yet again this time, 3-0 . In the top of 5th inning Carlos Cortes hit home run yet again this time to right 409 feet scoring Zack Gelof who is center fielder Nick Kurtz who is first baseman extending lead over Texas yet again this time, 6-1.

According to ESPN App

Though, could mother nature prevent Elmer Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi from starting on schedule?

There isn’t a possibility of that happening though at first pitch it’s cloudy with 40 % chance of rain before it continues to be cloudy with chance of rain decreasing to 34 % at 3:00pm before it continues to be cloudy with chances of rain increasing to 37 % at 4:00pm 43 % at 5:00pm 5:35pm when the game is supposed to be over because mother nature isn’t really an everyday problem because The 5.5 acre retractable roof is one of the most prominent features of Globe Life Field and will provide shade and cooler temperature 365 days a year, keeping the average temperature in the mid-70’s. It is the largest single-panel operable roof in the world and weighs 24 million pounds. The roof is comprised by a white rubber membrane on the north and south sloped planes, and the flat center is covered with 223 clear panels made of ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene), a transparent plastic polymer related material, allowing for natural light to fill the entire facility. The roof structure consists of five steel trusses and tie-in steel between each truss, and its construction required 19,000 tons of steel. The roof can open in approximately 12 minutes.

New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of the American League East comes into the finale of three game series with record of 20-10 is going to be looking to sweep Texas because they won the first two games of the series including Tuesday night’s game where Cody Bellinger doubling scoring Aaron Judge Austin Wells homering helped New York the team that wears the pinstripes edge Texas 3-2 Tuesday night in Arlington Texas.

Cody Bellinger who is left fielder doubled to center scoring captain, right fielder Aaron Judge in top of first inning putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead 1-0. In the top of the 7th inning Austin Wells who is catcher hit home run to right 376 feet extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead once again this time, 2-0 . In the top of the 9th inning Aaron Judge hit home run to left center 424 feet extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes once again before David Bednar who is closer for New York the team that wears the pinstripes made things interesting in the bottom of 9th inning surrendering runs to Texas a triple to catcher Danny Jansen scoring left fielder Andrew McCutchen getting Texas on scoreboard at 3-1 before Josh Jung who is third baseman singled to left scoring Danny Jansen making final score 3-2 New York the team that wears the pinstripes.

Cody Bellinger doubling scoring Aaron Judge Austin Wells homering helped New York edge Texas 3-2 Tuesday night.

Cody Bellinger doubling scoring Aaron Judge Austin Wells homering gave run support to Cam Schlittler who started who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 0 earned runs , 2 walks while striking 8 Texas batters. Brent Headrick who relieved Cam Schlittler who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 1 Texas batter . Fernando Cruz who relieved Brent Headrick who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 2 Texas batters . David Bednar who relieved Fernando Cruz who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 0 Texas batters.

According to ESPN App

Following Cody Bellinger doubling scoring Aaron Judge Austin Wells homering helping New York the team that wears the pinstripes edge Texas 3-2 Tuesday night in Arlington Texas manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts that on Cam Schlittler who started who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 0 earned runs , 2 walks while striking 8 Texas batters saying that as long as he’s or it’s a night where he is particularly fatigued,”there’s no one I’d rather have out there in that spot.”

Following Cody Bellinger doubling scoring Aaron Judge Austin Wells homering helping New York the team that wears the pinstripes edge Texas 3-2 Tuesday night in Arlington Texas Fernando Cruz who relieved Brent Headrick who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 2 Texas batters shared his thoughts on his teammate starting pitcher Cam Schlittler who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 0 earned runs , 2 walks while striking 8 Texas batters saying He’s a superstar,”What he’s doing is really impressive -- throwing three pitches at one speed, but they’re going different directions. It’s something you don’t see too often in baseball. Right now, he’s one of the best to step on the field.”

Following Cody Bellinger doubling scoring Aaron Judge Austin Wells homering helping New York the team that wears the pinstripes edge Texas 3-2 Tuesday night in Arlington Texas Cam Schlittler who was opposing Jacob degrom on mound shared his thoughts on his counterpart who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run while striking out 5 New York the team that wears the pinstripes by saying He’s an elite guy, so it was really cool to go up against him,”He’s one of the best pitchers of the last 10 years. He’s a fun guy to watch. It was a really cool experience to go up against him.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cam-schlittler-throws-six-scoreless-innings-against-jacob-degrom

Texas is a member of the American League West comes into the finale of three game series with record of 14-16 is going to be looking to salvage game out of three game series because they lost the first two games of the series including Tuesday night’s game even though catcher Danny Jansen tripled scoring scoring left fielder Andrew McCutchen getting Texas on scoreboard at 3-1 before Josh Jung who is third baseman singled to left scoring Danny Jansen in bottom of 9th inning.

Off who?

New York the team that wears the pinstripes closer David Bednar the two runs weren’t enough to offensively to win the game offensively support Jacob degrom who started who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 5 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. Jalen Beeks who relieved Jacob degrom who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters . Jakob Junis who relieved Jalen Beeks who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters . Cole Winn who relieved Jakob Junis who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batter.

Following Texas 3-2 loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes Tuesday night in Arlington Texas Jacob degrom who started who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 5 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters shared his thoughts on his counterpart New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher Cam Schlittler who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 0 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 8 Texas batters by saying Their guy did a good job,”gotta tip my hat to him. Cam threw the ball well, and going into the night, I knew he had been throwing the ball well, so I was going out there and trying to put up zeros to give our guys a chance.”

Following Texas 3-2 loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes Tuesday night in Arlington Texas manager Skip Schumaker shared his thoughts on his teams performance offensively saying “We expanded, again, a little bit in the seventh and eighth innings“In the last inning, I thought we did a really good job at getting the right guys up at the right time. We just couldn't get that last tying run in. We made a run at it towards the end. We just couldn't cash in.”They're definitely working hard and trying to fight their way out of some stuff,”I think in scoring position, potentially, we are trying to force it, maybe. That's fair with some guys, not everybody. Expanding has definitely been -- with runners in scoring position -- the main issue, in my opinion. When there's nobody on, we're OK.”

According to Kennedi Landry MLB article https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/rangers-struggle-with-runners-on-base-in-loss-to-yankees

First pitch is set for 2:35pm Eastern Time 1:35pm Central Time from Globe Life Field!

The game is going to be televised on Yes, Rangers Sports Network!

On Yes Network with 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 Rangers Sports Network Dave Raymond, Mike Bacsik , David Murphy, Laura Stickells, Emily Jones are commentating.

Dave Raymond has served as the Rangers’ primary television play-by-play announcer for the past eight seasons. Raymond joined the Rangers in 2016 and worked approximately 45 TV games that season.

The 30-year broadcasting veteran called radio and television games for the Houston Astros from 2006-2012. Raymond also has major league experience on the radio side with the San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles and has been a Minor League broadcaster for the Brockton Rox, Sonoma County Crushers, Charleston RiverDogs, and Iowa Cubs. From 2013-15, he served as a play-by-play and studio host for Major League Baseball Advanced Media.

His other broadcasting credits include college football, basketball, baseball, and softball for ESPN, Comcast, Root Sports, and the CBS Sports Network. Raymond was the pre- and post-game studio host for Houston Texans shows on FSSW in 2013 and 2014. He was also a business reporter for Forbes and Forbes ASAP from 1997-2002.

Former Major League pitcher Mike Bacsik joined the regular rotation of analysts on Rangers’ telecasts in 2024. Bacsik has been a member of the pre- and post-game coverage on Rangers’ telecasts since 2014, while occasionally filling in on the game broadcasts. He also co-hosts the K&C Masterpiece on 105.3 The FAN, the Rangers’ English radio flagship and has worked at the station since 2011.

A native of Dallas, the left-hander was drafted out of Duncanville High School in the 18th round by Cleveland in 1996. He made his big league debut with Cleveland in 2001 and had a MLB career record of 10-13 in 51 games/35 starts with Cleveland (2001), New York Mets (2002-03), Texas (2007), and Washington (2007). Bacsik won a career-high five games with the Nationals in 2007 and surrendered Barry Bonds’ 756th home run that broke Hank Aaron’s all-time career record on August 7 at San Francisco. Bacsik’s cap from that game is on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. He retired in 2008 but returned to pitch for the Independent Fort Worth Cats in 2011.

Bacsik has also served as a college baseball analyst on Fox Sports Southwest, Fox College Sports, and The Mountain. His father, Mike Sr., was a right-handed pitcher for the Rangers and Twins from 1975-80. Mike and his wife, Dr. Sue Bacsik, have three children, Mary Grace (20), Jake (17), and Cal (15), and reside in Dallas.

David Murphy has been a member of the Rangers’ television broadcast team since 2017, including responsibilities as an in-game analyst since 2019. In addition, Murphy also has experience as an analyst on select television broadcasts of Frisco RoughRiders home games.

Murphy retired as a player after the 2015 season with a .274 career average and 104 home runs in 1,100 MLB games with Boston (2006-07), Texas (2007-13), Cleveland (2014-15), and the Los Angeles Angels (2015). He appeared in over 100 games for six straight seasons for the Rangers from 2008-13 with at least 11 home runs each year.

The left-handed batter posted career highs with 74 RBI in 2008, 17 homers in 2009, and a .304 batting average in 2012. He was the Rangers’ 2007 Rookie of the Year and the recipient of the 2011 Harold McKinney Good Guy Award. Murphy was also selected to the Rangers Globe Life Park All-Time Team in September 2019.

The Houston native graduated from Klein High School in Spring, TX and then played three years at Baylor University before being selected by Boston in the first round of the 2003 Major League Draft. He made his big league debut with the Red Sox in September 2006 before being traded to the Rangers at the trade deadline in July 2007.

David and his wife Andrea have four children and live in Southlake.
tickells joins the Rangers broadcast team as a reporter following a three-year stint at NESN beginning in October 2021. Her roles at NESN included serving as the primary sideline reporter for Worcester Red Sox (AAA) broadcasts, hosting and producing the “Respect Her Game” podcast, providing rinkside reporting for the Hockey East Conference Game of the Week, and co-hosting the “Boston Has Entered The Chat” daily video podcast.

During her tenure at NESN, Stickells also was a sideline reporter and digital host for University of Massachusetts radio broadcasts on WHMP and Boston University men’s hockey and women’s basketball broadcasts on ESPN+. Her first post-graduate position in sports journalism was as a sports reporter for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, a daily newspaper in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she covered Division I hockey at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and won the Alaska Press Club’s Best Sports Reporting Award for her coverage of sled dog racing.

The Bishop, Calif. native graduated from Stanford University in 2018 with a degree in communications and was a two-time National Champion on the school’s lightweight rowing team. Stickells also earned a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University in 2021.

A familiar face in Texas Rangers telecasts, Emily Jones has contributed to Rangers television broadcasts as a field reporter since 2007. Jones also makes appearances on behalf of the club and undertakes assignments for MLB Network and MLB.com.

Jones worked full-time for FOX Sports Southwest on a variety of the network’s programming from 2004 through October 2013. She previously was a news reporter and sports director at KCBD-TV in Lubbock. She is a graduate of Texas Tech University.

She is the author of two children’s books — A Place for Everyone (2017) and Something Special in the Stands (2018) — and co-hosts The Mom Game podcast. Jones is a member of the Board of Directors for the Do It For Durrett Foundation.

Emily and her husband, Mike McCoy, have two children, Henry and Hattie, and reside in Fort Worth.