As New York, Cleveland Are Starting Three Game Series Tuesday Night In Bronx New York Cam Schlittler, Joey Cantillo Are Starting On Lou Gehrig Day

New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Cleveland are starting three game series Tuesday night in Bronx New York!

As they’re Cam Schlittler, Joey Cantillo are starting on Lou Gehrig Day!

Of all the players in baseball history, none possessed as much talent and humility as Lou Gehrig. His accomplishments on the field made him an authentic American hero, and his tragic early death made him a legend.

Gehrig’s later glory came from humble beginnings. He was born on June 19, 1903 in New York City. The son of German immigrants, Gehrig was the only one of four children to survive. His mother, Christina, worked tirelessly, cooking, cleaning houses, and taking in laundry to make ends meet. His father, Heinrich, often had trouble finding work and had poor health.

From Columbia to Yankee Stadium

Christina was adamant that Gehrig receive a good education so, in 1921, he went to Columbia on a football scholarship to pursue a degree in engineering. Before his first semester began, New York Giants manager John McGraw advised him to play summer professional baseball under an assumed name, Henry Lewis. “Everyone does it,” McGraw explained, even though the illegal ball playing could have jeopardized Gehrig’s collegiate sports career. Gehrig was discovered after playing a dozen games for Hartford in the Eastern League. As a result, he was banned from intercollegiate sports during his freshman year.

Gehrig returned to sports as a fullback at Columbia during the 1922 football season, and then pitched and played first base for the Columbia Nine in 1923. When baseball scout Paul Krichell saw the Columbia baseball team play, Gehrig’s hitting skills impressed him so much that he signed Gehrig to the Yankees in 1923 with a $1,500 bonus. Gehrig left Columbia and returned to the Hartford team, where he hit .304 that season. When he was called up to the majors in September, he hit .423 in 26 at-bats.

Yankee manager Miller Huggins petitioned McGraw to permit Gehrig to replace the ailing Wally Pipp on the Yanks’ roster for the World Series. McGraw, always looking for an edge, exercised his prerogative and refused. The Yankees won the World Series that year, anyway. After a full season at Hartford, where Gehrig hit .369, he became a Yankee for good in 1925. Once he replaced Wally Pipp at first base, Gehrig didn’t leave the playing field for over 13 years.

“Iron Horse” and the 2,130-game streak

Gehrig’s consecutive game streak of 2,130 games (a record that stood until Cal Ripken, Jr. broke it in 1995) did not come easily. He played well every day despite a broken thumb, a broken toe, and back spasms. Later in his career, Gehrig’s hands were X-rayed, and doctors were able to spot 17 different fractures that had “healed” while Gehrig continued to play. Despite having pain from lumbago one day, he was listed as the shortstop and leadoff hitter. He singled and was promptly replaced but kept the streak intact. His endurance and strength earned him the nickname “Iron Horse.”

After batting .295 in 1925, the next year Gehrig hit .313 and led the league with 20 triples. This was the first of 12 consecutive years he would top .300. The Yankees won the pennant and Gehrig hit .348 in the World Series, but the Yankees lost to Rogers Hornsby’s Cardinals in seven games.

Ruth and Gehrig began to dominate the baseball headlines in 1927 in a way two players had never done before. That year, Ruth hit 60 homers, breaking his old record of 59, and Gehrig clouted 47, more than anyone other than Ruth had ever hit. As late as August 10th, Gehrig had more homers than the Babe, but Ruth’s closing kick was spectacular. Together, they out-homered every team in baseball except one.

The Yankees chased away all competition, winning the flag by 19 games over the A’s and sweeping the Pirates in the World Series. Ruth was not eligible for the Most Valuable Player Award, because he had won it before, so it went to Gehrig. In 1928, the pair tied for the RBI lead with 142 and put on quite a show in the World Series. Despite being walked six times, Gehrig hit .545.

Ruth’s dominance as a power hitter was slipping, and Gehrig began to take his place. On June 3, 1932, Gehrig became the first American Leaguer to hit four home runs in a game. After Gehrig’s third homer to right field in a game against Philadelphia, an irritated Connie Mack removed pitcher George Earnshaw and demanded that Earnshaw stay with him to watch relief pitcher Roy Mahaffey pitch to Gehrig. Gehrig’s fourth homer was to left field and only a great catch by Al Simmons kept Gehrig from hitting his fifth homer of the day.

The Yankees missed the postseason three years in a row (1933-1935). During an off-season barnstorming trip to Japan, the civil relationship between the two slugging stars boiled over, apparently over a comment that Gehrig’s mother had made about how Ruth’s daughter dressed. Ruth got word to Gehrig that he never wanted to speak to him off the field again, and the two never traded words until “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day” six years later.

Thriving in the Shadow of the Babe

Gehrig had spent his whole career in New York, the nation’s media capital. But it seemed that another teammate always got more headline attention. First it was Babe Ruth, then later Joe DiMaggio. When historian Fred Lieb asked Gehrig about playing in Ruth’s shadow, Gehrig’s answer was true to form: “It’s a pretty big shadow. It gives me lots of room to spread myself.”

And spread himself he did. His lifetime batting average was .340, the 15th all-time highest, and he amassed more than 400 total bases on five occasions. Only 13 men have achieved that level of power in a season. Ruth did it twice, and Chuck Klein did it three times. Gehrig is one of only seven players with more than 100 extra-base hits in one season, and only he and Klein accomplished that feat twice.

During his career, Gehrig averaged 147 RBIs a season. No other player was to reach the 147 mark in a single season until George Foster did it in 1977. And, as historian Bill Curran points out, Gehrig accomplished it “while batting immediately behind two of history’s greatest base-cleaners, Ruth and DiMaggio.” Gehrig’s 184 RBIs in 1931 remains the highest single season total in American League history.

Gehrig won the Triple Crown in 1934, with a .363 average, 49 homers and 165 RBI and was chosen Most Valuable Player again in 1936. Despite his towering size, he stole home 15 times in his career. He batted .361 in 34 World Series games with 10 homers, eight doubles and 35 RBIs. He also holds the record for career grand slams at 23. He hit 73 three-run homers and 166 two-run shots, giving him the highest average of RBI per homer of any player with more than 300 home runs.

The Yankees recaptured the title in 1936. For the next two years, DiMaggio and Gehrig would dominate the league the way Gehrig and Ruth had, and the Yankees began a four-season dynasty that included winning four World Series and losing only three games out of 19. In 1936, Gehrig led the league in home runs and runs scored. The next year, DiMaggio did the same.

Lou Gehrig’s Disease

In 1938, Gehrig fell below .300 for the first time since 1925 and it was clear that there was something wrong. He lacked his usual strength. Pitches he would have hit for home runs were only flyouts. Doctors diagnosed a gallbladder problem first, and they put him on a bland diet, which only made him weaker. Teammate Wes Ferrell noticed that on the golf course, instead of wearing golf cleats, Gehrig was wearing tennis shoes and sliding his feet along the ground. Ferrell was frightened. When asked if he would remove Gehrig from the lineup, manager Joe McCarthy said, “That’s Lou’s decision.”

Gehrig played the first eight games of the 1939 season, but he managed only four hits. On a ball hit back to pitcher Johnny Murphy, Gehrig had trouble getting to first in time for the throw. When he returned to the dugout, his teammates complimented him on the “good play.” Gehrig knew when his fellow Yankees had to congratulate him for stumbling into an average catch it was time to leave. He took himself out of the game. On May 2, 1939, as Yankee captain, he took the lineup card to the umpires, as usual. But his name was not on the roster. Babe Dahlgren was stationed at first. The game announcer intoned, “Ladies and gentlemen, Lou Gehrig’s consecutive streak of 2,130 games played has ended.”

Doctors at the Mayo Clinic diagnosed Gehrig with a very rare form of degenerative disease: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is now called Lou Gehrig’s disease. There was no chance he would ever play baseball again.

“…the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”

New York sportswriter Paul Gallico suggested the team have a recognition day to honor Gehrig on July 4, 1939. There were more than 62,000 fans in attendance as Gehrig stood on the field at Yankee Stadium with the 1927 and 1939 Yankees. He fought back tears of overwhelming emotion and began to speak his immortal words of thanks, calling himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” It was one of the most poignant and emotional moments in the history of American sports, and there was not a dry eye in Yankee Stadium. At the close of Gehrig’s speech, Babe Ruth walked up, put his arm around his former teammate and spoke in his ear the first words they had shared since 1934.

Gehrig was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame that December. Although his career in baseball was over and his health was on a steady decline, Gehrig began work in the community. Mayor Fiorelli LaGuardia asked him to join the Parole Board, where he could help troubled youths. Gehrig was sworn in for a 10-year term in June 1940. His health continued to fail, however, and he had to take a leave of absence. Eleanor, Gehrig’s wife of eight years, remained by his side as his health deteriorated.

On June 2, 1941, Lou Gehrig succumbed to ALS and the country mourned. Eleanor received over 1,500 notes and telegrams of condolence at their home in Riverdale, New York. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt even sent her flowers. Gehrig was cremated and his ashes were buried at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Lou Gehrig is remembered as one of the most talented and phenomenal baseball players of all time. More than that, however, he is remembered for his kind heart and winning attitude. When actor Edward Hermann was hired to play Gehrig in a TV movie, at first he had trouble capturing the essence of the reserved, quiet Gehrig. “What made it so tough is I could find no ‘key’ to his character. There was no strangeness, nothing spectacular about him. As Eleanor Gehrig told me, he was just a square, honest guy.”

Sportswriter Jim Murray once described the tall, strong Gehrig as a “Gibraltar in cleats.” Gehrig’s character lay somewhere between the average and the mythic. He was a dedicated athlete, a caring son and husband, an honest man and an American hero.

Cam Schlittler, Joey Cantillo are different because Cam Schlittler is a right handed starting pitcher while Joey Cantillo is a left handed starting pitcher!

Cam Schlittler comes into the game with Cleveland with record of 7-2 with an earn run average of 1.50 because on Tuesday May 26, 2026 at Kansas City Cam Schlittler pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 1 run to who?

Bobby Witt Jr. who is shortstop who hit home run right center 386 feet in bottom of 3rd inning at the time getting Kansas City on scoreboard at 9-1.

While striking out 6 batters walking 0 batters!

Joey Cantillo comes to the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 4-2 with an earn run average of 3.57 because on the date Cam Schlittler got the win Joey Cantillo took the loss when opposing Washington surrendering 3 hits, 4 earned runs, 4 walks.

To who?

Keibert Ruiz who is catcher who singled to center scoring Daylen Lile who was designated hitter who is left fielder, Jacob Young who is center fielder in top of 2nd inning before Joey Cantillo surrendered a home run to left fielder James Wood to right 401 feet that would score Keibert Ruiz.

According to ESPN App

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Could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears the pinstripes , Cleveland from starting three game series Tuesday night from Cam Schlittler, Joey Cantillo from stating on schedule on Lou Gehrig Day? There isn’t a possibility of that happening because at first pitch it’s mostly cloudy with 0 % chance of rain before it turns mostly sunny an hour following first pitch with 0 % chance of rain before it turns mostly clear with 0 % chance of rain at 9:00pm , 10:00pm 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 the American League East comes into the first game of three game series with Cleveland with record of 36-23 because they won two out of three games at Athletics over the weekend including Sunday’s game 13-8 where New York the team that wears the pinstripes used doubles, singles, triples to score 13 runs in top of 3rd inning.

New York the team that wears the pinstripes scoring 13 runs in top of 3rd inning without a home run prompted David Cone who was commentating the game on Yes Network to say who said the Yankees don’t win when they don’t homer?

First baseman Paul Golschmidt reached on infield single to first baseman scoring Anthony Volpe who is shortstop getting New York the team that wears the pinstripes on scoreboard at 3-1 advancing Austin Wells who is catcher Max Schuemann who was playing second base right field advancing Paul Goldschmidt to 3rd getting New York the team that wears the pinstripes on scoreboard following Trent Grisham committing throwing error allowing Carlos Cortes who is right fielder Tyler Soderstrom who is left fielder Jonah Heim who was catching giving Athletics a 2-0 lead before Lawrence Butler singled scoring Jonah Heim extending Athletics lead over New York 3-0. In the top of 2nd inning it was all New York the team that wears the pinstripes scoring runs as Ben Rice who is first baseman doubled to right scoring Max Schuemann, Austin Wells advancing Paul Goldschmidt to third base evening up the score 3-3 before Aaron Judge who is captain, right fielder singled to center scoring Paul Goldschmidt 4-3 lead before Jose Caballero who’s natural position is shortstop who was playing third base , second base walked scoring Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Athletics 8-3 before Max Schuemann doubled scoring Trent Grisham, Anthony Volpe extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Athletics again this time, 10-3 before Ben Rice tripled to right scoring Max Schuemann , Austin Wells extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead yet again over Athletics this time, 12-3 before Cody Bellinger singled to right scoring scoring Ben Rice extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead this time, 13-3. Then New York the team that wears the pinstripes relievers specifically Tim Hill who came on in relief of Will Warren pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 4 earned runs.

To who?

Brent Rooker who is designated hitter who hit home run to left center 404 feet making score 13-4. Fernando Cruz who came on in relief of Tim Hill who surrendered a home run to Jonah Heim who is catcher who hit home run to right center 409 feet scoring Nick Kurtz, Henry Bolte who was pinch hitter, center fielder Nick Kurtz who doubled to center scoring Darrell Hernaiz who is shortstop making final score 13-8 New York the team that wears the pinstripes the win as well as series win in three game series.

According to ESPN App

With the win New York the team that wears the pinstripes improved their record to 36-23 on 2026 regular season though remains 1.5 games behind Tampa Bay who is leading the American League East.

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes using, doubles , singles triples scoring 13 runs in top of 3rd inning before winning finale 13-8 at Athletics Sunday following Tim Hill, Fernando Cruz surrendering runs manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts saying Today was just a strange day all around, so add that one to the list,”

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manager Aaron Boone wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts on New York the team that wears the pinstripes 13-8 win as captain, right fielder who singled to center scoring first baseman Paul Goldschmidt shared his thoughts by saying We needed all 13 of those runs, because the A’s kept swinging and kind of came back there,”When we have energy and we’re pressing on the gas against all these teams, we’re the best team in baseball,”“I just wanted the guys to remember that and not forget that.”You go out there and put [up] 13 in one inning there, it’s kind of tough to come back from.

According to Theo De Rosa MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-score-13-runs-in-third-inning-against-athletics

Cleveland is a member of the American League Central comes into the first game of three game series with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 34-27 because while New York won two out three games at Athletics over the weekend Cleveland meanwhile lost two out of three games to New York the team that wears the pinstripes American League East rival Boston including finale Sunday 9-4 in Cleveland Ohio where Tanner Bibee who started who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 6 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 walk.

To who?

Wilymer Abreu who is right fielder who singled to left scoring Connor Wong giving Boston 3-2 lead. Colin Holderman who came on in relief of Tanner Bibee who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 1 hit, 2 earned runs , 1 walk.

To who?

Jose Ramirez who is third baseman who doubled to left scoring Brayan Rocchio evening the game at 3-3 before surrendering single to Chase DeLauter singled to left Jose Ramirez giving Cleveland 4-3 lead. From there it was all Boston scoring starting in top of 7th inning Wilyer Abreu walked scoring Connor Wong who was designated hitter before Masataka Yoshida singled to center scoring Jarren Duran evening the score at 4-4 before Boston would take lead for good as Isaiah Kiner- Falefa who is former New York the team that wears the pinstripes shortstop current Boston shortstop would single to center scoring Wilyer Abreu before Caleb Durbin who is third baseman would triple to right scoring Isaiah Kiner- Falefa making final score 9-4 Boston.

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Following Cleveland 9-4 loss to Boston Sunday in Cleveland Ohio Austin Hedges who is catcher shared his thoughts by saying It’s frustrating, but that's on us,”“We shouldn't have lost our challenges. It's what they're there for, and we’ve got to take accountability and be better at it.” It's just knowing the zone in every aspect, specifically for catchers and hitters,It's just learning the zone, learning the height of hitters. Obviously, the in and out is always gonna be the same, but just getting the reps in. Just keep playing games with it, keep taking chances, and I'm sure we’ll get better.”

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Austin Hedges wasn’t the only to share his thoughts on 9-4 loss to Sunday in Cleveland Ohio as manager Stephen Vogt shared his thoughts as well saying We're training it,”“It happens so quickly, and I feel like we've had some games where we should have used more [challenges]. We’ve had games where we've had some bad ones.

“A day like today, you wish you had one, but you don't. … That's not why we lost today.”When you give free bases to a Major League team, they're going to make you pay,”Credit to them, they did, but the bullpen has been outstanding. I'm not going to let one inning sway how we feel about the way the bullpen has been throwing

According to Tim Stebbins MLB article https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/austin-hedges-guardians-deal-with-challenge-frustrations-in-loss

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

The game is going to be televised on Yes, Guardians TV Presented by Progressive!

On Yes Michael Kay or Ryan Ruocco alongside rotating analysts David Cone, Paul O Neill, Joe Girardi, Meredith Marakovits , Justin Shackil are going to be commentating!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.

Justin Shackil begins his sixth season covering the Yankees for YES Network, serving in a variety of roles, including clubhouse reporting and studio hosting. In addition to his baseball duties at YES Network, Shackil has called play-by-play for Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and college basketball broadcasts.

On radio, Shackil worked on the WFAN Yankees Radio Network for three seasons as a fill-in play-by-play announcer and postgame host. Shackil has also worked for the New York Yankees since 2015, hosting the team’s in-stadium pre-game shows and working with its in-house production team. In addition, he has co-hosted the Toeing The Slab pitching podcast with David Cone and YES researcher James Smyth. Shackil currently serves as a host and blow-by-blow announcer for Matchroom Boxing on DAZN.

His additional work credits include hosting for NBA Entertainment, SiriusXM Sports, Westwood One and radio play-by-play for the Double-A baseball teams: Mobile BayBears, Tennessee Smokies and Trenton Thunder. Shackil graduated from Fordham University in 2009.

Justin Shackil begins his sixth season covering the Yankees for YES Network, serving in a variety of roles, including clubhouse reporting and studio hosting. In addition to his baseball duties at YES Network, Shackil has called play-by-play for Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and college basketball broadcasts.

On radio, Shackil worked on the WFAN Yankees Radio Network for three seasons as a fill-in play-by-play announcer and postgame host. Shackil has also worked for the New York Yankees since 2015, hosting the team’s in-stadium pre-game shows and working with its in-house production team. In addition, he has co-hosted the Toeing The Slab pitching podcast with David Cone and YES researcher James Smyth. Shackil currently serves as a host and blow-by-blow announcer for Matchroom Boxing on DAZN.

His additional work credits include hosting for NBA Entertainment, SiriusXM Sports, Westwood One and radio play-by-play for the Double-A baseball teams: Mobile BayBears, Tennessee Smokies and Trenton Thunder. Shackil graduated from Fordham University in 2009.

On Guardians TV Presented By Progressive Rick Manning, Matt Underwood, Andre Knott are commentating!

The former Cleveland center fielder returns for his 34th season as color commentator for Guardians baseball telecasts on Bally Sports Great Lakes and on WKYC- TV. Rick's tenure with the club began in 1990 and his 33-year tenure is the second-longest in franchise history (alongside Tom Hamilton).

"Arch", 68, began his professional baseball career with the Cleveland Indians as the first-round selection (2nd overall) in the 1972 June draft out of LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls, NY. The first 8 1/2 years of his 13-year Major League career were spent in Cleveland (1975-1983), where he won a Gold Glove in 1976 for his fielding prowess. Manning was also selected as the BBWAA “Good Guy” award winner for the 1980 season and caught the final out in Len Barker's 1981 perfect game. He later played with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1983-87 before ending his 13-year career with a career batting mark of .257 (1349-5248) in 1555 games.

Rick and his wife, Sue, reside in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has two children, Kyle and Jessica, and eight grandchildren.

Matt begins his 24th season as a broadcaster for the Cleveland Guardians, while 2023 will mark his 17th year in the TV booth calling play-by-play with partner Rick Manning. He spent seven seasons (2000-06) as a member of the Cleveland radio broadcast team and 13 years as host of the club's pregame show, aired heard across the Guardians Radio Network.

Matt began his career with local ABC affiliate WEWS-TV5, where he spent 17 years and served as the station’s sports director from 1997-1999. Underwood has called play-by-play action for the OHSAA football playoffs as well as NCAA football on then SportsTime Ohio.

The Ashland, OH native graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1990. He is a member of both the Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame and the Baldwin-Wallace Radio Hall of Fame. In 2013, Underwood received the Alumni Merit Award from B-W and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ashland High School. Matt has helped raise money for numerous charitable organizations including Cleveland Guardians Charities, Team Focus, Ashland County Cancer Association and The Sophia Underwood Memorial Scholarship.

He currently resides in Avon Lake, Ohio with his wife, Shelley. They have two children, Max and Devan.

Andre begins his ninth season as a reporter for all Cleveland Guardians telecasts on Bally Sports Great Lakes.

Knott has contributed to Bally Sports Great Lakes's broadcasts in a wide variety of capacities over the years, covering high school football, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Browns, in addition to hosting Drennan Live. Previously, he was the Browns Radio Network sideline reporter for six years, 2004-10, and has also been seen and heard covering Cleveland sports on WKNR, WEWS and Newsradio WTAM 1100. He has also produced several successful podcast series.

Andre and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Wadsworth, Ohio with their children, Isabella and AJ. He is a graduate of Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and Kent State University. He was an All-Ohio running back and four-time letter winner in baseball at St Vincent-St. Mary, earning SVSM Hall of Fame induction honors in 2018.

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