Austin Wells Is Going To Be Back Behind The Plate For New York As New York, Cincinnati Are Playing Finale Sunday As Elmer Rodriguez, Chase Burns Are Starting In Bronx New York

New York the team that wears the pinstripes catcher Austin Wells landed on injured list June 6, 2026 with cervical headaches.

Austin Wells hit pair of home runs on Thursday in his second rehab appearance as he drove in three of the RailRiders’ runs in a 7-5 loss at Columbus.

Following hitting pair of home runs with Scranton/ Wilkies Barre at the time manager Aaron Boone said he hadn’t made any decisions [The homers] were good to see. He did a lot of cage work again yesterday, working on some things that he and the hitting coaches have wanted to work on.”

They feel like they’ve had a couple of really good days of work,”Then obviously today, he goes out and gets some results, so that’s a good thing to see. We want to keep building on that.”

According to Bryan Hoch’s MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/austin-wells-hits-two-homers-in-triple-a-rehab-game

Well a decision has been as they ‘re activating Austin Wells for Sunday’s New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Cincinnnati are playing finale Sunday as Elmer Rodriguez, Chase Burns are starting in Bronx New York.

Where?

On the mound!

Though,

Could mother nature prevent Austin Wells from going back behind the plate for New York the team that wears the pinstripes from Elmer Rodriguez, Chase Burns from starting?

There isn’t a chance of that happening because There isn’t a chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s intermittent clouds with 0 % chance of rain thirty minutes following first pitch at 3:00pm it’s intermittent clouds with 0 % chance of rain at 4:00pm it’s intermittent clouds with 0% chance of rain at 4:35pm when the game is supposed to be over it’s intermittent clouds with 0% chance of rain.

According to Accuweather on ESPN App

Elmer Rodriguez previously pitched for New York the team that wears the pinstripes on Sunday May 17, 2026 when he pitched 4.1 innings surrendering 5 hits,, 1 earned 1, 1 walk.

To who?

Marcus Semien who is second baseman for New York Mets who doubled to right scoring Mark Vientos who is first baseman evening score 1-1 in bottom of 4th.

With Elmer Rodriguez making start for New York the team that the wears the pinstripes in New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Cincinnati finale in Bronx New York they optioned reliever Jake Bird to Triple A Scranton/ Wilkies / Barre.

Though, Jake Bird wasn’t the only player optioned to Triple A Scranton / Wilkies Barre as J.C. Escarra was as well because New York the team that wears the pinstripes expected to activate catcher Austin Wells who following him landing on injured list June 6, 2026 with cervical headaches following hitting pair of home runs with Scranton/ Wilkies Barre though at the time manager Aaron Boone said he hadn’t made any decisions [The homers] were good to see. He did a lot of cage work again yesterday, working on some things that he and the hitting coaches have wanted to work on.”

They feel like they’ve had a couple of really good days of work,”Then obviously today, he goes out and gets some results, so that’s a good thing to see. We want to keep building on that.”

According to Bryan Hoch’s MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/austin-wells-hits-two-homers-in-triple-a-rehab-gameAccording to https://x.com/Yankees/status/2068446928853999859

New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of the American League East comes into the finale with record of 46-29 is going to be looking to win the series because they won the first game of the series on Friday June 19, 2026 because In 2026 season Jazz Chisholm Jr. who second baseman for New York the team that wears the pinstripes has had 250 at bats while contributing 37 runs, 57 hits, 10 home runs, 30 runs batted in, 20 stolen bases with a batting average of 228.

According to https://www.mlb.com/player/jazz-chisholm-jr-665862

On Thursday night in the New York the team that wears the pinstripes , Chicago (White Sox) finale Jazz Chisholm Jr left the game following being hit by richet of foul ball thrown by Sean Burke . At the time New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone said I’m hoping he is [OK],”

Apparently he is ok because he was in New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting lineup against Cincinnati Friday in Bronx New York batting 5th behind first baseman Paul Goldschmidt promting Jazz Chisholm to say I’m not going to change,”That was just an unlucky instance right there. I’ve never had a reason to wear one. Now I have a reason to wear one -- but that doesn’t mean I’m going to wear one.”

In Jazz Chisholm’s return to starting lineup he hit home run to right 390 feet in bottom of 2nd inning.

Though,

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s home run wasn’t the only home run hit for New York the team that wears the pinstripes Friday as Ben Rice who was designated hitter who is first baseman hit 3-run home run scoring Spencer Jones who is a rookie right fielder who is taking over for Aaron Judge who currently is on injured list with stress fracture in right side, Anthony Volpe who is shortstop in bottom of 2nd inning at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Cincinnati 4-0. Though, home runs weren’t only runs scored for New York the team that wears the pinstripes as Anthony Volpe singled to left scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr supporting Cam Schlittler who shutout Cincinnati in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-0 win Friday. As Cam Schlittler shutout Cincinnati offensively Cam Schlittler pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks.

To who?

Blake Dunn who is right fielder who was center fielder who was 2-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . JJ Bleday who is left fielder who was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Sal Stewart who is first baseman who was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Nathaniel Lowe who is primarily designated hitter Spencer Steer who is left fielder who was right fielder who was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Eugeno Suarez who was third baseman who is also designated hitter who was 1-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Tyler Stephenson who is catcher who was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Edwin Arroyo who is second baseman who 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in was unable to provide run support for Rhett Lowder who pitched 5.1 innings surrendering 6 hits, 4 earned runs.

To who?

Jazz Chisholm Jr. who hit home run to right 390 feet giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 1-0 lead before Ben Rice hit home run to center 433 feet scoring Spencer Jones, Anthony Volpe in top of 2nd inning

According to ESPN App

While walking 3 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters while striking out 5 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters.

According ESPN App

Following Jazz Chisholm Jr. hitting home run Ben Rice hitting 3-run home run scoring Spencer Jones, Anthony Volpe Aaron Boone Cam Schlittler the best pitcher in the American League right now while his teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. who supported him in his start with home run want him to start the All-Star game on Tuesday July 14, 2026 at Citizens Bank Park home of Philadelphia Phillies.

Though,

Unfortunately who starts the 2026 All-Star game as a starting pitcher isn’t up Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is on 2026 All-Star Ballot as position player for second base as that is up to John Schneider who is manager of Toronto because his team went to World Series in 2025 season and opposed Los Angeles (Dodgers).

Meanwhile, Ben Rice who also supported Cam Schlittler with a home run his own shared his thoughts on Cam Schlittler by saying It’s not very surprising, honestly,”We always expect to watch him go out and do something special.”The stuff is ridiculous,”You have less time to be able to tell the difference when they’re on their way in, so it gives hitters lots of problems. They’re going to have to either pick one, or just swing and hope they hit it the right way.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cam-schlittler-strikes-out-13-reds-over-6-scoreless-innings

Though,

New York the team that wears the pinstripes isn’t the only team looking to win the series as Cincinnati who is a member of National League Central is as well because they come into the finale of three game series with record of 36-39 because they evened up the series at one game a piece by winning the second game on Saturday June 20, 2026 as Sean Stewart who playing third base who is first baseman would double to left scoring Blake Dunn who was center fielder who is right fielder, Edwin Arroyo who is second baseman putting Cincinnati ahead of New York the team that 2-1 in top of 3rd inning before Sal Stewart would contribute offensively for Cincinnati yet again. This time, a sacrifice fly to left scoring Blake Dunn extending Cincinnati’s lead yet again over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 3-1. Before Spencer Steer who was first baseman who is center fielder would hit 3 - run home run scoring JJ Bleday who is left fielder Nathaniel Lowe who is designated hitter .

Off who?

New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher Will Warren at the time extending Cincinnati’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 6-1. In the top of 8th inning Sal Stewart would double to center scoring Blake Dunn, Jose Trevino who is former New York the team that wears the pinstripes catcher current Cincinnati catcher . Ewin Arroyo who is second baseman at the extending Cincinnati’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 9-1 before Dane Myers was pinch hitter, designated hitter would double to left scoring Sal Stewart .

Off who?

Ryan Yarbrough who came on in relief of Will Warren!

Making final score 10-2 offensively supporting Andrew Abbott who would pitch 5.0 innings surrendering 5 hits , 1 earned run , 3 walks

To who?

Paul Goldschmidt who hit home run to right center 396 feet giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes 1-0 lead while walking 3 batters striking out 6 batters. Tejay Atone who came on in relief of Andrew Abbott who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. Brock Burke who came on in relief of Tejay Atone who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 0 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. Chase Petty who came on in relief Brock Burke who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batter.

According to ESPN App

Following Cincinnati’s 10-2 win over New York the team that wears the pinstripes Saturday afternoon in Bronx New York starting pitcher Andrew Abbott who would pitch 5.0 innings surrendering 5 hits , 1 earned run , 3 walks

To who?

Paul Goldschmidt who hit home run to right center 396 feet giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes 1-0 lead while walking 3 batters striking out 6 batters would share his thoughts on Sal Stewart by saying We knew he was good, there’s no question about that,""I think it’s maturity and the advanced mental approach or advanced approach at the plate for a kid. He’s 22 years old. He doesn’t really get embarrassed. He takes really good at-bats, which is what you’ve got to do in this league."

Though,

Cincinnati manager Terry Francona shared his thoughts on Sal Stewart as well who was third baseman who typically is first baseman as well as his production offensively by saying He’s kind of got a knack for RBIs,""He might swing through a high fastball for strike one, but by the time you get to two strikes and he’s seen five or six pitches, he gets more dangerous.”Everybody is going to talk about what Sal did, and I get it and it gives me a chance to brag about him,"But guys getting on base ahead of him. Dunn beat a forceout [in the fifth], nobody thought much of it at the time, but those things can add up."

According to Mark Sheldon MLB article https://www.mlb.com/reds/news/andrew-abbott-sal-stewart-help-reds-beat-yankees

First pitch is set for 1:35pm Eastern Time from Yankee Stadium!

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

On Yes The game is going to be televised with Michael Kay or Ryan Ruocco alongside rotating analysts David Cone, Paul O Neill, Joe Girardi, Meredith Marakovits or 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 Reds. TV John Sadak , Barry Larkin , Jeff Brantley, Tommy Thrall, Chris Welsh are commentating!

John Sadak is in his sixth season as the lead play-by-play broadcaster for the Reds Television Network. John Sadak is a play-by-play announcer with CBS Sports TV and Westwood One Radio. Sadak’s broadcast work includes play-by-play in the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, college football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, ice hockey, volleyball, water polo and field hockey. Sadak’s work has aired on essentially every national network in the country. He spent nearly a decade as the voice of Princeton Tigers men’s basketball, Delaware Fighting Blue Hens women’s basketball and the Advanced-A Wilmington Blue Rocks, before taking the lead announcing role with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders in 2013. Beginning in 2015, Sadak’s Westwood One work expanded to include the NCAA basketball tournament and the NFL on Westwood One. In 2019, Sadak filled in calling Chicago Bulls games on both NBC Sports Chicago and WGN-TV along with New York Mets games on WCBS Radio. Sadak has been honored by Baseball America, Ballpark Digest, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, Delaware Press Association, Philadelphia Press Association, New Jersey Associated Press Broadcasters Association, Communicator Awards, Society of Professional Journalists and College Broadcasters Incorporated. In 2013, he was named Broadcaster of the Year by Ballpark Digest for his work with the RailRiders’ radio/TV broadcasts. He was twice named Delaware Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Sadak is a two-time Rowan University graduate and a New York City native. He is a graduate of Brick Memorial High School in Brick Township, NJ.

Hall of Famer Barry Larkin is in his sixth season on the Reds Television Network broadcast team and will share with veteran Chris Welsh the color analyst duties. Larkin previously worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball broadcasts on MLB Network and ESPN. He is in his eighth season in the Reds’ front office, his first as Senior Advisor, Business & Baseball Operations. Prior to his current front office role, he worked for two years as Senior Advisor to President and COO Phil Castellini after spending the previous five years as Special Assistant to the General Manager. The Cincinnati native spent his entire 19-year Major League career with the Reds. He was a 12-time National League All-Star, voted in five times as a starter. He won the 1995 NL MVP Award, a World Series championship in 1990, nine Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards and three Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence. For his career, he hit .295 and had nine seasons where he batted at least .300. “The Captain” hit 198 home runs and finished with 960 RBI in 2,180 career games. Larkin was the first shortstop in Major League history to produce 30 home runs and 30 steals in the same season. He was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2008 and into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2012. Following his retirement as a player, Larkin joined the front office of the Washington Nationals then went on to TV analyst roles at MLB Network and ESPN. In 2015, he rejoined the Reds organization as a roving minor league infield instructor.

Jim Day is in his 25th season as a familiar face and voice on Reds Television Network broadcasts, returning this season as the dugout reporter. From 2011-2020, he split his time on the air between the sideline and lead play-by-play roles. In 2018 and 2019, Day split duties between Reds TV and Reds on Radio, covering radio play-by-play duties during the off days of Hall of Famer Marty Brennaman and Jeff Brantley while also working TV play-by-play in addition to his pre- and post-game show stints. For 17 seasons, he served as the main host of the Emmy Award-winning pre- and post-game shows, Reds Live. In 2019, he was nominated for the National Sports Media Association’s Sportscaster of the Year Award for Ohio. Day is an Emmy Award-winning reporter with 33 years’ experience in sports broadcasting. After graduating from Otterbein College, Day worked at WSYX-TV as an anchor/reporter in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Following a 3-year stay at WFTS-TV in Tampa, Day returned to his roots to work for FOX Sports Net Ohio. He has served in various roles for FOX Sports Ohio while covering every major sport for the network.

Jeff Brantley is in his 20th season as a member of the Reds Radio and Reds Television Network broadcast teams. He was hired in October 2006. After he retired as a player following the 2001 season, Brantley joined ESPN as an in-game analyst and also as a studio analyst on the network’s popular Baseball Tonight show. In March 2006, he broadcast several telecasts of the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Brantley spent 14 seasons in the Major Leagues and enjoyed some of his best years while pitching for the Reds from 1994-1997, when he posted a 2.64 ERA and 88 saves. He is tied for sixth on the club’s all-time saves list. In 1996 he earned the Rolaids Relief Man Award after leading the National League with 44 saves. His 44 saves that season remains the Reds’ single-season record. Brantley also pitched for the Giants, Cardinals, Phillies and Rangers. He was an All-Star for San Francisco in 1990 and finished his career with 172 saves and a 3.39 ERA in 615 games. He is enshrined on the Giants’ Wall of Fame at AT&T Park. Brantley is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where he led the Bulldogs to a third-place finish at the College World Series. He was a 4-year letterwinner for MSU and was named first-team All-American in 1985. A member of the Mississippi State Hall of Fame, Brantley’s uniform number 8 was retired in 2000. In 2010 he was inducted into the State of Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and in February 2019 was a member of the inaugural class of the prestigious Ron Polk Ring of Honor along with Will Clark, the late David “Boo” Ferriss, the late C.R. “Dudy” Noble and Rafael Palmeiro. Brantley was named the 2025 Ohio Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. In May of 2026, he will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. He has been involved in several youth baseball groups like Garth Brooks’ “Teammates for Kids” and an inner-city baseball program in Jackson, Mississippi. Jeff and wife Ashley have 2 children, Elizabeth and Mason. He has two other children, Emily and Murphy

Tommy Thrall is in his eighth full season broadcasting for the Reds, his seventh as the full-time play-by-play announcer on rights holder 700 WLW Radio. The 20-year broadcasting veteran in 2018 called 3 Reds games in spring training and then 3 games near the end of the regular season. He broadcast 66 games on radio in 2019 and all 60 games of the 2020 season. Before joining the organization full-time in 2019, Thrall spent 7 years broadcasting radio and TV games for Class AA Pensacola. While in Pensacola, he also served as the play-by-play voice for football and basketball for the University of West Florida. Thrall began working in professional baseball as an intern for the Kansas City T-Bones while earning his degree from Northwest Missouri State University. He went on to work for Class A Myrtle Beach and Quad Cities before making the move to Pensacola. Thrall has filled various roles in broadcasting, including TV sports anchor and reporter on WEAR-TV in Pensacola, sports talk host on ESPN Pensacola and host of UWF’s weekly television coach’s show.

Chris Welsh is in his 34th season as Reds TV analyst following a 5-year Major League career with the Padres, Expos, Rangers and Reds. Welsh was named the 2022 Ohio Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Chris went 21-31 with a 4.45 ERA, 8 complete games and 3 shutouts in 122 career appearances, including 75 starts. From 1993-2009 Chris and partner George Grande worked together for the 17 seasons as the longest-running TV duo in Reds history. He is a graduate of Cincinnati’s St. Xavier High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida, where his baseball coach was Hall of Famer Robin Roberts. In addition to his television work, Chris is active in several local charities. He serves on the Board of the Powell Crosley Jr. Amateur Baseball Fund, which oversees the Kid Glove Games. He is a partner in Champions Baseball Academy and a featured speaker at many local venues. Chris created and operates baseballrulesacademy.com, an interactive website designed to teach the rules of baseball by use of video lessons and quizzes.

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