Gerrit Cole, Framber Valdez Who Were Teammates With Houston Are Opposing Each Other On The Mound Monday Night Because New York, Detroit Are Starting Three Game Series In Detroit Michigan

For two seasons Gerrit Cole , Framber Valdez were in the same starting rotation for Houston!

In 2018 season Gerrit Cole finished with record of 15-5 with an earn run average of 2.88 while Framber Valdez finished with record of 4-1 with an earn run average of 2.19. In 2019 season with Houston Gerrit Cole finished with record of 20-5 with an earn run of 2.50 before signing with New York the team that wears the pinstripes the team he grew rooting for in the off season. In 2018 Framber Valdez finished with record of 4-1 with an earn run average of 2.19. In 2019 season Framber Valdez finished with record of 4-7 with an earn run average. 5.86.

According to https://www.mlb.com/player/gerrit-cole-543037

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Gerrit Cole, Framber Valdez who were teammates with Houston are opposing each other on the mound Monday night because New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Detroit are starting three game series in Detroit Michigan.

Gerrit Cole, Framber Valdez are different because Gerrit Cole is a right handed starting pitcher while Framber Valdez is left handed starting pitcher.

Gerrit Cole comes into the game with Detroit against his former teammate Framber Valdez with record of Gerrit Cole recently returned to the mound following having , rehabbing from Tommy John Surgery!

Tommy John Surgery is known as UCL reconstruction is a surgery commonly used to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament inside the elbow by replacing it with a tendon from elsewhere in the body. The goal of the surgery is to stabilize the elbow, reduce or eliminate pain and restore stability and range of motion. This procedure was introduced and first performed by Frank Jobe, M.D., on baseball pitcher Tommy John in 1974—hence the colloquial name Tommy John surgery.

According to https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/tommy-john-surgery-ulnar-collateral-ligament-reconstruction

Gerrit Cole comes into the game with Detroit against his former teammate Framber Valdez with record of 2-1 with an earn run average of 2.57 because on Tuesday June 16, 2026 in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 12-2 win over Chicago (White Sox) in Bronx New York Gerrit Cole pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 2 earned runs 2 walks.

To who?

Andrew Benintendi who hit home run to right center in top of 1st inning giving Chicago (White Sox) 1-0 lead. LuisAngel Acuna who is center fielder who was pinch hitter , shortstop as well as pitcher because Chicago (White Sox) were getting beat so bad as he reached on infield single to Ryan McMahon Tristan Peters in top of 6th inning.

While walking 2 Chicago (White Sox) while striking out 6 Chicago (White Sox) batters walking 2 Chicago (White Sox) batters in New York 5-3 win.

Framber Valdez comes into the game with New York the team that wears the wears pinstripes against his former teammate Gerrit Cole with record of 3-5 with an earn run average of 3.05 because on the same date Gerrit Cole got the win when opposing Chicago hitters Framber Valdez got the win against his former at Houston where he pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 0 earned runs, 3 walks while striking out 6 Houston batters.

According to https://www.mlb.com/player/gerrit-cole-543037

https://www.mlb.com/player/framber-valdez-664285

Though,

Could mother nature prevent Gerrit Cole, Framber Valdez who were teammates with Houston who are opposing each other on the mound Monday night because New York the team that wears the pinstripes are starting three game series in Detroit Michigan?

There is a chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s mostly sunny with 20 % of rain before it continues to be mostly sunny with 13 % of rain an hour following first pitch before it remains mostly sunny with 0 % chance at 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:10pm 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 three game series with Detroit with record of 46-30 because they lost two out of three games to Cincinnati over the weekend in Bronx New York though, Ben Rice who is first baseman for New York the team that wears the pinstripes had it cooking offensively in top of 3rd inning because he hit home run to right center 375 feet giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 1-0 lead.

While Ben Rice had it cooking the remainder of offense did not because Jasson Dominguez who was right fielder was 1-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Cody Bellinger who typically is left fielder who was designated hitter was 1-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Spencer Jones who was playing center field 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 runs batted in. Matt Schuemann who is shortstop who was left fielder was 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 runs batted in. Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is second baseman was 1-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Jose Caballero who ‘s typically a shortstop who was left fielder, center fielder was 1-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Ryan McMahon who is third baseman was 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Amed Rosario who pinch hit for Ryan McMahon was 1-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Austin Wells who is catcher who was 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Paul Goldschmidt who was pinch hitting who is first baseman was 0-1 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Ali Sanchez who came into take over for Austin Wells at catcher was 0-1 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in.

Outside of Ben Rice’s home run the offense wasn’t able to provide run support for Elmer Rodriguez who started who pitched 4.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 2 walks to Cincinnati.

To who?

Tyler Stephenson who is catcher who hit home run to left center 401 feet scoring Nathaniel Lowe who is designated hitter Noelvi Marte who is right fielder extending Cincinnati’s lead 3-1 in top of 4th inning who walked 2 batters struck out 4 batters. Tim Hill who came on in relief of Elmer Rodriguez who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 Cincinnati batters. Tim Hill who would come on in relief of Elmer Rodriguez who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 hits, while striking out 0 Cincinnati batters. Paul Blackburn who would come in relief of Tim Hill who pitched 1.1 innings surrendering, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 Cincinnati batters. Brent Headrick who would come on in relief of Paul Blackburn who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Cincinnati batters. Fernando Cruz who would come on in relief of Brent Headrick who would pitch 0.2 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs 0 while striking out 0 Cincinnati batters. Camilo Doval who would come on in relief of Fernando Cruz who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk while striking out 2 Cincinnati batters because as a team New York the team that wears the pinstripes was 0-9 with runners in scoring position.

According to ESPN App

With the loss o Cincinnati New York the team that wears the pinstripes now has a record of 46-30 though in spite of the loss New York the team that wears the pinstripes still leads the American League East by 2.0 games ahead of Tampa Bay who has record of 43-31.

According to https://www.mlb.com/standings/

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes 4-1 loss to Cincinnati Sunday in Bronx New York manager Aaron shared his thoughts on how his team performed offensively by saying Give some credit to the opposition,”“but we’ve got to get it done as well.”

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes 4-1 loss to Cincinnati Sunday in Bronx New York Elmer Rodriguez who was optioned to Scranton/ Wilkies -Barre following the loss shared his thoughts by saying Overall, I threw one pitch where it wasn’t supposed to go, and they made the damage there,”I feel like I’m attacking more guys, being better in the zone and using my pitches better,” Rodríguez said. “I feel like the more, the better.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/elmer-rodriguez-gets-little-support-in-yankees-loss

While New York the team that wears the pinstripes lost two out of three games to Cincinnati over the weekend in Bronx New York Detroit meanwhile swept Chicago (White Sox) with 5-4 win in 10 innings Sunday Matt Vierling who was pinch hitting singled to right scoring Riley Greene who was designated hitter as well as left fielder. Before that in the top of 5th inning Zach McKinstry who is second baseman singled to center scoring Colt Keith who is third baseman putting Detroit ahead 1-0 . In the bottom of 8th inning Dillon Dingler who was catcher hit home run to left center 384 feet putting Detroit ahead of Chicago (White Sox) 3-2 . In the bottom of 9th Dillon Dingler would contribute offensively again this time, singling to left scoring Jahami Jones who played for New York the team that wears the pinstripes in 2024 season as well as Kevin Mcgonigle who is shortstop in bottom of 9th inning evening score at 3-3 before Tristan Peters would hit sacrifice fly to right scoring Jacob Gonzalez who is first baseman giving Chicago (White Sox 4-3 lead though, that lead would be brief as Detroit would score final two runs of the game in bottom of 10th inning as Spencer Torkelson who is first baseman would single to left scoring Kerry Carpenter scoring Riley Greene evening score at 4-4.

The winning run in 10th inning offensively supported Keider Montero who pitched 7.0 innings surrendering 6 hits, 3 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 3 Chicago (White Sox) batters . Drew Sommers who came on in relief of Keider Montero who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 3 Chicago (White Sox) batters . Kyle Finnigan who came on in relief of Drew Sommers who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 1 Chicago (White Sox) batter . Will Vest who came on in relief of Kyle Finnigan who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking 0 Chicago (White Sox) batters).

According to ESPN App

Following Detroit’s 5-4 win in 10 innings Sunday over Chicago (White Sox) manager AJ Hinch shared his thoughts by saying We talk about everything matters,”And at his lowest, and this is probably the lowest for him in how he’s contributed for this organization and this team, it’s nice to see him do something to help us.”

Following Detroit’s 5-4 win in 10 innings Sunday over Chicago (White Sox) Jahmai Jones shared his thoughts by saying Hopefully I start turning it on so they can forgive me. It’s just part of it. I know the entire city wants us to win. They want us to be good. They know how good we can be as a team. Obviously we want to do that for them, too. I feel for them, I really do. But nobody takes it harder than we do.”

Obviously I know I haven't been playing as well as I know that I can,But anytime I get out there, I'm going to give my best effort. I'm going to give everything that I can to try to extend the game. That's just how I was brought up, and my mentality to approach the game.”When I hit first, I thought I beat the sound of [the ball hitting first baseman Jacob Gonzalez’s mitt], even though it was really close,”

According to Jason Beck’s MLB article https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-complete-sweep-matt-vierling-walk-off-single

First pitch is set for 6:10pm Eastern Time from Comerica Park!

The game is going to be televised on Yes, DetroitSportsNet!

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.

According to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/team/broadcasters

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