Ryan Weathers Is Starting Carson Palmquist Is Opening Zack Littell Is Following As New York, Washington Are Starting Three Game Series Friday Night In Washington DC
In 2018 Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash popularized, modernized the pitching strategy known as the opener. An opener is a relief pitcher who throws the first two innings of a game before giving away to a bulk-inning pitcher who handles majority of the contest.
Ryan Weathers is starting Carson Palmquist is opening Zack Littell is following as New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Washington are starting three game series Friday night in Washington DC.
Where?
On the mound!
Ryan Weathers is a left handed pitcher Carson Palquist like Ryan Weathers is left handed pitcher while Zack Littell is a right handed pitcher!
Ryan Weathers comes into the game with Washington with record of 3-7 with an earn run average of 4.29 because Ryan Weathers took the loss when New York the team that wears the pinstripes was playing Minnesota on Sunday July 5, 2026 Starting pitchers have been putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes in deficits recently deficits the offense hasn’t been able to get them out of!
Sunday in 6-1 loss to Minnesota in Bronx New York was no different as Ryan Weathers surrendered 4 runs.
To who?
Josh Bell who singled to right Austin Martin who is left fielder giving Minnesota a 1-0 lead in top of 1st inning. From there Minnesota extended their lead as Brooks Lee who was third baseman singled to left scoring Royce Lewis who was playing first base who is third baseman extending Minnesota’s lead 2-0 in top of 4th inning. In top of 5th inning Royce Lewis who is first baseman singled to center scoring Luke Keachall who was right fielder who typically is second baseman Austin Martin who was left fielder who usually is left fielder at the time extending Minnesota’s yet again over New York the team that wears the pinstripes this time, 4-0 In top of 6th inning Austin Martin walked scoring Brooks Lee who was third baseman who’s usual position is shortstop extending Minnesota's lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-0 before Kody Clemens who is second baseman son of former MLB starting pitcher former New York the team that wears the pinstripes pitcher retired MLB pitcher retired New York the team that wears the pinstripes pitcher Roger Clemens hit sacrifice fly to right scoring Ryan Kreidler this extending Minnesota’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes this time, 6-0.
Carson Palmquest Carson Palquest is opening Zack Littell is following as New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Washington are starting three game series Friday night in Washington DC.
Where?
On the mound!
Ryan Weathers is a left handed pitcher Carson Palquist like Ryan Weathers is left handed pitcher while Zack Littell is a right handed pitcher!
Ryan Weathers comes into the game with Washington with record of 3-7 with an earn run average of 4.29 because Ryan Weathers took the loss when New York the team that wears the pinstripes was playing Minnesota on Sunday July 5, 2026 Starting pitchers have been putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes in deficits recently deficits the offense hasn’t been able to get them out of!
Sunday in 6-1 loss to Minnesota in Bronx New York was no different as Ryan Weathers surrendered 4 runs.
To who?
Josh Bell who singled to right Austin Martin who is left fielder giving Minnesota a 1-0 lead in top of 1st inning. From there Minnesota extended their lead as Brooks Lee who was third baseman singled to left scoring Royce Lewis who was playing first base who is third baseman extending Minnesota’s lead 2-0 in top of 4th inning. In top of 5th inning Royce Lewis who is first baseman singled to center scoring Luke Keachall who was right fielder who typically is second baseman Austin Martin who was left fielder who usually is left fielder at the time extending Minnesota’s yet again over New York the team that wears the pinstripes this time, 4-0 In top of 6th inning Austin Martin walked scoring Brooks Lee who was third baseman who’s usual position is shortstop extending Minnesota's lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-0 before Kody Clemens who is second baseman son of former MLB starting pitcher former New York the team that wears the pinstripes pitcher retired MLB pitcher retired New York the team that wears the pinstripes pitcher Roger Clemens hit sacrifice fly to right scoring Ryan Kreidler this extending Minnesota’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes this time, 6-0.
Carson Palmquist comes into the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 0-1 with an earn run average of 7.11 because on Tuesday July 7, 2026 when opposing Houston Carson Palquist took no decision in Washington’s 6-3 loss to Houston in Washington DC pitching 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits , 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 0 Houston batters coming on in relief of Riley Cornelio. Zack Littell comes into the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 7-6 with an earn run average of 5.02 because when opposing Pittsburgh Zack Littell took no decision pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk.
To who?
Henry Davis who is catcher who reached on infield single to third baseman Curtis Mead scoring Tyler Callihan who ‘s usual position is left fielder who was first baseman at time giving Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead in top of 2nd inning.
While walking 1 batter striking out 3 Pittsburgh batters.
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Could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Washington from starting their three game series on schedule? From Ryan Weathers starting from Carson Palmquist from opening from Zack Littell following on the mound?
There is a chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s intermittent clouds with 49 % chance of rain before intermittent clouds continue with rain chances decreasing to 35% at 7:00pm 7:35 -7:45 pm before it turns partly sunny with 7% at 8:00pm 8:45 pm before it turns partly cloudy with 7 % at 9:00pm 9:45 pm when the game is supposed to be over.
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New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of American League East comes into the first game of three game series with Washington with record of 51-42 because they split four game series with Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg Florida that included 12-4 win in finale on Thursday afternoon In the top of 3rd inning Ryan McMahon who is third baseman doubled to right scoring right fielder Max Schuemann evening score 1-1 before Trent Grisham who is center fielder singled to right scoring Ryan McMahon giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 2-1 lead before Ben Rice who started cooking with a 2-run home run to right scoring Trent Grisham at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes over Tampa Bay 4-1 before Jose Caballero who is shortstop singled to right scoring Jasson Dominguez advancing Cody Bellinger who’s usual position is left fielder who was first baseman at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Tampa Bay 5-1 before Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is second baseman hit sacrifice fly to center scoring Cody Bellinger at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Tampa Bay 6-1. In top of 4th inning Austin Wells who is catcher hit home run to right 375 feet at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead this time to 7-3 before Ben Rice would start cooking again this time with home run to center 422 feet scoring Austin Wells, Trent Grisham in top of 6th inning at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead 10-3 before Ryan McMahon would double to right scoring Max Schuemann at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Tampa Bay 11-4 in top of 7th inning before Cody Bellinger would single to center making final score 12-4 New York the team that wears the pinstripes over Tampa Bay .
Against who?
Drew Rasmussen who started who pitched 2.1 innings surrendering 7 hits, 6 earned runs , walks while striking out 2 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters . Cam Booser who came on in relief of Drew Rasmussen who pitched 1.2 innings surrendering 1 hit , 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 2 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. Casey Legumina who came on in relief of Cam Booser who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 3 earned runs, 3 walks while striking out 2 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. Craig Kimbril who came on in relief of Casey Legumina who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters . Chris Roycroft who came on in relief of Craig Kimbrel who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 1 walk while striking out 0 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters . Ben Williamson who came on in relief of Chris Roycroft who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters.
The 12 runs would offensively support Paul Blackburn who was opener pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks while striking out 3 Tampa Bay batters. Jake Bird who came on in reliever of Paul Blackburn who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 walk while striking out 0 Tampa Bay batters. Ryan Yarbrough who came on in relief Jake Bird who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 Tampa Bay batters. Camilo Doval who came on in relief of Ryan Yarbrough who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs 1 walk while striking out 0 Tampa Bay batters. Brent Headrick who came on in relief of Camilo Doval who pitched 1.2 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks while striking out 3 Tampa Bay batters. Angel Chivilli who came on in relief of Brent Headrick who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 3 Tampa Bay batters Tim Hill who came on in relief of Angel Chivilli who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Tampa Bay batters.
With the win New York the team that wears the pinstripes improved their record of 51-42 is now 4.0 games behind Tampa Bay who is leading the American League East.
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Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes not struggling mightily to score runs Thursday afternoon beating Tampa Bay 12-4 in St. Petersburg Florida manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts by saying You’re fired up that some guys that have been scuffling are putting together really good at-bats,Then you’re always trying to be greedy and say, ‘Let’s keep pushing then went on to talk about catcher Austin Wells who hit home run by saying He got some good swings off,He looked like he was getting in a strong position, ready to do damage, but then having the ability to lay off pitches out of the zone. Hopefully it’s a good step for him.”
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Manager Aaron Boone wasn’t the only one about how New York the team that wears the pinstripes contributed offensively as Paul Blackburn who was opener who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks while striking out 3 Tampa Bay batters shared his thoughts on how the offense performed by saying “It definitely helps when we hang out a six-spot in the third,”“Everyone was able to do their part today.”
While Ben Rice who was cooking offensively with pair of home runs shared his thoughts by saying It was great,”“Everyone’s cheering each other on, smiling, laughing, enjoying it. When it’s going like that, it just feels contagious. Everyone’s feeding off each other. It definitely boosts our morale heading into the next series. We’ve just got to keep that momentum going.”
According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/ben-rice-homers-twice-yankees-beat-rays
While New York the team that wears the pinstripes split four game series with Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg Florida Washington meanwhile who is a member of National League East comes into the first of three game series with record of 48-46 because they won two out of three games against Houston including 8-2 win Wednesday in Washington DC where CJ Abrams who is shortstop hit sacrifice fly to left scoring James Wood who is right fielder giving Washington a 1-0 lead before Daylen Lile who is left fielder doubled to left scoring Luis Garcia Jr. who is first baseman extending Washington lead over Houston 2-0 before Luis Garcia Jr. would hit home run to right center 417 feet scoring Keibert Ruiz who is catcher, James Wood in bottom of 4th at the time extending Washington’s lead over Houston 5-0 in bottom of 4th inning. In bottom of 5th inning CJ Abrams would contribute offensively again this time hitting home to right center extending Washington’s lead over Houston 6-1 before Jose Tena who is designated hitter would groundout to Christian Walker at first base scoring Daylen Lile at the time extending Washington’s lead over Houston 7-1 before Keibert Ruiz would hit sacrifice fly to center scoring Dylan Crews before Houston would have the last laugh as Nick Allen who is shorstop would single scoring Zach Dezenzo who is left fielder.
The runs in Washington’s 8-2 win offensively supported Foster Griffin who started who pitched 7.0 innings surrendering 5 hits, 1 earned run.
To who?
Brice Matthews who is center fielder who singled to center scoring Yainer Diaz while striking out 9 Washington batters. Orlando Ribalta who came on in relief of Foster Griffin who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 Houston batter . Justin Lawrence who came on in relief of Orlando Ribalta who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Houston batters.
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Following Washington’s 8-2 loss to Houston on Wednesday July 8, 2026 CJ Abrams who is shortstop who hit sacrifice fly scoring James Wood who hit home run to right center 415 feet shared his thoughts on 8-2 win by saying
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CJ Abrams wasn’t the one to share thoughts 8-2 win over Houston on Wednesday July 8, 2026 manager Blake Butera shared his thoughts as well on CJ Abrams by saying “It's awesome stuff,”It's just a testament again to the way they prepare, the way they go about their business, the job our coaches do. They put a lot of time, work and effort into getting ready to go for these games, and being dialed into the game plan and what they're expecting to see is a large part of that. And when they get the pitches they're looking for, they're doing damage. Couldn't be happier for CJ and Luis for those career highs.”“It’s great. It shows the work pays off,"The discipline at the plate is my biggest thing. [I’m] swinging at pitches in the middle of the zone, and good things happen.”He does such a good job of really dialing in his plan and simplifying his approach the bigger the moment is,Teams are going to pitch him really tough with runners in scoring position, with guys on base, and force him to chase.”
According to Jessica Camerato MLB article https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/cj-abrams-luis-garcia-jr-set-career-highs-vs-astros
First pitch is set for 6:45pm Eastern Time from Nationals Park
The game is going to be televised on Yes, Nationals. TV!
On Yes On Yes 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.
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On Nationals. TV Dan Kolko, Kevin Frandsen are commentating!
Now in his 15th season covering the Nationals, Dan Kolko enters his first season as the Club’s full-time television play-by-play voice.
A D.C.-area native, Kolko has been a constant fixture on Nationals broadcasts for the last decade and a half, building relationships with players, coaches and fans with his engaging personality. Over the previous five seasons, he earned play-by-play experience while also serving as host of the Nationals' pre- and postgame shows, providing in-game reporting, and occasionally filling in as analyst on game broadcasts. Kolko has also been a contributor to MLB Network and host on MLB Network Radio; calls college basketball play-by-play for FOX Sports and ESPN; and served as co-host of "The 11th Inning Podcast" alongside Nationals legend Ryan Zimmerman.
Kolko covered the Nationals' World Series championship season in 2019 as the host of the "Nats Xtra" pre- and postgame shows. His first full-time television role with the Nationals was as an on-field reporter from 2014-18, where he formed bonds with franchise staples like Zimmerman, Jayson Werth and Max Scherzer, which followed three seasons from 2012-14 in which Kolko provided coverage as a beat writer.
Kolko also covered the Baltimore Ravens for MASN from 2008-11, writing for the network's website and providing on-air analysis. Prior to joining MASN, Kolko worked with Comcast SportsNet in a production role. Born in Silver Spring, Md., Kolko earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from the University of Delaware. He resides in the D.C. area year-round with his wife, Aly, and their dog, Pablo.A member of Washington’s 2014 National League East Division championship team, Kevin Frandsen joined the Nationals television booth in 2022 after four seasons as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies radio broadcast team. He was hired by Philadelphia in 2018 and worked select road games on the Phillies Radio Network before his role expanded in 2019 to include the majority of the road schedule along with several home broadcasts. Since 2019, Frandsen has also hosted shows on MLB Network Radio, and from 2016-19, worked on AM radio in the San Francisco Bay area. He co-hosted “KNBR Tonight” on KNBR 680 AM and, prior to that, spent one year as co-host for KNBR 1050 AM’s morning drive show, “The Audible.” Frandsen played nine Major League seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2006-09, 2015), Los Angeles Angels (2010), Philadelphia Phillies (2012-13) and Washington Nationals (2014). A versatile defender and utility player, he saw action at second base, third base, first base, outfield, shortstop and designated hitter during his Major League career. Frandsen is a native of San Jose, Calif., and was selected in the 12th round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of San Jose State University, where he set the program record for career hits (246). Following the passing of his brother, DJ, in 2004, the Frandsen family started the 19 For Life Foundation, created to celebrate the gift that DJ Frandsen was to his family, friends and community. The 19 For Life Foundation is a lasting legacy to DJ’s beliefs in giving back, making a difference, being a man for others and never giving up. Kevin and his wife, Amanda, live in Haddon Heights, N.J., with their daughter, Tenley and son, Daylen (“DJ”).
According to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/team/broadcasters