Cody Bellinger Is Opposing His Former Team Gerrit Cole , Roki Saski Are Starting As New York, Los Angeles Are Starting Three Game Series Friday Night In Bronx New York Following MLB All-Star Break

Cody Bellinger who is a left fielder was drafted in 4th round as the 124th overall pick by Los Angeles in 2013 MLB Draft.

For Los Angeles Cody Bellinger played six seasons!

In 2017 Cody Bellinger played in 132 games, 480 at bats contributed offensively 87 runs, 128 hits , 39 home runs , 97 runs batted in , 64 walks , 10 stolen bases and had a batting average of 267. In 2018 Cody Bellinger played in 162 games, had 557 at bats contributed offensively 84 runs , 145 hits , 25 home runs , 76 runs batted in, 69 walks, 14 stolen bases had a batting average of 343. In 2019 Cody Bellinger played in 156 games, had 558 at bats contributed offensively 121 runs,, 170 hits , 47 home runs, , 115 runs batted in , 95 walks , 15 stolen bases had a batting average of 305. In 2020 in the coronavirus pandemic shortened season Cody Bellinger played in 56 games, had 213 games contributed offensively 33 runs, 51 hits , 12 home runs, 30 runs batted in, 30 walks 6 stolen bases had a batting average of 333. In 2021 Cody Bellinger played in 95 games , had 315 at bats contributed offensively 39 runs, 52 hits , 10 home runs, 36 runs batted in , 31 walks , 3 stolen bases had a batting of 165. In 2022 in what would be his final season playing for Los Angeles Cody Bellinger played in 144 games, had 504 at bats contributed offensively 70 runs , 106 hits, 19 home runs 68 runs batted in, 38 walks, 14 stolen bases had a batting of 210.

According tohttps://www.mlb.com/player/cody-bellinger-641355

Cody Bellinger was acquired by trade from Chicago Cubs to New York the team that wears the pinstripes on December 18, 2024 in exchanged for right handed pitcher Cody Poteet.

At the time of trading for Cody Bellinger manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts by saying I really believe he’s going to play up offensively in our yard, and I think we’re getting a great person to add to the room,”

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Manager Aaron Boone wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts at the time of trading for Cody Bellinger as General Manager Brian Cashman did as well by saying Bellinger is] a very good fit because it allows us a lot of flexibility,”“He’s an above-average athlete. He’s an above-average defender at first, above-average defender in the outfield. He can run the bases extremely well, and his swing is built for Yankee Stadium.”

According to Bryan Hoch’s MLB article https://www.mlb.com/news/cody-bellinger-yankees-trade.

Cody Bellinger is opposing his former team, Gerrit Cole, Roki Sasaki are starting as New York, Los Angeles are starting three game series Friday night in Bronx New York following MLB All-Star Break

Where?

On the mound!

Gerrit Cole, Roki Sasaki are alike because they’re both right handed starting pitchers!

Gerrit Cole comes into the game with Los Angeles with record of 3-4 with an earn run average of 4.04 because Gerrit Cole who started who pitched 6.1 innings surrendering 7 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 walk.

To who?

Jonathan Aranda who is first baseman who singled to right scoring Yandy Diaz who is designated hitter giving Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead in bottom of 3rd inning before Jonathan Aranda contributed offensively again this time a double to center scoring Nick Fortes who is catcher extending Tampa Bay’s lead 2-0 in bottom of 5th inning before Jonathan Aranda would contribute offensively for third time the third time being a sacrifice fly to center scoring Taylor Walls who is shortstop in bottom of 7th inning this time extending Tampa Bay’s lead 3-0 . Fernando Cruz who came on in relief of Gerrit Cole who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 1 Tampa Bay batter. Angel Chivilli who came on in relief of Fernando Cruz who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Tampa Bay batters.

According to ESPN App

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes 3-0 loss to Tampa on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg Florida Gerrit Cole who started who pitched 6.1 innings surrendering 7 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 walk.

To who?

Jonathan Aranda who is first baseman who singled to right scoring Yandy Diaz who is designated hitter giving Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead in bottom of 3rd inning before Jonathan Aranda contributed offensively again this time a double to center scoring Nick Fortes who is catcher extending Tampa Bay’s lead 2-0 in bottom of 5th inning before Jonathan Aranda would contribute offensively for third time the third time being a sacrifice fly to center scoring Taylor Walls who is shortstop in bottom of 7th inning this time extending Tampa Bay’s lead 3-0 while striking out 6 Tampa Bay batters shared his thoughts by saying ’m not in anyone’s heads, but just looking at the outcomes, it’s not where we want to be,”And it’s not good enough to compete for first place right now.

According to Bryan Hoch’s MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/gerrit-cole-pitches-6-1-3-strong-innings-against-rays

Roki Sasaki comes into the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 3-5 with an earn run average of 5.33 because on the same date Gerrit Cole took loss at Tampa Bay Roki Sasaki took no decision when opposing Colorado pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 walk.

To who?

Kyle Karros who is third baseman who hit 2-run home run to left center 417 feet in top of 2nd inning at the time making the score 3-1 before surrendering yet another home run Edouard Julien who is second baseman this time to right center 423 feet getting Colorado within a run 3-2 before surrendering sacrfice fly to Mickey Moniak who is left fielder at the time evening score 3-3.

According to ESPN App

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Could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Los Angeles from starting three game series Friday night in Bronx New York following MLB All-Star Break from Cody Bellinger opposing former team from Gerrit Cole, Roki Sasaki from starting on schedule? There isn’t a possibility of that happening because at first pitch it’s Hazy sunshine with 0 % chance of rain because an hour following first pitch it’s mostly sunny with 0 % chance of rain at 9:00pm it turns mostly clear with 0 % chance of rain when the game is supposed to be over.

According to Accuweather on ESPN App

Ahead of New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Los Angeles starting three game series former Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder current New York the team that wears the pinstripes left fielder Cody Bellinger shared his thoughts with Bryan Hoch, Sonja Chen of MLB on Los Angeles by saying It’s the best team with the best record in the big leagues, so we’re going to have to come out ready,”You know they’re going to come out ready – and once Friday comes, it’s right back to it.”

According to Bryan Hoch, Sonja Chen MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/dodgers-at-yankees-opens-second-half-in-new-york

New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of the American League East comes into the second of MLB regular season with 54-42 because before All-Star Break New York the team that wears the pinstripes swept Washington in three game series in Washington DC that included winning finale 5-3 on Sunday July 12, 2026 New York the team that wears the pinstripes finished the first half of 2026 regular season in a winning way Sunday before All- Star Break.

How?

By topping Washington 5-3!

Where?

On the diamond in Washington DC!

Ben Rice who is first was cooking tripling to left scoring Max Schuemann who was right fielder who usual position is shortstop who is taking the place of captain, right fielder Aaron Judge who is on injured list who has stress fracture in ribs , Trent Grisham who is center fielder put New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead 4-3 in top of 8th inning . In top of 9th inning Jose Caballero hit sacrifice fly scoring Cody Bellinger who is left fielder making final score 5-3 helping New York the team that wears the pinstripes sweep Washington Sunday before All- Star Break.

Before Ben Rice tripled scoring Max Schuemann , Trent Grisham putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead 4-3 Sunday before Jose Caballero hit sacrifice fly scoring Cody Bellinger helping New York the team that wears the pinstripes top Washington 5-3 before All-Star Break like New York the team that wears the pinstripes have done in the series they’ve surrendered home runs the first home run Will Warren surrendered was to James Wood who is right fielder to center 434 feet giving Washington a 1-0 lead in bottom of 1st inning before reliever Tim Hill would surrender home run to Curtis Mead who is third baseman who was designated hitter in bottom of 6th inning at the time evening score 2-2 following a Jazz Chisholm Jr. throwing error Before that Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is second baseman would single to right scoring Cody Bellinger in top of 5th inning evening score 1-1 before Austin Wells who is catcher would single to right scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 2-1 lead.

The runs in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-3 win before All-Star Break would offensively support Will Warren who would start who would pitch 5.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks while striking out 2 Washington batters . Tim Hill who would come in relief of Will Warren who would pitch 0.2 innings surrendering 1 hit , 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 1 Washington batter batter. Angel Chivilli who would come on in relief of Tim Hill who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 Washington batter . Ryan Yarbrough who would come in relief of Angel Chivilli who would pitch 0.1 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 0 Washington batters . Paul Blackburn who came on in relief of Ryan Yarbrough who would pitch 2.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 2 Washington batters.

According to ESPN App

With the sweep of Washington New York the team that wears the pinstripes finishes first half of 2026 regular season with record of 54-42 is 3.0 games behind Tampa Bay who is leading American League East at All-Star Break with record of 56-38.

Following Ben Rice tripling scoring Max Schuemann , Trent Grisham put New York ahead of Washington 4-3 Sunday then would win 5-3 as Jose Caballero would hit sacrifice fly scoring Cody Bellinger manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts by saying "There's going to be highs and lows,”There's going to be adverse times. We feel like our first real taste of adversity [was] in that 10-game stretch where I think we went 1-9 [from June 25-July 5]. To go onto a road trip and finish this one off 5-2 – kind of staring at that adversity – is a good response.

“Again, that's all it is. We are in July. We got a long ways to go in this. We've put ourselves in position to have a really special season. That's all [it is] at this point."

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Aaron Boone wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts on Ben Rice tripling scoring Max Schuemann , Trent Grisham putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead 4-3 before winning 5-3 as Jose Caballero would hit sacrifice fly scoring Cody Bellinger as Ben Rice himself would as well by saying Even with all of that, Rice still did not think he got all of it.

"No, I didn't think I got it quite right. But I saw it kept going, so I think wind must have been helping it just enough to make it tough wall ball play there,” “I was happy that it didn't get caught."

By who?

Dylan Crews who is right fielder!

According Byron Kerr MLB article https://www.mlb.com/news/ben-rice-hits-go-ahead-triple-as-yankees-rally-again

While New York the team that wears the pinstripes is coming off sweeping Washington Los Angeles who is a member National League West meanwhile is coming off a sweep of their own and not in a good way as they were swept Arizona in three game series in Los Angeles California that included a 5-3 loss in finale on Sunday July 12, 2026 where Max Muncy who is third baseman committed throwing error while teammate Andy Pages who is center fielder committed a fielding error while their offense only included three runs that included a home run from Shohei Ohtanti who was designated hitter who is also a starting pitcher who homered to center 437 feet giving Los Angeles 1-0 lead in top of 1st inning before Tommy Edman who was playing second base who is usually left fielder singled to left scoring Shohei Ohtanti, Andy Pages. in bottom of 1st 3rd innings. From there it was all Arizona scoring runs . In the top of 5th inning Nolan Arenado who is third baseman would double to center scoring Ildemaro Vargas who was second baseman who is first baseman getting Arizona on scoreboard at 3-1 before Ryan Waldschmidt who is center fielder who was left fielder center fielder would sacrifice fly to right scoring Nolan Arenado getting Arizona within a run at 2-3 . In the top of 6th inning Lourdes Gurriel Jr. who is left fielder who is brother of Yuli Gurriel who is first baseman for San Diego would ground into fielders choice to Max Muncy while Geraldo Perdomo who is shortstop would score on throwing error by Max Muncy evening score at 3-3 before Ildemaro Vargas would single to right Gabriel Moreno who is catcher take the lead at 4-3 before Arizona would extend their lead win game 5-3 on a home run by Tim Tawa who is left fielder who was playing first base.

According to ESPN App

Following Los Angeles getting swept by Arizona in 5-3 loss on Sunday July 12, 2026 in Los Angeles California Max Muncy who committed throwing error shared his thoughts by saying The ball took me to my right, so instinctively I just went home,The runner did his job by getting inside the line, and it just clipped his shoulder. The throw was on line, but not on line because he was in the way."You go through slumps both offensively and defensively, mentally,""It's just one of those stretches for us right now, and I think everyone's ready for the break."

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Max Muncy wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts on Los Angeles players committing a throwing error a fielding error as manager Dave Roberts did as well by saying We're still battling for the best record in baseball, and we're still battling ourselves in the sense of trying to play good baseball and continuing to play good baseball. That's what we're trying to really shoot for,""But we haven't done that well here in the last handful of days. I think the lead, the division lead, I don't think it's as important as just ourselves playing better baseball."

According to Sonja Chen MLB article https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-swept-by-d-backs-to-close-first-half

First pitch is set for 7:05pm Eastern Time 4:05pm Pacific Time from Yankee Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on SportsNet LA, Yes!

On SportsNet LA Joe Davis, Nomar Garciaparra, Orel Hershiser , Kirsten Watson , Stephen Nelson , Jessica Mendoza , Eric Karros, Dontrelle Willis are commentating!

Joe Davis enters his eighth season as a member of the Dodger broadcast team on SportsNet LA and seventh as the lead play-by-play voice for the club. In 2022, Davis, 35, was named the lead voice for Major League Baseball on Fox, replacing Joe Buck, and one of the network’s lead NFL announcers. He has been calling play-by-play on Fox Sports’ national coverage of pro and college football, Major League Baseball and college basketball since 2014.

Davis attended Beloit (Wis.) College, where he was a four-year letter winner and two-time captain of the school’s football team, as well as earning a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in journalism. During the football offseasons, Davis assumed play-by-play duties for the school’s athletic department, announcing baseball and men’s and women’s basketball games on local radio and television and served as the voice of Buccaneer spring sports for his final three years on campus before graduating in 2010.

Prior to his senior year of college, Davis secured a summer job with the Schaumburg Flyers baseball team of the independent Northern League, serving as the team’s play-by-play voice and media relations director. He then moved on to the Montgomery (Ala.) Biscuits, the Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, and was named Southern League Broadcaster of the Year in 2012. While in Montgomery, Davis also worked for the Baylor Independent Sports Properties Network and Comcast Sports Southeast, where he called play-by-play for college football, basketball and baseball.

In July 2012, Davis made the jump to national television at the age of 24, joining ESPN as an announcer for college baseball, basketball, football, hockey and softball and also appeared in spot duty for Major League Baseball on ESPN radio.

Davis resides in South Pasadena with his wife Libby, daughter Charlotte and sons Blake and Theo.

Nomar Garciaparra is in his 10th season behind the microphone for the Dodgers, serving as an analyst for SportsNet LA's game broadcast and pre-and-post game telecasts.

A native of Whittier, CA, and a graduate of Bellflower’s St. John Bosco High School, Garciaparra played 14 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers and A’s, posting a .313 batting average with 229 home runs and 936 RBI. He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1997, American League batting champion in 1999 and 2000, National League Comeback Player of the Year with the Dodgers in 2006, a six-time MLB All-Star, and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1997.

Garciaparra attended Georgia Tech and was a first-round pick of the Red Sox in 1994. He made his MLB debut in 1996 and as a rookie with the Red Sox in 1997, Garciaparra hit 30 home runs and had 98 RBI, setting a MLB record for RBI by a leadoff hitter and most homers by a rookie shortstop.

Garciaparra played three seasons with the Dodgers in 2006-08, earning an All-Star selection at first base and helping the team reach the postseason in 2006. After playing with Oakland in 2009, Garciaparra signed a one-day contract with Boston in 2010 to retire as a member of the Red Sox. In 2014, Garciaparra was inducted into both the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame in the Dominican Republic.

Following the end of his playing career, Garciaparra worked at ESPN, appearing on Baseball Tonight, MLB game telecasts as well as the network’s coverage of the College World Series and the Little League World Series from 2011-13.

Garciaparra was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic baseball team and his wife, Olympian and World Cup soccer champion Mia Hamm, played on the 1996, 2000 and 2004 women’s Olympic soccer teams. The couple married in 2003, and have twin girls, Grace and Ava, and a son, Garrett. Both Garciaparra and Hamm are among the investors in Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC.

Dodger great and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Orel Hershiser enters his 10th season as a color commentator and analyst for the Dodgers on SportsNet LA.

Hershiser is a multi-time Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association award winner for his work as an analyst on both the game broadcast and the Dodgers’ pre- and postgame telecasts. He previously was behind the microphone at ESPN from 2006-13 as a color analyst for their Baseball Tonight, Sunday Night Baseball, College World Series and Little League World Series programming.

The three-time All-Star right-hander played 18 seasons in the Majors, including 13 with the Dodgers, who he helped lead to a 1988 World Championship. That year, Hershiser led the National League in wins (23), innings pitched (267), shutouts (8) and complete games (15) en route to a Cy Young Award, and set the all-time Major League record of 59 consecutive scoreless innings (Aug. 30-Sept. 28). He established his place in Dodger lore with a dominant 1988 Postseason, when he earned both NLCS and World Series MVP honors, and became the only player in history to win those honors in addition to the Cy Young Award in the same season. He later received both The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year and Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year awards for his brilliant season.

Hershiser attended and played baseball at Bowling Green (OH) State University and was drafted in the 17th round by the Dodgers in the 1979 Major League First-Year Player Draft. It was during a game in his rookie year of 1984, that Hershiser was nicknamed “Bulldog,” in an effort by Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda to get Hershiser to adopt a tougher attitude on the mound.

After finishing his playing career with the Dodgers in 2000 and briefly working for the team, he joined the Rangers as a special assistant to General Manager John Hart in the fall of 2001. He was named the Rangers’ pitching coach in 2002 and after the 2005 season, he became Executive Director of the Rangers.

He has co-authored or authored two books: Out of the Blue and Between the Lines: Nine Things Baseball Taught Me About Life. Hershiser has two sons, Quinton and Jordan, and two stepchildren, Spencer and Sloane. He and his wife Dana reside in Las Vegas.

Kirsten Watson begins her third season with the Dodger broadcast team as a reporter and host, where she contributes to SportsNet LA’s game broadcasts and studio programming as well as pre- and postgame coverage on both television and radio.

During the Dodgers' offseason, Watson is the gameday reporter and host for the Los Angeles Rams.

Watson previously spent two years as a reporter and host with Spectrum SportsNet, appearing on pre-, post- and in-game broadcasts of the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Sparks and South Bay Lakers while also co-hosting the network’s Lakeshow studio program. She also served as a producer for the National Football League, creating localized content for international markets, hosting its Game Recognize Game series, and organizing international trips for NFL players for content and media opportunities to help grow the game globally. Watson continues to host Monday Night Football on Channel 5 in the UK, an international broadcast in partnership with NFL Network.

Watson is a graduate of Columbia University and was a member of the school's volleyball team. Following the completion of her master’s degree in broadcast from Columbia Journalism School, Watson was awarded the Stuart Scott Internship-Scholarship from the National Association of Black Journalists and ESPN, where she produced video packages for SportsCenter and NFL Live.

Stephen Nelson joins the Dodger broadcast for the first time in 2023 and is slated to call more than 50 home and road games for SportsNet LA this season.

Nelson, 33, is a Southern California native and graduated from Chapman University. He attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach and has worked professionally for MLB Network, NHL Network, NBC Sports, YouTube and Apple-TV+ calling Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games. In 2021, MLB Network tapped him to host its most popular show, “Intentional Talk,” alongside Kevin Millar. In addition to “IT,” Nelson has also hosted programs for the MLB and NHL networks, including MLB Tonight, MLB Now, Hot Stove, and NHL Tonight. Prior to joining MLB Network, he was a host and broadcaster for Bleacher Report.

Nelson is a proud Japanese American and is the only Asian American play-by-play announcer working for a Major League Baseball team. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cori, who is a news anchor for NBC News and MSNBC, their son, Kai, and dog, Nash.

Jessica Mendoza is in her second season with the Dodger broadcast team. A groundbreaker in baseball broadcasting, in 2015 with ESPN Mendoza became the first woman to serve as an analyst for nationally-televised MLB games. Also in 2015, Mendoza became the first female analyst for a nationally televised MLB Postseason game, calling the American League Wild Card Game on ESPN. That year, she also became the first female analyst for a Men’s College World Series telecast.

From 2016-2020, Mendoza was a color analyst on the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball team. In 2020, she became the first woman to serve as a solo analyst for a national package of MLB game telecasts including weeknight games and holiday baseball. On Sept. 29, 2021, Mendoza along with Melanie Newman, became the first all-female team to broadcast a game for ESPN when they called the Dodgers vs. Padres game at Dodger Stadium. Mendoza has also provided analysis on ESPN and ABC Little League World Series coverage since 2016.

Mendoza is a two-time Olympic medalist in softball, having won gold in Athens (2004) and silver in Beijing (2008) for Team USA. In 2006, she was named the USA Softball Athlete of the Year and was also recognized in 2008 as the Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year. In 2019, Mendoza was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame. Mendoza was a four-time First-Team All-American while playing outfield at Stanford University. She was a three-time Stanford Female Athlete of the Year and a First-Team Academic All-American in 2002. Mendoza earned a bachelor’s degree in American studies in 2002 and a master’s in social sciences in education in 2003.

Eric Karros enters his second season as part of the Dodger broadcast team. Karros will work as an analyst for game broadcasts as well as pre- and postgame shows. The 2023 season marks Karros’ 20th consecutive year calling games. He began broadcasting in 2004 with the Dodgers’ NL West division-clinching game against the Giants for FOX. He spent two years at ESPN calling MLB, the Little League World Series and College World Series games. In 2007, he returned to Fox. He now enters his 17th year at Fox, where he has worked World Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Games, and regular season games for national broadcast.

Karros was selected by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 1988 First-Year Player Draft out of UCLA. He won the 1992 NL Rookie of the Year and was the Opening Day first baseman for the club nine of the next 10 years. Karros spent parts of 12 seasons with the Dodgers, winning the Silver Slugger Award in 1995 and finishing his career in LA as the all-time LA Dodgers home run leader with 270. He is one of three Dodgers in franchise history to have five 30 home run/100 RBI seasons, the other two being Hall of Famers Duke Snider and Gil Hodges. He remains the only Dodger in franchise history to hit two homers in one inning (Aug. 22, 2000, sixth inning vs. Montreal). Karros played 14 Major League seasons, including 2003 with the Chicago Cubs and 2004 with the Oakland A’s. Karros earned a degree in economics from UCLA.

Dontrelle Willis enters his 2nd season with the Dodger broadcast team as an analyst after serving the last few season as an MLB studio analyst for FOX Sports.

The World Champion was selected by the Chicago Cubs during the 2000 June Amateur Draft. In 2002, he was traded to the Florida Marlins where he made his Major League debut against the Colorado Rockies. Known for his unconventional pitching style and crooked baseball cap, "The D-Train" rose quickly. In just 27 starts, Willis went 14-6 and locked in a 3.30 ERA - earning himself the 2003 NL Rookie of the Year Award. He went on to play an instrumental role in the Marlins playoff run that same season, culminating in a World Series Championship. In 2005, he joined an elite group nicknamed "The Black Aces," representing African American pitchers have who won at least 20 games in a single season.

Among the Marlins organization, Willis ranks first in complete games (15); second in wins (68), shutouts (8) and games started (162); and third in total strikeouts (757). After five successful seasons in Florida, Willis was traded to the Detroit Tigers at the start of the 2008 season. He pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010 and finished his career as a member of the Cincinnati Reds in 2011. Willis ended his career 72-69 with a 4.17 ERA and 89 outs. Born in Oakland, Calif., Willis attended Encinal High School.

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.

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