New York Is Bringing 7 Game Losing Streak Into Three Game Series With Minnesota Friday Night In Bronx New York Where Gerrit Cole, Mike Paredes Are Starting

New York the team that wears the pinstripes has been struggling in all phases of the game on the diamond recently!

Their defense is committing errors. There offense is stagnant though one of the biggest reasons I believe they’re on a 7 game losing streak is do to their starting pitching their manager Aaron Boone deciding to give his starting pitchers an extra day of rest starting when New York the team that wears the pinstripes was hosting Cincinnati for three game series Gerrit Cole was originally on schedule to start Sunday June 21, 2026 though instead Aaron Boone decided to call up Elmer Rodriguez from Triple A Scranton / Wilkies Barre where he surrendered 4 hits, 3 earned runs.

To who?

Tyler Stephenson who is Cincinnati’s 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 over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 3-1 in top of 4th inning. The next game at Detroit Gerrit Cole who was originally supposed to start Sunday started surrendered In the bottom of 3rd inning Kevin McGongile grounded out to Jazz Chisholm Jr. scoring Zach McKinstry who is second baseman evening score 1-1 before Spencer Torkelson who is first baseman who singled to center scoring Kerry Carpenter giving Detroit 2-1 before Colt Keith would single to center scoring left fielder Riley Greene extending Detroit’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 3-1 in bottom of 4th inning before Riley Greene would hit home run to right center 422 feet.In bottom of 4th inning Kevin McGoningle doubled to left scored on error by left fielder Oswaldo Cabrera at the time extending Detroit’s lead 4-1 before Riley Greene would hit home run yet again this time to right center 422 feet in bottom of 5th inning putting New York the team. In their series at Boston that started on Thursday June 25, 2026 Amed Rosario who is third baseman , Cam Schlittler who is starting pitcher Yerry De Los Santos who is reliever Austin Wells who is catcher for New York the team that wears the pinstripes committed errors in what became a 6-3 loss to Boston Thursday night in Boston Massachusetts.

Amed Rosario who is third baseman committed a fielding error Cam Schlittler who was starting pitcher committed throwing error, Yerry Delos Santos committed fielding error . Austin Wells committed catcher interference that resulted in unearned runs for Boston. Those unearned runs on scoreboard were Willson Contreras who is first baseman grounding into fielders choice to Amed Rosario scoring Masataka Yoshida who is designated hitter. Willson Contreras advancing Ceddanne Rafaela to second base Ceddanne Rafaela safe at third base on Amed Rosario’s fielding error at time trimming New York the team that wears the lead 2-1 before Caleb Durban who is third baseman hit home run 344 feet scoring Willson Contreras giving Boston 4-2 lead in bottom of 5th inning before Paul Goldschmidt who is first baseman would get New York the team that wears the pinstripes within a run before Yerry De Los Santos would hit Nate Eaton with pitch scoring Caleb Durbin extending Boston’s lead 5-3 before they would extend it 5-3 as Ceddanne Rafalea would ground into fielders choice to Anthony Volpe who is New York the team that wears the pinstripes shortstop.

On Friday June 26, 2026 New York the team that wears the pinstripes would lose yet again to Boston this time by score of 6-1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes was no hit through 6 innings by Payton Tolle who started for Boston before Spencer Jones who is right fielder who is taking the place of captain, right fielder Aaron Judge who is on injured list with stress fracture of right rib broke up no hitter by singling The only run produced offensively for New York the team that wears the pinstripes was a groundout by Austin Wells who is catcher scoring Anthony Volpe who is shortstop.

While New York the team that wears pinstripes struggled offensively to score runs Will Warren who started who pitched 5.2 innings surrendering 7 hits, 5 earned runs, 3 walks.

To who?

William Contreras who is first baseman who singled to center scoring Wilyer Abreu who is right fielder giving Boston 1-0 lead in bottom of 1st inning Tsung-Che Cheng who grounded into fielders choice to Jazz Chisholm Jr. scoring Caleb Durbin who is third baseman extending Boston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 2-0 before Mickey Gasper who is catcher grounded into fielders choice to Paul Goldschmidt who is first baseman scoring Anthony Seigler who is second baseman in bottom of 2nd inning extending Boston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 3-0 before William Contreras contributed offensively again this time, a home run to left 418 feet extending Boston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 4-0 in bottom of 3rd inning. In bottom of 6thteam Connor Wong who is catcher would sacrifice to center scoring Caleb Durbin who is third baseman at the time extending Boston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-0 before New York the team that wears the pinstripes would finally get on scoreboard courtesy of catcher Austin Wells who would groundout to Anthony Seigler who is second baseman scoring Anthony Volpe who is shortstop at the time making score 5-1 Boston before Connor Wong would single to left scoring Jarren Duran making final score 6-1 Boston.

Off who?

Ryan Yarbrough who would come on in relief of Will Warren!

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On Saturday June 28, 2026 at Boston Gerrit Cole who is coming back from Tommy John Surgery who started who pitched 5.1 innings surrendering 7 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 walk.

To who?

Masataka Yoshida who is designated hitter who hit home run to right center 386 feet in bottom of 1st inning giving Boston 1-0 lead. In bottom of 2nd inning Anthony Seigler who is second baseman who hit home run to left 339 feet at the time extending Boston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 2-0 before Willson Contreras who first baseman doubled to center scoring Ceddanne Rafaela who is center fielder, Masataka Yoshida extending Boston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 4-0 in bottom of 3rd inning. The only bright spot of the game on Saturday was a home run by Max Schuemann who was center fielder who hit home run.

On Sunday June 28, 2026 in 5-4 loss in 10 innings Fernando Cruz who came on in relief of David Bednar game tying run in bottom of 10th inning a sacrifice fly to Tsung-Che Sang to right who is shortstop scoring Andruw Monasterio who is shortstop who was pinch running evening score at 4-4 off Fernando Cruz who came on in relief of David Bednar in bottom of 10th inning before Jarren Duran singled to right scoring Masataka Yoshida following New York the team that wears the pinstripes finally getting offensively going against former New York the team that wears the pinstripes reliever Aroldias Chapman in top of 9th inning following being no hit by former New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher current Boston pitcher Sonny Gray through 8 innings as Ben Rice who is first baseman flied out to right Jose Caballero scored on throwing error by Wilyer Abreu who is right fielder cutting Boston’s lead New York the team that wears the pinstripes deficit 2-1 before Paul Goldschmidt who is pinch hitter who is first baseman when Ben Rice isn’t playing grounded into fielders choice to Tsung - Che Cheng scoring Anthony Volpe who is shortstop evening score at 2-2 before Amed Rosario would single to right Max Schuemann who ‘s normal position is shortstop though he was pinch hitting for Spencer Jones who was playing center field would on error putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead of Boston 3-2 before Austin Wells who is catcher would ground into fielders choice to pitcher scoring Amed Rosario.

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Then on Monday June 29, 2026 New York the team that wears the pinstripes lost 7-3 to Detroit because Cody Bellinger who is left fielder committed fielding error while Jose Caballero who was playing third base in place of Ryan McMahon who currently is on injured list has a sore throat infection called peritonsillar abscess committed throwing error. The only offense for New York the team that wears the pinstripes came on a 3-run home run from Amed Rosario who was pinch hitting for Jose Caballero scoring Jasson Dominguez who was right fielder taking the place of captain, right fielder Aaron Judge who currently is on injured list with stress fracture in right rib.

The runs Detroit scored were a single to center by Spencer Torkelson who is first baseman who singled to center scoring Dillon Dingler who is catcher in top of 1st inning at the time giving Detroit a 1-0 lead before Zach McKinstry who’s usual position is second base who was playing shortstop scored on error . Matt Vierling who is center fielder who was left fielder scored on Jose Caballero extending Detroit’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 2-0 before Dillion Dingler hit sacrifice fly to center scoring James Outman who is center fielder extending Detroit's lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes this time, 3-0 . Hao -Yu Lee who singled to left scoring Kevin McGonigle, Matt Vierling at time extending Detroit’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 7-0 in top of 4th inning. 5-7 runs scored by Detroit were unearned because of New York the team that wears the pinstripes players committed errors.

On Tuesday June 30, 2026 Cam Schlittler surrendered four home runs before New York the team that wears the pinstripes got an at bat. Those four runs were a home run by right fielder Kerry Carpenter to center 410 feet giving Detroit a 1-0 lead before Detroit would go on to extend their lead 2-0 as Riley Greene who is left fielder would hit home run to right 424 feet extending Detroit lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes before Spencer Torkelson who is first baseman hit 2-run home run to left scoring Colt Keith who was designed hitter who is third baseman extending Detroit’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 4-0 before Ben Rice who is first baseman would get New York the team that wears the pinstripes on scoreboard with a home run of his own to right center 395 feet cutting New York the team that wears the pinstripes deficit 4-1. In top of 3rd inning Riley Greene would extend Detroit’s over New York the team that wears the pinstripes yet again this time hitting home run to right center 404 feet scoring Dillion Dingler who is catcher . In the top of 6th inning at the time extending Detroit’s lead over New York the team that wears pinstripes 6-1 before James Outman who is center fielder would hit home run to right center scoring Spencer Torkelson Zach McKinstry who is second baseman who’s usual position is shortstop at the time extending Detroit’s over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 9-1 off Ryan Yarbrough who came on in relief of Cam Schlittler making final score 9-3.

On Wednesday July 1, 2026

The only offense produced by New York the team that wears the pinstripes was three three runs. . In the top of 6th inning Paul Goldschmidt who is first baseman grounded into double play to Zach McKinstry to Spencer Torkelson scoring Max Schuemann making score 9-2 Detroit before Jasson Dominguez who was right field in place of Aaron Judge who currently is on injured list with stress fracture in right rib reached infield single scoring third baseman Amed Rosario.

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Then on Wednesday July 1, 2026 New York the team that wears the pinstripes lost finale 6-2 to Detroit though New York the team that wears the pinstripes s can count on second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. for the speed he provides on base paths.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. used his speed on base paths to steal two bases score on Drew Anderson’s wild pitch to tie up New York the team that wears pinstripes, Detroit finale 2-2 Wednesday afternoon in the bottom of 9th inning following Amed Rosario who is third baseman got New York the team that wears the pinstripes on scoreboard at 2-1 by hitting home run to left 361 feet.

Where?

On the diamond in Bronx New York!

Though, Jazz Chisholm Jr. stole two bases scoring on Drew Anderson’s wild pitch to tie up New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Detroit finale 2-2 then New York the team that wears the pinstripes losing streak was extended to 7 games Wednesday.

As New York the team that wears the pinstripes losing streak was extended to 7 games Camilo Doval who came on in relief of Fernando Cruz pitched 1.2 innings surrendering 2 earned runs 3 walks.

To who?

Spencer Torkelson who is first baseman walked scoring Kevin McGongile who is a shortstop who was playing shortstop third base giving Detroit 3-2 lead in top of 11th inning before Zach McKinstry who is second baseman singled to right scoring Riley Greene who is left fielder Hao -Yu Lee who was pinch hitting for Zach McKinstry while Spencer Torkelson scored on throwing error by Ali Sanchez who took over for starting catcher Austin Wells making final score 6-2 in 11 innings extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes losing streak to seven games.

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Though, they have the opportunity to snap their 7 game losing streak with Gerrit Cole who is a right handed starting pitcher on the mound against Michael Paredes who also is right handed starting pitcher who is taking place of Bailey Ober who has rehabbing from elbow inflammation because coming into their three game series with Minnesota Friday in Bronx New York Gerrit Cole comes into the game with Minnesota with record of 2-3 with an earn run average of 4.06 because on Saturday June 27, 2026 in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 4-1 loss to Boston in Boston Massachusetts Gerrit Cole who started who is coming back from Tommy John Surgery pitched 5.1 innings surrendering 7 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 walk.

To who?

Masataka Yoshida who is designated hitter who hit home run to right center 386 feet in bottom of 1st inning giving Boston 1-0 lead. In bottom of 2nd inning Anthony Seigler who is second baseman who hit home run to left 339 feet at the time extending Boston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 2-0 before Willson Contreras who first baseman doubled to center scoring Ceddanne Rafaela who is center fielder, Masataka Yoshida extending Boston’s lead over New York the team that wears the pinstripes 4-0 in bottom of 3rd inning while walking 1 batter striking out 5 batters . The only bright spot of the game on Saturday was a home run by Max Schuemann who was center fielder who taking place of Trent Grisham who has been on injured list with strained hamstring.

Ahead of Gerrit Cole’s start against Minnesota, Mike Paredes Bill Ladson who is MLB writer for MLB .com said in an article posted to MLB.com on Thursday July 2, 2026 that Gerrit Cole is undefeated against the Twins during his career. In six starts against Minnesota, he is 5-0 with a 2.43 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 34 innings.

With that in mind,

this question comes to mind,

Is New York the team that wears the wears the pinstripes, Gerrit Cole going to snap 7 game losing streak as they’re starting three game series with Minnesota, Michael Paredes in Bronx New York?

They certainly have a good chance with Gerrit Cole’s previous success against Minnesota.

Though,

Could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears the pinstripes , Gerrit Cole the opportunity to do so on schedule?

There is a chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s intermittent clouds with 8 % chance of rain before intermittent continue with chances increasing to 47 % chance of rain an hour following first pitch before it turns mostly cloudy with thunderstorms arriving with 51 % at 9:00pm before intermittent clouds return with 47 % chance when the game is supposed to be over.

According to Accuweather on ESPN App

While New York the team that wears the pinstripes comes into the first game of three game series with Minnesota with record of 48-38 on a 7 game losing streak following being swept by Detroit in 6-2 finale Wednesday afternoon in Bronx New York the team that wears the pinstripes can count on second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. for the speed he provides on base paths.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. used his speed on base paths to steal two bases score on Drew Anderson’s wild pitch to tie up New York the team that wears pinstripes, Detroit finale 2-2 Wednesday afternoon in the bottom of 9th inning following Amed Rosario who is third baseman got New York the team that wears the pinstripes on scoreboard at 2-1 by hitting home run to left 361 feet.

Where?

On the diamond in Bronx New York!

Though, Jazz Chisholm Jr. stole two bases scoring on Drew Anderson’s wild pitch to tie up New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Detroit finale 2-2 then New York the team that wears the pinstripes losing streak was extended to 7 games Wednesday.

Where?

On the diamond in Bronx New York!

As New York the team that wears the pinstripes losing streak was extended to 7 games Camilo Doval who came on in relief of Fernando Cruz pitched 1.2 innings surrendering 2 earned runs 3 walks.

To who?

Spencer Torkelson who is first baseman walked scoring Kevin McGongile who is a shortstop who was playing shortstop third base giving Detroit 3-2 lead in top of 11th inning before Zach McKinstry who is second baseman singled to right scoring Riley Greene who is left fielder Hao -Yu Lee who was pinch hitting for Zach McKinstry while Spencer Torkelson scored on throwing error by Ali Sanchez who took over for starting catcher Austin Wells making final score 6-2 extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes losing streak to seven games.

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Following Jazz Chisholm Jr. stealing two bases scoring on Drew Anderson’s wild pitch to tie up New York the team that wears the pinstripes finale 2-2 before New York the team that wears the pinstripes losing streak was extended to seven games Wednesday Cody Bellinger who is left fielder shared his thoughts by saying It’s been pretty bad,”“I can speak for myself; I haven’t been contributing at all. We fought today. … I look around this locker room, and we’ve still got a lot of really good baseball players in here. Tough stretch, but we’re going to continue to lean on each other and continue working.”

Though,

Cody Bellinger wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts following the 6-2 11 innings loss as manager Aaron Boone, Jazz Chisholm Jr. did as well by saying There’s no way of sugarcoating it. We’re capable of way more,” “Look, you have stretches where it’s tough and you’re missing some guys. But this was a really difficult week for us offensively, coupled with not playing clean enough and taking care of the ball well enough.

“That’s what you get. You get an awful week.” “Look, you have stretches where it’s tough and you’re missing some guys. But this was a really difficult week for us offensively, coupled with not playing clean enough and taking care of the ball well enough.

“That’s what you get. You get an awful week.”We’ve made a lot of mistakes, and I feel like we’ve beat ourselves.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-losing-streak-hits-seven-after-loss-to-tigers

Following New York’s 7 game losing streak brought about some comments from New York the team that wears the pinstripes captain, right fielder Aaron Judge who can’t even be on the diamond helping his team right now because of stress fracture in right rib called out his team by saying “It’s not great -- just a little lack of focus,”We’ve just got to dial it in. Our ultimate goal is to win a World Series. I think guys have just got to remember that every single day they show up here. We’re here to win a World Series, so that’s your motivation.Collectively as a whole, we’re just trying to do too much,”“Everyone is trying to be the one guy that will hit the grand slam with nobody on. It’s like, ‘Hey, just take your approach, take your at-bat.’”

While Gerrit Cole who is a right handed starting pitcher New York the team that wears pinstripes are going to have the opportunity snap their 7 game losing streak Michael Paredes who right handed pitcher like Gerrit Cole comes into the game with record 0-1 On the same date Mike Paredes took the when opposing Colorado batters, hitters pitching 5.1 innings surrendering 8 hits, 3 earned runs, 0 walks.

To who?

Hunter Goodman who is catcher who was designated hitter who hit home run to center 428 feet in top of 3rd inning giving Colorado a 2-1 lead in top of 3rd inning before surrendering a groundout to Mickey Moniak who grounded out to Kody Clemens who is first baseman who was playing second base who is the son of former MLB starting pitcher retired MLB pitcher Roger Clemens scoring Jake McCarthy giving Colorado 3-1 lead while striking out 2 Colorado batters.

Minnesota who is a member of American League Central who comes into the first of three game series with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 42-46 is going to have an opportunity to win another following taking two out of three games against Houston including an 8-3 win on Wednesday July 1, 2026 where their offense included three home runs. In the top of 1st inning Josh Bell who is designated hitter hit home run to center scoring Trevor Larnach who is left fielder giving Minnesota a 2-0 lead. I top of 2nd inning Kody Clemens who was playing second base who is primarily first baseman who former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens son hit 3-run home run to right center 399 feet scoring Luke Keasall who was playing right field who is second baseman Brooks Lee who was third baseman who primarily is shortstop at the time extending Minnesota’s lead over Houston 5-1in top of 2nd inning . In top of 5th inning Trevor Larnach would single to center scoring Victor Caratini, Luke Keaschall at the time extending Minnesota’s lead over Houston 7-1 before Houston would score twice in bottom of 6th inning as Joey Loperfido who is left fielder would single to center scoring Brice Matthews who was pinch hitter as well as third baseman making score 7-2 before making 7-3 as Nick Allen would single to right scoring Cam Smith who is right fielder before Minnesota would get the last laugh as Luke Keaschall would hit home run to left center 383 feet making final score 8-3 Minnesota over Houston.

Offensively in the 8-3 win the runs supported Taj Bradley who started who pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 1 earned run 3 walks.

To who?

Issac Paredes who grounded into double play scoring Jose Altuve giving Houston a 2-1 lead Cody Laweryson who come on in relief of Taj Bradley who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 0 Houston batters. Andrew Morris who came on in relief of Cody Laweryson who pitched 1.1 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 Houston batters. Taylor Rogers who came on in relief Andrew Morris who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 Houston batter . Yoendrys Gomez who pitched 1,0 innings surredering 1 hit, 0 earned runs 0 walks while striking out 1 Houston batter

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Following Minnesota taking two out of three games from Houston including Wednesday game 8-3 in Houston Texas Kody Clemens the son of former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens shared his thoughts by saying “We've proved we have a really good offense,”Everyone feels pretty comfortable. No one feels the pressure of having to do it themselves. It feels great. Everyone can kind of relax and go and you know someone is going to come up and do the damage.”

According to Matthew Leach MLB article https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/kody-clemens-homers-in-houston-with-dad-roger-in-attendance

First pitch is set for 7:05pm Eastern Time 6:05pm Central Time from Yankee Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on Twins T.V Presented by Progressive , Yes!

On Twins. TV Cory Provus, Justin Moneau, Trevor Plouff, Denard Span are commentating!

Cory Provus begins his third season as the lead television voice for Minnesota Twins baseball in 2024 after being the lead play-by-play man for the Twins radio broadcast team since 2012. Provus, 47, is a three-time winner (2015, 2020 & 2022) of the Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Prior to joining the Twins, Provus spent the previous three seasons (2009-11) in Milwaukee, where he did play-by-play with Hall of Famer Bob Uecker on WTMJ-AM and the Brewers Radio Network.

The Chicago native began his MLB broadcast career in 2007 as the Cubs pre- and post-game show host. He also handled play-by-play duties, backing up Hall of Famer Pat Hughes during games and anchored the morning and afternoon drive sportscasts as a reporter for WGN-AM in Chicago. In the offseason, Provus broadcasts college football and basketball for Big Ten Network.

In June of 2006, Provus was named the voice of the University of Alabama Birmingham Blazers, where he handled radio play-by-play for UAB football, men’s basketball and baseball. While at UAB, he was named the 2006 Radio Sportscaster of the Year by the Alabama Broadcasters Association.

Provus also has various experience hosting studio shows, managing production and doing play-by-play for various International Sports Properties. He handled play-by-play for the Conference USA Football Championship Game, the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament and various play-by-play duties for Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech baseball, football and basketball.

A graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Provus also worked at WAER-FM in Syracuse from 1996-2000, handling radio play-by-play and acting as studio host for Orange football, basketball and lacrosse. Provus, his wife, Dana, and their two kids, make their home in Minnetonka, MN.

Justin Morneau joined the Twins front office on January 17, 2018. Morneau, 44, was drafted by the Twins in the third round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft and played 14 seasons in the major leagues, including 11 seasons with the Twins from 2003-13. He also played for Pittsburgh, Colorado and Chicago-AL from 2013-16.

The former first baseman played a key role on three different Twins AL Central Division championship teams and won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 2006. The four-time All-Star played 1,278 games in a Twins uniform, hitting .278 with 221 home runs and 860 RBI. He was elected to the Twins Hall of Fame in 2020 and inducted in 2021. Also, he was inducted into the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame in July 2022.

Morneau’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, helping position player development by focusing on transition programs and teaching an understanding of major league expectations, environment and culture. He is also involved in the amateur draft process and as a resource for player acquisitions. Additionally, Morneau serves as an analyst for Twins television broadcasts.

He also serves as a resource for players and coaches in the mental and fundamental aspects of the game. In his role as Special Assistant, Morneau participates in instructional programs and visits all minor league affiliates throughout the season. He works alongside the Baseball Operations staff and uniformed personnel to ensure development in players’ understanding of culture, talent evaluation and organizational vision. In addition, Morneau plays a part in supporting the Twins community efforts, being involved in charities and community work throughout Twins Territory.

The 2026 season will be Trevor's fourth season as a member of the Twins television broadcast team after working a handful of games during the 2023 season in a pre/post game and color analyst role.

Plouffe played nine seasons in the major leagues, including seven as a member of the Twins, from 2010-16. While with the Twins, he played in 723 games, hitting .247 (651-for-2638) with 148 doubles, 10 triples, 96 home runs, 357 RBI and 332 runs scored. He ranks near the top of several offensive categories in Target Field's history, including home runs (55), games (382), hits (359) and RBI (191). Trevor was drafted by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, CA.

Plouffe has been involved in several media endeavors following his playing career, including Jomboy Media, where he co-hosts "Talkin' Baseball," as well as co-hosting a podcast called "Baseball Today" on YouTube.

Denard will return to the Twins television team for his third season after joining the booth in 2024.

Span played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, spending five seasons with the Twins from 2008-12, hitting .284 (669-for-2354) with 104 doubles, 36 triples, 23 home runs, 230 RBI, 360 runs scored and 90 stolen bases; he still ranks 11th on the club's all-time list in steals. The Tampa, FL native was drafted by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft out of Tampa Catholic High School. He was the winner of the Bill Boni Award for Twins Outstanding Rookie in 2008, the Carl R. Pohlad Award for Outstanding Community Service in 2012 and the Mike Augustin Award for Media Good Guy in 2009.

Denard's wife, Anne (Schleper) is a native of St. Cloud, MN and won a silver medal in women's hockey at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. The couple make their home in the Tampa area with their two sons.

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

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.

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