Spencer Jones Hitting 2-Run Home Run Scoring Trent Grisham Helped New York Top Toronto 3-1 Friday Night In Bronx New York

Spencer Jones hitting 2-run home run scoring Trent Grisham helped New York top Toronto 3-1 Friday night in Bronx New York .

Spencer Jones who was right fielder center fielder who is taking place of captain, right fielder Aaron Judge who is currently on injured list with stress fracture in right rib home run came in bottom of 2nd inning to right 385 feet before it was under umpire review before it called a home run at the time putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead of Toronto 2-0. Though, Spencer Jones two run home run wasn’t the only produced offensively by New York the team that wears the pinstripes as Jose Caballero who was second baseman as well as third baseman taking the place of Ryan McMahon who went on injured list with grade 2 sprain of left thumb hit sacrifice fly to center scoring George Lombard Jr. who is shortstop in top of 4th inning at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead 3-0.

Offensively supporting who?

Cam Schlittler who would pitch 6.0 innings surrendering 6 hits , 1 earned run when Tooronto got a run on scoreboard with catcher Alejandro Kirk singling to right scoring Brett Bateman who is center fielder in top of 5th inning 3 walks while striking out 4 Toronto batters . Brent Headrick who would come on in relief of Cam Schlittler who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit , 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 2 Toronto batters . Paul Blackburn who would come on in relief of Brent Headrick who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 Toronto batter . David Bednar who would come on in relief of Paul Blackburn who would pitch 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 Toronto batter.

According to ESPN App

With New York the team that wears the pinstripes 3-1 win over Toronto on Friday August 21, 2026 in Bronx New York New York the team that wears the pinstripes improves their record to 73-55 is now 3.0 games behind Tampa Bay who is leading the American League East with record of 76-52.

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

Following Spencer Jones hitting 2-run home run scoring Trent Grisham helping New York the team that wears the pinstripes top Toronto 3-1 Friday night in Bronx New York manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts on Cam Schlittler who started who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 6 hits , 1 earned run when Tooronto got a run on scoreboard with catcher Alejandro Kirk singling to right scoring Brett Bateman who is center fielder in top of 5th inning 3 walks while striking out 4 Toronto batters by saying “He kind of struggled tonight, frankly,”The fifth and sixth might have been his best innings. He struggled to get in a rhythm, but he didn’t break. He made some big pitches when he needed to. Anytime he was backed into a corner, the best of the night came out.”

Though,

Aaron Boone wasn’t the only to share his thoughts as Cam Schlittler himself did as well by saying this about the American League East about the division It’s wide open,”I think we’ve still got a lot of opportunities to win the division this year, so we’ve got to chase those goals. Regardless of how the other teams are playing, I think we need to step up.” and Toronto John Schneider did as well by saying He’s tough, right?”“It’s tough to generate extra-base hits. We were 1-for-14 with guys in scoring position. He’s one of the best pitchers in the league. He leaned into the four-seamer with guys at third, it looked like, and it was tough for us. We definitely had our chances.”

Following Spencer Jones hitting 2-run home run scoring Trent Grisham helping New York the team that wears the pinstripes top Toronto 3-1 Friday night in Bronx New York Spencer Jones shared his thoughts on his 2-run home run by saying I didn’t know. I was just standing there watching it“I saw it go up and around the foul pole. I was hoping the umpire saw the same thing as me.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cam-schlittler-star-wars-cleats-players-weekend?t=payoff-pitch

New York the team that wears the pinstripes is now going to prepare to play game two of three game series with Toronto Saturday afternoon in Bronx New York where Ryan Weathers, Dylan Cease are shifting to mound in Bronx New York because on Sunday August 16, 2026 Ryan Weathers, Dylan Cease were opposing each other on mound in Toronto Ontario Canada.

In that game Ryan Weathers took no decision for New York the team that wears the pinstripes pitched 7.1 innings surrendering 6 hits, 1 earned run.

To who?

Daz Cameron who is left fielder who doubled to left scoring Kazuma Okomoto who was second baseman third baseman evening score at 1-1 while walking 1 batter striking out 4 batters.

Meanwhile,

Dylan Cease pitched 6.1 innings surrendering 2 hits, 2 earned runs for Toronto.

To who?

Jose Caballero who is a shortstop who was second baseman third baseman who singled to left scoring George Lombard Jr. who is shorstop to second base putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead of Toronto 2-1 in top of 7th inning. 3 walks while striking out 10 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters.

According to ESPN App

Though,

Could weather get in the way of New York the team that wears the pinstripes continuing their series in Bronx New York on schedule of Ryan Weathers, Dylan Cease shifting to mound in Bronx New York on schedule? There is a possibility of that happening because at first pitch it’s cloudy with 36 % chance of rain before it remains cloudy with 37 % chance of rain at 2:00pm before chances of showers increase to 41 % chance at 3:00pm before increasing to 41 % at 4:00pm 4:35pm when the game is supposed to be over.

According to Accuweather on ESPN App

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

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

On Sportsnet Dan Shulman, Joe Sidall , Hazel Mae , Jamie Campbell , Caleb Joseph , Madison Shipman, Arden Zwelling , Ben Shulman , Chris Leroux are commentating!

Dan Shulman is in his second stint in the Blue Jays broadcast booth, having returned in 2016 after a 15-year absence. The Toronto native began his broadcasting career locally in 1990 at CKBB in Barrie before moving to the FAN 1430 (now Sportsnet 590 The FAN) in 1991, where he hosted a number of shows, including Prime Time Sports, The Major League Report, and Baseball Today. He began serving as the Blue Jays*’ play-by-play commentator in 1995 alongside current *Blue Jays announcer, Buck Martinez. Shulman began working for ESPN on a part-time basis in 1995 and then joined the network full-time in 2001. The graduate of Western University was the voice of Wednesday Night Baseball (2002-2007), Monday Night Baseball (2008-2010), and served as ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball play-by-play announcer from 2011-2017. In addition, Shulman called ESPN Radio’s MLB postseason from 1998 through 2022, including the World Series from 2011-2022. He has been a play-by-play voice for NCAA basketball for ESPN since 1995, including the network’s signature Saturday Primetime games since 2007. Shulman has also covered three Olympics, calling hockey in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994, basketball for the Tokyo games in 2021, and the Paris Olympics in 2024. Shulman has received many honours and accolades for his work, including being named the 2011 NSMA National Sportscaster of the Year in the US. He was the first two-time winner of the Sports Media Canada Broadcaster of the Year award (2000, 2007). Shulman was also named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Jack Graney Award in 2020, won the Canadian Screen Award as best play-by-play announcer in 2022, and is a three-time finalist for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award.

Entering his 13th season with Sportsnet, Joe Siddall was a member of the Blue Jays radio team for four years before moving to television in 2018 as an analyst on Blue Jays Central alongside Jamie Campbell. Siddall is taking on the role of analyst for the Blue Jays TV broadcasts full-time this season, after spending the last three seasons splitting his time between the broadcast booth and Blue Jays Central. He previously spent time assisting the Detroit Tigers with batting practice for home games. Signed as a free agent by the Montreal Expos in 1987, Siddall played 13 years professionally as a catcher with Expos, Marlins, Tigers, and Red Sox (1988-2000), spending parts of four seasons in the Major Leagues with Montreal (1993, 1995), Florida, (1996), and Detroit (1998). He hit his lone Major League home run on August 7, 1998 off Seattle LHP Jeff Fassero at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Born and raised in Windsor, Siddall attended Assumption High School before accepting a football scholarship to Central Michigan University as a quarterback.

A member of the Sportsnet’s on-air talent team since 2001, Hazel Mae has brought extensive television experience and knowledge to the network’s MLB coverage. Currently a member of the Toronto Blue Jays TV broadcast crew as on-field reporter, Mae brings the sights, sounds and entertaining player interviews alive for viewers. In addition to her work in-game, Mae serves as guest co-host on the pre and post-game show, Blue Jays Central, throughout the season, and regularly contributes to Sportsnet Central, the network’s daily news program. Previously, Hazel was the lead anchor on the New England Sports Network’s daily show, SportsDesk and helped launch the MLB Network. She was recently named the 2025 winner of the Jack Graney Award by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, given to a member of the media who made significant contributions to baseball in Canada through their life’s work.

Jamie Campbell got his start in sports broadcasting at CBC Sports in 1987. He was a sports anchor at CBC Edmonton from 1993 to 1997 before moving on to CJOH Ottawa for a year. In 1998, he became one of Sportsnet’s original broadcasters and co-hosted the first edition of Sportscentral (now Sportsnet Central). He’s hosted coverage of the Grey Cup, Super Bowl, NHL Draft, MLB All-Star Game, and MLB post-season. He called play-by-play for the Toronto Phantoms of the Arena Football League from 2002 to 2003, the CFL on Sportsnet in 2004, and was the play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2005 to 2009. In 2010, at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, millions of Canadians were watching when Campbell announced the country’s historic first gold medal won in Canada by Alexandre Bilodeau. He also called the play-by-play for cycling at the London Olympics in 2012. Campbell has been part of the Blue Jays' broadcast team since 2005 and is in his 14th season as host of Blue Jays Central.

Former MLB catcher turned broadcaster, Joseph serves as an analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays on Sportsnet, entering his fifth season. After playing seven seasons in Major League Baseball, with the Baltimore Orioles (2014-18), Arizona Diamondbacks (2019), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2020), Joseph transitioned to media, bringing a thoughtful, player-first perspective to the broadcast.

A former All-American softball standout at the University of Tennessee and professional player with National Pro Fastpitch, Shipman transitioned to television in 2018 as an analyst, earning respect for her deep technical knowledge and strong on-screen presence as an analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays on Sportsnet.

A versatile writer, broadcaster, and podcast host, Zwelling is a staple of Sportsnet’s Toronto Blue Jays coverage across all platforms. After beginning his career as a magazine journalist, where he honed his trademark in-depth storytelling and analysis, Zwelling spent over a decade working as a senior writer for Sportsnet.ca, a role that saw him regularly contributing to Blue Jays content on Sportsnet’s radio and television platforms as a baseball insider and analyst. In 2023, Zwelling joined Sportsnet’s Blue Jays television broadcast as an in-game reporter. He also regularly provides colour commentary on Sportsnet’s radio broadcast, serves as a Blue Jays Central analyst, and hosts At the Letters, Canada’s most listened-to baseball podcast.

Ben Shulman enters his third season as a full-time member of the Blue Jays broadcast team. Ben made his Blue Jays debut in 2022, doing play-by-play on a handful of games, then saw that role grow in 2023, when he called 30 games for the Sportsnet Radio Network and was also a part of the pre and postgame shows for 60 others. Ben previously did play-by-play for the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres High-A) in 2022, the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2021, and the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League in both 2018 and 2019. In the offseason, Ben has called Raptors 905 games on television the last three seasons. In addition, Ben called Little League World Series regionals for ESPN in 2022, has called college football and college basketball for the ACC Network, the SEC Network and ESPN+, and has called Canada Basketball games for Sportsnet as well as the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup in Nicaragua. Ben is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. While at Syracuse, Ben called numerous sports, including football, basketball, hockey, field hockey, lacrosse and soccer.

Chris Leroux is beginning his third full season as colour analyst and his sixth in broadcasting. Beginning in 2018, he worked on the pre-game and post-game shows along with being a part-time colour analyst. Leroux spent 12 seasons in professional baseball while also playing a season in Japan. He spent parts of six seasons in the Major Leagues with the Marlins, Pirates, and Yankees from 2009-14. He was also a fixture with the Canadian National Team, playing in three World Baseball Classics and numerous tournaments around the world. Leroux attended Winthrop University in South Carolina as a catcher before converting to a pitcher in the summer of 2004 in the Cape Cod League playing for the Falmouth Commodores. He was drafted in the 7th round in 2005 by the Florida Marlins after undergoing Tommy John surgery two months prior. Leroux was born in Montreal but grew up in Mississauga.

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

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