As New York, Houston Are Starting Three Game Series Tuesday Night In Bronx New York Will Warren, Ethan Pecko Are Starting

As New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Houston are starting three game series Tuesday night in Bronx New York Will Warren, Ethan Pecko are starting.

Where?

On the mound!

Will Warren, Ethan Pecko are alike because they’re both right handed starting pitchers!

Will Warren comes into the game with Houston with record of 8-6 with an earn run average of 4.43 because on Wednesday August 19, 2026 Will Warren took no decision in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-3 win at Baltimore pitched 4.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 2 earned runs 2 walks.

To who?

Jackson Holiday who would steal home while Gunnar Henderson would steal second base in bottom of 1st inning giving Baltimore 1-0 lead . Pete Alonso who is first baseman would hit home run to right center getting Baltimore within 3-2 while striking out 5 Baltimore batters .

Ethan Pecko comes into the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 0-0 with an earn run average of 4.91 because on the same night Will Warren took no decision Ethan Pecko also took no decision in Houston’s 3-2 over Los Angeles Angels pitched 3.2 innings surrendering 3 hits 2 earned runs 3 walks.

To who?

Denzer Guzman who is third baseman who doubled scoring Josh Lowe who is left fielder Vaughan Grissom who was designated hitter who is second baseman at the time giving Los Angeles Angels a 2-1 lead in top of 4th inning while walking 3 batters striking out 4 batters.

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Could mother nature get in the way of New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Houston starting three game series from Will Warren, Ethan Pecko starting on schedule?

There is very little chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s mostly sunny 77 degrees with 4 % chance of rain of rain before turning mostly clear with 75 degrees 0 % chance of rain an hour following first pitch before remaining clear 73 degrees with 0 % chance of rain at 9:00pm before remaining mostly clear with 0 % chance of rain 72 degrees when the game is supposed to be over.

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New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of the American League East comes into the first game of three game series with record of 74-56 because New York the team that wears the pinstripes won two out of three games against Toronto over the weekend including Sunday August 23, 2026 finale 8-3 in Bronx New York 22 days ago in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 2-0 win against St. Louis on Tuesday August 4, 2026 in Bronx New York Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is second baseman previously hit home run when he hit home run to right center 397 feet then giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 1-0 in bottom of 2nd inning. Since then Jazz Chisholm Jr. hasn’t hit a home run. That changed on Sunday August 23, 2026 against Toronto in finale when Jazz Chisholm Jr. would hit home run to right 364 feet scoring Cody Bellinger who came off the injured list at time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Toronto 7-2 in bottom of 7th inning. Though, Jazz Chisholm Jr. wasn’t the only player to hit home run as Trent Grisham who is center fielder did as well hitting home run to center 413 feet in bottom of the 8th inning at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Toronto 8-3. Though, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Trent Grisham weren’t the only players to contribute offensively in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 8-3 win as Spencer Jones who is right fielder who is taking the place of captain, right fielder Aaron Judge would double to center start the game scoring George Lombard Jr. who is shortstop putting New York the team that wears pinstripes ahead of Toronto 1-0 before Austin Wells who is catcher would double to right scoring Spencer Jones at the time extending New York the team that wears pinstripes lead over Toronto 2-0 before Toronto would get themselves back in the game as Brett Bateman who was right fielder who is center fielder would hit sacrifice fly to center scoring Charles McAdoo in top of 3rd inning cutting New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead to 2-1 before evening the score 2-2 as Daz Cameron who is right fielder who was left fielder hit sacrifice to center scoring George Springer who is designated hitter.

Off who?

New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher Carlos Rodon before Trent Grisham would walk George Lombard Jr. would score putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead of Toronto 3-2 before Ben Rice who is first baseman who was designated would get cooking singling to right scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr. , Spencer Jones at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead 7-2 before Alejandro Kirk who is catcher for Toronto would single to center scoring Miles Straw at the cutting into New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead 7-3 .

Offensively supporting who?

Carlos Rodon who started who pitched 4.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 2 walks.

To who?

Brett Bateman who was right fielder who is center fielder who hit sacrifice fly to center scoring Charles McAdoo who is second baseman getting Toronto on scoreboard at 2-1. Paul Blackburn who came on in relief of Carlos Rodon who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Toronto batters . Ryan Yarbrough who came on in relief of Paul Blackburn who pitched 1.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run to Alejandro Kirk who would single to center scoring Miles Straw making score 7-3 in top of 8th inning.

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Following Jazz Chisholm Jr. , Trent Grisham hitting home runs as New York the team that wears the pinstripes went on to beat Toronto 8-3 Sunday afternoon in Bronx New York manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts on Jazz Chisholm Jr. by saying That’s why you still feel like it’s in there for him to get hot at the most important time of the year,“He hasn’t had that stretch, that run of weeks where he’s a carrier. He can do so many things to take over a game on both sides of the ball, and today was a peek into that.”

Though,

Manager Aaron Boone wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts on Jazz Chisholm Jr how he has been performing offensively as Jazz Chisholm Jr. himself did as well by saying “It gets frustrating sometimes, but I have such great teammates in the clubhouse that I just keep my head on a swivel,”It just helps me to go on the field, forget about it and wipe it from my memory.

“I go and play defense the best that I can, go run the bases as best I can when I get on. It just reminds me of the talent I have and the things I’ve done before.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/jazz-chisholm-jr-ben-rice-lead-yankees-over-blue-jays

Houston is a member of American League West comes into the first game of three game series with record of 65-66 because while New York the team that wears the pinstripes won two out of three games against Toronto over the weekend Houston meanwhile lost two out of three games to Athletics including Sunday August 23, 2026 finale 7-6 in Houston Texas because Max Muncy who was designated hitter who is third baseman hit home run to center 409 feet. Before that Issac Paredes formally of Tampa Bay who is third baseman hit sacrifice fly to center scoring Jeremy Pena who is shortstop giving Houston a 1-0 lead before Jose Altuve who is second baseman hit two run home run to left scoring Yordan Alvarez who is designated hitter extending Houston’s lead over Athletics 3-0 in bottom of 2nd inning before Jose Altuve walked scoring Cam Smith who is right fielder extending Houston’s lead over Athletics 4-0 before Issac Paredes would hit 2-run home run to left 350 scoring Jose Pena at the extending Houston ‘s lead over Athletics yet again this time 6-0 before Athletics would get back in the game as Brian Servan who is catcher would hit 3-run home run to left scoring Donovan Walton who is second baseman Darell Hernaiaz who is shortstop at time cutting to Houston’s lead Athletics run deficit 6-3 before cutting into their run deficit again as Lawrence Butler who is right fielder would double to left scoring Henry Bolte who is center fielder making it 6-4 before Tommy White who was first baseman would single to right scoring Zack Gelof who was third baseman as well as Lawrence Butler evening runs at 6-6 before Athletics would score winning run as Max Muncy would hit home run to center 409 feet making final score 7-6 Athletics edging Houston.

In Houston’s 7-6 loss to Athletics runs would offensively support Cristian Javier who would start pitch 4.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 3 earned runs , 2 walks.

To who ?

Brian Servan who is catcher would hit 3-run home run to left scoring Donovan Walton who is second baseman Darell Hernaiaz who is shortstop at time cutting to Houston’s lead Athletics run deficit 6-3 while walking 2 batters striking out 8 batters. Enyel De Los Santos who would come on in relief of Cristian Javier who would pitch 0.1 innings surrendering 3 hits, 3 earned runs.

To who?

Lawrence Butler who is right fielder would double to left scoring Henry Bolte who is center fielder making it 6-4 before Tommy White who was first baseman would single to right scoring Zack Gelof who was third baseman as well as Lawrence Butler evening runs at 6-6 while striking out 1 Athletics batter. Kai - Wei Teng who came on in relief of Enyel De Los Santos who would pitch 1.2 innings surrendering 1 hit , 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 4 Athletics batters . Steven Okert who came on in relief of Kai - Wei Teng who pitched 1.0 inning surrendering 1 hit, 1 earned run to Max Muncy who hit home run to center 409 feet giving Athletics the win. . Alex Blubaugh who came on in relief of Steven Okert who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while walking 1 Athletics batter striking out 0 Athletics batters . Josh Hader who came on in relief of Alex Blubaugh who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 2 Athletics batters.

Following Athletics narrow loss to Houston Sunday August 23, 2026 in Houston Texas designated hitter Yordan Alvarez shared his thoughts by saying Nobody expected us to lose these last two series, but the only thing remaining is to just raise your head high and just go out there and confront the next series we have and activate our playoff mode basically,”

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Yordan Alvarez wasn’t the only one share his thoughts as Bench Coach Omar Lopez who was managing game with manager Joe Espada away because he was dealing with a family emergency shared his thoughts by saying t’s not easy to take it, especially when the guys are showing up every day to the field prepared in the right way,”It could be frustrating, but the biggest lesson we have is we’ve been grinding all year long. We’ve been working really hard, and sometimes this game can give you some unfair stuff that we’ve got to figure out where to find a way to be consistent, and fix this area and go to the next area and next area. We only have [31] games left, and I know the guys are committed to put their best foot forward to get better results more consistently.”

According to Brian McTaggart MLB article https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/astros-lose-to-athletics-to-close-tough-homestand

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

The game is going to be televised on Yes, Space City Home Network!

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

On Space City Home Network Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum, Julia Morales are commentating!

The 2026 season marks Todd Kalas’ 34th year as an MLB broadcaster and 10th as the Astros play-by-play voice on television. The Astros have advanced to the postseason in eight of Todd’s nine seasons with the club.

Kalas has won five Lone Star Emmys for his work on Astros telecasts.

Todd is the son of Hall of Famer and former Astros broadcaster Harry Kalas.

Prior to joining the Astros in 2017, Todd spent the previous 19 seasons (1998-2016) as part of the Tampa Bay Rays TV broadcast team. While his primary duties for the Rays were as pre- and postgame host and in-game reporter, Todd also handled play-by-play duties for hundreds of Rays games on both television and radio during his time there.

Known for his distinctive voice and personality, Todd grew to be a popular figure with Rays fans as a result of his work on the broadcasts and was a three-time Suncoast Emmy award winner. Prior to joining the Rays, Todd worked with the New York Mets radio (1992-93) and Philadelphia Phillies television (1994-96) broadcast teams.

A native Houstonian, Todd was born at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston while his father, Harry, served as an Astros broadcaster from 1965-70. Harry would later call Phillies games from 1971-2009 en route to a Hall of Fame career. When the Phillies and Rays met in the 2008 World Series, Todd and his father called an inning together on radio during Game One of the Fall Classic.

Todd graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University, and began his baseball career with the Louisville Redbirds in 1991.

In past years, Todd has called college football, basketball and baseball games and has been a studio host for NHL and NBA teams.

Todd and his wife, Michele, reside in Houston.

Geoff Blum returns for his 14th season with the Astros TV broadcast team in 2026, which will be his 10th as the everyday color analyst for Astros telecasts. Geoff, who retired after 14 Major League seasons as an infielder (1999-2012), made the transition from the playing field to the broadcast booth in 2013.

Geoff has won five Lone Star Emmys for his work on Astros broadcasts.

During his playing career, Geoff had two stints with the Astros, totaling five seasons in Houston (2002-03, 2008-10). Over the course of his tenure with the Astros, Geoff hit .259 with 228 RBI, 46 homers, 77 doubles and a .711 OPS.

A switch-hitter, Geoff was known as one of the top pinch-hitters and utility players in baseball, appearing at all four infield positions in nine straight years (2000-08). He appeared in the postseason three times in his career (2005-06, 2011).

Geoff was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1994 June Draft. Prior to his professional career, Geoff was a standout at the University of California, Berkeley. He also played a season in the Cape Cod League.

Geoff and his wife, Kory, have four daughters: Mia Lea and triplets Ava, Audrey and Kayla.

Julia Morales returns for her 14th season as the Astros TV sideline reporter. As a reporter and anchor for Space City Home Network, Julia serves as the primary in-game reporter on Houston Astros telecasts. She has five Lone Star Emmys for her work covering the Astros.

Before moving to Houston, Julia worked as a sports reporter for Time Warner Cable News, formerly YNN in Austin, covering a wide range of events, including the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, World Series, and the College Baseball WS.

Prior to joining the Time Warner Cable sports crew, Julia was the weekend sports anchor/reporter for KYTX-TV in Tyler, TX. Julia began her television career at KTEN-TV in Denison, Texas.

A native of Crandall, TX, Julia spent two years as a “World Famous Kilgore College Rangerette” before graduating from UT Austin, where she was a member of Texas Pom for the Longhorns’ 2005 National Championship season.

Julia and husband Matt are the parents to their five-year-old daughter Valerie Rose.

Julia is extremely passionate about animals and served on the Advisory Board for Houston Pets Alive!, a no-kill animal rescue.

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