Originally Carlos Rodon, Walker Buehler Were Starting New York, San Diego Three Game Series Friday Night In San Diego California Though, Instead Max Fried, Walker Buehler Are Starting

Originally Carlos Rodon , Walker Buehler were opening New York the team that wears the pinstripes, San Diego three game series Friday night in San Diego California. Though, instead Max Fried, Walker Buehler are starting because New York the team that wears the pinstripes adjusted their pitching schedule.

Max Fried, Walker Buehler are different because Max Fried is a left handed starting pitcher while Walker Buehler is a right handed starting pitcher.

Max Fried comes into the game with San Diego with record of 4-4 with an earn run average of 2.80 because on Saturday August 29, 2026 in game 2 of doubleheader against Boston in 9-2 win Max Fried took a no decision pitched 3.2 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run 1 walk.

To who?

Nick Sogard who is second baseman who homered to right 351 feet in top of 3rd inning at the time putting Boston ahead of New York the team that wears the pinstripes 1-0 while striking out 4 Boston batters.

Walker Buehler comes into the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 8-6 with an earn run average of 4.66 because on the same date Max Fried took no decision in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 9-2 against Boston Walker Buehler also took no decision though against Tampa Bay who has a record of 83-56 is leading American League East who New York the team that wears the pinstripes is 3.5 games behind in second place in American League East standings because Walker Buehler pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 7 hits, 3 earned runs

To who?

Liam Hicks who is catcher who singled to center scoring Yandy Diaz giving Tampa Bay 1-0 lead in bottom of 1st inning before surrendering yet another run a home run to Jonathan Aranda who is first baseman who homered to center 453 feet in bottom of 3rd inning at the time extending Tampa Bay’s lead 2-1 before surrendering another home run in bottom of 6th inning this one to Junior Cabinero who is third baseman at time evening score 3-3 in bottom of 6th inning following San Diego taking 3-2 lead on Ty France who is first baseman two run home run scoring Manny Machedo in top of 6th inning. while walking 0 Tampa Bay batters striking out 3 Tampa Bay batters.

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Could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears the pinstripes, San Diego from starting three game series on schedule from Max Fried, Walker Buehler making their starts on schedule? There isn’t a chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s partly cloudy 69 degrees with 0 % chance of rain before intermittent clouds arrive temperature stays the same with 0% chance of rain at 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30 am 12:40am Eastern Time .

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Though, instead Max Fried, Walker Buehler are starting because New York the team that wears the pinstripes adjusted their pitching schedule to align with Major League Baseball rest days and Max Fried ‘s turn in rotation following his recent activation from injured lis Max Fried, Walker Buehler are different because Max Fried is a left handed starting pitcher while Walker Buehler is a right handed starting pitcher.

Max Fried comes into the game with San Diego with record of 4-4 with an earn run average of 2.80 because on Saturday August 29, 2026 in game 2 of doubleheader against Boston in 9-2 win Max Fried took a no decision pitched 3.2 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run 1 walk.

To who?

Nick Sogard who is second baseman who homered to right 351 feet in top of 3rd inning at the time putting Boston ahead of New York the team that wears the pinstripes 1-0 while striking out 4 Boston batters.

Walker Buehler comes into the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 8-6 with an earn run average of 4.66 because on the same date Max Fried took no decision in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 9-2 against Boston Walker Buehler also took no decision though against Tampa Bay who has a record of 83-56 is leading American League East who New York the team that wears the pinstripes is 3.5 games behind in second place in American League East standings because Walker Buehler pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 7 hits, 3 earned runs

To who?

Liam Hicks who is catcher who singled to center scoring Yandy Diaz giving Tampa Bay 1-0 lead in bottom of 1st inning before surrendering yet another run a home run to Jonathan Aranda who is first baseman who homered to center 453 feet in bottom of 3rd inning at the time extending Tampa Bay’s lead 2-1 before surrendering another home run in bottom of 6th inning this one to Junior Cabinero who is third baseman at time evening score 3-3 in bottom of 6th inning following San Diego taking 3-2 lead on Ty France who is first baseman two run home run scoring Manny Machedo in top of 6th inning. while walking 0 Tampa Bay batters striking out 3 Tampa Bay batters.

According to ESPN App

Though,

Could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears the pinstripes, San Diego from starting three game series on schedule from Max Fried, Walker Buehler making their starts on schedule? There isn’t a chance of that happening because at first pitch it’s partly cloudy 69 degrees with 0 % chance of rain before intermittent clouds arrive temperature stays the same with 0% chance of rain at 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:40 am Eastern Time when the game is supposed to be over.

According to Accuweather on ESPN App

New York the team that wears the pinstripes comes into the first game of three game series with San Diego with record 80-60 because they won two out of three games against San Diego including Wednesday September 2, 2026 6-3 where Cam Schlittler was dealing until he surrendered game tying home run to Vaughn Grissom in bottom of 7th inning homering to center 408 feet at the time evening score 1-1 . From there though it was all New York the team that wears the pinstripes because in top of 10th inning Austin Wells who was pinch hitting for Ali Sanchez singled to right scoring Jose Caballero who is shortstop , Amed Rosario who is third baseman advancing Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is second baseman at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead over Los Angeles 3-1 before Cody Bellinger who is left fielder singled scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr.extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes yet again this time 4-1 before Trent Grisham who came into to be center fielder moving Spencer Jones to right fielder singled to left scoring Austin Wells at the extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-1 before Ben Rice who was designated hitter who is first baseman got it cooking singling to right scoring Cody Bellinger at the time extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes over Los Angeles 6-1 before Los Angeles would get on scoreboard for final time as Moises Ballesteros would hit home run to right making final score 6-3 New York the team that wears the pinstripes.

Offensively the six runs in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 6-3 win would offensively support Cam Schlittler who would start would pitch 8.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 9 Los Angeles Angels batters. David Bednar who came on in relief of Cam Schlittler pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 3 Los Angeles batters . Michael Fulmer who came on in relief of David Bednar who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 1 Los Angeles batter.

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With the 6-3 win over Los Angeles Wednesday New York the team that wears the pinstripes record improves to 80-60 are now 3.5 games behind Tampa Bay who is leading American League East with record of 83-56.

Following Cam Schlittler surrendering game tying home run to Vaughn Grissom following New York the team that wears the pinstripes beating Los Angeles 6-3 Wednesday night in Anaheim California left fielder Cody Bellinger who scored on Amed Rosario’s ground rule double who singled to center who scored on Ben Rice’s single to right shared his thoughts by saying "Routine,"f what’s behind his success. "Just try to stay as locked in as I can and as consistent as I can. Ultimately, when the game starts, it's having a plan, sticking to it, and being confident."It's always nice for that ball to get through and to give us the energy to keep it going,f the late-inning rally. "Last month of the season, and we got to wake up every day and win."

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Cody Bellinger wasn’t the player to share his thoughts as Cam Schlittler who only surrendered 1 run catcher Austin Wells did as well by talking about surrendering game tying home run to Vaughn Grissom by saying I thought it was going to be a high, deep popup,"Again, he got a good swing on it and made me pay for it."

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Cody Bellinger wasn’t the only one player to share his thoughts on Cam Schlittler start as Following Cam Schlittler surrendering game tying home run to Vaughn Grissom as Cam Schlittler did as well by saying It's been beyond special,"said of playing behind the young ace. "He understands what he wants to do on the mound -- he's a smart pitcher. On top of that, he's got really good stuff and he's just doing a tremendous job. He's injected a ton of energy into our locker room."

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes beating Los Angeles 6-3 Wednesday night in Anaheim California manager Aaron Boone who was ejected along with pitching coach Matt Blake following arguing balls strikes when Michael Fulmer was pitching to Vaughn Grissom shared his thoughts by saying Murphy is] tough on lefties, and Wellsy has a long at-bat and eventually outlasts him,To do all the damage that we did there with two outs was massive, and turned a light day offensively into a really good way to end this series and head into an off-day."That's where we're at in the season,""Everyone's got to be ready every single day. Because even if you're not in the lineup, as we've seen a lot here lately, you may be up in the most important spot in the game. Credit to [Wells] for being ready and really, really happy for him to get rewarded."We've got to just control what we can do,""We're trying to be at our very best, and we got an off-day here to reset, hopefully recharge, and go face a tough Padre team this weekend and hopefully keep it going."

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While New York the team that wears the pinstripes won two out of three games at Los Angeles San Diego meanwhile lost two out of three games to Cincinnati including Wednesday ‘s game 7-3 where there only offense were a 2-run home run from Ty France who is first baseman scoring Fernando Tatis Jr. who is right fielder who was second baseman putting San Diego ahead 2-0 before Fernado Tatis Jr. single scoring Austin Hays who was right fielder who is left fielder extending San Diego ‘s lead to 2-0 -3-0 on Cincinnati. Though, San Diego’s lead would quickly evaporate as Juan Brito who is second baseman would hit three run home run to right 360 feet scoring Tyler Stephenson who is catcher Dan Myers who is center fielder evening San Diego , Cincinnati score at 3-3 before Cincinnati would take 4-3 lead on Hector Rodriguez hit home run to right center 371 feet in bottom of 2nd inning. A lead Cincinnati wouldn’t relinquish as Matt McClain who was shortstop who is second baseman would hit sacrifice fly to right scoring JJ Bleday extending Cincinnati’s lead 5-3 in bottom of 6th inning. JJ Bleday homered to right 416 feet scoring De La Cruz.

Off who?

Casey Mize who started who pitched 4.0 surrendering 5 hits, 4 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 4 Cincinnati batters . Wandy Peralta who came on in relief of Casey Mize who is former New York the team that wears the pinstripes reliever who pitched 1.1 innings surrendering 1 hit, 1 earned run 0 walks while striking out 1 Cincinnati batter . David Morgan who came on in relief of Wandy Peralta who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 1 , 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 0 Cincinnati batters . Kyle Hart who came on in relief of David Morgan who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 1 hit, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 0 Cincinnati batters . Jhony Brito who came on in relief of Kyle Hart who pitched 1.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 0 walks while striking out 2 Cincinnati batters.

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Following San Diego’s 7-3 loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday September 2, 2026 in Cincinnati Ohio Ty France who is first baseman who contributed offensively shared his thoughts by saying It’s go time,”There’s nothing else you can really say about it, except we need to play our best baseball now and start winning these games.”Would’ve been nice if we would’ve won,”“But, I mean, bouncing back from last year and being able to prove that I still belong in this league -- it was a goal of mine to get to 20. So, happy to get there.”

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Ty France wasn’t the player to share his thoughts as starting pitcher Casey Mize who started who pitched 4.0 surrendering 5 hits, 4 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 4 Cincinnati batters did as well by saying Just some bad execution,”It’s weird, I haven’t given up the big inning like that very often. Obviously I’ve been doing that here. It’s just been frustrating.”

Following San Diego’s 7-3 loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday September 2, 2026 in Cincinnati Ohio Craig Stammen who is manager shared his thoughts by saying We didn’t play our best baseball, especially here in Cincinnati,”But I also think we should be thankful, because somebody didn’t run away with the third Wild Card spot that we’re fighting for. We’re still right there where we want to be -- in contention.

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First pitch is set 9:40pm Eastern Time 6:40pm Pacific Time from Petco Park!

The game is going to be televised on Yes, Padres . TV presented by UC San Diego Health!

On Yes with Michael Kay or Ryan Ruocco alongside rotating analysts David Cone, Paul O Neill, Joe Girardi, Meredith Marakovits or Justin Shackil are going to be commentating! Michael Kay is the Emmy Award-winning Yankees play-by-play announcer for the YES Network who also hosts the network’s CenterStage series and its various programming specials. The 2025 season will be his 34th year broadcasting Yankees baseball: the first 10 years on radio, the latter 24 on YES.

Kay was a part of YES’ Yankees team that won a 2024 New York Emmy Award for its season-long coverage, a 2023 Emmy Award for its pre-game shows and a 2022 Emmy Award for Single Game Coverage.

Kay’s Centerstage show won a 2020 New York Emmy for best Interview/Discussion show. He also won a 2015 New York Emmy Award for his play-by-play work on YES’ Yankees telecasts, and a 2017 New York Emmy for his CenterStage hosting duties. In total, Kay has earned 19 Emmy wins while at YES. He also won CableFAX Program Awards in 2011 and 2013 for his CenterStage hosting duties.

From February 2014 to December 2024, Kay co-hosted The Michael Kay Show, a sports talk show heard weekdays from 3 to 6:30 pm ET on ESPN Radio in New York, which was simulcast live on YES. On January 6, 2025, Kay began solo hosting his new eponymous show on the same station from 1-3 pm ET weekdays.

During the 2022 and 2023 MLB seasons, Kay co-hosted, with former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, special “KayRod Casts,” alternate broadcasts on ESPN2 that aired alongside ESPN’s traditional Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts.

In November 2016, Kay was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in October 2018. The following month, he was awarded the Lou Gehrig Sports Award by the Greater New York Chapter of the A.L.S. Association.

Kay received the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio in November 2018; WFUV is the radio station for Fordham University, Kay’s alma mater. Previous recipients of the Vin Scully Award include Dick Enberg, Ernie Harwell, Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Verne Lundquist, Pat Summerall and Mike “Doc” Emrick.

He was inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame class of the prestigious Bronx High School of Science in February 2018. Kay was awarded the Italian American Baseball Federation Media Award in December 2022. In 2005, Kay was honored in his home borough of the Bronx with an honorary street sign erected on the Grand Concourse in his name. In December 2023, Kay was honored as a National Honoree by the Stamford (Ct.) Old Timers Athletic Association.

Kay handled play-by-play duties for ESPN’s coverage of the Astros-Tigers and the Blue Jays-Twins American League Wild Card Series in 2024 and 2023, respectively. He also did play-by-play on the ESPN Radio Network for the 2016 Blue Jays-Rangers American League Division Series, the 2013 Tigers-Athletics American League Division Series and the 2008 Phillies-Brewers National League Division Series. He also was a frequent contributor to ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning Sports Reporters television show.

Before joining the YES Network in 2002, Kay worked at the MSG Network since 1989 as a Yankees reporter. In 1992, he added Knicks locker room reporter to his responsibilities and continued in that role until the 1998-99 season.

Kay was awarded the Dick Young Award for Excellence in Sports Media by the New York Pro Baseball Scouts in 1995. In 1998, he was on the MSG Network team that won a New York Emmy for “Outstanding Live Sports Coverage – Series.” In 1996 and 1997, he was a member of the MSG Network team that won New York Emmys for “Outstanding Live Sports Coverage - Single Program” for Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter and “The Battle for New York: Yankees vs. Mets.” He was also part of the Yankees/MSG Network production team nominated for New York Emmy Awards for six consecutive years.

In addition to his television work, the Bronx, NY, native worked as a Yankees analyst on WABC Radio from 1992 through the 2001 season, which concluded with the classic Yankees-Diamondbacks World Series. Kay was a winner of “Best Sports Reporter” honors at the 2000 New York Metro Achievement in Radio Awards. In 1998, Kay also began co-hosting Sports Talk with John Sterling and Michael Kay, a nightly sports radio call-in show which aired on WABC Radio during the winter months.

Shortly after graduating from Fordham University in 1982 with a B.A. in Communications, Kay worked at SportsPhone and as the public address announcer for the New York Pro Summer Basketball League.

In 1982, Kay landed the job as general assignment writer for the New York Post. Two years later, he began covering college basketball (1984-85) and then spent two years as the writer covering the New Jersey Nets. In 1987, he moved to baseball at the Post, serving as the Yankees beat reporter. While he was in that position, he got his first television job with MSG Network as host of the Hot Stove League segment of MSG’s SportsNight.

In 1989, Kay moved to the New York Daily News, where he was the Yankees beat reporter before taking the job as a Yankees broadcaster on WABC Radio in 1992. With that jump, Kay became the first newspaper reporter in any sport to make the move into the broadcast booth full-time, performing both play-by-play and analysis.

Kay stayed on the radio for 10 years, broadcasting the Yankees’ four World Series championships during that time, before moving to the television side to become the lead play-by-play man for YES in 2002.

Kay has been involved in the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.), a charitable organization whose mission is to assist baseball community members. He co-hosted the 2013 B.A.T. fundraising dinner in New York. Kay also was master of ceremonies at the 2013 Thurman Munson Awards fundraising dinner in New York.

Kay is active with the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of his mother, Rose, who passed away from the disease in 2006. He also teamed up with former Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Girardi’s Catch 25 Foundation to organize annual charity dinners to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.

Kay and his wife Jodi Applegate have a daughter, Caledonia Rose Kay, born in January 2013, and a son, Charles Applegate Kay, born in November 2014.

Ryan Ruocco, who joined YES in 2007 as a statistician for the network’s New York Yankees telecasts, holds down various roles within the network’s Yankees coverage. He backs up YES’ play-by-play man Michael Kay, fills in hosting YES’ Yankees Pre- and Post-Game Shows and periodically handles clubhouse reporting duties. Ruocco also shares play-by-play duties with veteran Ian Eagle on YES’ Brooklyn Nets telecasts.

Ruocco has won six Emmy Awards while at YES. He was a part of the YES team which won a 2024 Emmy in the Live Sporting Event/Season category and was a member of the YES team which won a 2022 Emmy in the Live Sporting Event/Game category. Ruocco also earned individual New York Emmy nominations in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 for his work at the network.

In addition to his YES work, Ruocco is one of the primary NBA play-by-play voices on ESPN, is the lead play-by-play announcer for the network’s women’s college basketball package and is the lead play-by-play announcer for the WNBA on ESPN. Ruocco is also executive producer of the 2024 documentary Sue Bird: In the Clutch.

He also handled periodic NFL play-by-play on ESPN Radio, college football and college basketball play- by-play on ESPN’s television networks, and he co-hosted ESPN Radio New York’s mid-day show.

Ruocco also co-hosted the popular R2C2 podcast with former Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia from 2017 to 2023.

Prior to joining YES, Ruocco handled basketball and football play-by-play at WFUV, Fordham University’s radio station while he was a student there. He also hosted WFUV’s One on One, New York’s longest-running sports call-in show. In 2008, he received Fordham’s prestigious Marty Glickman Award, named for the legendary play-by-play announcer.

Ruocco, who grew up in Fishkill, N.Y., graduated on the Dean’s List from Fordham in 2008 with a B.S. in Communications.

David Cone, the strikeout artist who endeared himself to New York Yankees fans for his numerous clutch performances and for hurling a perfect game in 1999, initially joined YES as a Yankees analyst in 2002. After pitching for the Mets in 2003 and then retiring from baseball, he re-joined YES as an analyst for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. After a year away from the mic, he came back again to YES in 2011 and has been with the network ever since. Cone has won five New York Emmy Awards while at YES.

Since 2022, Cone has been a game analyst on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecasts in addition to his YES duties. In 2019, he collaborated on a book with YES colleague Jack Curry called Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher, which was a New York Times best-seller.

Cone compiled a 194-126 record, 3.46 ERA and 2,688 strikeouts in his 17-year Major League career. He captured the American League Cy Young Award in 1994 and was a five-time All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1999). The Kansas City, Mo. native, known for coming up big in critical games, posted an 8-3 postseason record and played on five world championship teams: the 1992 Blue Jays and the 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Yankees.

The flame-throwing right-hander was drafted by his hometown Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1981 amateur draft and made his Major League debut with the Royals in 1986. He played the next five and a half seasons with the Mets; in 1988, he ran up a 20-3 record, 2.22 ERA and 213 strikeouts, and on October 6, 1991, he struck out 19 Phillies in a game.

After short stints with the Blue Jays and the Royals (again), he joined the Yankees in 1995. His finest season in pinstripes was 1998, when he was 20-7 with a 3.55 ERA and 209 strikeouts. A year later, on July 18, 1999, he hurled a perfect game against the Montreal Expos, only the second inter-league perfect game in Major League history. Fellow Yankee Don Larsen’s World Series gem in 1956 was the first.

While with the Yankees from 1995-2000, Cone was 64-40 with a 3.91 ERA and 888 strikeouts. He pitched for Boston in 2001, sat out the 2002 season, and pitched briefly for the Mets in 2003 before retiring.

Paul O’Neill is in his 24th season as a New York Yankees analyst for the YES Network. He has earned five New York Emmy Awards for his work at YES.

O’Neill played Major League Baseball for 17 seasons, from 1985 to 2001. He appeared in six World Series and earned five World Series rings, one with the Cincinnati Reds and four with the New York Yankees. He also played in five All-Star games.

The Yankees honored him on August 21, 2022, by permanently retiring his No. 21 during “Paul O’Neill Day” at Yankee Stadium.

O’Neill began his MLB career in 1985 with the Reds. After eight seasons with Cincinnati, O’Neill joined the Yankees in 1993, with whom he won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average. From July 23, 1995, until May 7, 1997, O’Neill played 235 games in right field without making an error. In 1997, he led the American League in hitting with men on base with a .429 average. On Aug. 25, 2001, O’Neill became the oldest Major Leaguer to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.

He was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in November 2017. In 2008, O’Neill was named “Father of the Year” by The National Father’s Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year awards dinner in New York.

Former New York Yankees catcher Joe Girardi, who helped lead the Yankees to three World Championships in the 1990s as a player and later guided the team to the 2009 World Championship as a manager, re-joined the YES Network as a Yankees analyst in advance of the 2024 season. He previously had been a Yankees analyst for YES in 2004 and 2007.

In addition to managing the Yankees from 2008 to 2017, Girardi managed the Philadelphia Phillies from the 2020 season until June of 2022, and he also held that role with the Florida Marlins in 2006, with whom Girardi earned the National League Manager of the Year Award. Girardi also was the Yankees’ bench coach under manager Joe Torre during the 2005 season.

From 2022-24, Girardi served as a Chicago Cubs analyst on the Marquee Sports Network. Previously, he was an analyst with the MLB Network in 2018 and 2019. In addition, he was an analyst during the 2003 National League Division Series for ESPN Radio and provided the 2007 World Series pre-game analysis for FOX Sports.

In addition to his analyst work during his previous stints at YES, he won a New York Emmy Award for his hosting efforts on the network’s Kids on Deck series and was the star of The Joe Girardi Show.

A Peoria, Ill. Native, Girardi graduated from Spalding (Ill.) Institute in 1982 after earning All-State honors in baseball. He then played at Northwestern University, where he was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and three-time Academic All-American. He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Northwestern in 1986.

He was drafted by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 1986 amateur draft. He broke into the majors in 1989 with the Cubs and later played three seasons for the Colorado Rockies (1993-1995). Girardi was acquired by the Yankees prior to the 1996 season and played key roles as New York won the World Series in 1996, 1998 and 1999.

One month after departing the Yankees as a free agent in November 1999, Girardi signed with the Cubs and played three additional seasons for Chicago, making the National League All-Star team in 2000.

He played one season for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003 before signing with the Yankees as a free agent in February 2004. Girardi retired at the end of spring training, then joined YES.

Emmy Award-winning Meredith Marakovits was named the YES Network’s New York Yankees clubhouse reporter in March 2012. She reports on the team within the network’s Yankees game telecasts, pre- and post-game shows, Yankees Batting Practice Today and Yankees Hot Stove. She also periodically hosts the network’s Brooklyn Nets pre- and post-game shows.

Justin Shackil begins his sixth season covering the Yankees for YES Network, serving in a variety of roles, including clubhouse reporting and studio hosting. In addition to his baseball duties at YES Network, Shackil has called play-by-play for Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and college basketball broadcasts.

On radio, Shackil worked on the WFAN Yankees Radio Network for three seasons as a fill-in play-by-play announcer and postgame host. Shackil has also worked for the New York Yankees since 2015, hosting the team’s in-stadium pre-game shows and working with its in-house production team. In addition, he has co-hosted the Toeing The Slab pitching podcast with David Cone and YES researcher James Smyth. Shackil currently serves as a host and blow-by-blow announcer for Matchroom Boxing on DAZN.

His additional work credits include hosting for NBA Entertainment, SiriusXM Sports, Westwood One and radio play-by-play for the Double-A baseball teams: Mobile BayBears, Tennessee Smokies and Trenton Thunder. Shackil graduated from Fordham University in 2009.

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On Padres. TV presented by UC San Diego Health Jessie Agler , Tony Gwynn , Dan Orsillo , Mark Grant , Bob Scanlan are commentating!

2025 marks Jesse Agler’s 12th season as a member of the Padres’ broadcast team and his fifth as the lead play-by-play broadcaster for Padres radio broadcasts on the club’s flagship station 97.3 The Fan. Agler also serves as the fill-in announcer on Padres telecasts.

Agler joined the Padres front office in February of 2014 as a broadcaster and as director of content, a role in which he oversaw all club digital and social operations.

During the baseball offseason, Agler calls play-by-play of national radio broadcasts on Compass Media Networks for NFL, NCAA football and NCAA basketball games. Having come to San Diego by way of Miami, Agler spent four seasons as the pregame, halftime and postgame host on the Dolphins Radio Network. In 2013, he did television play-by-play for the Dolphins’ preseason games on CBS-4.

Agler began his professional career in 2005. His experience includes serving as pregame and postgame radio host for the then-Florida Marlins, the Florida Panthers and the University of Miami Hurricanes’ football and basketball teams. Agler has also previously been the fill-in play-by-play announcer for the Marlins.

A graduate of the University of Miami, Agler’s first job out of college was calling baseball games for the Elkhart (KS) Dusters of the Jayhawk League. Agler and his wife, Tovah, reside in San Marcos with their son, Jonah, and daughter Ellie.

Tony Gwynn Jr. returns for his ninth season as part of the Padres’ broadcast team in 2025 after returning to San Diego prior to the 2017 season. Gwynn Jr. enters his fifth season as the full-time color analyst role this year.

Son of legendary “Mr. Padre,” Gwynn Jr. played for the Padres from 2009-10. Originally selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2nd round of the June 2003 draft out of San Diego State, he played parts of eight Major League seasons with Milwaukee, San Diego, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Gwynn Jr. batted a career .238 (381-for-1,600) with 48 doubles, 23 triples, seven home runs, 98 RBI and 192 runs scored in 685 games played.

Gwynn Jr. began his broadcasting career in 2016 after joining the broadcast team for the Dodgers’ postgame show on AM 570 LA Sports Radio. Most recently, he has served as co-host of “Gwynn & Chris” on 97.3 The Fan and resides in San Diego with his wife, Alyse, their son Anthony III, and three daughters, Makayla, Jordan and Leighton.

Don Orsillo made his debut as a member of the Padres’ broadcast team in 2016, calling games for both television and radio broadcasts. After assuming the full-time television play-by-play duties in 2017, Orsillo called his 3,000th game in 2022 and returns in 2025 for his 10th season in San Diego.

In addition to his work for the Padres, Orsillo also calls nationally broadcasted MLB games for FOX, FS1 and TBS during the regular season. Orsillo came to San Diego from Boston, where he spent 15 seasons with NESN as the primary play-by-play announcer for the Red Sox. While at NESN, he also hosted the weekly Red Sox Report, as well as the offseason weekly program Hot Stove Live.

In addition to his postseason experience with the Red Sox, Orsillo has called ten MLB post seasons as a broadcaster for TBS. His postseason work includes the National and American League Divisional Series from 2007 to 2013, 2018, 2020 and again in 2021. Orsillo’s broadcasting repertoire also includes college basketball and hockey, having called both Boston College basketball games and Hockey East matches on NESN, as well as Providence College basketball games on the Big East Network/ESPN PLUS.

Orsillo’s numerous accolades include six Emmy Awards for outstanding play-by-play (2003 and 2004 with Boston, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023 with the Padres) and two New England Sports Best Play-by-Play awards (2014 and 2015). He was named Massachusetts Broadcaster of the year twice in 2005 and 2015. Through his role with the Red Sox, Orsillo has appeared in a number of motion pictures, including 2013’s The Heat, 2010’s The Town and 2005’s Fever Pitch.

A graduate of Northeastern University, Orsillo began his broadcasting career in minor league baseball, calling games for the Pittsfield Mets (1991-92), Binghamton Mets (1993-95), and Pawtucket Red Sox (1996-2000). He also has previously called minor league hockey games for the American Hockey League (Springfield Indians/Falcons 1991-96).

Orsillo has two daughters: Sydney, 24, and Madison, 22. He and his wife Kathy reside in Coronado.

Mark “Mud” Grant returns to Padres.TV in 2025 for his 30th season as color analyst for Padres television broadcasts.

No stranger to San Diego baseball, Grant pitched for the Padres from 1987-90. Originally selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 10th pick in the first round of the 1981 Draft out of Joliet (IL) Catholic High School, he played parts of eight Major League seasons with San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, Seattle, Houston and Colorado. Grant went 22-32 with eight saves and a 4.31 ERA in 233 games (58 starts). He recorded a career-high eight wins and posted a 3.33 ERA for the Padres in 1989.

Grant began his broadcasting career at KFMB Radio in 1994 as a sports anchor and talk show host. After retiring from baseball in 1995, he provided analysis of Prime Sports’ Padres broadcasts in 1996, then joined Channel 4 San Diego upon its inception in 1997. In 2012, he was part of the on-air team that helped launch the regional sports network FOX Sports San Diego (now Padres.TV).

Grant is active in the community, where he works with the Down Syndrome Association of San Diego and has been associated with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of San Diego since 1987. Additionally, he serves as a spokesperson for St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center in El Cajon, a vocational and educational center for developmentally disabled adults. Grant and his wife, Mary, reside in Alpine with their daughter, Alexis, and two sons, Andrew and Aidan.

2025 marks the 22nd season that Bob Scanlan has been covering Padres baseball, his current role is the primary television sideline reporter and pre and post-game analyst, while also working in the radio booth as both play-by-play announcer and radio analyst. Scans versatility extends to providing occasional interviews for our Spanish radio pregame show.

Bob retired in 2003 after a 20-year professional playing career, which included nine MLB campaigns with the Cubs, Brewers, Astros, Tigers, Royals, and Expos, as well as time in the Padres minor league system. Scanlan quickly transitioned to his broadcast career as an analyst on the Padres radio pre-game and post-game shows and served as analyst on both Radio and TV, moving to his primary role as TV sideline reporter and pre and post-game analyst in 2017.

Bob’s on and off the field awards include a Rolaids Relief Man award for his work as the closer for the Cubs in 1992, three television Emmy Awards covering Padres baseball, and multiple minor league championships and All-Star appearances. As a member of the San Diego community for most of three decades, his greatest reward is getting to share Padres baseball every night with San Diego fans around the world.

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