In order to represent so many fans’ sentiments about the rising difficulty in finding where to watch MLB games, the Yankees found the perfect complainer. YES Network released a new commercial Friday featuring “Seinfeld” mastermind and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Larry David in order to show how easy it is to watch games on their … Read more
Throw away all of those good times and laughs – Michael Kay is done. The voice of the Yankees fired off a wild text message to his former ESPN Radio co-host Peter Rosenberg, which included telling him, “you’re dead to me,” Rosenberg revealed on “Don, Hahn & Rosenberg” this week. The apparent issue between the … Read more
Michael Kay took exception to some of Pat McAfee’s criticisms of traditional sports journalism during his radio show, pushing back on the popular ESPN talk host’s comments, calling sports journalists “curmudgeon bums” who hate sports. All of it stems back to the viral moment between Jaguars head coach Liam Coen and the Jacksonville Free Press’ … Read more
Michael Kay turned to Hollywood in his attempt to win his war with Mets fans. The Yankees’ television voice mentioned a theoretical date with Sydney Sweeney to drive home a point in his beef with Mets fans that has intensified after the Amazin’s collapse and the Yankees making the playoffs. “The Red Sox, if they … Read more
Michael Kay took some extra glee in saying “See ya” to the 2025 Mets. The Yankees’ television announcer and ESPN radio host took a dance on the grave of the Mets after their historical collapse following what he believed to be bush-league antics by certain fans throughout the offseason and during the season. “Again, every … Read more
Michael Kay does not believe he was insulting the Blue Jays when he said they were “not a first-place team.” But because of the controversy his comments sparked, which included a back-and-forth with Sportsnet broadcaster Jamie Campbell, Kay, the voice of the Yankees on YES Network, reached out to Yankee great and current Blue Jays … Read more
Michael Kay simply can’t help himself. The YES Network Yankees play-by-play announcer feuded with Blue Jays announcer Jamie Campbell this past week, and admitted to The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman that his argumentative style is simply his nature. “I always find myself in these situations and I’m damaged,” Kay said on Monday’s episode … Read more
In his first season with the Yankees, a heated Jim Abbott confronted then-New York Times reporter Jack Curry over an article that labeled the pitcher as something he’d never been called before. Underachiever. The tense exchange — revisited in ESPN’s new E60 documentary “Southpaw: The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott” — served as one of … Read more
After being taunted with a broom, Michael Kay dropped a hammer. Kay, the Yankees’ play-by-play voice on YES Network and a talk-show host on ESPN radio, reacted Sunday to being called out by Jamie Campbell of Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto after the Blue Jays swept a four-game series from the spiraling Yankees to overtake first … Read more
Sportsnet host Jamie Campbell wasn’t going to let Michael Kay get away with his Blue Jays jab. After the Blue Jays completed their four-game sweep of the Yankees on Thursday, Campbell threw some shade during the postgame show toward Kay — while not referencing the play-by-play announcer by name, but referring to him as a … Read more
Mets fans: Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay thinks you’re just a whole bunch of fleas. Kay went on an absurd rant Thursday on his ESPN New York radio show, with angry Mets fans — whom he labeled “ill-informed nitwits” — being his primary targets. “Mets fans cannot enjoy any kind of success,” Kay said. “They always … Read more
It’s the end of an era at ESPN New York. “The Michael Kay Show” will conclude its run in afternoon drive on Dec. 13, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reports. Kay will remain on the station but move to a solo show in mid-days, while his co-hosts in afternoon drive, Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg, … Read more
The Yankees and Mets are engaged in their fiercest battle since 2000 as they duke it out for Juan Soto, but there’s an entirely different off-field issue that the teams’ broadcasters are sparring over. After YES Network’s Michael Kay hit out at Mets radio voice Howie Rose over his opposing stance on MLB’s “Golden at-bat” … Read more
Michael Kay stood up for Rob Manfred’s “golden” idea that has risen to prominence over the last week. Comments by the MLB commish about the “buzz” around the “Golden At-Bat Rule” on “The Varsity” podcast released last month have garnered plenty of headlines in recent days. The potential idea, which is still in the “conversation-only … Read more
Michael Kay wasn’t going to hide his excitement over the sad state of the Jets with Aaron Rodgers – even if it was going to make him “look bad.” Rodgers brought hope of Super Bowl grandeur with him to Florham Park two years ago after Gang Green traded with the Packers for the former MVP. … Read more
Could Michael Kay be saying “See Ya!” to his ESPN New York radio show? The future of “The Michael Kay Show” is up in the air while ESPN and Kay negotiate a new deal, with his existing one ending in the middle of next month, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Wednesday. Kay has hosted the … Read more
Michael Kay’s ironman streak could be coming to an end. For 37 straight years, Kay has worked the Yankees’ game on Opening Day, between being a sportswriter (first at The Post in 1987) and then moving on to radio in 1992 to YES Network in 2002. However, the Yankees will open their 2025 season against … Read more
Michael Kay is pouring some water on the hot stove for Yankees fans. The Yankees’ television broadcaster believes owner Hal Steinbrenner is not going to go dollar for dollar with Mets owner Steve Cohen in the bidding war for prized free agent Juan Soto and said he heard from a baseball source that Cohen intends … Read more
Michael Kay’s and John Flaherty’s bizarre interaction during Friday’s YES broadcast of the Yankees-Cubs game was so awkward that GM Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone were worried about a possible beef between the two. But Kay poured cold water on the notion during his eponymous ESPN radio show on Monday and revealed that he … Read more
Ever consider whether game announcers return home after games to review their recorded work? Given that announcers rarely change their overall approach, most must be well satisfied with their work, right? In other words, is it possible that Michael Kay enjoys his superfluous verbal presence on Yankees telecasts? Say, the way he adds to moments … Read more