Looks — and at least for this night, the stats — can be deceiving. YES announcer Ryan Ruocco seemingly made a crack Monday about Rangers veteran Joc Pederson’s physique, with the broadcast noting his awful season moments before his game-tying homer off Devin Williams in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ eventual 8-5 walk-off loss … Read more
While the YES Network broadcast was in full misery mode watching the Yankees melt down Friday night, the Marlins’ broadcast crew one booth over was taking a victory lap. Tommy Hutton, the analyst on the FanDuel Sports Marlins telecast, perhaps took some exception to the amount of Yankees fans who showed up in South Beach and … Read more
The lights flickered in the background as the Marlins celebrated their walk-off win, one that perhaps the most pessimistic Yankees fan could never have imagined. The Yankees held leads of six, five and two runs against Miami on Friday, yet surrendered each in a devastating 13-12 loss Friday night at loanDepot Park. The Bronx Bombers’ … Read more
This card is a slam dunk. A one-of-a-kind basketball card featuring photos, autographs and game-worn jersey patches from both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant is expected to net a jaw-dropping $6 million at auction this month — making it the priciest hoops card ever sold. The 2007 Upper Deck dual Logoman — signed in blue … Read more
Boomer Esiason caused a stir when he said Derek Jeter seemed “elitist” for skipping this year’s Yankees Old-Timers’ Day, and the WFAN host is doubling down. Jeter says he’s missing the event, a celebration of the Yankees’ 2000 World Series team, for his daughter’s birthday party, but Esiason isn’t convinced that’s the real reason. “I … Read more
Not much got under Derek Jeter’s skin during his playing days, but Boomer Esiason managed to irk him with his “elitist” comment and speculation about why Jeter is skipping this year’s Old-Timers’ Day. WFAN host and former Giants running back Tiki Barber relayed the message after spending time with Jeter over the weekend to celebrate … Read more
Jomboy Media producer Dan Rourke is catching major blowback after he directed an offensive rant at Blue Jays outfielder George Springer on Wednesday — and it’s possible MLB could get involved. “F–k you Springer, kill yourself,” Rourke said on his “Yankees Avenue” livestream after Springer scored to give Toronto a 4-2 lead over the Yankees … 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
The Yankees will be commemorating the 2000 World Series team at Old-Timers’ Day in August, but a rather crucial member of that team won’t be in attendance. Derek Jeter isn’t showing up, which has gotten WFAN hosts Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti a bit riled up. “It’s a little bit insulting … I think he … Read more
The Yankees’ Oswaldo Cabrera did not let an injury get in the way of love. The Venezuelan utilityman married to fiancée Ari Gonzalez on Tuesday, according to photos posted to their Instagram stories. The 26-year-old had to wear a cumbersome accessory during the nuptials, however, as he’s in a walking boot after a gruesome left … Read more
Rory Fox will begin his professional baseball career with the Yankees organization in a few weeks, but for now, he’s honing his skills against his girlfriend. Fox, whom the Yankees selected 194th overall in the sixth round of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday, got some final pre-draft work in over the weekend against his … Read more
Yankees radio announcer Dave Sims has no regrets about taking time off in May to see his son, despite his WFAN colleague’s dismay. Sims, in his first year in the Yankees booth after taking over for the retired John Sterling, addressed Boomer Esiason criticizing him for taking the Yankees-A’s series off just more than a … 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
Bronx Bomber fans know all about Lobel’s world-class steak sandwiches, served only at Yankee Stadium — until very recently. Now, the rest of New York — even Mets fans! — will know, too, as the historic Upper East Side butcher’s where Jackie Onassis once shopped for chops debuts its first-ever sit-down eatery, smack in the heart of Midtown. … 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
Don’t worry, Yankees fans, Gregg Giannotti will always have your back. During Thursday’s episode of “Boomer & Gio” on WFAN, Giannotti took offense to Jeff Passan’s comments about Yankee fans in which the ESPN insider said he is tired of complaints from The Bronx faithful. “This is a typical guy from Kansas City,” Giannotti responded … Read more
If he is finished managing and gets tired of broadcasting, perhaps Joe Girardi has a future in fortune telling. Girardi, the former Marlins, Yankees and Phillies manager, foreshadowed a rare poor outing from Luke Weaver during the YES Network broadcast literally moments before the standout reliever allowed the go-ahead homer in Friday’s 5-3 loss to … Read more
Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a lot on his plate in the third inning Sunday night, and it cost him. Chisholm wore a microphone at the top of the third for an in-game interview with ESPN’s broadcast team while he manned the hot corner for the Yankees against the Red Sox. He had to cut himself … Read more