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
Gregg Giannotti has come to John Sterling’s defense. Sterling, 86, will un-retire and return to the Yankees’ radio booth for the team’s 2024 postseason run, and his decision faced some detractors, including Mike Francesa and Chris Russo. Giannotti, who co-hosts morning drive alongside Boomer Esiason on WFAN, the Yankees’ flagship network, disputed the idea that … Read more
Mike Francesa has a dire warning for John Sterling about his Yankees comeback. Francesa and Chris Russo reunited on the latter’s SiriusXM program on Thursday to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the start of the legendary “Mike in the Mad Dog” run on WFAN’s afternoon drive. Earlier Thursday, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported that the … Read more
John Sterling is hopping back on the saddle as the Yankees chase their elusive 28th World Series. The 86-year-old longtime Yankees radio voice, who retired in April, is coming back to call the team’s playoff games for WFAN, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Thursday. Yankees execs green-lit Sterling’s return last week and Chris Oliviero, who … Read more
Aaron Judge traded The Bronx for Queens on his night off. Instead of bashing homers for the Yankees, the Yankees slugger visited the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center along with wife Samantha Bracksieck, Bombers teammate Anthony Rizzo, and his wife Emily for a night at the U.S. Open on Thursday. The foursome was … Read more
Maybe Stephen A. Smith needs to actually watch a Yankee game or two. The ESPN personality made a rather egregious error that could have been avoided with two seconds of research Wednesday on “First Take” when he claimed Aaron Judge’s potentially historic season stems in part from Juan Soto hitting behind him in the Yankees’ … Read more
Alex Rodriguez and girlfriend Jaclyn Cordeiro are soaking up the final weeks of summer together. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Cordeiro modeled a sexy little black dress in a post titled “Date Night,” which featured the fitness enthusiast striking a series of poses in platform sandals and aviator sunglasses. She tagged designer Tom Ford in … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? A super-cool Yankees collab, yet another buzzy Korean restaurant, and … Read more
John Sterling’s days in the Yankees radio booth may not be over, after all. The longtime voice of the Bronx Bombers may return to the WFAN booth for the playoffs, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Thursday. Sterling, 86, is expected to speak with Chris Oliviero — president of Audacy New York, which runs WFAN — … Read more
John Sterling returned to Yankee Stadium and was greeted by a botched rundown from the Bronx Bombers. Sterling, the legendary 86-year-old who retired as the Yankees’ radio announcer earlier this season, was in the YES Network booth with his former partner Michael Kay during the bottom of the third inning of a game against the … Read more
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman got an earful Wednesday from WFAN’s Brandon Tierney over the team’s quiet MLB trade deadline on Tuesday. Cashman was pressed on the team’s urgency compared to the past during the exchange with Sal Licata and Tierney. “If the urgency was always there, why was [Joey] Gallo given the leash that … Read more
Jazz Chisholm Jr. is making a big impression on the Yankees and New York, and WFAN is already breaking out some big home run calls for the newcomer. The Yankees infielder, acquired Saturday from the Marlins crushed homers on Tuesday night in the sixth and seventh innings, the latter of which brought out an exciting … Read more
Haley Alonso jumped on the bragging rights train. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso’s wife reposted a photo of her husband from the Mets’ account on her Instagram story Wednesday night, celebrating the team’s series victory over the Yankees. “Subway series!!!,” Haley captioned the photo, followed by three broom emojis to emphasize the sweep. Haley Alonso … Read more
Mike Francesa still has his heater. The legendary former WFAN host dialed up his fastball to torch the Yankees after their embarrassing display in the two-game Subway Series sweep at the hands of the Mets on Tuesday and Wednesday. Francesa particularly lambasted Gerrit Cole for his “pitiful” job Wednesday, along with brutal assessments of general … Read more
It’s not surprising that there will be no testimonials for the 1974 Yankees this year. When you are a franchise that’s won 27 championships, that’s been in 40 World Series — that’s one out of every three ever played — it’s not necessarily on brand to honor a team that finished in second place, which, … Read more
Roughly 60 years ago, Mad Magazine, published for kids with a bent toward satire before they graduated to the National Lampoon, invented a game called 43-Man Squamish. Mad included play diagrams depicting 43 players running in 43 different directions, a comical absurdity that perhaps inspired StatCast graphics that networks purchase then seriously present to show … Read more
Aaron Judge couldn’t stop smiling when he recalled his wife Samantha Bracksieck encouraging him to pursue a new Yankees deal before they agreed on a nine-year, $360 million contract in Dec. 2022. During a recent appearance on the “Casa De Klub” podcast, the Yankees slugger explained that Bracksieck encouraged him to call team owner Hal Steinbrenner … Read more
Michael Kay was not having it with this caller. The Yankees play-by-play man on YES Network was doing his hosting duties on his eponymous ESPN radio show on Wednesday when a seemingly irate caller — Mike from New Jersey — claimed the announcer does not criticize the Bronx Bombers. Kay, working on the show from … Read more
It finally is the summer of George. On Friday night before their game with the Red Sox, the Yankees released the highly anticipated bobblehead of George Costanza, the character from the hit 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld,” to the first 18,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. It made plenty of buzz on social media, with fans in the … Read more
Michael Kay is over the antics. The long-time Yankees play-by-play announcer on YES Network expressed his disdain with the team partaking in a July 4 staredown with the Reds during his eponymous radio show on Friday. Yankees pitchers Cody Poteet and Ian Hamilton engaged in a pre-game national anthem standoff with Reds pitchers Graham Ashcraft … Read more