Farmers Almanac spring forecast: “A deep, dark and foreboding sky lingers in the approaching MLB atmosphere. Fans are advised to be prepared to take cover and shelter in basements or whatever room is closest to the ground to discourage jumping from windows to escape the scene.” Another season of telecasts — free TV, cable TV, … Read more
The new ESPN baseball broadcast schedule may cost the company its top analyst in David Cone. With ESPN switching its showcase game from “Sunday Night Baseball” to midweek beginning next season, that will clash more with Cone’s more robust Yankees-affiliated YES Network schedule and that could lead to a potential split, according to Front Office … Read more
The YES Network refuted errant social media posts that claimed Yankees legend and YES analyst Paul O’Neill has cancer. “There are some fake Facebook posts (and who knows what else) circulating, stating that Paul O’Neill has cancer,” Yes Network’s vice president of communications Eric Handler told The Post and other outlets in a statement. “I … Read more
Gone in a Flash. Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty revealed Wednesday that his 20-year run with YES Network has come to an end as he was not offered a new contract. “So I was informed yesterday that I will not be offered a contract from YES for next season! I am very grateful for my … 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
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
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
Yankees fans in the tri-state area breathed a sigh of relief after YES Network and Comcast came to an 11th-hour deal to avert a blackout of the regional sports network on the cable provider. A little more than an hour before the 11:59 p.m. deadline, YES and Comcast released a joint statement that the two … 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
Congratulations are in order for Gracie Cashman, the daughter of Yankees GM Brian Cashman. The host of YES Network’s “The Story of My Number” recently got engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Brian Stute, as seen in photos she posted Monday on Instagram. Stute proposed to Cashman at what appeared to be a vacant theater, where … 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
New York sports fans who want a one-stop shop for all things hoops and hockey will get exactly that in time for the new NBA and NHL seasons. Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment (GAME), the 50/50 joint digital venture between MSG Networks and YES Network that was revealed in January, announced Wednesday that it will … Read more
The YES App is taking a swing at bringing back the era of Saturday morning cartoons. The Yankees’ flagship network announced Thursday morning that its digital arm is launching “HexClad Presents Bronx Buds” on Saturday, Aug. 17. “We’re always looking for strategic opportunities to reach younger fans,” Jason Feneque, the Senior Director of Distribution & Special … Read more
The Subway Series rivalry might be carrying over to the broadcast booth. During his Tuesday afternoon edition of “The Michael Kay Show,” which airs on ESPN Radio and is simulcast on YES Network, host and Yankees television broadcaster Michael Kay took issue with an advertisement by neighboring TV station SNY. “What I’m going to say … Read more
There were no handouts. Gracie Cashman, the daughter of Yankees GM Brian Cashman, made that clear while explaining why she’s in a unique position as YES Network’s newest host of “The Story of My Number,” an interview series featuring Yankees greats Aaron Boone, Don Mattingly, Andy Pettitte, CC Sabathia, Tino Martinez and Nick Swisher, which … Read more
The Paley Center for Media and YES Network are partnering on an event to celebrate a new YES app series about Yankees greats. The Paley Museum will host “The Story of My Number: An Evening with New York Yankees Legends” on Monday, May 6 to commemorate the series premiere, an episode dedicated to Aaron Boone, the Yankees manager who … Read more
Yankees manager Aaron Boone seemed to be prepared for everything during spring training, except for the fact that YES broadcaster Michael Kay was growing a beard. The longtime Yankees play-by-play man caught the skipper off guard during the postgame news conference after their 9-2 Grapefruit League win over the Twins at Steinbrenner Field on Monday. … Read more
The reason bills don’t arrive scented with perfume is because they’re bills. You could soak them in Aunt Ida’s Sweet Syrup and they’d still stink. Nothing nice about them beyond, perhaps, the word “please,” as in “please remit.” And that’s why Thursday’s lengthy dual-network announcement that YES and MSG will partner in all-their-local-sports streaming ventures … Read more
YES and MSG Network are partnering on a new venture that eventually could lead to a direct-to-consumer streaming service that offers the Yankees, Knicks, Rangers, Nets, Devils and Islanders on one platform. The two sides are not there just yet, but announced on Thursday the creation of Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, which is a … Read more