Who Broadcasts Yankees Games? The answer may surprise you.
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The answer
Yankees games are broadcast on the YES Network. The YES Network is a regional sports network that covers the New York Yankees.
YES
The YES Network (short for Yankee Entertainment and Sports), is an American cable and satellite television regional sports network that is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, and serves as the exclusive home broadcaster of the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and New York City FC. In February 2013, the network re-branded with a new logo and on-air graphics.
WPIX
WPIX, channel 11, is an independent television station located in New York City, New York. The station is owned by Tribune Broadcasting. WPIX broadcastsYankees games as part of its sports programming.
MSG
MSG is a leader in live sports and entertainment experiences. As the home of the New York Yankees, we deliver outstanding baseball broadcasts that fans can’t get anywhere else.
Who are the announcers?
The primary announcers for New York Yankees radio broadcasts are John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman. Sterling is the play-by-play announcer, while Waldman offers color commentary.
Michael Kay
Michael Kay is the play-by-play announcer for the YES Network’s broadcasts of New York Yankees baseball. He is also a radio host on WEPN-FM, airing weekdays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET.
Prior to joining YES in 2002, Kay served as the lead play-by-play voice of the Yankees Radio Network from 1992 to 2001. In addition, he called selected games for MSG Network from 1987 to 1989, and served as a sports director and news anchor at various television and radio stations in Albany, New York; Hartford, Connecticut; and Denver, Colorado.
Kay is a graduate of Fordham University.
Ken Singleton
Ken Singleton played Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Yankees from 1970 through 1984. A three-time All-Star, he was named the American League’s Outstanding Designated Hitter in 1976 and 1977. He currently serves as a television play-by-play announcer for the YES Network.
