Yes Network Shakes Up Yankees Broadcasts, Drops Longtime Analyst

The YES Network is making changes to its sum of nan Yankees.

On Wednesday, The Athletic's Andrew Marchand reported that longtime expert and play-by-play announcer John Flaherty will not return adjacent season. Flaherty had been connected Yankees broadcasts for 2 decades pursuing a 14-year MLB playing career.

Over nan years, Flaherty served arsenic an expert and besides hopped connected nan mic to do play-by-play erstwhile lead announcers Michael Kay and Ryan Ruocco were out.

Flaherty took to societal media to admit nan news:

So I was informed yesterday that I will not beryllium offered a statement from YES for adjacent season! I americium very grateful for my 20 years astatine nan Network. I want to convey nan Yankees and particularly nan Yankee fans. Thank you for letting maine beryllium a small portion of your time for 20 seasons!

The 58-year-old collapsed into nan large leagues pinch nan Red Sox successful 1992, and played for nan Tigers, Padres, and Rays earlier joining nan Yankees from 2003 to '05. He signed pinch nan Red Sox successful precocious 2005 but announced his status during outpouring training successful 2006.

Marchand reports Kay will telephone 135 games successful 2026, while Ruocco will telephone astir 15. David Cone, Paul O'Neill, and Joe Girardi will each proceed successful their expert roles, and nan scheme is for 1 aliases 2 of them to beryllium connected each broadcast adjacent season.

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