The YES Network will present the biggest pre-game show in regional sports network history tomorrow in advance of its 2022 Opening Day Red Sox-Yankees telecast. YES’ game telecast begins at 1 p.m., but the network’s pre-game coverage begins at 9 a.m., giving fans four hours’ worth of pre-game coverage. The highlights, which not only focus on the Yankees’ Opening Day but also on the 20th anniversary of YES’ March 2002 launch:
- Michael Kay’s interview with former YES Yankees analyst Jim Kaat, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer
- Kay’s interview with Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, whose wildly popular groundbreaking WFAN show with Mike Francesca was simulcast live on YES upon YES’ launch in March 2002; “Mike and the Mad Dog” was the first sports radio talk show to be simulcast live on TV.
- Bob Lorenz’ interview with John Sterling, the longtime radio voice of the Yankees and host of YES’ Emmy Award-winning Yankeeography series
- A conversation between Meredith Marakovits and current WFAN Yankees analyst and former YES Yankees clubhouse reporter Suzyn Waldman
- A roundtable discussion featuring Kay, former longtime YES analyst Ken Singleton and current YES Yankees analysts David Cone and Paul O’Neill
- Meredith Marakovits sit-down interviews with Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole
- Jack Curry interviews new YES analyst Cameron Maybin
- Excerpts from the Carlos Beltran CenterStage
- Jomboy gives his unique perspective on the upcoming season
- An in-depth look at the 2022 Yankees roster and season
- Vignettes from YES’ first 20 years of Yankees coverage
- Nancy Newman, Michael Grady and Chris Shearn will host the first two hours of coverage, while Lorenz, Curry and John Flaherty will host the second two hours.
***YES will air a comprehensive post-game show at the conclusion of its game telecast
***Also tomorrow, the YES App will live-stream the managerial debut of Rachel Balkovec when her Tampa Tarpons team (Yankees’ Single-A affiliate) plays against the Lakeland Flying Tigers; coverage starts at 6 p.m. ET with pre-game ceremonies; first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m.