No more awkward video conferencing for Paul O’Neill. He will be back at Yankee Stadium this season and in the booth alongside his YES Network colleagues.
O’Neill had been working remotely. Last season, the team mandated that everyone in the broadcast booth be vaccinated against COVID-19. Paul O’Neill did not comply, but the network was willing to make accommodations.
Neil Best asked YES Network representatives what changed. They would not say if the network’s mandate has been loosened or if O’Neill received the vaccine.
Best later confirmed via Twitter that network restrictions had been loosened, making O’Neill’s status irrelevant.
Paul O’Neill is a longtime favorite of Yankees fans. He won four World Series with the team, playing in right field from 1993 until 2001. The following season, he immediately began his broadcasting career with the YES Network. The team retired his number 21 last season.
