"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
"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."
“We thought it would be really cool to take that to the next level and have them do an alternative-cast of the game," Matt Duarte, YES’ vice president of strategy and business development said.
"MLB Network said that while there is no deal right now, the network has continued to have conversations with him about returning before the end of the season."
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”