Michael Kay would favor to say “See ya” fewer occasions in the course of the course of the Yankees season.
The 64-year-old tv voice of the Yankees revealed he want to reduce on what number of video games he requires YES Community every year whereas discussing whether or not he would go away the media enterprise.
“I don’t know. Once more, I don’t know. Let’s put it this fashion: I do 135-140 Yankees video games on YES, and if they need me round, I might see myself staying round awhile,” Kay stated on “The Important Occasion with Andrew Marchand” podcast Thursday, as transcribed by Terrible Asserting.
“However, I’m not going to go at that tempo. If any person says, ‘OK, you need to do 100 video games?’ That might be far more palatable, however we’ll see. Once more, by no means say by no means as a result of that’s silly, and I by no means need to have any person say, ‘Oh, you stated this,’ and I by no means need to return on one thing.
“However I do enter the ‘twilight years’ with some trepidation as a result of what do I do if I retire? I don’t have any pursuits. I learn. I don’t play tennis. I don’t play golf. I imply, I might in all probability be boring as hell. I’m unsure what I’d do.”
The 2025 season marks Kay’s twenty fourth calling Yankees video games on their tv community, along with different media gigs together with his “Michael Kay Present” on ESPN Radio.
Protecting a baseball crew on a full-time foundation is a grinding job from February till presumably November, requiring loads of hours away from household and loads of early-morning and late-night flights.
Kay already scaled again his radio duties, shifting from the afternoon slot to a solo present from 1-3 p.m. ET.
He informed The Publish’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman in March on “The Present” how helpful that transfer has been for him, particularly with two younger kids in Charles and Caledonia.
“It was beginning to get to me bodily, the 3-6:30, and I knew I needed to cease” Kay stated. “I even have younger youngsters that I need to be a part of their life. Shifting my present, doing it alone from 1 –3, has been an unbelievable recreation changer for me. I do the present from residence 4 days out of 5, and my youngsters get residence on the bus at 3:30, and I’m with them now somewhat than sitting downstairs within the basement doing a radio present. I simply assume it’s going to be so a lot better for me when the season begins.”
Whereas Kay wouldn’t thoughts chopping again on his tv appearances, it doesn’t imply he’s prepared fairly but to name it quits but.
Former Yankees radio announcer John Sterling famously nonetheless referred to as video games final yr on the age of 85, and lead media jobs for big-market groups are ones which can be normally held for so long as doable.
“I suppose I’m on the age (64) the place you need to give it some thought. I’m unsure I need to go endlessly,” Kay stated, per Terrible Asserting.
“I imply, I need to dwell endlessly, however I’m unsure I need to go [forever]. I imply, I don’t know. I see the worth in what Al Michaels is doing. I see the worth in John Sterling staying round till he was 86. ”
He added: “Do I need to get out then, when the children are out of the home in school? I don’t know. Do I need to get out now? No, I imply, I’ve gotta pay the payments.”
