YES Network is the broadcast channel of the New York Yankees. Not many teams have their own channel, as many of them broadcast matches through Bally Sports. However, New York is one of the lucky teams.
Will that be the case during Spring Training? For the first time in a long time, spring training has a lot going on for the Bronx Bombers and fans want to take a look at it all.
Fortunately, the YES Network will be airing some Spring Training games. However, they will not have all the games.
These are the games that will be broadcast on the YES Network:
- February 26 – Atlanta, 1:00 p.m.
- February 27 – Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
- March 1 – Washington, 1:00 p.m.
- March 4 – Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
- March 6 – Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
- March 8 – Saint Louis, 1:00 p.m.
- March 9 – Boston, 1:00 p.m.
- March 11 – Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m.
- March 15 – Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m.
- March 21 – Detroit, 1:00 PM
- March 24 – Minnesota, 1:00 p.m.
- March 26 – Toronto, 1:00 PM
- March 27 – Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
They also made the curious decision to have Michael Kay and company call the games remotely, which makes for an interesting viewing experience. However, these games will be on YES when they start.
What to watch out for in New York Yankees spring training
Whether it’s on the YES Network or live in the stadium, there’s a lot to watch this spring for the New York Yankees. For a 99-win team that reached the ALCS last season, they have a lot of question marks.
The biggest is who will be the starting left fielder. There are options, but none of them are particularly good.
The more interesting option is to put Aaron Judge in left field and let Giancarlo Stanton play right field, but that will likely sacrifice some defense and risk Stanton getting hurt.
The shortstop also doesn’t have a starter at this time. Top prospect Anthony Volpe is expected to be called up soon, but if he doesn’t start, who among Oswaldo Cabrera (potential LF option as well), Oswald Peraza and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will start?
Check the YES Network for Spring Training news, but those are going to be interesting battles to watch. To watch these games, most fans have it local with their New York cable.
If not, viewers can subscribe to the channel with DIRECTV STREAM, a service available for $75 a month.