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Aaron Judge's pursuit of Roger Maris' single-season American League home run record will continue against the Boston Red Sox on Apple TV+ on Friday night in spite of the New York Yankees' reported effort to swing a deal to broadcast the game on its own cable channel, YES.
The Yankees offered broadcasters Michael Kay, David Cone, and Paul O'Neill as well as production support to Apple for the right to broadcast Friday's game from the Bronx, according to the New York Post. However, MLB and Apple both refused.
Furthermore, Kay, the Yankees' long-time play-by-play announcer, told Front Office Sports that he wouldn't be part of any Apple TV+ streaming broadcast because he didn't want to steal the opportunity from Apple's Stephen Nelson.
'I'm extremely flattered that the Yankees and Yankee fans wanted me to make the call, but I just didn't feel right about it,' Kay said. 'I would be hurt if it happened to me, and although I don't really know Stephen, I respect his position and he has earned the right to call the game.'
Aaron Judge's pursuit of Roger Maris' single-season American League home run record will continue against the Boston Red Sox on Apple TV+ on Friday night in spite of the