New York Yankees Official Podcast

Every other week, we bring you exclusive interviews with Yankees players, coaches, alumni or front office executives. Plus, Yankees Magazine’s editors take you inside their feature stories and discuss what’s happening around the stadium.  

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Season 3, Episode 19: Adam Warren
Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz and YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits have loads to say from the heart of the organization’s winter refuge, where former Yankee Adam Warren stopped by during a break from coaching the team’s fantasy camp last month.
42 min
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Season 3, Episode 18: Preston Claiborne
We’re on the road this week, reporting live from George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa — once again, the Florida home of the New York Yankees — and chatting with assistant pitching coach Preston Claiborne. Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz and YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits are on location for Yankees Fantasy Camp, but as Claiborne makes clear, preparations are well underway for the real-live Yankees’ quest for the 2026 World Series championship. Yankees MVP honoree, Spud Chandler
52 min
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Season 3, Episode 17: Doc Gooden
We have a special one this week, as YES Networks Meredith Marakovits sits down to chat with Doctor K himself, Dwight Gooden. A two-time world champ with the Yankees (and, sure, a winner with that team across town, as well), Gooden’s career highlights were as remarkable as his personal and professional lows were devastating. But the pitcher is an open book, and he details the horrors of addiction and the work he has done to remake his life.
54 min
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Season 3, Episode 16: ALDS Wrap-up And 2026 Reset
This week, Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz and YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits look back on the 2025 season, in particular the 3 games to 1 loss to Toronto in the American League Division Series. They discuss how it all played out, what they heard behind the scenes and the emotions of watching a promising year come to an end short of the goal. Then, they begin the process of looking forward to the 2026 Yankees season.
40 min
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Season 3, Episode 15: AL Wild Card Series Recap
Behind a performance from the ages by rookie Cam Schlittler, the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Series, becoming the first team to lose the first game of the three-game series and win the next two
34 min
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Season 3, Episode 14: Brian Cashman
The Yankees are officially going to the 2025 postseason, and while we wait to find out what the road will look like — and if there will be a Wild Card Series or a bye into the Division Series — what better time to hear from the architect of it all.
65 min
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Season 3, Episode 13: Todd Frazier
Now a youth coach and a YES Network broadcast, Frazier chatted with YES colleague and New York Yankees Official Podcast host Meredith Marakovits about life, memories and his perspective on the 2025 Yankees.
46 min
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Season 3, Episode 12: Bernie Williams
If Bernie Williams walked out of the public eye the minute his baseball career ended, he would have more than earned a break. But as he discusses with YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits for this week’s episode of the New York Yankees Official Podcast, retirement has been anything but a break for the Puerto Rico native.
59 min
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Season 3, Episode 11: Ryan McMahon
The trade deadline is like a holiday for fans, but for the guys on the move, it can be a bit more challenging. This week, Ryan McMahon — one of the newest imports from this past baseball swap meet — stops by to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz.
59 min
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Season 3, Episode 10: Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole is deep into the recovery process from Tommy John surgery, but he took time to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the struggles — both physical and emotional — that he has experienced during this stage, and also the ways that he still tries to contribute to the 2025 Yankees’ World Series goals. Then, YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits stops by to chat about Cole, the trade deadline and much more
57 min
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Season 3, Episode 9: 2025 MLB All-Star Game
Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz and Yankees chief photographer/senior photography editor Ariele Goldman Hecht were on the ground in Atlanta for the Midsummer Classic, and in this episode, we have selected audio clips from Yankees All-Stars during media day, plus Jon and Arie discuss how they go about covering a massive baseball party that takes so many different forms.
47 min
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Season 3, Episode 8: Will Warren
In between two hugely momentous starts, Will Warrem sat down with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz for a chat about belief, trust and execution — the recipes for development and excellence. Plus, stick around for our second segment, when YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits calls in from north of the border to chat about Canada Day, the All-Star break and much more.
62 min
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Season 3, Episode 7: Tim Hill
Tim Hill chatted with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the weird journey, the weirder pitching mechanics and plenty of stuff that’s less weird, including a life story filled with struggles that continue to push him to new heights. Then, YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits joins Jon to chat about HOPE Week, the remarkable five-day stretch every year when the Yankees head into the community to change lives and inspire millions of fans.
57 min
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Season 3, Episode 6: Cody Bellinger
Cody Bellinger has accomplished almost everything in the game, but his dad still has one thing on him.
50 min
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Season 3, Episode 5: Matt Blake
Imagine everything that goes into making a pitching staff work. For Matt Blake, it’s more than a full-time job. Now in his sixth season in the Bronx, the respected guru has his Yankees dominating on the mound, and he sat down with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz to chat about the massive undertaking.
58 min
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Season 3, Episode 4: Jasson Domínguez
When Yankees fans first learned about Jasson Domínguez, it was because their newest international signing was being compared to players such as Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout. While those expectations might be impossible for anyone to meet, Domínguez is developing into a solid big leaguer, even while learning a new position on the fly.
46 min
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Season 3, Episode 3: Fernando Cruz
You’re going to want to buckle up for this one, as Meredith Marakovits sits down with Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz for a chat that’s funny, inspirational, sad, sweet and so much more. The splitter magician tells a story of faith and perseverance, of the sacrifices that his family made and his belief that his mother traded her life for his big-league shot.
73 min
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Season 3, Episode 2: Paul Goldschmidt
We’ve got regular season baseball games to talk about, and we couldn’t be happier about it. This week, Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz welcomes Paul Goldschmidt into the podcast studio, as the new first baseman talks about the lessons from his journey through the big leagues, his impressions of Aaron Judge, and the true meaning of a leadoff hitter.
49 min
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Season 3, Episode 1: Max Fried
It’s a brand-new season of the New York Yankees Official Podcast, and we have much to discuss! Joining Yankees Magazine deputy editor is new co-host, Meredith Marakovits of the YES Network. But Meredith isn’t the only new face (or at least new voice) that we’re hearing from this week. Jon sits down with Max Fried, who signed with New York this past offseason and is looking to play a key role in leading the team back to the World Series.
52 min
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Season 2, Episode 24: Yoendrys Gómez
It’s the second season finale of the New York Yankees Official Podcast, and before we raise the curtain on the 2025 season, we have one more great episode to close out the spring. Yoendrys Gómez might not be a household name yet, but he has been on the Yankees’ prospect list for years, and this past offseason, as he tells Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz, he did something no Yankees big leaguer ever has before.
51 min
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Season 2, Episode 23: Ben Rice
Coming to you live from Tampa, Florida, it’s our first Grapefruit League episode of the 2025 baseball season! This week, Ben Rice stops by to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz
59 min
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Season 2, Episode 22: Dellin Betances
Pitchers and catchers have reported to Tampa for the start of spring training, and we have a beloved former Yankees reliever joining the pod this week. Four-time All-Star Dellin Betances stops by to chat with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the life of a big-league retiree, the memories of spring training and his friendship with first-ballot Hall of Famer CC Sabathia.
58 min
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Season 2, Episode 21: Nick Swisher
We all might be dragging a bit on these late-January days, but thankfully, we’ve got Nick Swisher to bring up the energy level. The All-Star and member of the 2009 World Series champs checks in from Tampa, where players are trickling in to get ready for the 2025 season. Swisher chats with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the secret sauce of a championship team, his good friend (and new MLB Hall of Famer) CC Sabathia, plus so much more.
62 min
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Season 2, Episode 20: Dave Sims
It’s a new year, and there’s a new radio voice of the New York Yankees. Dave Sims is stepping into the booth alongside Suzyn Waldman this year, replacing the team’s longtime play-by-play man John Sterling. Despite years spent calling Mariners games in Seattle, Sims has strong roots in the New York area, and as he tells Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz, he can’t wait to get to work in just a few weeks.
56 min
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Season 2, Episode 19: Anthony Volpe
Anthony Volpe’s second big-league season had its share of highlights, and also some struggles. But no one will ever forget his remarkable grand slam in Game 4 of the World Series.
47 min