Unvaccinated Yankees legend missing from YES Network broadcast booth, report says

Paul O’Neill is back on the air for the Sure Network. Just never glance for him at Yankee Stadium.

The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand stories the previous New York Yankees legend built his time debut Monday, ”broadcasting from his household in Ohio when Michael Kay and David Cone were being in the booth” at the ballpark.

In accordance to Marchand, a Certainly Community spokesperson claimed O’Neill was working from dwelling because of “family issues.” But Marchand reports “the larger sized challenge entails O’Neill’s COVID-19 vaccine position. O’Neill is not vaccinated, in accordance to resources.”

The Article obtained files despatched to staff saying that Indeed staff had to have proof of vaccination by Jan. 1. … A Sure spokesman declined remark about if the community has a plan that would make it necessary for staff members to be vaccinated.

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Marchand studies this week’s series vs. the Toronto Blue Jays is the only a person O’Neill is scheduled to function in April for Sure.

O’Neill texted that due to the fact of the lockout, the initially two collection he was scheduled to get in touch with have been canceled. … When asked particularly about if his vaccination standing experienced nearly anything to do with his absence from the stadium, O’Neill declined to text back again.

There is at least one day that O’Neill is expected to make an visual appearance at Yankee Stadium: August 21, when the club retires his amount. Marchand reports that “Even if unvaccinated, a ceremony probably could even now take place, but it most probably would not involve any present-day players and could be tamped down.”

O’Neill played nine seasons for the Yankees (1993 to 2001), successful 4 Entire world Collection titles.

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