Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2022 season have partnered on “Friday Night Baseball,” a weekly doubleheader with live pre- and postgame shows that’s available to fans in eight countries exclusively on Apple TV+. The New York Yankees will host the Boston Red Sox on Friday, September 24th, and as of Tuesday, the Yankees’ Aaron Judge had 59 home runs on the season which is two homers shy of Roger Maris’ record 61 in 1961, the most homers in a season by an American League player.
Stephen Silver for The Streamable:
And because all of the players with more homers in a season than Maris — Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa — have been implicated in the use of performance-enhancing drugs, Maris’ record is seen by many fans (though not the record book) as the legitimate overall Major League record. Therefore, if Judge were to pass Maris’ mark, many would consider him the “true” single-season home run king.
Therefore, with games against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday and Wednesday before beginning a four-game series with Boston on Thursday, Judge could break Maris’ record in Friday’s game which is scheduled to air on Apple TV+, to the apparent unhappiness of some fans.
Andrew Marchand for The New York Post:
With Judge at 59 homers, he is staring at a Friday and Apple TV+ exclusive stream of the Yankees-Red Sox game with potentially historic implications.
If it happens, the booth of Stephen Nelson, Hunter Pence, and Katie Nolan will have a chance to put their signature on the moment.
While the Apple TV+ games are free, there is a segment of the audience — presumably older — who dearly care about seeing Roger Maris’ record being tied or broken and still are likely having a little trouble accessing it.
An MLB spokesman said there is no plan to change the broadcasting schedule.
MacDailyNews Take: Some old dogs will have to learn new tricks or get their pups to help them.
We love Katie Nolan.
MacDailyNews Note: “Friday Night Baseball” is available on Apple TV+ in the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
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Big whoop!
And who will take credit for it first? Apple or Orange?
What are you instigating now in typical cryptic fashion?
Certainly the true legitimate home run hero will one day emerge on Friday night, or any other afternoon or night. Credit goes to the home run king, not the station sponsor that pulled the baseball slot machine lever. Major reason I don’t pay attention to promotional prognosticators…
With Apple, as with Trump, too often the announcer tries to claim it.
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