Michael Kay returned to the Yankees TV booth Saturday after vocal cord surgery left him sidelined for more than a month, and had only one request before taking back the microphone.
“‘Try to have the guys not hit six home runs,’ ” Kay recalled telling Yankees manager Aaron Boone, as he began YES Network’s Yankees-Indians pregame broadcast. “I’ve been told maybe don’t try to push it.”
Kay, 58, had been silenced for five weeks after having a nodule — a callus-like condition most commonly associated with singers — removed from his vocal cord.
YES Network’s Ryan Ruocco handled most of Kay’s assignments during his absence, while John Flaherty and Ken Singleton also filled in.