Overview

• Dave Sims, the new Yankees radio play-by-play announcer, missed the Athletics series to spend Mother’s Day weekend with family in Seattle.
• Boomer Esiason criticized Sims on WFAN, stating that taking time off so early in his tenure undermines the role's significance.
• Sims, who previously worked as the Mariners’ TV broadcaster for 18 years, will call the upcoming Yankees-Mariners series from Seattle.
• John Sterling, Sims’s predecessor, set a standard of uninterrupted attendance, not missing a game from 1989 until 2019.
• The debate over Sims’s decision has sparked broader discussions on work-life balance versus professional dedication in sports broadcasting.