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2 days ago
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Yankees' public address announcer Paul Olden's consecutive games streak ends at 1,339
NEW YORK – Up in the Yankees' public address booth, Paul Olden's significant consecutive games streak ended this weekend. The club's P.A. announcer since the new Yankee Stadium opened in 2009, Olden is taking time off due to a personal obligation, according to a team statement. Advertisement Olden was to miss the Yankees' entire three-game series against the Chicago Cubs, which began Friday night. Until then, Olden was in the P.A. booth for 1,339 consecutive Yankees home games, both regular and postseason – including two 2020 playoff 'home games'' at San Diego during the COVID year. Subbing for Olden is Mark Fratto, P.A. announcer for the NYC FC soccer team, along with the NBA's Washington Wizards and the NFL's Washington Commanders. Olden assumed the Yankees' P.A. duties following the retirement of the legendary Bob Sheppard, who had served in that capacity since 1951. Friday marked 15 years since Sheppard's passing on July 11, 2010, at age 99. This article originally appeared on Yankees' public address announcer Paul Olden's consecutive games streak ends at 1,339
New York Post
3 days ago
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Why Yankees PA announcer is missing first home game in 16 years
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free The Yankees games will sound a little different this weekend. Paul Olden, who has been with the Yankees since the opening of the new stadium in 2009 and called 1,339 consecutive games, will not be in attendance for the weekend's series against the Cubs. He said on Instagram he's missing the game for his grand-nephew's wedding. 'Well, another streak comes to an end,' Olden wrote Friday. 'My four year running streak ended almost two years ago and now my 1,339 games Yankees P.A. streak ends tonight with me happily being in southern California for my grand nephew's wedding. 'A new announcing streak starts in two weeks.' Yankees PA announcer Paul Olden. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Olden's streak included every regular season and postseason game over the last 16 years, aside from the 2020 playoffs held in San Diego during the shortened COVID season. With Olden not handling his normal duties, Mark Fratto will instead be the one announcing the names. Yankee Stadium frequenters may already know him since he serves as the announcer for NYFC of the MLS, who play most of their games in The Bronx. He has also worked at Madison Square Garden since 2008 for college basketball and boxing events. Fratto's other duties include serving as the PA announcer for the Wizards and Commanders, along with working for Golden Boy Boxing. He called it an 'absolute honor' to be behind the mic at Yankee Stadium. 'Well friends, still in disbelief but we're going to The Show with the Yankees this weekend‼️,' Fratto wrote in an Instagram post Thursday. 'A lot of you know we're four generations deep here — the Yankees are the team of my Grandfathers, my Father, my brothers and my sons. 'Like many 80s kids, I grew up announcing myself in the backyard by imitating the legendary Bob Sheppard. This is a dream come true 30 years into this Announcer Journey. 'Absolutely wild. Cue Frank Sinatra. Let's go. He will be calling the Yankees' final series of the first half when they welcome the NL Central-leading Cubs for three games. The Yankees are on a four-game win streak after sweeping the Mariners in a crazy game Thursday night, rallying from a 5-0 no-hit attempt in the eighth to grab a 6-5 walk-off win in 10 innings. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS Freshly named All-star Carlos Rodon gets the ball Friday night against ex-Met Chris Flexen, while Max Fried and Will Warren get the nod in the final two games, respectively. The Yankees (52-41) enter the series two games back of the Blue Jays in the AL East, while they are 2 1/2 games of the Rays for the first wild card spot.
Washington Post
4 days ago
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Yankees public address announcer Paul Olden to miss weekend series, ending a run of 1,339 games
NEW YORK — New York Yankees public address announcer Paul Olden will miss his first three games since assuming the role 2009 due to a personal obligation, ending a streak of more than 1,300 games. Olden will miss this weekend's three-game series against the Chicago Cubs, ending a run of 1,339 regular-season and postseason games.
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4 days ago
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Yankees public address announcer Paul Olden to miss weekend series, ending a run of 1,339 games
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees public address announcer Paul Olden will miss his first three games since assuming the role 2009 due to a personal obligation, ending a streak of more than 1,300 games. Olden will miss this weekend's three-game series against the Chicago Cubs, ending a run of 1,339 regular-season and postseason games. Advertisement Olden will be replaced by New York City FC's public address announcer Mark Fratto. Fratto has announced NYCFC's games since the team's inaugural MLS season in 2015 and also serves in the same capacity for the Washington Wizards and Washington Commanders. The 71-year-old Olden was one of the Yankees television announcers in the mid-1990s and took over the public address duties when the Yankees moved to the new Yankee Stadium and replaced Jim Hall, the successor to Bob Sheppard, who held the job since 1951. __ AP MLB: The Associated Press
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4 days ago
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Yankees make rare change to PA booth for first time since new stadium opened
Yankees make rare change to PA booth for first time since new stadium opened originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For the first time since the current Yankee Stadium opened in 2009, Paul Olden won't be behind the microphone this weekend. Advertisement The Yankees announced that Olden will miss the team's three-game series against the Cubs (July 11–13) due to a scheduled personal obligation. His absence marks the end—at least temporarily—of a remarkable streak: Olden has served as the public address announcer for every Yankees home game (regular and postseason) since the Stadium opened, a run of 1,339 games through Wednesday night's series finale against Seattle. The only exception before now came in 2020, when the Yankees played two 'home' games in San Diego during the ALDS against Tampa Bay. Petco Park's in-house staff handled those games. This weekend, the voice of the Bronx will belong to Mark Fratto, a veteran announcer with deep New York ties. Fratto is currently the PA voice of New York City FC and also works with the Washington Wizards and Commanders. He's been a familiar voice at Madison Square Garden for boxing and college basketball since 2008 and is part of Golden Boy Boxing broadcasts. Olden, who famously opened his first Yankees game with, 'Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen... and welcome to the new Yankee Stadium,' will return after the Cubs series. His run behind the mic is one of the most consistent presences in a ballpark known for history—and history-makers. For one weekend, though, the streak gets a breather. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
