Report: Yankees Trying to Move Friday's Game to YES Network amid Aaron Judge HR Chase

There is a chance that some fans won't be able to see Judge achieve his goal.

Judge is one home run away from tying Roger Maris' single-season franchise record of 61, and the Yankees are scheduled to take on the RedSox on Friday in an exclusive Apple TV+ broadcast.

According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, the team has tried to facilitate a trade with Apple, offering Michael Kay, David Cone and Paul O'Neill plus production support to put Friday's Yankees game on YES.

Major League Baseball and Apple denied the request.

Major League Baseball games on Friday are free for Apple TV+ subscribers. The broadcast team for New York's game against Boston will include Stephen Nelson on play-by-play, with Hunter Pence andKatie Nolan on the call.

Kay is in play on a loaner deal to be added to the Apple broadcast on Friday, according to Marchand. Kay is the voice of the Yankees, and he is also a part of the Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts with Alex Rodriguez.

It doesn't seem like Kay would be interested in joining the Apple broadcast.

The first I heard of this was from the Post's website. I would be very uncomfortable taking the assignment away from another person.

Officials from the YES Network are still holding out hope that they will be able to broadcast the game, but MLB and Apple are not budging from their stances. The discussions that Fox Sports had with them didn't go anywhere.

According to Marchand, YES is willing to run Apple's broadcast on its air to make it easier for Yankees fans to see. Friday night is seen by Apple as a chance to grow its business because of the huge fan interest in the game. Friday's game is one of the few Apple broadcasts this season that will feature the Yankees, so it's unlikely that the streaming service will give it away.

If Judge were to break Maris' record in a game when the majority of Yankee fans wouldn't be able to see it, it would be a disappointment.