Michael Kay would prefer to say 鈥淪ee ya鈥 fewer times during the course of the Yankees season.
The 64-year-old television voice of the Yankees revealed he would like to cut back on how many games he calls for YES Network each year while discussing whether he would leave the media business.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know. Again, I don鈥檛 know. Let鈥檚 put it this way: I do 135-140 Yankees games on YES, and if they want me around, I could see myself staying around awhile,鈥 Kay said on 鈥淭he Main Event with Andrew Marchand鈥 podcast Thursday, as transcribed by Awful Announcing.
鈥淏ut, I鈥檓 not going to go at that pace. If somebody says, 鈥極K, you want to do 100 games?鈥 That would be much more palatable, but we鈥檒l see. Again, never say never because that鈥檚 stupid, and I never want to have somebody say, 鈥極h, you said this,鈥 and I never want to go back on something.
鈥淏ut I do enter the 鈥榯wilight years鈥 with some trepidation because what do I do if I retire? I don鈥檛 have any interests. I read. I don鈥檛 play tennis. I don鈥檛 play golf. I mean, I would probably be boring as hell. I鈥檓 not sure what I鈥檇 do.鈥
The 2025 season marks Kay鈥檚 24th calling Yankees games on their television network, in addition to other media gigs including his 鈥淢ichael Kay Show鈥 on ESPN Radio.
Covering a baseball team on a full-time basis is a grinding job from February until possibly November, requiring plenty of hours away from family and plenty of early-morning and late-night flights.
Kay already scaled back his radio duties, moving from the afternoon slot to a solo show from 1-3 p.m. ET.
He told The Post鈥檚 Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman in March on 鈥淭he Show鈥 how beneficial that move has been for him, especially with two young children in Charles and Caledonia.
鈥淚t was starting to get to me physically, the 3-6:30, and I knew I had to stop鈥 Kay said. 鈥淚 also have young kids that I want to be part of their life. Moving my show, doing it alone from 1 鈥3, has been an unbelievable game changer for me. I do the show from home four days out of five, and my kids get home on the bus at 3:30, and I鈥檓 with them now rather than sitting downstairs in the basement doing a radio show. I just think it鈥檚 going to be so much better for me when the season begins.鈥
While Kay would not mind cutting back on his television appearances, it doesn鈥檛 mean he鈥檚 ready quite yet to call it quits yet.
Former Yankees radio announcer John Sterling famously still called games last year at the age of 85, and lead media jobs for big-market teams are ones that are usually held for as long as possible.
鈥淚 guess I鈥檓 at the age (64) where you have to think about it. I鈥檓 not sure I want to go forever,鈥 Kay said, per Awful Announcing.
鈥淚 mean, I want to live forever, but I鈥檓 not sure I want to go [forever]. I mean, I don鈥檛 know. I see the value in what Al Michaels is doing. I see the value in John Sterling staying around until he was 86. 鈥
He added: 鈥淒o I want to get out then, when the kids are out of the house in college? I don鈥檛 know. Do I want to get out now? No, I mean, I鈥檝e gotta pay the bills.鈥