Justin V. Shackil (born February 16, 1987) is an American sportscaster for the YES Network and WFAN. Since April 2024, he is the primary Radio Announcer for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Early life

Shackil is from Wayne, New Jersey. He attended Wayne Valley High School, where he anchored for the school's television station. He graduated in 2005. Shackil attended

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, and worked for WFUV. He graduated from Fordham in 2009.

Career

After graduating, Shackil announced in Minor League Baseball for the Gateway Grizzlies, Trenton Thunder, Tennessee Smokies, and Mobile BayBears. As a freelance broadcaster, he was a studio host for the

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and anchored programs for

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, Entercom, and Westwood One. In 2022, Shackil joined WFAN and substituted for John Sterling as the play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees when Sterling was absent. WFAN named Shackil as Sterling's permanent substitute before the 2023 season. He also became host of the WFAN post-game show. Shackil also fills in on the YES Network and co-hosts a podcast with David Cone on

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. While filling in for Sterling on June 28, 2023, Shackil called

Domingo Germán's perfect game On June 28, 2023, Dominican professional baseball pitcher Domingo Germán of the New York Yankees threw the 24th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, and the fourth in Yankees franchise history. Germán pitched it during an 11–0 ...

. Following Sterling's retirement in 2024, Shackil and Emmanuel Berbari assumed play-by-play duties for the Yankees.https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2024/04/17/john-sterling-retirement-yankees-radio-wfan-justin-shackil-emmanuel-berbari/73326252007/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shackil, Justin 1987 births American radio sports announcers American television sports announcers Fordham University alumni Living people Major League Baseball broadcasters Minor League Baseball broadcasters New York Yankees announcers People from Wayne, New Jersey Wayne Valley High School alumni YES Network