Justin Shackil

Justin V. Shackil (born February 16, 1987) is an American sportscaster for the YES Network and WFAN. From April through October 2024, he was the primary radio announcer for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Since 2022, he has been a boxing broadcaster for DAZN and Matchroom Boxing.

Early life Shackil is from Wayne, New Jersey. He attended Wayne Valley High School, where he anchored for the school's television station. Shackil attended Fordham University, 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 NBA Network and anchored programs for SiriusXM, Entercom, and Westwood One. 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 Jomboy Media.

Following Sterling's retirement in April 2024, Shackil and Emmanuel Berbari assumed play-by-play duties for the Yankees for the remainder of the season. After the Yankees hired Dave Sims to succeed Sterling for the 2025 season, Shackil announced that he was stepping away from WFAN's postgame show to focus on television broadcasting. Shackil debuted as a lead play-by-play broadcaster for the YES Network when he called a series between the New York Yankees and the Athletics in May 2025.