Meredith Marakovits

Meredith Marakovits (born July 22, 1983) is an Emmy Award-winning American sports reporter. As of April 2025, she is the YES Network's clubhouse reporter for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, where she covers the network's Yankees game broadcasts, pre-game and post-game shows, and contributes to the Yankees Batting Practice Today and Yankees Hot Stove programs.

Marakovits is featured frequently on YES’ special Yankees programming, the YESNetwork.com website, and YES’ various social media platforms. Marakovits previously did radio and television work with ESPN, WFAN, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, and SportsNet New York (SNY), covering both local and national sports.

Marakovits worked as a Studio host for TBS select weeks in the 2026 season.

Early life and education Marakovits was born in Walnutport, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley. She attended Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where she played volleyball and was named the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Most Valuable Player, earned first-team all-District 11 honors, and received all-state honorable mention recognition.

Marakovits graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 2001. She received a scholarship to play volleyball at the NCAA Division I level at La Salle University in Philadelphia, but she suffered from many lower-leg injuries throughout her collegiate career.

Meredith attributes her passion for sports to growing up in an athletic family with two older brothers. She described her younger self as a tomboy who played a wide range of sports, including basketball, softball, swimming, gymnastics, and volleyball. which ignited her enthusiasm for a career in broadcasting.

Career

2005 to 2009 In 2005, Marakovits began her career as a reporter and photographer with Service Electric, an Allentown, Pennsylvania local TV station that covered Lehigh Valley's high school and college sports. She served as the third voice alongside hosts Gregg Henson and former NFL quarterback Glenn Foley, who was later replaced by Jon Marks.

When Service Electric gained rights to the Philadelphia Phillies’ Double-A and Triple-A teams in 2008, she also began covering baseball. In April 2011, she switched from ESPN 1050 to WFAN-AM 660, serving as a radio voice on one of the nation's "pre-eminent sports-talk radio stations." Marakovits did overnight updates and various reporting and fill-in stints, including on the "Boomer and Carton" morning show.

YES Network (2012-present) In 2012, Marakovits succeeded Kim Jones as the New York Yankees clubhouse reporter for the YES Network. Because she was offered the job late in the baseball offseason, Marakovits began covering the Yankees while simultaneously wrapping up her contract with the 76ers. Since 2023, Marakovits has hosted the network's special Batting Practice All-Access shows, which include game previews, player interviews, pre-taped features, and fan questions. Marakovits played a key role in revamping The Joe Girardi Show, which began in 2008, helping to move it beyond its original, static interview format.

Marakovits has formed a social media duo with Yankees radio broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, with the two regularly documenting their adventures on Instagram. Since 2025, she also films Michael Kay's "chicken tender reviews".

Awards Marakovits is a nine-time New York Emmy Award winner for her work covering the Yankees on YES Network.