DETROIT — Longtime Detroit sports broadcaster Mickey York is saying goodbye to fans — at least for now.
York announced on social media that his position with what is now called FanDuel Sports Network Detroit has been eliminated.
He had worked on Tigers, Red Wings, and Pistons broadcasts for more than two decades.
“After 25 years with Fox/Bally/Fan Duel Sports Network, my position has been eliminated,” York wrote. “The Detroit Tigers are going in a different direction with their broadcasts and regretfully I will no longer be a part of those productions. I’m not sure what’s next. I hope I haven’t done my last show in Detroit, but for now I would like to say thanks for allowing me into your homes and sporting lives. As a sports crazy kid growing up in the suburbs of Detroit it’s been an opportunity beyond my wildest dreams and I never took it for granted.”
York said he’s now a free agent but will continue to do broadcast work on the Detroit car scene at Cruis’n Media.
Daniella Bruce, who did extensive radio work in 2024, has been the primary Tigers’ sideline reporter on TV broadcasts this year. The Tigers said this spring they were accepting applications for a second reporter who, like Bruce, would be employed by the team rather than FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports Detroit). That hiring is expected to wrap up soon.
The network has also modified some of the traditional 30-minute pre- and post-game studio shows. After some road games, Bruce has anchored the post-game portion of the broadcast from the field, bringing in analyst Andy Dirks for discussion.
Johnny Kane and Natalie Kerwin, who are not Tigers employees but were regulars in the FanDuel Sports rotation last summer, could see more on-air baseball opportunities now that the Pistons’ season is over.