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Yankees Announcer Said Giants Fans Were 'Lit', and His Partner Cracked Up Laughing

Tim Capurso

Oct 13, 2012; Bronx, NY, USA; MLB vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre (right) talks with New York Yankees former player Paul O'Neill (left) and broadcaster Michael Kay before game one of the 2012 ALCS against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 13, 2012; Bronx, NY, USA; MLB vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre (right) talks with New York Yankees former player Paul O'Neill (left) and broadcaster Michael Kay before game one of the 2012 ALCS against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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How would the average person describe a group of people having a good time? Depending on their generation, there could be a wide variety of answers, particularly if a member of Gen Z is describing the situation.

New York Yankees play-by-play commentator Michael Kay, who is 63 years old, opted to utilize a piece of lingo that has become popularized by Gen Z in an amusing moment during Saturday's broadcast of New York's 7–3 win over the San Francisco Giants.

When a boat transporting a bunch of dancing and excited-looking Giants fans passed by the bay outside Oracle Park during the bottom of the second inning, Kay didn't miss a beat, declaring that the "People are lit!"

Kay's partner and former Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill, couldn't believe his ears—or contain his laughter—at the sound of the 63-year-old Kay using the word 'lit.'

"People are lit!" Kay exclaimed, as O'Neill burst into laughter.

"Excuse me, Michael?" O'Neill asked. "Can you explain that?"

"They're very happy," Kay replied.

Kudos to Kay and O'Neill for providing some comedic relief during the broadcast, although it might not have even been the funniest moment involving New York baseball broadcasters on Saturday.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.