Meredith Marakovits (born July 22, 1983) is an American sports reporter. She is the clubhouse reporter for the

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, where she reports on the

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for the network’s Yankees game telecasts, pre-game and post-game shows, and the Yankees' ''Batting Practice Today'' show. Marakovits also appears on the network's special Yankees programming and contributes to the YESNetwork.com web site.

Early life

Marakovits was born in Walnutport, Pennsylvania in the

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. She attended Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania and earned a scholarship to play

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at the

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level at

La Salle University La Salle University () is a private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. History L ...

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. She graduated from La Salle in 2005.

Career

Marakovits began her career in Allentown, Pennsylvania with

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, where she was the pre-game, post-game host and sideline reporter covering the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

. Marakovits also worked as a sideline reporter for Service Electric's college football, indoor football, and college basketball broadcasts. Marakovits later worked in the

broadcast market with 97.5 The Fanatic, where she covered the

, and with

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, where she covered the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Ea ...

until 2012. She also has worked in the

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media market as an anchor and program contributor for SportsNet New York, as a contributor for WFAN "The Fan" radio, and as a fill-in anchor for NBC Sports Boston. In 2012, Marakovits succeeded Kim Jones as the

clubhouse reporter for the

.https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-meredith-marakovits-20220731-6tg6u2iczjegjbbrdabtphv7ya-story.html Marakovits worked as a Field level reporter for TBS MLB Tuesday starting in 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marakovits, Meredith 1983 births Living people Allentown Central Catholic High School alumni Major League Baseball broadcasters National Basketball Association broadcasters College football announcers College basketball announcers in the United States American sports journalists Sports commentators SportsNet New York people La Salle University alumni YES Network People from Northampton County, Pennsylvania