Diamondbacks backup catcher Adrian Del Castillo might need to go to the Keith Hernandez School of Baseball after he missed a tag in the sixth inning of a tie game Wednesday night. Del Castillo had plenty of time to tag out Starling Marte but whiffed on the tag, allowing the Mets to grab a one-run … Read more
Keith Hernandez had a question about the Grimace at Coors Field on Thursday. With the Mets playing the Rockies — wearing purple jerseys — in Denver, SNY play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen posed a question to partner Keith Hernandez about a costumed Grimace in the crowd, “Who is [he] rooting for?” But it wasn’t the McDonald’s … Read more
Although the Mets’ performance on Wednesday may not have offered many highlights, fans got some levity via their broadcast booth. With the team trailing the Twins by five in the bottom of the sixth inning of an eventual 8-3 loss, SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen and analyst Keith Hernandez lightheartedly argued about the nickname that … Read more
The Mets’ SNY crew came up with their “best” retort to Michael Kay. On Wednesday afternoon, Kay, the Yankees play-by-play man on YES Network, went on a lengthy diatribe on his eponymous radio show over the fact that SNY advertised on the program and labeled the Mets broadcasters the “best booth” in major league baseball. … Read more
Baseball fans have seemingly been more than happy to celebrate the retirement of umpire Angel Hernández gleefully, and SNY’s Mets broadcast team got in on the action during the Mets loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday. Coming back from the break after the second inning, Gary Cohen mentioned the retirement of Hernández poking fun at … Read more
Keith Hernandez has a lot of interest in the Mets’ future and wants to be around for it. During a recent appearance on “The Show,” The Post’s baseball podcast hosted by Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, Hernandez revealed that Steve Cohen taking over as the Mets’ owner has piqued his curiosity. “Well, I think with … Read more
Keith Hernandez had a hilarious confusion while in the SNY booth for the Mets game on Sunday. When attempting to reference his former 1986 Mets teammate Howard Johnson (HoJo) during the game, Hernandez instead said his 21.5-year-old cat, Hadji. “Hadji. Oh, not Hadji, HoJo,” he said, as Ron Darling and Gary Cohen burst into laughter … Read more
Winning over a “standoffish” Jason Alexander on the “Seinfeld” set was something of a challenge for Keith Hernandez. Recalling his guest appearance on the iconic NBC sitcom in the early 1990s to Vulture, the Mets legend-turned-broadcaster — who has a memorable cameo on the season three episode “The Boyfriend” — spoke about his experience working … Read more