In gardens, gnomes are a symbol of good luck. The Mets hope the same holds true in dugouts. The Mets, who had lost four straight and scored one total run in their past two games, appeared to try to cure their offensive ills with a new, mythic addition to the club. The Mets’ Brandon Nimmo … Read more
ESPN national baseball reporter Marly Rivera is being investigated by the network after an incident at Yankee Stadium in which she uttered the words, “f—king c–t” toward a fellow female reporter waiting for an Aaron Judge interview last week, The Post has learned. Rivera has been a dugout reporter on the Home Run Derby, some … Read more
In his 31 years as a Yankees’ broadcaster, Michael Kay has created for himself a steady dilemma. He has painted himself into a corner that his fame and fortune cannot escape or reconcile. On one hand, he wants to be respected, admired and most of all cherished by local sports fans despite his obvious, admitted … Read more
When the New York Yankees hit a slump in August last season, 23-year-old Kaitlin Maniscalco came up with a unique plan to help spark the offense. The day after every game, Maniscalco would run a mile for each run scored and document her efforts on TikTok, where she now boasts more than 20,000 followers after … Read more
Astros announcer Geoff Blum might be keeping up with Anthony Bass’ recent social media activity. As Blum introduced the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher in the bottom of the fifth inning of Monday’s game, in which Houston held an 8-1 lead at the time, the broadcaster used an ironic — or trolling — phrase when talking about … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The New York Mets’ biggest future stars might be just a few boroughs away from Citi Field. Over the past two decades, the Brooklyn Cyclones have nurtured Mets … Read more
Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass has a bone to pick with United Airlines. Expressing his frustrations on Twitter, the 35-year-old Bass alleged that a flight attendant on a United Airlines flight made his pregnant wife get on the floor and pick up the mess made by his 2-year-old daughter. “The flight attendant @united just made … Read more
John Sterling sent Yankees fans to Google Translate following Anthony Volpe’s first career home run in MLB. The Yankees’ prized rookie and top prospect led off the game with his milestone blast in the Bombers’ 4-3 loss to the Twins at the Stadium. Sterling, the longtime radio play-by-play man for the Yankees, historically has specific … Read more
Michael Kay caught some heat this week for his comments about a bat boy during the Yankees-Guardians game and he’s not too happy about it. Monday night in Cleveland, Kay critiqued the appearance of the bat boy in the Yankees’ dugout, saying it went against former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner‘s “Neatness Counts” policy that was … Read more
Mark Wahlberg is willing to make a sacrifice for the sake of his hatred toward the Yankees. The 51-year-old actor made his way to the Astros’ Opening Day game against the White Sox, where he claimed he’d give his thumb to Jose Altuve, who broke his during the World Baseball Classic. “It’s going to have … Read more
Before Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks agreed to go through with signing Derek Jeter for the network’s top MLB pregame show, he reached out to Jeter’s longtime frenemy and Fox Sports analyst Alex Rodriguez to get the green light, The Post has learned. A-Rod gave Jeter the thumbs up and now Rodriguez will be teammates … Read more
YES Network is still hoping to have a direct-to-consumer Yankees product by Opening Day on Thursday, The Post has learned. If YES DTC can’t launch by Thursday’s Yankees-Giants first pitch, then the plan is to have it ready shortly after with the expectation for it to be available by sometime in April at the latest. … Read more
The viewership numbers for the World Baseball Classic championship game reflected the magnitude of its storylines. Team Japan’s 3-2 victory over the United States averaged 4.48 million viewers on the Fox Sports 1 broadcast, combining with Fox Deportes and streaming services for 5.2 million viewers, the outlet announced Wednesday Per Sports Business Journal, the 4.48 … Read more
Keith Olbermann just had to go there with the grandmothers. Olbermann, a self-proclaimed Mets fan, was distraught over the excruciating knee injury suffered by Edwin Diaz during the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night, which will likely cost the star closer his season. The former ESPN and MSNBC broadcaster lashed out at the “meaningless” global … Read more
Bob Costas had a rough playoff outing. Costas joined Bill Maher on the comedian’s “Club Random” podcast and admitted that he didn’t have a great performance in the ALDS, where his play-by-play of the Yankees series was widely panned. “This past October I did the Yankees and the Guardians in the Division Series and I … Read more
John Sterling will be 85 in July, and is not going anywhere as the Yankees’ radio play-by-player. WFAN and the team expect him to do most, but not all, of the games this upcoming season. This is why Justin Shackil is on the verge of what one day could become a very big job, The … Read more
If there is anything in World Series broadcasting akin to Bill Mazeroski’s 1960 championship-winning homer, it occurred in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2001. It was Game 7 of the World Series. The bases were loaded with one out and the score was tied in the bottom of the ninth. Mariano Rivera faced the Diamondbacks’ left-handed-swinging … Read more
Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker are soon to say, “I do.” The 34-year-old actress and 26-year-old baseball player got engaged at an unspecified date at the end of 2022, TMZ revealed earlier this week. They have been dating for about two years. Before she met Tucker, Hudgens dated a litany of famous actors. Hudgens, who … Read more
Cole Tucker and Vanessa Hudgens are in the wedding planning phase. TMZ reports that Tucker, a utility MLB player, and Hudgens, an actress in “High School Musical,” got engaged in late 2022. While the date that the 26-year-old Tucker popped the question could not be ascertained, the couple did have a romantic getaway to Paris … Read more
The Mets are making their broadcast a family affair, The Post has learned. Patrick McCarthy, son of former Mets radio play-by-player Tom, will be the WCBS pre-and-postgame host and swingman game-caller when the voice of the team, Howie Rose, is off, according to sources. The Post previously reported that Keith Raad would be the Mets’ … Read more