ESPN radio host Don La Greca slams Chris Russo for ripping Mets, Gary Cohen over Pete Alonso record

ESPN radio host Don La Greca slams Chris Russo for ripping Mets, Gary Cohen over Pete Alonso record

We’ve got a loudmouth standoff. ESPN NY radio host Don La Greca wants Chris “Mad Dog” Russo to pipe down when it comes to his criticism of the hoopla surrounding Pete Alonso breaking the Mets’ all-time home run record and Gary Cohen’s TV call of the record-breaking moment Tuesday. As Alonso hit a two-run home … Read more

Chris Russo furious over Pete Alonso Mets record hoopla — and Gary Cohen’s call

Chris Russo furious over Pete Alonso Mets record hoopla — and Gary Cohen’s call

The Mets were barking up the wrong tree. ESPN personality and former WFAN host Chris “Mad Dog” Russo went off about the celebration following Pete Alonso breaking Darryl Strawberry’s franchise home run record Tuesday with No. 253. “I cannot believe the big deal people are making about Pete Alonso being the franchise record-holder now for … Read more

Roger Clemens on famous Mike Piazza World Series broken bat drama: ‘If I wanted to hit him with it, I could have’

Roger Clemens on famous Mike Piazza World Series broken bat drama: ‘If I wanted to hit him with it, I could have’

Two and a half decades later, Roger Clemens’ broken bat throw at Mike Piazza is still a defining moment of the Subway Series rivalry. While many were outraged and confused when Clemens took a chunk of Piazza’s broken bat and fired it into the ground right back at him, Clemens has set the record straight … Read more

Evan Roberts goes off on Mets fans cheering Guardians’ no-hit attempt: ‘What kind of losers are we’

Evan Roberts goes off on Mets fans cheering Guardians’ no-hit attempt: ‘What kind of losers are we’

Evan Roberts couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw Mets fans give Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams a standing ovation after his near no-hitter Wednesday at Citi Field. “It’s almost been 24 hours, and I’ve gotta get over it, but I’m still angry at my fellow Met fans. That’s right. I’m angry at my fellow Met … Read more

Boomer Esiason obliterates Juan Soto after Mets loss: ‘I’m not following that guy’

Boomer Esiason obliterates Juan Soto after Mets loss: ‘I’m not following that guy’

Juan Soto was the sole reason the Mets didn’t get no-hit in Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the Guardians, but Boomer Esiason has no sympathy for the superstar outfielder amid this ugly slide.  “He’s got a nice smile on his face and he’s laughing. I’m sick of it,” Esiason said on WFAN’s “Boomer and Gio” show … Read more

Keith Hernandez takes weight jab at Pablo Sandoval: ‘Didn’t do the push-ups from the dinner table’

Keith Hernandez takes weight jab at Pablo Sandoval: ‘Didn’t do the push-ups from the dinner table’

Pablo Sandoval hasn’t been in MLB since 2021, but that didn’t stop his long-standing issues with weight from becoming a topic on the Mets broadcast. Mets great Keith Hernandez and play-by-play man Gary Cohen began talking about Sandoval after a trivia question about San Francisco’s World Series MVPs in the 2010s.  “He always had the … Read more

SNY’s Keith Hernandez bluntly calls out hot-mic heckler: ‘Shut up’

SNY’s Keith Hernandez bluntly calls out hot-mic heckler: ‘Shut up’

Keith Hernandez had no patience for a rowdy fan at Oracle Park on Friday night. After Ronny Mauricio fouled one off in the second inning of the Mets’ 8-1 win over the Giants, a fan yelled, “That was a weak swing!” While SNY play-by-player Gary Cohen tried to keep the conversation on Mauricio, Hernandez jumped … Read more

Mr. Met hilariously leans into his viral Lumineers concert fall with bandages and a sling

Mr. Met hilariously leans into his viral Lumineers concert fall with bandages and a sling

While most of baseball rested and recharged over the All-Star break, Mr. Met came back for the second-half opener with a couple of bumps and bruises. The Mets mascot had the second-most viral concert moment this past week when he took a spill at the Lumineers concert at Citi Field. Mr. Met hilariously played into … Read more

Mets’ Brett Baty gets engaged in touching moment at New Jersey beach

Mets’ Brett Baty gets engaged in touching moment at New Jersey beach

It was a special All-Star break for Brett Baty. While the Mets third baseman wasn’t in Atlanta for any Midsummer Classic festivities, he used his days off from baseball to propose to his now-fiancée Anna Sprys. Baty and Sprys made a collaborative Instagram post Wednesday evening with photographer Jordan Simone, who helped capture the proposal. … Read more

Mets first-round pick Mitch Voit once had to apologize for viral cocaine-snorting celebration

Mets first-round pick Mitch Voit once had to apologize for viral cocaine-snorting celebration

Mitch Voit made a name for himself long before his first-round MLB draft selection by the Mets on Sunday night — but not for the best reason. Voit went viral in March while playing for Michigan when he ripped a bases-clearing triple against USC and celebrated by pretending to snort the third-base line chalk, mimicking … Read more

Orioles national anthem singer goes viral for all the wrong reasons

Orioles national anthem singer goes viral for all the wrong reasons

T-Pain must be proud. Artist Dan Deacon performed a controversial auto-tune version of the “Star Spangled Banner” before the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Mets at Camden Yards. Perhaps the song will be remembered as the turning point in the Orioles’ season as they won both games Thursday to claim the series. Deacon … Read more

Francisco Lindor’s wife and kids celebrate his Mets All-Star nod in heartfelt scene

Francisco Lindor’s wife and kids celebrate his Mets All-Star nod in heartfelt scene

Francisco Lindor was greeted with a sweet surprise after learning Wednesday he had clinched an All-Star nod for the first time in six seasons. In a video shared by wife Katia on her Instagram Stories, the couple’s two eldest children presented the Mets shortstop with a sign to congratulate him on the MLB milestone. “We … Read more

SNY’s Gary Cohen lays into Mets for ‘going out with a whimper’ in latest lopsided loss

SNY’s Gary Cohen lays into Mets for ‘going out with a whimper’ in latest lopsided loss

The Mets look defeated right now, and SNY play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen isn’t afraid to admit it.  “The Mets going out with a whimper,” Cohen said on the broadcast in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 7-2 loss to the Brewers. “That’s really been the case often in these games where they’ve fallen behind. The at-bats … Read more

Francisco Lindor relates to Juan Soto’s first-year Mets struggles: ‘I wanted to do so much more’

Francisco Lindor relates to Juan Soto’s first-year Mets struggles: ‘I wanted to do so much more’

Juan Soto’s ups and downs in his first season as a Met are not uncharted territory — Francisco Lindor didn’t come to New York in 2021 firing on all cylinders either. Across Lindor’s 11-year career, he was never less effective than he was in his first season with the Mets after six seasons in Cleveland … Read more

Exclusive | Mets star Francisco Lindor on fatherhood, staying zen and his ‘dream career’ as a dentist

Exclusive | Mets star Francisco Lindor on fatherhood, staying zen and his ‘dream career’ as a dentist

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Francisco Lindor has a lot to smile about. The dynamo Mets shortstop joins Alexa on Zoom after breakfast on a sunny spring morning. He’s coming off one of countless memorable … Read more

Michael Kay goes off on Mets fans over Juan Soto gripe: ‘Ill-informed nitwits’

Michael Kay goes off on Mets fans over Juan Soto gripe: ‘Ill-informed nitwits’

Mets fans: Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay thinks you’re just a whole bunch of fleas. Kay went on an absurd rant Thursday on his ESPN New York radio show, with angry Mets fans — whom he labeled “ill-informed nitwits” — being his primary targets. “Mets fans cannot enjoy any kind of success,” Kay said. “They always … Read more

Keith Hernandez had no idea how to react to ED medication ad read: ‘What did you mean by that?’

Keith Hernandez had no idea how to react to ED medication ad read: ‘What did you mean by that?’

Mets announcer Gary Cohen does plenty of in-game ad reads, but this one left Keith Hernandez beyond confused. Ahead of the top of the eighth inning in Saturday’s Mets win over the Rockies that aired on WPIX, Cohen did an ad read for BlueChew, a medication for erectile dysfunction, in which he told viewers to … Read more

SNY booth goes to town on Yankees fan for Juan Soto sign

SNY booth goes to town on Yankees fan for Juan Soto sign

There’s booing and using some NSFW language and then there’s making your own homemade sign to show your disdain for Juan Soto. The SNY booth had a good chuckle about a Yankees fan who brought a big photo of Soto’s face with a “Boo this man!” caption on tap and “Boooooooo” written beneath the photo … Read more

Livvy Dunne takes in Paul Skenes’ Citi Field debut as Pirates battle Mets

Livvy Dunne takes in Paul Skenes’ Citi Field debut as Pirates battle Mets

Olivia “Livvy” Dunne joined her fellow Sports Illustrated models at Citi Field on Monday night as the Pirates faced the Mets, with Dunne’s beau Paul Skenes on the hill for Pittsburgh. The former LSU gymnast didn’t throw out the first pitch – the honor was left to Xandra Pohl, Camille Kostek and Ellie Thumann – … Read more

Tom Hanks loses his mind after Francisco Lindor homers for Mets at star-studded Citi Field

Tom Hanks loses his mind after Francisco Lindor homers for Mets at star-studded Citi Field

There might be no crying in baseball, but that doesn’t mean you can’t show emotion. Because Tom Hanks was sure amazed by the Mets’ offense on Tuesday night. As Francisco Lindor capped off a four-run rally against the Diamondbacks in the second inning with a two-run homer, the Oscar-winning actor stood up in near-disbelief, clearly … Read more