Keith Hernandez to miss the next 5 Mets broadcasts
New York Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Keith Hernandez will miss the next five Mets games because of a painful back condition.
Hernandez, 72, revealed on SNY during Tuesday's Mets game in St. Louis that he was heading back to New York to get treatment on his back.
Hernandez said he also will miss the Mets' four-game series in San Francisco.
Todd Zeile will join Gary Cohen for Wednesday afternoon's series finale in St. Louis and the series in San Francisco.
By Anthony Rieber
Anthony Rieber covers sports media and business and professional sports (you know, games and trades and things). He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since Jan. 1, 2026.
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