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 in about the fan.
“Give that guy a hot dog so he can chew on something and shut up,” Hernandez said.
“I think he can hear you,” Cohen said, through laughter.
The fan in question can’t have had a great night in the end, as the Mets secured the fifth straight victory.
It’s far from the first viral moment Hernandez has had in the booth, with a handful coming in just the last month.
He was nearly hit by a foul ball that came into the booth a couple of weeks ago while in Baltimore, seemingly having no idea how close of a call it was.
Hernandez also shared on air in July that he recently had to use his toilet plunger.
As the trade deadline nears, the Mets appear to be back on track after struggling through June.
They traded for reliever Gregory Soto from Baltimore on Friday, sending minor leaguers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster to the Orioles in return.
Soto has a 3.96 ERA in 36 1/3 innings this season.
The Mets started Saturday a half-game ahead of the Phillies in the NL East, with both teams in action.
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