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Keith Hernandez Nearly Struck by Foul Ball in SNY Booth

Hernandez embraced the near miss with self-deprecating humor alongside SNY and MASN colleagues.

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Overview

  • A Cedric Mullins foul in the seventh inning of Thursday’s second game at Camden Yards zipped inches past Hernandez in the broadcast booth.
  • Hernandez did not see the ball approaching and only flinched after hearing it land behind him.
  • Play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen and the SNY team laughed on air and noted that a slightly different path could have ended Hernandez’s season.
  • The former All-Star first baseman quipped that his eyesight and reflexes are slipping after a 17-year major league career.
  • Orioles broadcasters Ben McDonald and Kevin Brown joined the banter, praising the veteran SNY duo for their poise and chemistry.