Overview
- Awful Announcing, citing Newsday’s Anthony Rieber, reports Hernandez is expected to rejoin SNY in early May during the Mets’ road trip to Colorado.
- Hernandez had back surgery earlier this month after pain flared on the first road trip and forced him to leave the St. Louis series.
- He had told viewers he hoped to be back for the next home set against Colorado, but that target became unlikely after the procedure.
- The Mets dropped 12 straight during his absence, and no MLB team has reached the postseason after a skid that long in past seasons.
- Before his expected return, New York faces the Rockies, Nationals, and Angels, a stretch that could steady the season as fans await the Cohen-Darling-Hernandez booth.