Overview
- Keith Hernandez, who disclosed the news during Friday night’s PIX11 broadcast, is scheduled for back surgery Tuesday and will skip the Mets trip to the Dodgers and Cubs.
- He is aiming to rejoin the booth for the Colorado Rockies series at Citi Field starting April 24, though that remains a goal based on how he feels after surgery.
- He already missed several broadcasts this month because of the back issue.
- SNY used former Met Todd Zeile to fill in on a recent road trip when Hernandez was out.
- He has described the pain as excruciating, with shooting pain up his right leg, and play-by-play voice Gary Cohen returned Friday after a brief, unexplained absence.