As we sit here on the morning of January 20, 2023, the Mets’ offseason is nearly complete. With more than $500 million spent and a recent agreement with Tommy Pham to be their fourth outfielder, the heavy lifting is done. But there’s still one huge free-agent fish that needs to be hooked before Spring Training: broadcaster Keith Hernandez.
The former Mets first baseman announced that his SNY deal was up while chatting with Gary Cohen and Ron Darling toward the end of last season. Right around the holidays, we heard he was still unsigned, which led to some appropriate groans about the Wilpons being cheap, as they still own the network.