The former baseball player turned commentator, Keith Hernandez, has been seen missing from lots of commentary work at Sports Net New York, making the fans wonder what has happened to Keith Hernandez. The former baseball player who had a wonderful career recently has been missing because of an injury he suffered recently, which has made him miss out on his commentary job.
According to Keith’s partner Gary Cohen who said “Keith, while walking, made a misstep due to which he fell on his shoulders, and his tendon got torn” it was quite unfortunate. Citing that Keith won’t be returning soon, but he hopes that he returns back during the playoffs and finals.
Sending a get well soon & best wishes to our very own Keith Hernandez.
A speedy recovery so we can have you back for the postseason! pic.twitter.com/2lQ21WT6aG
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 24, 2022
Who is Keith Hernandez?
Keith Hernandez is a former baseball player with a wonderful career. He is currently a commentator for Sportsnet New York. Keith completed his high school at Terra Nova High, Keith in one of his interviews revealed how he almost took admitted to Serra High School, a high school that was famous for producing some of the top star athletes like Tom Brady & Barry Bonds.
Back in his high school days, Keith was often confused as a Mexican because of his surname, but that never stopped him from being good at his game, as he was a star athlete even back during high school. He was often considered a hot-headed guy who frequently had disputes with his coach, a habit which later showed up during his professional career, and it never made things easy for Keith.
After playing for his college, Keith got drafted by one of the top baseball teams of that time “The St Louis Cardinals”. At the beginning of his baseball career with the Cardinals, Keith batted with an avg of .250, but he was a player who was known for his constant efforts & with every match, he improved his game, increasing his batting avg from .250 to .350, as a result, he earned his golden ticket to play in the big league club matches.
Career & Life
After entering the Big League Club, his first match was against San Francisco Giants, where he went from “ 1-for-2 with two walks” during that period, Keith was really impressed with his fielding skills with just ‘2 errors in 507 chances” & an incredible fielding percentage of .996. But he really struggled when it came to batting, he only had 3 home runs under his belt & his batting avg was .250 only.
During his first few years, Keith wore a uniform of no 18 but later switched it to no 37, he said that the no ended with 7 & it was in honor of the famous baseball player Mickey Mantle, Keith had the same date of birth as the legend, Mickey. Keith also won the “Golden Glove Award” for his incredible fielding performance during the season. & with constant efforts, he improved his batting, taking it to a .344 avg, and assisting his team in winning many major matches.
But apparently, his relationship with Cardinal’s manager was not so good. Which eventually caused lots of disputes between them, and finally, Keith got traded to another team. To which manager Herzog commented, “ Keith had become cancer for the team,” & he was glad that he got traded. Keith later said that he believed he got traded because of his habit of consuming cocaine during games & he further added that many other players, apparently 40% of players, consume drugs before/during a game – His statement really became controversial at that time.
By the time he started playing for New York Mets, his game had improved drastically, especially his fielding, he was even got considered one of the greatest fielding basemen of all time.
But in 1985, Keith’s previous case of use of drugs & distributing them to several players, which until then was considered a rumor, came out in public & as a result, he got suspended for 7 seasons & was asked to donate 10% of his salaries to drug abuse related programs, and he had to work 100 hours in a drug abuse related community service.
Apart from his drug-related issues, It is undeniable that Keith had a wonderful career in baseball. And after retiring from baseball Keith made several guest appearances in some of the hit sitcoms of that time, like Seinfeld. Apart from that he also worked in several TV commercials for a hair color company Just For Men. Before he started his career as broadcasting career. He is currently a broadcaster for his former team New York Mets.
Keith Hernandez’s Net Worth
According to reports, the former baseball player and current New York Mets broadcaster, Keith Hernandez, has an estimated net worth of $16 Million.
