SNY broadcaster Keith Hernandez had quite the eventful weekend working around the house. The Mets legend had to get stitches on his big toe after falling off the edge of his hot tub doing yard work.
Fellow SNY broadcaster Gary Cohen revealed the story to Mets TV viewers on Monday.
“The way I understand it is, [Hernandez] was standing on the edge of his hot tub with pruning shears, pruning his roses, and he might’ve taken a bit of a tumble, grabbed for something on his way down that did not support him, and took a rather hard fall,” Cohen said. “I am told that there was a trip to the emergency room and there were eight stitches in his big toe. So I don’t know if he’s gonna be in a wheelchair or if he’s gonna be on crutches.”
Hernandez may have played through it in his younger days, but some rest and recovery should have him ready to go for Tuesday Mets action. The broadcast team had some fun at Hernandez’s expense, whipping up a cartoon of Hernandez in a hospital bed with his injured foot wrapped up and Mr. and Mrs. Met standing at his bedside.
A photo of Hernandez on “Seinfeld” hung over the bed; the MLB legend made multiple appearances on the show and was a fan favorite.
Mets fans now patiently wait to hear the story from Hernandez’s perspective, although he might be a little embarrassed to give all the details.
“Gregg said, ‘Well, what Keith said was, that if the guys want to talk about it, it’s OK,’ ” Cohen said. “The kicker was when Keith said, ‘You know, I’m not sure I want them to talk about it because I don’t always want it to be about me.”
“Come on,” Ron Darling replied. “That’s hilarious.”
“If there was ever a more un-self-aware quote — Keith, it’s always about you! And we like it that way,” Cohen added.
The Brewers battle the Mets on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET from Citi Field.