By now, we all know that Mets broadcaster and Mets Hall of Fame inductee Howie Rose will retire after the 2026 season. As Howie’s about to officially “put it in the books,” we here at Metsmerized want to celebrate our legendary play-by-play man. Here are some of our favorite Howie memories, and also some words on what he means to us as Mets fans. Allison Waxman I am depressed....
Mets broadcaster and Mets Hall of Fame inductee Howie Rose will retire after the 2026 season. He has called Mets games as the play-by-play man since 1995 and, in recent years, has had to cut back his workload due to health issues. Before serving as the “voice of the Mets,” Howie hosted the Mets Extra pre- and post-game shows and worked in the Mets’ television broadcast booth...
Good morning, Mets fans! Longtime Mets radio voice Howie Rose will work fewer games this season. As reported by Anthony Rieber, Rose will not travel during the regular season but intends to call every postseason game, home and away, if the Mets make it this season. Rose will call a total of 84 games this season, including all 81 home games and a three-game series against the Yankees in The...
Good morning, Mets fans! One of the last few notable starting pitcher free agents came off the board on Friday, with Zac Gallen re-signing with the Diamondbacks. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the deal is for one-year, $22.025 million, the same value of the qualifying offer Gallen initially rejected. Gallen struggled to a 4.83 ERA in 2025, but he’s been the ace of the Arizona rotation...
Good morning, Mets fans! Wednesday saw some of the final big names on the market find their homes for the 2025 season. While Alex Bregman caught most of the headlines, starting pitcher Nick Pivetta landed in San Diego after his five-year stint in Boston. The right-handed starting pitcher, who the Mets showed interest in throughout the offseason, signed a four-year, $55 million deal with the San...
Good morning, Mets fans. Sad news broke Thursday with the passing of Marc Levine, a New York Mets photographer for the past 35 years. He was the longest tenured photographer in Mets history. Steve and Alexis Cohen released a statement. “He had a kind heart and a wonderful photographic eye,” it read. “We extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends.” Mets...
Good morning, Mets fans! In an SNY interview, Mets new manager Carlos Mendoza gave an update on his ace who will be sidelined through 2024 opening day. When asked about Kodai Senga’s rehab, Mendoza commented “so far, so good” as he continues his limited activity in the early stages of nursing his shoulder injury. While mentioning that the club will learn more once he starts...
Good morning, Mets fans! A star-studded filled afternoon that featured former Mets Al Leiter and Howard Johnson and team broadcasters Howie Rose and Gary Cohen were inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame ended on a sour note as the Blue Jays beat the Mets 2-1. Tylor Megill started for New York and pitched admirably through five innings but the team failed to muster more than a run. For more on this...
It’s hard to imagine a recent Mets moment without Howie Rose or Gary Cohen. And it’s impossible for many Mets fans to watch or listen to a game without them. They are direct descendants of a generation that saw and heard Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner, and Lindsey Nelson. That’s what makes them beloved: they are who we are. Howie and Gary are not transplants. They became a central...
Mets owner Steve Cohen sat down with long-time radio broadcaster Howie Rose for the Mets’d Up podcast leading into an important 2023 season for the franchise. They talked about everything from what Cohen hopes to do with the 50 acres of asphalt outside of Citi Field to his expectations for the future of the team. Queens Future Steve Cohen created a group called Queens Future that is giving...
Good morning, Mets fans! Will Sammon of The Athletic goes into detail about how the New York Mets and infielder Jeff McNeil began their discussions of an extension and the process it took to get there as well as the simple dinner invite that started the entire process. McNeil signed a four-year, $50 million extension to remain in orange and blue and was all smiles during his press conference....
Howie Rose has been one of the voices of the Mets since the mid-90s. But in 2021, Rose was forced to take a leave of absence multiple times for an undisclosed medical reason. As it turns out, that reason was that the Mets’ play-by-play legend was dealing with bladder cancer. Rose revealed the diagnosis publicly for the first time this past weekend at the Baseball Writers’ Association of...
