Those letters weren’t meant to be swapped.
SNY broadcasting legend Keith Hernandez had an unfortunate on-air moment in the first inning of Sunday’s Subway Series game while discussing Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Swapping the first letter in Chisholm’s first and last names produced a viral — and some could argue NSFW — moment.
“You’re going to have Chaz Jizzolm — Chisholm — beat you,” Hernandez said before Chisholm struck out in the Mets’ eventual 7-6 walk-off win in 10 innings.
This actually isn’t the first time Hernandez has made this mistake; he also committed the error three years ago.
Hernandez, 72, only returned to the SNY booth earlier this month after undergoing back surgery last month that sidelined him for several weeks and Sunday marked his first game back at Citi Field.
The former MVP returned May 4 for a road game against the Rockies, but did not call any of the team’s games from its home weep of the Tigers early last week.
Apple TV aired the Mets’ loss to the Yankees on Friday night, while Fox had the rights for Saturday’s come-from-behind Mets win.
“It was causing me all my grief, my pain, which was on the right side of my body,” Hernandez told The Post in April. “Literally, my right quadricep was like a light switch turned off, I had no strength. The nerve had just shut down the quad. I couldn’t walk up a step with the right quad. I had to lead with my left foot and then come up with my right. I actually fell down twice, so I could’ve really hurt myself.”
The Mets on Sunday rallied from a three-run deficit with with two outs in the ninth on Tyrone Taylor’s three-run homer to tie the game at 6-6.
An infield chopper from Carson Benge then allowed the Mets perhaps their feel-good moment in what’s been a rough season by taking two of three from the rival Yankees.
Hernandez’s faux pas provided another comical moment in a career filled with entertaining quips that have earned SNY rave reviews throughout the year.
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The trio of Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Hernandez often are lauded as one of the best — if not the best — broadcast booths in the business.
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