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If Keith Hernandez ever decides to extremity calling New York Mets games, he will ever person different root of income.
The team's legendary former first baseman became a broadcaster for nan squad successful 1999 and is simply a multi-time section Emmy victor for his skills connected nan mic. But aft he hung up nan cleats, he tested retired his acting skills.
Hernandez was 1 of galore New York shot stars to look connected "Seinfeld," playing himself successful 3 episodes. His astir celebrated appearance, though, came successful nan two-part episode, "The Boyfriend," successful 1992, erstwhile he becomes a emotion liking to Elaine contempt Kramer's and Newman's grudge against him stemming from a spitting incident connected June 14, 1987.
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Keith Hernandez and Jerry Seinfeld astatine Shea Stadium successful New York, New York. (Stephen Lovekin/WireImage)
The section prompted Hernandez's infamous line, "I'm Keith Hernandez." Two documentaries astir him person moreover utilized nan statement for nan title.
Due to nan monolithic occurrence of nan episode, Hernandez still receives immoderate bully residuals.
"It varies, but I tin show you that connected an yearly ground I’m getting adjacent to $5,000 still. It’s nan gift that keeps giving," Hernandez told nan "SI Media Podcast." "Remember 1 thing: I was nan impermanent star."
Ron Darling, Gary Cohen, Jerry Seinfeld and Keith Hernandez airs arsenic Jerry Seinfeld Celebrates Seinfeld connected Netflix astatine Citi Field connected Sept. 29, 2021, successful New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Netflix)
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Former New York Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill besides appeared successful a celebrated episode, "The Wink," successful Season 7, wherever Kramer (played by Michael Richards) promises a boy successful nan infirmary that he would get nan correct fielder to deed 2 location runs successful a crippled successful an effort to get backmost a day paper for George Steinbrenner, signed by members of nan Yankees, that he had sold.
O'Neill revealed successful 2024 that he, too, still gets residuals, but they're not astir to nan aforesaid level arsenic Hernandez's.
"Yeah, they're for illustration 57 bucks," O'Neill said while calling a Yankees game. "It's not large time. It's a bully reminder, though, that you were connected nan show. It's kinda cool."
Former New York Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez speaks to nan property anterior to his jersey status ceremonial astatine Citi Field. (Wendell Cruz/USA Today Sports)
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In summation to O'Neill, Yankees players Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and Danny Tartabull and head Buck Showalter besides appeared connected nan series, while a stunt double was utilized for Steinbrenner who was voiced by co-creator Larry David — nan existent Steinbrenner did movie a segment that was ne'er used.
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