Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen’s commentary during the Cubs vs. Mets game devolved as he slammed Cubs star Matt Shaw for taking time away from the field to attend a memorial for his friend Charlie Kirk, an invitation that reportedly came directly from Charlie’s widow Erika.
Charlie was an avid Cubs fan.
TPUSA Spokesman and Executive Producer of The Charlie Kirk Show shared last week, “Thank you to the @Cubs for honoring Charlie Kirk. As a Chicago boy, he was a lifelong Cubs fan. Just a few weeks ago, he got to walk the field and shake the hands of some of the players after a 4-3 win for his hometown team.”
Thank you to the @Cubs for honoring Charlie Kirk. As a Chicago boy, he was a lifelong Cubs fan. Just a few weeks ago, he got to walk the field and shake the hands of some of the players after a 4-3 win for his hometown team. pic.twitter.com/pN8Ew0w7vU
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) September 12, 2025
Cohen could not find it in himself to muster a single word about Kirk’s assassination, yet somehow felt moved to criticize a man for mourning his friend calling the decision “weird.”
Cohen said during the broadcast while Shaw was up to bat, “Shaw had Cubs world in a tizzy this weekend when he was not here for a Cubs game with the Reds and they lost 1-0 which his lack of presence was felt.”
“It was later revealed he was given permission to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral.”
“I don’t want to talk about any of the politics of it, but the thought of leaving your team in the middle of a race for any reason other than a family emergency, really strikes me as weird.”
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“I don’t want to talk about any of the politics of it, but the thought of leaving your team in the middle of a race for any reason other than a family emergency, really strikes me as weird.”
– Mets Broadcaster Gary Cohen on Matt Shaw attending Charlie Kirk’s memorialHe was… pic.twitter.com/ZbkhH5S4Ho
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) September 24, 2025
What is weird is criticizing a man for honoring his friend.
Gary Cohen of the New York Mets has a problem with Matt Shaw attending Charlie Kirk’s memorial, who Erika Kirk personally REACHED OUT to Shaw to attend.
If this was a George Floyd funeral, I bet cohen wouldn’t have a problem!
— RyanAnthony (@RyanTonyNemo) September 24, 2025
The guys who announce the game should just stay that way. Gary Cohen im disgusted how you chose to react to a man HONORING his friend who was brutally assassinated in front of thousands of people and you have the nerve to call him paying his respects “silly” HOW. DARE. YOU. I… pic.twitter.com/tkGr0mEXgY
— JMedia (@jworld_news) September 24, 2025
MLB canceled games because a violent felon overdosed from fentanyl in 2020.
Tonight, the mets play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen found it odd that Matt Shaw attended the memorial service of his close personal friend who was politically assassinated https://t.co/b2uOmUqVpq pic.twitter.com/G5S7SaM9QC
— Lucky Teter (@TheMagaHulk) September 24, 2025
