Mets SNY feed bizarrely switches to Spanish-language broadcasters for area viewers
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“Issues with the SNY broadcast of Thursday night’s Mets game had fans saying ay caramba.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that there were reports of issues with the SNY broadcast during a Mets game, with fans expressing concern. One source mentions 'What is going on with SNY?' and another mentions 'technical difficulties' during the Mets broadcast.
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— Mark Anthony Vientos (born December 11, 1999), nicknamed "Swaggy V", is an American professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman for the New York Mets of Major League Base…
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— Matthew Edward Harvey (born March 27, 1989), nicknamed "the Dark Knight", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Me…
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— The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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“Fans noticed early in the Mets’ final game of a three-game set against the Twins that popular broadcasters Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling were not calling the game, as the audio was replaced by Spanish-language broadcasters.”
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The evidence confirms that there were discussions about language changes and Spanish broadcasts related to SNY, but none of the provided sources specifically corroborate the claim that the audio was replaced by Spanish-language broadcasters *instead of* Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling during the Mets' final game against the Twins. The evidence points to Spanish broadcasts being reported, but not this specific sequence of events involving the named broadcasters and the Twins game.
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— The 2024 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 20–21 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres held in Seoul, South Korea, before the regular season p…
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— Daniel Joseph Serafini (born January 25, 1974) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and convicted murderer. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Chic…
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— The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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“A technical issue with Verizon Fios that is affecting customers in the tri-state area appeared to be the cause of the issue.”
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Web search results mention general Verizon outages and issues, and some results reference 'Verizon Fios,' suggesting it was a topic of discussion. However, none of the provided evidence explicitly states that a technical issue with Verizon Fios *was suspected* as the cause of the SNY broadcast issue affecting the tri-state area. The evidence is suggestive but lacks direct confirmation of this specific cause-and-effect link.
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— The MSG Network (MSG) is an American regional cable and satellite television network, and radio service owned by Sphere Entertainment -- a spin-off of the main Madison Square Garden Company operation …
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— NY1 (also officially known as Spectrum News NY1 and spoken as New York One) is an American cable news television channel founded by Time Warner Cable, which itself is owned by Charter Communications t…
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— SportsNet New York (SNY) is an American regional sports network owned by Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, LLC, itself a joint venture between Fred Wilpon's Sterling Equities (which owns a controlli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNY
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“A spokesperson for Verizon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.”
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Two separate web search results mention that Verizon did not immediately respond to requests for comment. One source notes that 'Apple declined comment, and Verizon did not immediately respond to a request for one,' and another source discusses a spokesperson's statement, implying a delay or lack of immediate response to external inquiries.
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— Verizon Communications Inc. ( və-RY-zən) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. It is the world's second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobil…
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— Verizon is an American wireless network operator that previously operated as a separate division of Verizon Communications under the name Verizon Wireless. In a 2019 reorganization, Verizon moved the …
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— Visible Service LLC, doing business as Visible by Verizon, (stylized as v˙s˙ble), is an American all-digital prepaid mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and brand wholly-owned by Verizon. Launched …
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“A reply from the Verizon Support X account suggested that it was “a broadcast issue with SNY.””
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Two distinct web search results quote the Verizon Support account making statements that align with the claim: one states the account was given the response, and another quotes the account's follow-up explanation regarding the broadcast issue.
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— The MSG Network (MSG) is an American regional cable and satellite television network, and radio service owned by Sphere Entertainment -- a spin-off of the main Madison Square Garden Company operation …
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— SportsNet New York (SNY) is an American regional sports network owned by Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, LLC, itself a joint venture between Fred Wilpon's Sterling Equities (which owns a controlli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNY
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““We’ve been getting many reports of the SNY channel coming through in Spanish,” the account said in response to a customer’s complaint.”
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Two web search results directly quote or paraphrase the response from the Verizon Support account regarding receiving reports of the SNY channel coming through in Spanish.
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— Multiple users complained on X to the Verizon Support account on Thursday night and were given the same response: "We've been getting many reports of the SNY channel coming through in Spanish.
https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/mets-sny-p9d5m50d
https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/mets-sny-p9d5m50d
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— Verizon's team is on the ground actively working to fix today's service issue that is impacting some customers. We know this is a huge inconvenience, and our top priority is to get you back online and…
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— 18w · Public Has anyone had issues with Verizon's channels ESPN & CNN (channel goes black for long periods, screen freezes, greying out on the screen, having a circular motion in middle of screen "loo…
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““After looking into it, we found that it seems to be a broadcast issue with SNY, since other customers with Xfinity are having the same issue. We’re hoping it will be resolved quickly!””
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Two web search results contain the exact phrasing or concept that Verizon Support attributed the SNY issue to a broadcast problem affecting other customers (specifically mentioning Xfinity/Xfin customers).
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— For the second straight night, portions of the Mets game on SNY were inadvertently broadcast in Spanish for some viewers. The glitch appeared to be mainly affecting viewers watching on Verizon ...
https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/mets-sny-p9d5m50d
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— VerizonSupport (Verizon Support). 1 likes 0 replies. @dezmdc We've been getting many reports of the SNY channel coming through in Spanish. After looking into it, we found that it seems to be a broadca…
https://x.com/VerizonSupport/status/2047463341107388889
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“It’s the second consecutive night that the SNY broadcast has dealt with the apparent technical glitch, though some Mets fans seem to take it as a good sign after the Mets ended their 12-game losing streak.”
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Two web search results mention that the technical glitch was not an isolated incident, referencing it happening on a previous night ('second consecutive night') or noting that the issue was not the first time MLB.tv experienced a glitch.
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— Notably, the issue seemed to be confined to the MLB.tv stream of SNY's broadcast. Other SNY viewers didn't seem to experience the same problem. This is not the first time that MLB.tv has experienced a…
https://www.newsbreak.com/awful-announcing-1601134/403674888…
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— It wasn't an intentional throwback, but technical difficulties briefly set SNY's New York Mets broadcast back several decades Monday night.
https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/6694/
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— It wasn't an intentional throwback, but technical difficulties briefly set SNY's New York Mets broadcast back several decades Monday night. As SNY returned from commercial in the third inning ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/general/sny-s-technical-iss…
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“On Wednesday night, well-known media personality Keith Olbermann took notice of the language change and posted to X to complain about it.”
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““So far the Mets have blown a 2-1 lead in a bid to avoid a 13th straight loss, Lindor has gotten hurt, and the @snytv audio has been replaced by Spanish PXP in the 6th, restored, and then replaced again in the 7th,” he wrote.”
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“Perhaps the Spanish is good luck for the Mets after they beat the Twins, 3-2, on Wednesday night off a go-ahead bloop single to right field by Mark Vientos that drove in Brett Baty.”
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“On Thursday night, the Mets got off to another fiery start by taking a 7-2 lead through the first five innings before allowing a grand slam in the eighth inning to tie the game at 7-7.”
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