STRIKE! It’s a Swing and a Miss for New York Mets Announcer Who Criticized Cubs Player for Skipping Game to Attend Kirk Memorial

Believe it or not, there is a lot more to life than baseball.  However, this point was missed by New York Mets announcer, Gary Cohen. During Tuesday’s game, Cohen can be heard discussing the absence of Chicago Cubs player, Matt Shaw, over the weekend.

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GASP! You mean Shaw missed a game so he could honor a friend and fellow Christian who was murdered publicly in cold blood? THE NERVE.

Cohen needs a reality check. The loss of Charlie Kirk has been felt deeply by many of us who didn’t even know him. I can’t imagine how difficult it has been for those who were close to him, such as Shaw.

The Daily Wire reports:

Shaw defended the move, saying, “My connection with Charlie was through our [Christian] faith. And that’s something that drives me every day, the reason why I’m able to do what I do every day, and that’s something I’m extremely thankful for. I know without my faith and without the many blessings I’ve been given in my life, that I wouldn’t be here, be able to talk to you guys, able to help this team eventually go and win championships.”

Shaw said that he’d met Kirk when they lived in the same apartment complex in Arizona, and that they had been friends since. It was Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who reached out and invited Shaw to attend her husband’s service.

“When [Charlie was shot], a lot of emotions came over me. I didn’t foresee that happening. I don’t know how to describe everything that happened, how I was feeling, but I will say I was tearing up pretty good,” Shaw said, describing the moment he’d learned of his friend’s death. “I had a lot of [teammates] supporting me, and that will be something I’ll remember for my entire life.”

Shaw made the right call to attend the memorial and honor his friend. There will always be another baseball game. There will never be another Charlie Kirk.