MLB Network analysts Al Leiter, John Smoltz banned from studio after refusing ...
MLB Network analysts Al Leiter and John Smoltz will no longer appear in studio after refusing to get vaccinated Former All-Star pitchers Al Leiter and John Smoltz will no longer appear on-air from the MLB Network studio because they both refused to get vaccinated Both Leiter and Smoltz are regulars on in-studio broadcasts for MLB Network The 55-year-old Leiter also works as an advisor to the New York Mets, while the 54-year-old Smoltz, a Hall of Famer, calls additional games for Fox Sports
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Broadcasters and former All-Star pitchers Al Leiter and John Smoltz will no longer appear on-air from the MLB Network studio because they both refused to get vaccinated.
The New York Post was the first to report the development, which has since been confirmed to DailyMail.com by a person with knowledge of the situation. The network has declined to comment on the matter.
MLB Network reportedly instituted a vaccine mandate at its studio in Secaucus, New Jersey on Wednesday.
Al Leiter, a former Mets and Marlins pitcher, will no longer be welcomed at MLB Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey because he refused to get vaccinate, a source has confirmed
